Why images of Mohammed offend Muslims
(CNN) Violence over depictions of the Prophet Mohammed may mystify many non-Muslims, but it speaks to a central tenet of Islam: the worship of God alone. The prohibition began as […]
Redefining civilians and legitimate targets: Israeli soldiers testify on Gaza war
By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man |Published May 4, 2015 SOURCE: http://972mag.com/israeli-soldiers-testify-on-gaza-war-redefining-who-is-a-civilian/106311/ Two themes are present in almost all of the 60-plus testimonies collected by Breaking the Silence from Israeli soldiers who fought in the last Gaza war: loose rules of engagement and systematic, wanton destruction. But can the new documentation serve […]
King Abdullah: “what we ask is other religions and societies across the world, stand with us. “
01:39 PM ET King Abdullah: “what we ask is other religions and societies across the world, stand with us. “ CNN’s FAREED ZAKARIA GPS features an interview with King Abdullah […]
King Abdullah: "what we ask is other religions and societies across the world, stand with us. "
01:39 PM ET King Abdullah: “what we ask is other religions and societies across the world, stand with us. “ CNN’s FAREED ZAKARIA GPS features an interview with King Abdullah […]
Robert Fisk: Who is bombing whom in the Middle East? It amazes me that all these warriors of the air don’t regularly crash into each other
Let me try to get this right. The Saudis are bombing Yemen because they fear the Shia Houthis are working for the Iranians. The Saudis are also bombing Isis in Iraq and the Isis in Syria. So are the United Arab Emirates. The Syrian government is bombing its enemies in […]
The beginning of the end in Syria
Summary BY MICHAEL YOUNG, THE DAILY STAR, LEBANON President Bashar Assad’s regime is beginning to crumble despite assistance from Iran and its allies. However, such a prospect did not prevent […]
Saudis are friendlier today
RASHEED ABOU-ALSAMH ARABNES.COM A recent column in this newspaper claimed that Saudis on the whole are aloof and withdrawn and do not talk easily to strangers, and especially to […]
In Iraqi malls, Syrian women work jobs spurned by locals
AP / JORDAN TIMES / MAY 02, 2015 Rahaf Abdullah works at a sweets shop at a mall in Erbil, in Iraq’s Kurdish region, on Wednesday (AP photo) ERBIL, Iraq — Two years after fleeing from her home in Damascus, 22-year-old Rahaf Abdullah is working at a gleaming mall in […]
Gulf rail project in design phase
DAMMAM: ARAB NEWS Published — Saturday 2 May 2015 Work is under way to complete the Gulf rail project, which is currently in the design stage, said Minister of Transport and Chairman of the Board of the Saudi Ports Authority Abdullah Al-Moqbil. GCC ministers of transport are closely following […]
Low cost pilgrims to get 71 camps as work set to begin
An aerial view shows tens of thousands of tents hosting pilgrims in Mina near the holy city of Makkah, in this October 5, 2014 file photo. (AFP) JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Saturday 2 May 2015 A total of 71 camps will be provided to the beneficiaries of the […]
Robert Fisk in Abu Dhabi: the Emirates enigma – who’s really in charge?
Robert Fisk in Abu Dhabi: the Emirates enigma – who’s really in charge? Tracing the evolution of Abu Dhabi’s rulers from desert introverts to global treasure-hunters – and explaining the complex blend of kinship and rivalry that governs their relationship with the more ostentatious Dubai and Qatar ROBERT FISK ABU […]
Robert Fisk in Abu Dhabi: the Emirates enigma – who's really in charge?
Robert Fisk in Abu Dhabi: the Emirates enigma – who’s really in charge? Tracing the evolution of Abu Dhabi’s rulers from desert introverts to global treasure-hunters – and explaining the complex blend of kinship and rivalry that governs their relationship with the more ostentatious Dubai and Qatar ROBERT FISK ABU […]
Killing in Gaza, saving in Nepal: Israel’s moral hypocrisy
Haaretz.com: The uniform is the same uniform. It’s the uniform whose wearers blew up hundreds of homes and schools and clinics in Gaza last summer. It’s the uniform whose wearers periodically shoot teenagers and children throwing stones and peaceful demonstrators in the West Bank. It’s the uniform that every night […]
Killing in Gaza, saving in Nepal: Israel's moral hypocrisy
Haaretz.com: The uniform is the same uniform. It’s the uniform whose wearers blew up hundreds of homes and schools and clinics in Gaza last summer. It’s the uniform whose wearers periodically shoot teenagers and children throwing stones and peaceful demonstrators in the West Bank. It’s the uniform that every night […]
Jeb Bush thinks Islam has been 'hijacked' by 'barbarians'
guardian: Jeb Bush, the potential Republican presidential candidate, said in an appearance in Washington on Thursday afternoon that the religion of Islam had been “hijacked” by “barbarians” – and that peaceful practitioners of the religion should not be offended by his saying so. Bush made the comments at a conservative conference […]
Jeb Bush thinks Islam has been ‘hijacked’ by ‘barbarians’
guardian: Jeb Bush, the potential Republican presidential candidate, said in an appearance in Washington on Thursday afternoon that the religion of Islam had been “hijacked” by “barbarians” – and that peaceful practitioners of the religion should not be offended by his saying so. Bush made the comments at a conservative conference […]
Jordan: Why I Teach Evolution to Muslim Students
Source: Nature Why I Teach Evolution to Muslim Students By Rana Dajani, who is associate professor of molecular biology at Hashemite University in Zarqa, Jordan, and a visiting scholar at the Faraday Institute, University of Cambridge, UK. 22 April 2015 Certain problematic attitudes towards science have been imported into Muslim societies as […]
With 100,000-an-hour capacity, mataf to be fully operational in Ramadan
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Saturday 25 April 2015 Last update 26 April 2015 2:14 pm The expansion of the mataf, or circumambulation area around the Kaaba, will be ready […]
Saudi foreign minister is Washington insider, confidant of king
Reuters / Jordan Times / Apr.29, 2015 A file picture taken on June 18, 2004 shows Saudi Arabia’s Adel Al Jubeir, foreign affairs adviser to the Saudi Crown Prince, addressing a press conference at the Saudi Embassy in Washington, DC (AFP photo) RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s new foreign minister, a […]
'Islam at war' vs 'War within Islam'
Al Jazeera Marwan Bishara © Provided by Al Jazeera Muslims have a long memory and deep distrust of Western motives when it comes to provoking war or invoking Islam. Not a day passes without certain pundits sharing their newfound “insights” about Islam; “Islam at war”, “Islam’s war within”, or “Islam’s […]