Monday 30 July 2012 ARABNEWS BAGHDAD: A high-ranking Iraqi official yesterday said security agencies have uncovered a secret weapons deal between the autonomous Kurdistan region and an unnamed foreign country. “Iraqi security agencies (discovered) a secret weapons deal between the president of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, Massud Barzani, and a […]
By Jumana Al Tamimi, Associate Editor GULF NEWS Dubai: Omar Bin Al Khattab is the second caliph and one of the most influential Muslim rulers in history. He was known for his power, intelligence, political astuteness, impartiality, justice and care for the poor and underprivileged. His justice earned him the […]
Young man’s character impressed the woman so much she wanted him to marry her only daughter By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief GULF NEWS Manama: A Saudi mother was so impressed with the character of a young man that she wanted him to marry her only daughter. Halima, 70, was performing […]
JEDDAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEE, ARAB NEWS STAFF Monday 30 July 2012 Expatriates born in the Kingdom are facing a number of problems. One of them is that they cannot transfer their fathers’ sponsorship onto themselves. This is needed when their father becomes old and retires from work. Companies in the private […]
From halal spas to prayer rooms at airport terminals, the global tourism industry is gearing up for a projected boom in Muslim travel over the next decade, experts say. Their growing number and affluence means Muslims — especially from the oil-rich Middle East — are travelling like never before, and […]
Australia, NZ Focus on Fiji Democracy, as China Ties Strengthen The Epoch Times Australia and New Zealand will meet this week to assess how well Fiji is transitioning back to democracy, as the Bainimarama-led military government has been busy strengthening its ties with China. Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr and New Zealand… See all […]
Ramadan Reflection Day 10: Supporting Converts To Islam Huffington Post Imam Khalid Latif is blogging his reflections during the month of Ramadan, featured daily on HuffPost Religion. For a complete record of his previous posts, click over to the Islamic Center at New York University or visit his author page, and to follow […]
A political analyst says the US, the UK, Israel and NATO are stoking up violence in Syria to justify direct military involvement there and an eventual aggression against the Islamic Republic, Press TV reports. “The stage is being set [in Syria] for another version of what happened in Libya with […]
Source: Jagran Hoshiarpur Friday prayer service for the first friday was recently offered at Ahmadiyya mosque kanak mandi chowk. Imam of the mosque expressed that Ramdan is the ninth and holiest month in the Islamic calender. It was during this month that ever lasting sharia was given to the world […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Sunday 29 July 2012 Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, presided over the Makkah Historical Center’s directors meeting at his office in Jeddah to […]
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 […]