Saudi considers “moving” Prophet Muhammad’s grave
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Saudi considers “moving” Prophet Muhammad's grave
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Saudis risk new Muslim division with proposal to move Mohamed’s tomb
by Andrew Johnson, The Independent One of Islam’s most revered holy sites – the tomb of the Prophet Mohamed – could be destroyed and his body removed to an anonymous grave under plans which threaten to spark discord across the Muslim world. The controversial proposals are part of a […]
Israel’s ‘land for lives’ is theft. Pure and simple World View: Israel takes land, Palestine loses land; that’s the way it works
by Robert Fisk, The Independent So a bit more of Palestine has slidden down the plughole. A thousand more acres of Palestinian land stolen by the Israeli government – for “appropriation” is theft, is it not? – and the world has made the usual excuses. The Americans found it “counter-productive” […]
Saudi women wins ‘Women Physicist of the Month’’ American Award
Saudi Arabia scientist wins US physics award Dr. Ibtesam Saeed Badhrees RIYADH: RASHID HASSAN Published — Wednesday 20 August 2014 Arab News Dr. Ibtesam Saeed Badhrees, a leading woman research scientist in experimental particle physics at the National Center for Nanotechnology, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) Riyadh, […]
Saudi women wins 'Women Physicist of the Month’' American Award
Saudi Arabia scientist wins US physics award Dr. Ibtesam Saeed Badhrees RIYADH: RASHID HASSAN Published — Wednesday 20 August 2014 Arab News Dr. Ibtesam Saeed Badhrees, a leading woman research scientist in experimental particle physics at the National Center for Nanotechnology, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) Riyadh, […]
Israel’s land grab endangers Abbas’ peace plan
Al Monitor: No sooner did the war on the Gaza Strip disappear from the headlines, all the old headlines appeared. More Israeli confiscation of West Bank land reminds the Palestinians of the root of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict: land. SUMMARY⎙ PRINTIsrael’s largest land grab in 30 years on the heels of the Gaza war […]
Israel's land grab endangers Abbas' peace plan
Al Monitor: No sooner did the war on the Gaza Strip disappear from the headlines, all the old headlines appeared. More Israeli confiscation of West Bank land reminds the Palestinians of the root of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict: land. SUMMARY⎙ PRINTIsrael’s largest land grab in 30 years on the heels of the Gaza war […]
U.S. Muslims Appeal To John Kerry For Protection On Mecca Pilgrimage
Huff Post: (RNS) Concerned for the safety of U.S. citizens soon headed to Mecca, 27 Muslim-American groups are asking the State Department to better protect them from violence that has plagued those who have made the pilgrimage in the past. A letter from the group sent Tuesday (Aug. 26) to […]
The Saudis will be vital in helping to fight ISIS
Summary by David Ignatius, The Daily Star, Lebanon Riyadh will be a crucial, if quixotic, ally as the United States seeks to mobilize Sunni Muslims against the terrorist ISIS. For a generation, Americans and Saudis have worried that the kingdom was a potential tinderbox, with Muslim and secular extremists vying […]
Isis isn’t the first group to use the butcher’s knife as an instrument of policy. Nor will it be the last – Not since the Nazis have we had culprits documenting their war crimes on such a scale
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT Chopping off someone’s head or sawing it off or slicing it off is about gore. Blood. Pain. Grotesquerie. Death by the blade is about shame, […]
Qur’an lesson for today: The raiment of righteousness – that is the best
222. The raiment of righteousness — that is the best [7:27] O children of Adam! We have indeed sent down to you raiment to cover your shame, and to be an elegant dress; but the raiment of righteousness — that is the best. That is one of the Signs of […]
Marriages don’t have to cost a fortune
Couples are being urged not to spend thousands on a wedding and advised to opt for cheaper weddings to escape from heavy debt. A forum highlighting how families can ease […]
KSA ‘does not fund or support IS murderers’
JEDDAH: SIRAJ WAHAB Published — Saturday 30 August 2014 Saudi Arabia had not and would not support or fund criminals who have unleashed a reign of terror in many areas of the region, said Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf, the Saudi ambassador to the United Kingdom. Responding to an article by […]
A political coming of age in the Gulf
Summary by Rami G. Khouri, The Daily Star, Lebanon The apparent airstrike against targets in Tripoli, Libya, last week by the air force of the United Arab Emirates, in conjunction with Egypt, must go down as one of the most intriguing developments in the modern history of the Arab Gulf […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 220. Let every soul look to what it sends forth for the morrow
220. Let every soul look to what it sends forth for the morrow [59:19] O ye who believe! fear Allah; and let every soul look to what it sends forth for the morrow. And fear Allah; verily Allah is Well-Aware of what you do. [2:224] Your wives are a tilth […]
8 Things You Didn’t Know about Masjid Al-Aqsa
By Muhammad Wajid Akhtar There can be only one choice for the world’s most contested area of land, and that is masjid Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem. It is no exaggeration to say that for thousands of years, people have been dying for control over it. For Muslims, it holds a very […]
Israelis cannot let Judaism be a mask for racism
Source: Haaretz: It’s time Jews in Israel shed their Diaspora mentality of fearing assimilation and start taking care of the minority religions living in this country. By Arie Hasit / […]
Fijian UN troops in Golan used as hostages
AGENCIES arabnews.com Published — Friday 29 August 2014 UNITED NATIONS: Negotiations are going on for the release of 43 United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) peacekeepers in the Golan Heights […]
43 U.N. peacekeepers abducted in Golan Heights
Washington Post: BEIRUT — The United Nations said Thursday that 43 peacekeepers serving along the cease-fire line between Syria and Israel have been detained by Syrian rebels during intense fighting in the area between opposition and government forces. The abductions came a day after rebels claimed control of the border crossing between Israel […]