by Khetam Malkawi, JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan’s medical tourism sector remains among the most robust in the Middle East but must address several challenges to retain its competitive, according […]
Dawn: The US Senate’s unequivocal endorsement of a bill demanding a terrorist label for the Haqqani network was widely expected, yet it will impact the Pak-American equation in ways that […]
The Express Tribune: Komal Ali The holy month of Ramazan is here once again in all its glory and our hypocrisy. Yes, you read me right. Come Ramazan and all of us put our pious cloaks on just like all the female anchors adorn dupattas on their heads in Ramazan, sidelining all […]
Pervez Hoobhoy Viewpoint July 28, 2012 Why I’m not celebrating U.S. exit from Afghanistan Pervez Hoodbhoy Viewpoint Magazine, Pakistan After a trillion dollars and 2000 dead Americans, there is precious little to show as the U.S. heads towards its 2014 exit. America’s primary goal had been to create a stable, […]
ANDMARK CASE: GOVERNMENT ARGUES THAT ISLAM IS POLITICAL Robert Muise and David Yerushalmi of American Freedom Law Center and Pamela Geller What began as a clear first amendment issue has exploded into a landmark case regarding the status of Islam as a political entity. Today the Detroit Transit Authority (SMART), […]
It has a population of less than seven million, few natural resources of its own, and tends to rely on aid from its rich neighbours and its friends in the […]
Credit: Asia Times. VIENNA – The Dalai Lama’s recent visit to Indian-administered Kashmir has aroused much controversy. While the spiritual leader met with Tibetan Muslim refugees settled in the valley, it was his pleas for non-violent resistance in the region that angered separatists. Arriving on July 12 for a six-day […]
Credit: Asia Times Turkish foreign policy, codified by Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, used to be known in shorthand as “zero problems with our neighbors”. When Turkey started calling for regime change in Syria, it turned into “a major problem with one of our neighbors” (even tough Davutoglu himself admitted on […]
The Islamic fault lines in the state widens with extremists attacking minority sects Amir Mir, War on The Kafirs, the broad Sunni-Shia division does not explain all of it • […]
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANDUNG – West Java Province, Indonesia, is ready to host the biggest halal conference in Southeast Asia in 2014. The steering commitee is now preparing the event……… Not only […]
Fiji, NZ and Australia to hold democracy talks Updated 27 July 2012, 17:21 AEST Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr says he doesn’t believe Fiji should be allowed back into the Pacific Islands Forum just yet. Senator Carr says Fiji has made ‘good progress’ on returning to democracy. Audio: Bob Carr speak […]
Fiji’s foreign minister to open Auckland supermarket Stuff.co.nz A leading figure in Fiji’s military regime arrives in Auckland today and will fly on to Sydney to speak with Foreign Minister Murray McCully. Since military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama’s 2006 coup, New Zealand has blacklisted members of the military … See all stories on this topic […]
Credit: The Express Tribune via Wasim Sroya: They scraped his person from his gravestone, because those in the underworld would also object to his being Muslim. ILLUSTRATION: ERUM SHAIKH They […]
AP ARABNEWS Friday 27 July 2012 UNITED NATIONS: The UN Compensation Commission that settles damage claims from victims of Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait on Thursday approved $1.3 billion for six successful claimants. The Geneva-based UN Compensation Commission is funded by a 5 percent tax on the export of Iraqi […]
ALKHOBAR: RAWAN NASSER ARABNEWS Saturday 28 July 2012 The community in Alkhobar has grown accustomed to arranging the most extravagant feasts during Ramadan to celebrate the holy month, yet tables […]
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Two new men who appeared on the fast-changing stage of Arab politics this week: General Manaf Tlass, who defected from the Syrian regime, and Egypt’s newly appointed prime minister, Hisham Kandil. They may play pivotal roles in shaping evolutions in their countries. Some […]
By Regan Doherty, Amena Bakr DAILY STAR, LEBANON A Turkish F-16 fighter jet leaves its hangar for take off from Incirlik airbase in the southern Turkish city of Adana July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas DOHA/DUBAI: Turkey has set up a secret base with allies Saudi Arabia and Qatar to direct […]
Salam Pakistan’s Proud Son: Denied recognition as Muslim even after death
Daily Dawn: IT’S been apparent for a while now that the country’s electronic media will go to extreme lengths to spice things up. But religion is now fair game too. […]
Syrian Rebels Free 2 Journalists After Weeklong Ordeal With Islamic Extremists New York Times … Weeklong Ordeal With Islamic Extremists. By ROD NORDLAND. Published: July 27, 2012. CAIRO — Two foreign journalists captured by Islamic extremists in Syria and held for a week were rescued by Syrian opposition fighters, one of them said on Friday. See all […]