The Iron Dome kept missiles at bay, but another ‘dome’ shields the people from reality by Robert Fisk, The Independent, UK Israelis are congratulating themselves on the success of their Iron Dome missile shield. But across Israel these past years has fallen a different kind of iron dome, one that […]
The people of Huj – now almost forgotten – had helped the Jewish Haganah army escape the British. The thanks they got was to be sent into Gaza as refugees by Robert Fisk, The Independent, UK I think I found the village of Huj this weekend – but the road […]
Op-Ed: JTA: By Marc Schneier and Shamsi Ali The recent conflict in Gaza and Israel casts a vivid spotlight on the need to strengthen relations between Jews and Muslims in […]
Op-Ed: The Arutz Sheva: By Ece Koc, Turkish TV Everyone has an opinion about the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Arabs. Some say that Palestinian Arabs started it with their […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Monday 26 November 2012 Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, has highlighted the significance of dialogue with other cultures and religions, saying it is a good medium to spread the message of Islam. “The Holy Qur’an, which is an eternal miracle, […]
Petra | Nov 25, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES MAFRAQ — A 62-truck convoy from Saudi Arabia carrying aid for Syrian refugees on Sunday arrived in Mafraq, 80km northeast of Amman. The trucks, laden with foodstuff and other humanitarian assistance, were dispatched upon Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz’s directives. The […]
Common Ground News Service: by Mike Prashker Ramle – Two weeks ago – before the current explosion of violence – I travelled down to Beersheba, the largest town in Southern […]
By Agha Shahid Ali W. W. Norton & Company Copyright © 2002 Agha Shahid Ali. All rights reserved. ISBN: 0-393-04149-2 Chapter One From Amherst to Kashmir 1. Karbala: A History of the “House of Sorrow” In a distant age and climate, the tragic scene of the death of Husayn will […]
Daily Times: * Critics say The King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue could be used by Riyadh to spread Wahhabism and divert attention from human […]
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Reuters | Nov 24, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES GAZA — Israel eased restrictions on Gaza fishermen on Saturday, further implementing a three-day-old truce brokered by Egypt after a week of […]
Arab News Friday 23 November 2012 Hijab, or veil, takes the center stage whenever there is battle between truth and falsehood. It has always been a sensitive issue, but it […]
A picture of what the Prophet’s (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) Mosque might have looked like 1400 years ago. Source: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Habibbobat/status/272396121098301440/photo/1
Shiite Muslims marching during Ashura rituals in the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala on Saturday mixed mourning the death of Imam Hussein over 1,300 years ago with chants condemning modern politicians. Hundreds of black-clad Shiites walked toward the mausoleum of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed who was […]
Story Summary; Syria’s crisis has caused a stalemate in the relation between Hezbollah and Hamas, Osama Hamdan, a Hamas official in Lebanon told Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency Saturday. However, Hamas […]
Turkey does not really offer a useful template of democratic values and institution-building and thus cannot become a role model for the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Arab states […]
Syria has presented the UN Security Council a list of 143 foreign citizens killed in Syria fighting government troops. Damascus hopes the move will force the UN to declare the […]
by Areej Abuqudairi | Nov 22, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES MAFRAQ — “When life gets too tough, you should look for comfort food. It soothes your soul,” said Ahmad Naffal, […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Friday 23 November 2012 Culture and Information Minister Abdul Aziz Khoja has urged Islamic media organizations to confront the challenges facing the nation of Islam (the “Ummah”) in a more professional manner. Addressing a meeting of the General Assembly of the Islamic Broadcasting Union, he said: “We […]
The food and farming sector in Gaza has been severely maimed, worsening the condition of agricultural sector. Since its creation in 1948, Israel has used food and nutrition as a […]