Kidnapped nuns’ harrowing ordeal endS
By Hussein Dakroub The Daily Star Story Summary Thirteen nuns were freed late Sunday by Syrian rebels in exchange for the release by Damascus of more than 150 Syrian women […]
Joint Arab push to crush terror urged
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal attends the opening of an Arab foreign ministers emergency meeting to discuss the Syrian crisis and President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Sunday. (Reuters) CAIRO: ARAB NEWS Published — Monday 10 March 2014 […]
Baqaa (Palestinian refugee) camp leaders reject creating ‘substitute homeland’ in Jordan
Petra | Mar 09, 2014 | 23:23 inShar AMMAN — Baqaa Refugee Camp leaders on Sunday expressed their rejection of establishing a substitute homeland for Palestinian refugees in Jordan, stressing that refugees’ right to return to Palestine is irrevocable. During a meeting with Senate President Abdur-Ra’uf S. Rawabdeh, leaders of […]
Young Arabs trained on how best to deliver message of understanding
Trainees from several Arab countries attend a course in Amman held under the theme ‘Arts for Change’ (Photo by Rula Samain) AMMAN — To counter the message of hate some forces are trying to promote in the region, an NGO with a global reach and local partners is training young […]
Today’s Qur’an lesson: Call upon your Lord in humility and in secret
62. Call upon your Lord in humility and in secret [7:56] Call upon your Lord in humility and in secret. Surely, He does not love the transgressors. [7:57] And create not disorder in the earth after it has been set in order, and call upon Him in fear and hope. Surely, the […]
Practical tips for parenting children
Practical tips for parenting children Dr. Aisha Hamdan Published — Friday 7 March 2014 Last update 7 March 2014 3:54 am | | A A LATEST STORIES IN ISLAM IN PERSPECTIVE Why not give faith a chance? I always felt for a higher truth Muslims must live by Qur’an […]
Why not give faith a chance?
Why not give faith a chance? Raya Shokatfard arabnews.com Published — Friday 7 March 2014 Last update 7 March 2014 3:54 am After searching nearly all religions of the world, Islam appeared to be the only pure and pristine religion that pointed humans directly to […]
King of Jordan meets Kerry on Mideast peace
King meets Kerry on Mideast peace Jordan Times | Mar 08, 2014 | 23:18 AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Friday reiterated Jordan’s higher interests, especially those pertaining to final-status issues of the Middle East peace process, according to a Royal court statement. The King made the statement […]
Qur’an lesson for today: And utter not thy prayer aloud, nor utter it too low, but seek a way between
61. And utter not thy prayer aloud, nor utter it too low, but seek a way between [17:111] Say, ‘Call upon Allah or call upon Rahman; by whichever name you call Him, His are the most beautiful names.’ And utter not thy prayer aloud, nor utter it too low, but seek a way between. [20:109] On that […]
Qatar ‘will not bow to pressure to alter foreign policy’
Reuters | Mar 06, 2014 | 23:14 5 inShare Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani attends the Gulf Cooperation Council summit at the Bayan Royal Palace in Kuwait City, on December 10, 2013 (AFP file photo) DOHA — Qatar will not bow to demands from […]
Arab, Muslim countries denounce Israeli Jerusalem policy
JT | Mar 06, 2014 | 23:06 AMMAN — Jordan along with regional groups in the UN expressed their rejection and concern of Israeli illegal practices in Jerusalem, particularly the ongoing debate in the Knesset on a bill to impose Israel’s control over holy sites in the Old City. The […]
Qur’an quotation for today: So ask not of Me that of which thou hast no knowledge
59. So ask not of Me that of which thou hast no knowledge [11:46] And Noah cried unto his Lord and said: ‘My Lord, verily, my son is of my family, and surely, Thy promise is true, and Thou art the Most Just of judges.’ [11:47] He said: ‘O Noah, […]
Little left to be lost
Story Summary As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due to arrive in the U.S. to meet with President Barack Obama Monday, a report from the Israeli government announced that […]
Today’s Quran lesson: Unto Him is the true prayer
[13:15] Unto Him is the true prayer. And those on whom they call beside Him answer them not at all, except as he is answered who stretches forth his two hands toward water that it may reach his mouth, but it reaches it not. And the prayer of the disbelievers is but […]
Jordanian jihadists are on the rise
BY MUNA ALAMIDaily Star, Lebanon Story Summary Jordanian fighters have come to play an important role in the protracted Syrian conflict. Unlike the previous generation of Jordanian jihadists – Al-Qaeda leaders from a decade earlier who professed their belief in a global jihad – this new generation currently fighting […]
Charity unlimited: Saudi woman, 80, donates SR500m — all her wealth
RIYADH: KHALID TAWALBEH Published — Tuesday 4 March 2014 Saudi Arabia is not only one of the largest Arab countries but is also home to several large-hearted people, gender and age no bar. From an 18-year-old girl to an 80-year-old woman, not to speak of other citizens, they have displayed […]
Israel must make tough choices, Obama warns PM
AFP | Mar 04, 2014 | 23:04 4 inShare The Palestinian sister of Mousab Al Zaanin mourns during his funeral in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. An Israeli air strike on Monday killed two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, one of them Zaanin, who Israel’s military said had […]
King renews support for Jerusalem’s Arab residents, holy sites
JT | Mar 04, 2014 | 22:58 7 inShare1 His Majesty King Abdullah meets with Latin Patriarch of the Holy Land and Jordan Fouad Twal in Amman on Tuesday (Photo […]
The Daily Quran Lesson: All Intercession Rests with Allah
All intercession rests with Allah [39:45] Say, ‘All intercession rests with Allah. To Him belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. And to Him then shall you be brought back.’ [43:87] And those on whom they call beside Him possess no power of intercession but he who bears witness to […]
Jerusalem Program Limits Muslim Prayer Call
Jerusalem Program Limits Muslim Prayer Call New pilot program initiated by nationalist councilman King measures nighttime muezzin call, brings technological solutions. By Ari Yashar First Publish: 3/3/2014, 5:18 PM Israeli flag in front of minaret Flash 90 Jerusalem residents may finally have their night’s sleep returned to them, as […]