Source: worldbulletin.net Muslims going to the holy city of Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, to fulfill their hajj pilgrimage duties are being greeted with a very nice surprise. A museum dedicated […]
JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED Indonesia has begun transporting illegals on empty, Haj-chartered flights returning to Indonesia. The Indonesian government has formally decided to use empty returning Haj flights to transport for free passengers who obtained exit clearance from local authorities under the legalization scheme, which ends on Nov. 3. A Garuda […]
Among its ruins, Robert Fisk joins an archaeological dig that could transform our understanding of Lebanon’s bloody past ROBERT FISK WEDNESDAY 09 OCTOBER 2013 Across the ruins of ancient Sidon, […]
Among its ruins, Robert Fisk joins an archaeological dig that could transform our understanding of Lebanon’s bloody past ROBERT FISK WEDNESDAY 09 OCTOBER 2013 Across the ruins of ancient Sidon, […]
By Dieter Bednarz and Klaus Brinkbäumer As the civil war rages around them, Syrians in the capital of Damascus continue to support President Bashar Assad despite their fears. They simply […]
We learnt that any time you read a quote that sounded violent or sexist, people guessed it was from the Koran. Most of those quotes were from the Bible. NY […]
Khabar South Asia: ……. The donation of the body of a prominent Indian Muslim Professor to a medical college has triggered a controversy in India, with many Muslim clerics claiming […]
World Bank says allowing Palestinians to use the 61% of the West Bank under full Israeli control would boost the economy by Harriet Sherwood theguardian.com, Tuesday 8 October 2013 Israel’s […]
World Bank says allowing Palestinians to use the 61% of the West Bank under full Israeli control would boost the economy by Harriet Sherwood theguardian.com, Tuesday 8 October 2013 Israel’s […]
A couple of days after she fled Syria for Turkey, a colleague sent me a message. “Dear Nuri, this is a court that the extremists established in my city, Lattakia, in the [Syrian] village of Kansabba. This Islamic court issues the law according to the extremists’ religion. It started today. […]
HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Sunday demanded Palestinians remove 10 solar panels from their rooftops in the Yatta region south of Hebron, a local group said. The coordinator of […]
VIEW : Sakina awaits Tomahawk in Damascus By Tehsin Haider Zaidi Arab countries are so excited to applaud the destruction of Damascus that according to Senator John Kerry they have offered to pay the cost of military intervention I visited Sakina only once during my trip to Damascus in 2004. […]
A topical film covering the ground-breaking global Muslim-Christian inter-faith initiative, ‘A Common Word’ will premiere during this year’s Cambridge Festival of Ideas on Monday, 28 October. Professor David Ford OBE, […]
The Hindu: Israel’s population registry lists a slew of “nationalities” and ethnicities, among them Jew, Arab, Druze and more. But one word is conspicuously absent from the list: Israeli. Residents […]
The Makkah Municipality has introduced German technology at a cost of SR56 million to speed up slaughtering this Eid. In a statement, the municipality said that 40 animals including camels […]
Mohammed Al-Suwaiket, president of the Saudi Railway Organization (SRO), said that 50 percent of the Haramain Railway Project has been already completed, with no change in the train’s course so […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs, on Sunday handed over the Kaaba kiswa (apparel) to Abdul Qader Al-Shaibi, custodian […]
Annie Robbins on October 6, 2013 MONDOWEISS.NET This post is about 2 children, each violently attacked recently and each victims of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. Below is a photo of 6-year-old […]
The Huffington Post: Many of these incredible houses of worship defy typical expectations about what a mosque looks like. Nontraditional minarets and experimental domes add variety, and showcase the massive […]
As Israel continues its encroachments on Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem, Palestine watchers are beginning to predict a Third Intifada, Until only a few years ago, anti-Israeli demonstrations rocked student […]