Asia

SAUDI CONDEMNS ANTI-ISLAM FILM AND VIOLENCE

Saudi condemns anti-Islam film and violent reaction Reuters 11:05 a.m. CDT, September 13, 2012 DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia on Thursday condemned a film Muslims consider blasphemous to Islam but also denounced the violent anti-American protests it has sparked in some Muslim countries.Four U.S. officials including the ambassador to Libya were […]

Umar II: The Mujadid of the First Century

Written and collected by Zia H Shah Umar II, in full ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz  (born 682/683, Medina, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—died  February 720, near Aleppo, Syria), pious and respected caliph who attempted to preserve the integrity of the Muslim Umayyad caliphate (661–750) by emphasizing religion and a return to the original […]

Born to kill

Source: ET “There can be peace”, stated the notorious Afghan warlord sitting cross-legged across the carpet from me in the air-conditioned cool of his palatial Kabul home. “Yes, there can be but … not until we have killed all of the enemies first”. He is serious — more serious than […]

UAE extends crackdown on Islamists

Reuters | Sep 11, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES DUBAI — The United Arab Emirates has arrested eight Emirati Islamists, including a state prosecutor and a former judge, rights activists said on Tuesday, widening a crackdown on dissidents over alleged threats to state security. Thanks to cradle-to-grave welfare systems, the UAE […]

Illegal immigration makes Assam boil

Source: Gulf News. Guwahati: Illegal migration from Bangladesh has been the dominant theme of Assam politics since independence. However, over the years, successive federal governments or state governments have done little to curb this. Immigration from Bangladesh or erstwhile East Pakistan has a colonial history. People were brought in as […]