Israel Reports on Hajj
Haaretz: Millions of Muslims converge in Mecca ahead of hajj pilgrimage Muslims believe the rituals, which begin Thursday and end Monday, trace the footsteps of the prophets Abraham, Ishmael and […]
Hajj sermon: Islam negates aggression says Grand Mufti
Express Tribune: MOUNT ARAFAT: Calling people to follow Islam in its true sense, Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah al ash Sheikh said Islam as a religion shuns aggression. Addressing a huge […]
Women lawyers full of hope over licence to practice in Saudi Arabia
Manama: Women legal consultants in Saudi Arabia have called for the implementation of the decision to grant women licences to practice as lawyers. “We are looking forward to putting the decision into practice,” Hanan Ahmad Al Sahrfi, a legal consultant, said. “There are around 300 women lawyers in the eastern […]
Pilgrims to perform Wuquf Arafat today
MINA: The Hajj pilgrims will perform the most vital pillar of Hajj, i.e. Wuquf-e-Arafat (Stay at Mount Arafat) today (Thursday), Geo News. Mufti-e-Azam will deliver Hajj sermon in Masjid-e-Nimra. Hundreds […]
Over 1.75 m foreign pilgrims at Haj
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Thursday 25 October 2012 Interior Minister Prince Ahmed, who is chairman of the Supreme Haj Committee, said 1,752,932 foreign pilgrims have arrived for Haj this year, including […]
Mina valley reverberates with talbiyah
MINA: SIRAJ WAHAB ARABNEWS Thursday 25 October 2012 The valley of Mina yesterday reverberated with the chants of “Labaik Allahuma Labaik … Here I am at Thy service O God,” […]
ISLAM IN THE PRESS : post by H. Koya
Foreign Islamic militants worry Syrian rebels but also provide a powerful … Fox News ALEPPO, Syria – The presence of foreign Islamic militants battling Syria’s regime is raising concerns over the possible injection of al-Qaida’s influence into the country’s civil war. Syria’s rebels share some of those misgivings. But they also see in … See all […]
Jordan’s king steers nation through turbulence
AMMAN, Jordan: The foiling of a planned al-Qaida terror plot in Jordan underscores a new subplot in the story of the Arab Spring: Things are heating up for King Abdullah II, a Western-oriented monarch who has run a business-friendly, pragmatic monarchy with some trappings of democracy. Jordan, a key U.S. […]
Survey: Most Israeli Jews would support apartheid regime in Israel
Haaretz: Most of the Jewish public in Israel supports the establishment of an apartheid regime in Israel if it formally annexes the West Bank. A majority also explicitly favors discrimination […]
One Father, Three Legacies
Study of Patriarch Abraham; the book reveals what interpretations of Abraham’s life unite the three religions, and which ones divide them. Source; The Jewish week by Steve Lipman Concurrent with […]
Millions of pilgrims head to Mina as Hajj 2012 officially kicks off
By Al Arabiya with Agencies Millions of pilgrims arrived this week in Mecca for Islam’s annual Hajj (pilgrimage), which officially starts on Wednesday. Around four million pilgrims were heading to […]
Qatar’s Leader Visits Gaza
October 23, 2012 VOICE OF AMERICA Qatar’s emir has received a hero’s welcome in the Gaza Strip as he became the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory […]
Extraordinary photos show millions of joyful Muslims descending on Mecca’s Grand Mosque for start of Islam’s annual haj pilgrimage
Saudi authorities warn they will stop any disruptive protests at annual pilgrimage in Mecca over the conflict in Syria Grand Mosque teeming with joyful pilgrims at dawn yesterday, wearing simple […]
Seeking illumination: Stunning night-time shots of Muslim pilgrims at the top of Noor Mountain
The mountain overlooking Mecca is where Muslims believe Mohammed received his first revelations from God The Haj is one of the five pillars of Islam that every capable Muslim must […]
World’s Muslims speak with signs, gestures in Mecca
MECCA — Nods, smiles, frowns, and hand gestures speak volumes in the holy city of Mecca where Muslims gathered from across the world for the annual pilgrimage manage to communicate […]
First payday for Syrian rebels in Aleppo
AFP | Oct 22, 2012 | 23:33 JORDAN TIMES ALEPPO, Syria — After months of fighting without pay, Syrian rebels in Aleppo are receiving their first salaries, paid with money […]
Price tag policy – the acts of random violence aimed at the Palestinians
Palestinian taxi in Hebron area torched in apparent ‘price tag’ attack. Family watches vehicle burn while waiting for firefighters A taxi belonging to a Palestinian family was set on fire […]
Israel’s former Mossad chief urges dialogue with Iran,
Ephraim Halevy warns Romney’s anti-Iran rhetoric closes the door to dialogue. Haaretz:A former head of Israel’s intelligence service Mossad on Monday urged the West to solve the nuclear dispute with […]
Emir of Qatar to be first head of state to visit Gaza
The Jerusalem Post: GAZA – The emir of pro-Western Qatar will become the first head of state to enter the blockaded Gaza Strip on Tuesday, in a high-profile visit breaking […]
Syrian Haj Pilgrims get special treatment
RIYADH: Ali Bluwi ARABNEWS Monday 22 October 2012 Under the direction of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, the Saudi government is giving preferential treatment to Syrian refugees […]