By Adi Schwartz A vast diaspora was utterly annihilated, but Israelis rarely talk about it. The pages are yellowing, nearly disintegrated. For decades they have lain forgotten, stuffed into crates piled high in the archives of Israel’s Ministry of Justice. No one reads them; no one even shows interest. Even […]
Sultan endorses N0.5m Islamic studies’ scholarship | Print | E-mail Written by Biola Azeez, IlorinTuesday, 28 August 2012 The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has announced an annual donation of half a million naira to the best graduating student from the Department of Islamic Studies, University of Ilorin. Speaking at the opening of […]
EL-ARISH, Egypt — A fringe group so extreme that it worries even Egypt’s Muslim fundamentalists is secretly reviving itself with greater firepower and followers in the country’s volatile Sinai Peninsula. Disciples of the group known as Takfir wil-Hijra, dubbed “Takfiris,” lead secretive, isolated lives where anything and anyone that does […]
Eight Islamic Sects Meet in Saudi, But Can They Make Amends? Leaders of Islamic countries pose during the official photo taking session of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) summit in Mecca August 14, 2012. Leaders of Muslim countries are expected to suspend Syria’s membership of the OIC at a […]
Russian TV: Russia and China have jointly called for other nations to strictly observe the UN charter and the international law after the US said it would bypass the UN […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Monday 20 August 2012 Around six million foreign pilgrims have traveled through the Haj Terminal of King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah during this year to perform […]
JERUSALEM: occupied Palestine. ARABNEWS A Palestinian man was in serious condition after a petrol bomb hit the taxi he was traveling in near a Jewish settlement in the Bethlehem region of the West Bank, hospital officials said yesterday. Six Palestinians from the same family, residents of Nahalin village, were on […]
Egypt President To Visit Iran, A First In Decades by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS text size A A A CAIRO August 18, 2012, 05:18 pm ET CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi will attend a summit in Iran later this month, a presidential official said on Saturday, the first such trip for an Egyptian leader […]
Final Communiqué of Extraordinary Islamic Solidarity Summit Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah speaks during the OIC summit in Mecca. | | A A http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1345016233.html#_=1345175140851&count=horizontal&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129&size=m&text=Final%20Communiqu%C3%A9%20of%20Extraordinary%20Islamic%20Solidarity%20Summit%20%7C%20ArabNews%3A&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129%23.UC2-YlM1NC8.twitter https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=pr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129&size=medium&count=true&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com&hl=en-US&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DI5V0PLgEMWQ.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!YLz4zcRjznaA2Lb5GQ%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTOZFeBWoUW9R3WD-JeCrvEkHSfOUQ#id=I1_1345175140157&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com&rpctoken=970645997&_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F421129&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=100&action=like&font=arial&layout=button_count ARAB NEWS Friday 17 August 2012 Islamic solidarity Summit’s complete Final Communiqué The Summit was briefed on the reports and recommendations submitted to it […]
Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspends Syria By REUTERS, JPOST.COM STAFF 08/16/2012 04:39 Membership suspended despite Iran opposition; OIC cites Assad’s violent suppression of Syrian revolt, but does not see any support for external military intervention; US commend action. PHOTO: REUTERS/STRINGER . MECCA – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspendedSyria‘s […]
Islam in Kashmir earlier than thought, reveals Quran manuscript by F wire Aug 15, 2012 Srinagar, Aug 15 (IANS) It is a pageant of rare Quranic manuscripts that not only provides an insight […]
German city grants Muslims Islamic holidays By Elisa Oddone BERLIN | Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:50pm IST Aug 15 (Reuters) – Hamburg has become Germany’s first city to recognise Islamic holidays, a move meant to encourage the integration of a religious minority often vilified by opponents of immigration. Muslim employees and students […]
Rose AslanPh.D. Candidate, Islamic Studies, University of North Carolina Huffington Post “Hold fast to the hope of God, all together, and be not divided.” –Quran 3:103 “Islam is simple,” the taxi driver explained to me as he drove me to the Center for Shariah Studies in Muscat, the capital of […]
ARABNEWS MAKKAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday opened an unprecedented conclave of Muslim leaders in the holy city of Makkah. Addressing the summit in the midnight, […]
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NABLUS, Palestinian Territories — A baby boy was born by Caesarian section on Monday, the product of a successful smuggling attempt by a Palestinian prisoner who managed to sneak out […]
ABDUL RAHMAN BIN HAMAD AL-SAEED ARABNEWS Tuesday 14 August 2012 First and foremost, we should thank Almighty Allah for enabling you to gather around His Sacred House during these blessed […]
FEATURE-Ramadan TV show stirs argument across Arab world http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fin.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2012%2F08%2F13%2Fmedia-islam-drama-idINL6E8J780L20120813&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=35 http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1340179658.html#_=1344917383329&count=horizontal&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fin.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2012%2F08%2F13%2Fmedia-islam-drama-idINL6E8J780L20120813&id=twitter-share-link&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fin.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2012%2F08%2F13%2Fmedia-islam-drama-idINL6E8J780L20120813&size=m&text=FEATURE-Ramadan%20TV%20show%20stirs%20argument%20across%20Arab%20world&url=http%3A%2F%2Freut.rs%2FRHM1uB&via=reuters By Mahmoud Habboush DUBAI | Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:36pm IST Aug 13 (Reuters) – A television drama about the life of a seventh century Muslim ruler, Omar Ibn al-Khattab, is polarising opinion across the Arab world by challenging a widespread belief […]