GCC leaders back call for union of Gulf states
By GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN I ARAB NEWS Published: Dec 21, 2011 02:16 Updated: Dec 21, 2011 02:19 RIYADH: The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) concluded its two-day summit in Riyadh […]
By GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN I ARAB NEWS Published: Dec 21, 2011 02:16 Updated: Dec 21, 2011 02:19 RIYADH: The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) concluded its two-day summit in Riyadh […]
Margari Hill, Stanford University While the presence of Islam in West Africa dates back to eighth century, the spread of the faith in regions that are now the modern states […]
Source: Qantara As in many other Muslim countries, increasing numbers of women in Morocco are entering the labour market. Among these women, there are many who wear headscarves. However, there would appear to be an unwritten rule in Moroccan radio and television that women in headscarves should not be employed […]
Heartland Theatre has announced open auditions for its upcoming production of Theresa Rebeck’s “Mauritius,” a play about two sisters, three shady men, and some very valuable stamps. Auditions are scheduled for Tuesday, December 20, and Wednesday, December 21, from 6:30 to 9 pm at Heartland Theatre. In the play, half-sisters Jackie and Mary have […]
The need for ” Justice” cries out in the heart of every man – no gender bias meant. In a world fraught with violence, lucky those who live in a country whose such need pass through a Court of Law.But no man becomes poorer in his soul than the one […]
As many as eight people have been killed and 299 others injured in Egypt’s capital Cairo, where Egyptian Army rulers are cracking down on the protesters demanding an end to military rule in the country. The casualties were caused on Friday in clashes between the police and protesters. Activists said […]
Seven of Africa’s top women scientists have been honoured with the Kwame Nkrumah Science Awards for 2011 for outstanding achievements and valuable scientific discoveries at ceremonies to mark the founding […]
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times December 2011 Human sexual desire may be insatiable, the more we indulge in it the stronger it grows, until […]
By BusinessWeek Correspondent Dar es Salaam. The launch of Tanzania’s first Islamic bank, Amana Bank, last monht is the latest development in Tanzania and East Africa’s emerging Islamic finance industry. With about half the population being Muslims there is a huge potential for Shariah-compliant financial services in Tanzania. The headquarters […]
BBC: They helped smuggle weapons and ammunition to fighters during the revolution. Now, Libyan women have their own battle to fight – for empowerment. “We have a lot of work […]
A Cairo newspaper editor on why the elections will not prevent protesters from returning to Tahrir Square Source: The Independent When it comes to economics, you don’t mess with Wael Gamal. Before becoming a managing editor of Shrouq – Sunrise, to you and me – he was economics editor of […]
On 26 November 2011, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat celebrated the Golden Anniversary of the Independence of Cameroon, Sierra Leone and Tanzania in an event organised by the Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Khalifatul Masih V, International leader of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Hudhur) quoted from a book by Prof. Laura Veccia Vaglieri, in a recent Friday sermon and highly applauded it. The book is titled, An […]
By Brian Murphy JORDAN TIMES DUBAI – About 18 months before the Egyptian uprising that would doom Hosni Mubarak, a US diplomatic cable was sent from Cairo. It described Mubarak as the likely president-for-life and said his regime’s ability to intimidate critics and rig elections was as solid as ever. […]
By Katy Watson Business Reporter, BBC News, Tripoli Abdel Aziz is 23 and gave up studying to fight but is still on the streets to protect Tripoli It is a […]
Maulvi Dr. A. Wahab Adam, the Ameer and missionary in-charged of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Ghana, has observed as wrong the notion that Islam is concerned only about religious […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya’s military said Sunday that ex-rebels have tried for a second time to assassinate the country’s new army commander, as the two groups clashed near the capital’s airport. The rebels denied the claim. Army spokesman Sgt. Abdel-Razik el-Shibahy said fighters from the western mountain town of […]
Awae, Cameroon — Jullienne Engono has good reason to look pleased with herself. The 49-year-old farmer has won first prize for food processing at an agricultural show in Awae town in southern Cameroon, where she sits at a stall surrounded by her stock of dried vegetables, plantain chips and biscuits, […]
By ZAKIA ABDENNEBI | REUTERS RABAT: Morocco’s PJD party, the first Islamists to head a government in Rabat, will not impose a strict moral code but instead champion arts that reflect the north African nation’s cultural heritage, a leading party figure said. First place for the liberal Islamic PJD in […]
By Yasmine Saleh, Reuters, Jordan Times CAIRO – An Islamist surge in Egypt has left a large Christian minority divided over whether to flee the country, stay silent or reach out to a political force that seems guaranteed a major role in the country’s future. The pessimists say a revolution […]