Why I fell in love with Saudi Arabia
by Sebastian Farmborough The Express Tribune Blog Moving to Saudi Arabia was such an incredible culture shock. Having been accustomed to a really open way of life in Barcelona, I […]
What next in Egypt and Libya?
Source: Examiner. he assassination of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and the murder of three other embassy personnel in Libya, along with the riot at our embassy in Egypt, were carefully planned attacks meant to challenge America’s presence and influence in both nations. They weren’t spontaneous protests against the otherwise-unnoticed video […]
Pope calls for Christian-Muslim harmony in Mideast
AFP JORDAN TIMES BEIRUT — Pope Benedict XVI urged Middle Eastern Christians and Muslims on Saturday to forge a harmonious, pluralistic society in which the dignity of each person is […]
Separated conjoined twins stable
MD RASOOLDEEN Sunday 16 September 2012 RIYADH: Separated Saudi conjoined twins Reem and Rana were reported healthy and stable yesterday, 48 hours after surgery. The twins from the Baha region […]
Grand Mufti urges criminalizing abusing prophets
ROB WAGNER ARABNEWS Sunday 16 September 2012 The Kingdom’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh called on the international community to criminalize acts of abusing great prophets and messengers such as Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad (peace be upon them all), according to a statement issued today. The statement was […]
Grand Mufti denounces violence against embassies
ARAB NEWS Sunday 16 September 2012 RIYADH: The Kingdom’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, yesterday denounced attacks on diplomats and embassies as un-Islamic after deadly protests against a US-made anti-Islam film swept the Middle East. At the same time, he called on the international community to take steps to […]
Indonesian Economy Must Embrace Islam
Source: Jakarta Globe ith the developed economies of the West struggling to put their economic houses in order, greater focus is now being paid to the emerging world. Growth in many of these countries remains buoyant and their share of global economic activity is rising. Much of the Muslim world […]
‘Messiah’ Mourned at Elaborate Moon Funeral
Credit: Jakarta Globe Bereaved family members carry a portrait and coffin of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the controversial founder of the Unification Church, after his funeral service at the CheongShim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, South Korea, on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) More than 30,000 […]
No Apologies but the Toll Keeps Mounting
Source: Canad Free Press by Wasim Sroya For those who would like a scorecard from 1948 to the present of violent Arab/Islamic heinous acts of barbarism for which the entire world (including innocent Muslims) are still waiting for an apology. At the end of May, 2010 one of the most […]