Arab World

Muslims: Obama re-election good for global peace

P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR ARABNEWS JEDDAH: Muslim community leaders were unanimous in their opinion: Barack Obama’s re-election as president of the United States would promote global peace and strengthen America’s relations with the Islamic world. Leaders and participants at the Islamic Development Bank community development workshop shared their thoughts about the […]

West’s misconception about Hijab

ARABNEWS by Tanya Cariina Hsu who is a British political analyst specializing in US-Saudi foreign policy Sunday 4 November 2012 DURING a recent dinner conversation in London I was asked, as is predictably guaranteed, about Saudi Arabia, the abaya and hijab. “A mark of oppression and ignorance,” bemoaned a professor […]

US-planned opposition overhaul taking shape

ARAB NEWS Sunday 4 November 2012 AMMAN: Details emerged yesterday of plans to reshape Syria’s opposition into a representative government-in-exile, on the eve of key talks between regime opponents. The talks starting today in Doha come amid US criticism of the main exiled opposition group, the Syrian National Council (SNC), […]