http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=living/2011/09/01/my-faith-congressman-ellison.cnn September 1st, 2011 10:24 AM ET Courtesy: CNN By Chris Welch, CNN Minneapolis, Minnesota (CNN) –Prior to 2006, few people even knew that then-Minnesota state legislator Keith Ellison was a Muslim. Because of his English name, he said, no one thought to ask. But five years ago, when he ran […]
Courtesy: CNN http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=world/2011/10/28/udas-worlds-biggest-family.cnn Click here to go to the original source This is why Islam restricts the number of wives to four and allows only under specific circumstances.
KINGSTON—The defendants say it’s the site of a tragic accident, the prosecution, a crime scene marking the horrific murder of three daughters and a wife. On Thursday, in a judicial rarity, the jury got to see it for themselves. The seven women and five men of the jury in the […]
Courtesy: Saudi Crown Prince of Darkness Saudi Arabia’s tough-minded interior minister has been named the crown prince—and is next in line to the king. He’s a known commodity in Washington after years of shepherding the Saudi fight against terrorism. by Tara McKelvey | October 28, 2011 10:00 AM EDT The interior minister’s office […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Unicef (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) has asked corporate, school and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to support its latest campaign, ‘Teach Respect’. The support involves helping to promote two new public service announcements (PSAs). At an exclusive video preview of ‘Teach Respect’ PSAs for the media, Unicef Representative to Malaysia Hans Olsen […]
By ARAB NEWS RIYADH: The Kingdom announced Thursday it would donate $50 million in aid for Turkey’s quake victims. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah had given orders to help “its sister nation” Turkey in its efforts to deal with the devastation of the quake, the Saudi Press […]
By ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has appointed Prince Naif as the crown prince and deputy premier, the Royal Court statement said late Thursday. Prince Naif was the second deputy premier and interior minister in the Council of Ministers. He will continue to head […]
By Rand Dalgamouni AMMAN – Having passed her Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate) exam with a high average, Rawan Al Najjar was happy to know that her grades qualified her to study nursing at university. When the university admission results were announced in September, Najjar received the good news that […]
By Michael Jansen JORDAN TIMES It is surprising that President Barack Obama failed to predict that Iraq would refuse the US terms for the extension of the deployment of 3,000-odd US troops to “train” the country’s soldiery. On October 21, Obama announced that the withdrawal of all US forces would […]
AMMAN (JORDAN TIMES) – Sunday, November 6, will be the first day of Eid Al Adha, as Friday, October 28, has been announced as the first day of Dhul Hijja, Chief Islamic Justice Ahmad Hilayel said on Thursday. The main Hajj ritual, Arafa Day, will thus fall on Saturday, November […]
Source: Reuters (Reuters) – If the world follows the demographic habits of Europe — and that’s a big if — by the year 2200 it could be home to a population of less than half its current level, living in housing built for almost three times that number. With the […]