BBC News: Tunisians are voting in the country’s first presidential election since the 2011 “Arab Spring” that triggered uprisings across the region. More than 25 candidates are in the race, but incumbent Moncef Marzouki and anti-Islamist leader Beji Caid Essebsi are widely seen as the favourites. The poll forms part […]
The Struggle to Erase Saudi Extremism By JANET BRESLIN SMITH and CARYLE MURPHYNOV. 20, 2014 NYTimes.com Photo Credit Magoz The rise of the Islamic State has once again turned the spotlight on Saudi Arabia, which is accused of supplying the theological foundation of the movement’s brutal ideology, as well as […]
300. Commandment – do not envy men for what Allah has given them out of His bounty [4:55] Or do they envy men for what Allah has given them out of His bounty? If that is so, surely, We gave the Book and Wisdom to the children of Abraham also […]
Summary by Rami G. Khouri The escalating cycle of tensions in recent weeks, Israeli settlements expansion, murderous attacks by both Israelis and Palestinians, and reprisal demolitions of Palestinian homes may well escalate into something much more vicious and terrible. In the past three months or so, 11 Israelis have been […]
ABU TARIQ HIJAZI Published — Friday 21 November 2014 He was born in Madinah (then Yathrib) in a Jewish family. He was a rich person and a good scholar of […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, grand mufti and chairman of the Standing Committee for Scientific Research and Ifta, said the cyber war waged by anti-Islamic websites are promoting […]
Summary by Michael Young, The Daily Star, Lebanon Doubtless, it was a shock to many Israelis that the Spanish parliament recognized the state of Palestine – well sort of – on the day that two Palestinians attacked a synagogue in Jerusalem, killing four people. The Spanish move came only weeks […]
A huge expansion project for the historic Baqie Al-Gharqad cemetery in Madinah is ready for launch shortly, an official at the Presidency of the Holy Mosques said. “The largest expansion […]
VIENNA: ARAB NEWS Top Saudi leaders joined representatives of other faiths in condemning violence by the so-called Islamic State (IS) at a conference organized in the Austrian capital by the King Abdullah International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) on Wednesday. The KAICIID was founded in October 2011 by […]
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel on Wednesday approved the construction of 78 new housing units in two settlements on West Bank land annexed to Jerusalem, likely to aggravate Palestinian anger at a time when violence has flared, including a deadly attack on a synagogue. Jerusalem’s municipal planning committee authorised 50 new […]
Rivlin advises leadership to not raise issue of control over Temple Mount, says Israelis and Palestinians destined to live together in Jerusalem Source: The Times of Israel: Seeking to calm […]
Source: huffingtonpost.com The United Arab Emirates designated two top U.S. Muslim organizations as terrorists groups on Saturday, drawing “shock” and confusion from representatives. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Muslim […]
NY Times; UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations’ top human rights official called on the Muslim world to denounce the “monstrous” crimes of the extremist group that seeks to establish an Islamic state in Iraq and Syria, calling its actions both a violation of international law and Islamic tenets. Zeid Ra’ad […]
Introduction On November 9, 2014, Germany and its Western Allies, celebrated the ‘Fall of the Berlin Wall’ and the subsequent‘re-unification’of the ‘two Germanys’. Prime Minister Merkel described the ‘historic event’ […]
You’ve heard it all your life: Being humble, kind, and calm is the “right thing to do.” But if that isn’t enough to convince you, consider this: humility, kindness, and […]
296. Commandment to offer a better gift in return when you receive a gift [4:87] And when you are greeted with a prayer, greet ye with a better prayer or at least return it. Surely, Allah takes account of all things Note: The verse point to the social duty.
297. Commandment to honour guests [51:25] Has the story of Abraham’s honoured guests reached thee? [51:26] When they entered upon him and said, ‘Peace!’ he said, ‘Peace!’ They were all strangers. [51:27] And he went quietly to his household, and brought a fatted calf, [51:28] And he placed it before them. He said, ‘Will […]
Telegraph: Two suspected Palestinian men armed with axes, knives and a pistol killed four people in a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday before being shot dead by police, Israeli police and emergency services said, the deadliest such attack in the city in years. The attack took place shortly after 7am in […]
BY ROBERT FISK Sunday 16 November 2014 Militias worry me. No rules, no guidelines, no punishments. The Israelis used an undisciplined mob called the South Lebanon Army. The Americans used their infamous Awakening groups to murder al-Qaeda members in Iraq who were themselves killing American soldiers. The Hezbollah is Iran’s […]
Youtube: Published on Nov 16, 2014 http://www.alislam.org An audience with Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah be his Helper) with the media and special guests during a Peace Symposium held on […]