Washington Post: by Michael Gerson: In a blowout presidential election, a few large issues dominate. In a tight election, a range of smaller concerns — important to strategic constituencies in battleground […]
On the banks of the Volga river, in the very heart of Russia, the republic of Tatarstan has reunited two religions in its history. Throughout the ages, explorations and wars […]
Huff Post LOS ANGELES (RNS) After lobbying from Muslim and Sikh leaders, the Los Angeles Police Department has agreed to modify its information-gathering program on suspicious activities after the New York Police Department came under fire for spying on local Muslims. Since 2008, the LAPD has used the federal Suspicious […]
Russian TV: A big religious feeling deserves a big house of worship. Algeria is set to get its own mega-mosque with the tallest minaret in the world. Almost as tall […]
Express Tribune: A day after the authorities briefly banned access to microblogging website Twitter due to ‘blasphemous’ material, the city capital police on the orders of a city court on […]
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS An acute shortage of cement is delaying most commercial and residential projects in Makkah, according to sources in the contracting sector. Amid an unprecedented construction boom featuring […]
Source: ARABNEWS Bone-white sand squeaks beneath your feet, the curved beach framed by lush forested hills, empty but for a handful of expats and intrepid tourists who have got wind […]
Reuters | May 21,2012 | ARABNEWS CAIRO — The Arab League called on Tehran on Monday to halt what it described as a media campaign against Bahrain over a proposal for political and military union between Gulf Arab states. Saudi Arabia has been pushing the idea of closer Gulf integration […]
JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday stressed that Jordan will continue its historic role in preserving and protecting the holy sites in Jerusalem, according to a […]