Sarajevo prepares to remember
The people Sarajevo are preparing to mark the 20th anniversary of the start of the Bosnian war with a visual reminder of the lives lost in the longest siege in […]
Deoband: Talaq given in a state of Drunkenness Valid
Source: The Hindu Author: A Faizur Rahman Darul Uloom Deoband is once again in the news for the wrong reasons, having validated a recent instance of triple talaq uttered in a drunken […]
Hijab Asserts Women: Rowan Williams
Source: onislam CAIRO – The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams believes that hijab is a personal choice for Muslim women that can help them “assert themselves” in communities with different cultures, The Week reported. “She told me how she would wear her veil and yet take part, too, in […]
Christian Lobby fears polygamist weddings
The Australian Christian Lobby fears legalising gay marriage could lead to polygamists also venturing down the aisle. In its submission to a Senate inquiry on marriage equality lobby spokesman Jim Wallace says married, biological parents provide the ideal environment in which to raise children. He fears allowing same-sex marriage would […]
Abdulkarim Bakr Medical Center, an icon of charitable work
By JEDDAH: FOUZIA KHAN ARABNEWS There are many generous people in the community. Late Abdulkarim Bakr was a famous person in Jeddah known for his generosity and kindness. This generosity […]
Letter to the editor of Jordan Times: Where is Syria heading?
It is wrong to relate the current developments in Syria to the Arab Awakening in Egypt, Libya or Tunisia. Many tend to simplify the situation in Syria, making it merely a matter of the ruling system suppressing unarmed, united and peaceful opposition. I wish it were the case, as it […]
Jordan: Islamists accept ‘Moroccan democracy style’
IAF leaders insist on list of conditions before participating in government by Khaled Neimat | Apr 06,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Islamists would embrace the Moroccan model in their future participation in government, provided that a short list of conditions is met. Jamil Abu Baker, spokesperson for the Muslim […]