Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has called on Muslims to shun intolerance and extremism, work to unify their ranks and seek international cooperation. King Salman made these […]
Banksy has not held back on his views about Gaza For one of his most provocative political projects to date, graffiti artist Banksy headed to Gaza. Accompanied by a short video documentary (above), the anonymous artist posted photographs of his stencils on concrete and rubble, including an image of a […]
376. Commandment – And those who find no means of marriage should keep themselves chaste [24:34] And those who find no means of marriage should keep themselves chaste, until Allah grants them means out of His bounty. And such as desire a deed of manumission in writing from among those whom your right hands possess, write it […]
389. Commandment – Your wives are a tilth for you; so approach your tilth when and how you like and send ahead some good for yourselves [2:224] Your wives are a tilth for you; so approach your tilth when and how you like and send ahead some good for yourselves; and fear Allah and know […]
390. Commandment – And they ask thee concerning menstruation. Say: ‘It is a harmful thing, so keep away from women during menstruation, and go not in unto them until they are clean [2:223] And they ask thee concerning menstruation. Say: ‘It is a harmful thing, so keep away from women during […]
391. Commandment – give them their dowries, as fixed [4:25] And forbidden to you are married women, except such as your right hands possess. This has Allah enjoined on you. And allowed to you are those beyond that, that you seek them by means of your property, marrying them properly and not committing fornication. […]
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman held wide-ranging talks here Wednesday with King Abdallah of Jordan on a range of key regional issues with special reference to the […]
WSJ: Once on edge of bankruptcy, satirical newspaper sold millions of copies after terror attack By Sam Schechner Sam Schechner The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2015 12:05 p.m. ET PARIS—Less than two weeks after the terror attack that devastated their newsroom, Charlie Hebdo’s surviving staff members gathered in a […]
AFP | Feb 24, 2015 | Jordan Times In this November 2, 2011 file photo, a worker stands by construction material to unload at a new housing unit in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Har Homa (AP photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — The number of new settler housing units under […]
Review of Religions: The Mystery of the Prince Why Prince Faisal declined to open the mosque, and pulled out only a few hours before the official inauguration, is a mystery. […]
Summary Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi has retracted his resignation after escaping house arrest in the militia-controlled capital, an aide said on Tuesday. An aide to Hadi said he had sent a letter withdrawing the resignation to Yemen’s parliament, which had never met to formally accept it. Prime Minister Khalid […]
388. Commandment – They are a garment for you, and you are a garment for them [2:188] It is made lawful for you to go in unto your wives on the night of the fast. They are a garment for you, and you are a garment for them. Allah knows […]
Guardian: Binyamin Netanyahu’s dramatic declaration to world leaders in 2012 that Iranwas about a year away from making a nuclear bomb was contradicted by his own secret service, according to a top-secret Mossad document. It is part of a cache of hundreds of dossiers, files and cables from the world’s […]
MAKKAH: NADIM AL-HAMID Published — Monday 23 February 2015 Emphasizing the need to map out a strategic plan to combat terrorism, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman stated on Sunday that Saudi Arabia will not wait idly by while extremists tarnish the image of Islam. “Saudi Arabia […]
AFP | Feb 22, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES Abase Hussen, father of 15-year old British girl Amira Abase, holds a bear that Amira gave to her mother, during an interview at New Scotland Yard, central London, on Sunday (AFP photo) LONDON — Britain debated Sunday how to stop teenage girls […]
by Mohammad Ghazal | Feb 22, 2015 | 21:08 Updated: Feb 22, 2015 | 21:08 AMMAN — Jordan will soon launch a plan to fight extremist ideologies and raise awareness among all segments of society of their dangerous impact, according to an Awqaf Ministry official. Under the projected plan, several […]
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT The 13th-century fall of an obscure king into the river Euphrates, the pride of the Ottoman empire and modern Turkey and a humiliating French retreat after the 1914-18 war provide the truly Byzantine origins of Turkey’s little military operation to remove a long-dead body from […]
Turkey enters Syria to remove precious Suleyman Shah tomb Hundreds of Turkish forces in armoured vehicles have entered war-torn northern Syria to evacuate troops guarding a historic tomb, demolishing it and moving the remains to a different site. The remains of Suleyman Shah, who died in the 13th Century, […]
The Daily Star The latest episode in the long-running U.N.-produced soap opera “peacemaking in Syria” emerged this week when envoy Staffan de Mistura informed the Security Council about the regime’s readiness to halt its attacks in Aleppo. However, the offer coincided with regime offensives in Aleppo as well as southern […]
387. Commandment – Men shall have a share of that which they have earned, and women a share of that which they have earned [4:33] And covet not that whereby Allah has made some of you excel others. Men shall have a share of that which they have earned, and […]