Source: Time military campaign against ISIS began in 2014, Pentagon officials have said the U.S. has time on its side. Rather than an invasion, officials have opted for methodical and […]
Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas by Sylviane A. Diouf New York: New York University Press, 1998. 254 pp. $55 (paper $18.50) Reviewed by Daniel Pipes Middle East Quarterly December 2000 Slowly, out of the surprisingly full records of slavery, an important fact is coming to light: […]
A suicide bomber had a ticket to the France-Germany soccer game, but his explosive vest was found during a security check at the gate A man apparently set to detonate his suicide vest tried to enter the France-versus-Germany soccer match at Stade de France, but was turned away by security […]
Source: Huffington Post By Imam Hassan A. Amin, who is an Imam, licensed social worker, former college instructor, Vietnam Era veteran and hospital chaplain It is claimed that various worldwide groups […]
Source: The Atlantic Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld can’t be blamed for the policies the president authorized. Great news for Jeb Bush! Jon Meacham’s new book has just set off […]
Source: Huffington Post Tuesday night’s Republican debate was devoid of flashy moments. Nobody said anything particularly embarrassing. Nobody said anything particularly memorable. Even Donald Trump failed to stand out. But the debate did have one moment that may loom large when the voters cast ballots a year from now. It […]
Source: BBC Smartphones, tablets and e-readers should have an automatic “bedtime mode” that stops them disrupting people’s sleep, says a leading doctor. Prof Paul Gringras argued the setting should filter […]
Source: Huffington Post Majestic and unusual rock formations have long evoked strong feelings of awe and wonder. As a result, these strange and beautiful natural structures were often weaved into ancient […]
Source: Huffington Post When Alex Malloy caught a cab in Manhattan just after 11 p.m. on Friday, he did not expect anything out of the ordinary. After he stepped inside, […]
Source: Newsmax Democratic candidates condemned the attacks in Paris as they started their second debate on Saturday, with Hillary Clinton defending her record as Secretary of State. The debate was […]
Source: The Express Tribune Zafarullah Khan would have been our Iqbal today and Iqbal our Zafarullah Khan. Sir Chaudhry Muhammad Zafarullah Khan was one of the leading founding fathers of […]
Huff Post: by Rev Dr. Chuck Currie — “Nous sommes tous des Français aujourd’hui.” Across the world, we watch with sadness the news from Paris. The people of France are hurting and so we are hurting too. Nothing can justify the attacks which occurred today. They are, as President Obama […]
Source: BBC One of the seven attackers who killed 129 people and wounded 350 in Paris has been identified, as the French police investigation picks up pace. The attacker was […]
Analysis STRATFOR.COM NOVEMBER 14, 2015 | 22:31 GMT Print Text Size Soldiers in Nagorno-Karabakh play checkers using a chess set at their post along the line of contact with Azerbaijan on April 21. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) Summary After a decadeslong standoff, Armenia and Azerbaijan may be making diplomatic progress […]
By Matthias Schepp in Moscow SPIEGEL.DE DPA President Vladimir Putin has been oddly quiet about the recent crash of a Russian jet in Egypt. A secret strategy paper suggests the Kremlin wants to find a political solution with the West on the issue of Syria. Pressure […]
How to benefit from Qur’an IBN AL-QAYYIM Published — Friday 13 November 2015 Last update 13 November 2015 2:47 am | | A A http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.e00c464da75b252cb1a028400793cadc.en.html#_=1447577085800&count=horizontal&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F834591&dnt=false&id=twitter-widget-1&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fislam-perspective%2Fnews%2F834591&size=m&text=How%20to%20benefit%20from%20Qur%E2%80%99an%20%7C%20Arab%20News%3A&type=share&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F834591%23.VkhF-ntbvTY.twitter&via=Arab_News https://apis.google.com/u/0/se/0/_/+1/fastbutton?usegapi=1&size=medium&hl=en-US&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F834591&gsrc=3p&ic=1&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fscs%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fk%3Doz.gapi.en.-MEibZBkA0g.O%2Fm%3D__features__%2Fam%3DAQ%2Frt%3Dj%2Fd%3D1%2Ft%3Dzcms%2Frs%3DAGLTcCN5wAq8ObXDmKVRVqq22e9MdJrBvg#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Concircled%2Cdrefresh%2Cerefresh&id=I0_1447577084746&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com&pfname=&rpctoken=31644074 If you truly want to benefit from the Qur’an, your heart must be attentive and alert when reciting it or listening to it. Listen […]
A view of Jannatul Muala, in a corner of which is a small grave indicating the resting place of Asma bint Abu Bakr (may Allah bless her). ABU TARIQ HIJAZI Published — Friday 13 November 2015 From Bilal to Sumayya, the history of Islam is replete with sacrifices rendered by […]
By Reuters – Nov 14,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu speak as they stand on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, on Saturday (AP photo) BELEK, Turkey — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged world leaders on Saturday to prioritise the fight against […]
Calendar agreed for Syria polls; Assad’s fate undecided By Agencies – Nov 15,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Fighters from the Democratic Forces of Syria move in a convoy in Al Khatoniyah lake area after they took control of it from the Daesh terror group, near Al Houl town in Hasaka province, […]
Nov 14,2015 – Last updated at Nov 14,2015 JORDAN TIMES – Philippe Legrain If a clear signal was needed that the European Union is falling apart at an alarming rate, Hungary’s construction of razor-wire fences along the border with its fellow EU member Croatia is it. The crisis in the eurozone […]