Japan’s Fumihiko Maki to design Aga Khan university in London
Pritzker Prize winner Fumihiko Maki of Japan has been chosen to design an Aga Khan university and cultural centre in King’s Cross, London Maki – who designed the Aga Khan Foundation’s Toronto cultural centre – is working up preliminary designs for the organisation’s new flagship base in Argent’s 27-hectare King’s […]
Muslim Brotherhood taking aim at Jordan
Sources report destabilization effort already under way by MICHAEL CARL Michael Carl is a veteran journalist with overseas military experience and experience as a political consultant. He also has two Master’s Degrees, is a bi-vocational pastor and lives with his family in the Northeast United States. Following successful campaigns in […]
Switzerland: Rise in domestic violence deaths
Over the past year, 35 people have died in Switzerland as the result of domestic violence. The figure has risen steadily since 2009. Per head of population, the rate is higher than in France, where there were 160 fatalities in 2010. 4,471 cases of violence were investigated in Switzerland in […]
New Era, Old Stories
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Church foreign volunteers embrace diversity as they provide care for Ajloun children
by Rula Samain | Oct 13, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AJLOUN — More than six years ago when Father Hugo Alaniz came from Argentina to Jordan, his mind was set […]
Serving pilgrims for generations in Makkah
NADIM AL-HAMID ARABNEWS Sunday 14 October 2012 JEDDAH: Makkah people consider receiving pilgrims and providing services a duty with relationships spanning several generations. Many Makkah residents recall how pilgrims were served in the past and how it compares to the present. Arab News talked to number of Makkah residents who […]
SR 1.1 bn projects implemented at holy sites to further ease Haj
EDDAH: ARAB NEWS Sunday 14 October 2012 JEDDAH: New development projects worth more than SR 1.1 billion have been implemented at the holy sites of Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah as […]