Islamic Fashion
After Ramadan will come Eid. Everyone looks forward to wear new clothes… therefore, get ready…
Vilnius mayor crushes car parked in cycle lane
The mayor of Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, has been filmed using an armoured vehicle to crush a car parked illegally in a cycle lane. “That’s what will happen if you park your car illegally,” Mayor Arturas Zuokas, an avid cyclist, says in a clip posted on the Vilnius City website. The […]
Two Churches Torched in Indonesia
Two homes used as churches were burned to the ground in Riau on Tuesday night, a report said. The incidents are the latest in a series of attacks on minority religious groups in Indonesia that have prompted international condemnation, including from the United States and European Union. The homes were […]
Awe and history in the Arab revolts
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star For those many honest people around the world perplexed by the variations and inconsistencies in so many aspects of the current citizen revolts across the Arab world, historical analogies may be a good starting point to understand the full dimensions and implications of […]
Indonesia to host ASEAN women student conference in 2012
JAKARTA, August 2 (Xinhua) — Indonesia will host the ASEAN Women Students Conference in the capital city of Jakarta in 2012 to encourage women’s participation in the world’s peace. Chairwoman of Women Corps of the Indonesian Islamic Students Movement Irma Muthoharoh told Xinhua after a discussion with the People’s Consultative […]
Israeli museum showing Muslim-world artists
Associated Press – JERUSALEM (AP) — A museum on the road separating Jewish west Jerusalem from the Arab neighborhoods in the city’s east is attracting a daring group of artists from Middle Eastern nations that shun contact with Israel, trying to erode political barriers through art. It’s been a years-long […]
Charity organizes Umrah trip for 1,000 ex-convicts
By MUHAMMAD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Tarahum, the national organization for the welfare of prisoners, ex-convicts and their families, is organizing Umrah trips for 1,000 of its registered members in Qunfudha this month. “A number of ex-convicts and relatives of prisoners are being sent for Umrah in Ramadan in […]
Palestinians set date for mass demonstrations
RAMALLAH/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Agencies) – Jordan Times. Palestinian officials say they plan to begin mass marches against Israel’s occupation of the West Bank on September 20, the eve of a largely symbolic UN vote expected to recognise their independence, the Associated Press reported. Palestinian official Yasser Abed Rabbo said leaders hope […]
‘Bureaucracy preventing domestic helpers from going home’
By Hani Hazaimeh, Jordan Times AMMAN – Although thousands of domestic helpers have been exempted from paying millions of dinars worth of accumulated work and residency permit fees under several government initiatives to streamline the sector, obstacles are still preventing hundreds from returning to their countries. Since the beginning of […]
Clerics urged to highlight Baptism Site authenticity
By Rand Dalgamouni, Jordan Times BAPTISM SITE – A senior official on Monday called on Christian leaders to help establish beyond doubt that the Kingdom hosts the holy site where Jesus Christ was baptised by John the Baptist. “We request that your beatitudes help us in highlighting the historical facts […]
Israel’s secular majority- 42% revolution
Op-ed: Israel’s secular majority finally fighting back, starting to behave like a minority group Once upon a time we were the most influential group in this country, yet this is no longer the case. On the one hand, we are the largest group in society, more than the Arabs (20%), […]
Church and rights groups condemn court’s decision in Indonesia
Indonesia: Trial Outcome ‘Will Encourage Militants’ Eurasia Review Church and rights groups have condemned a court’s decision to hand Muslim extremists light sentences for a vicious mob attack in which three sect members died. Three Ahmadiyah followers were beaten and stoned to death and at least five others injured on February 6, […]
Islamic groups demand Indonesia’s Ahmadiyah group be outlawed
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) — Hundreds of conservative Muslims on Saturday rallied in the Indonesian capital to demand the government outlaw an Islamic sect, the Jakarta Globe reported. Almost 1,500 protesters wearing white robes gathered in Jakarta to urge the banning of the minority Ahmadiyah group. According to reports, some protesters […]
Assad faces armed challenge in oil-producing east
By KHALED OWEIS | REUTERS AMMAN: Fighting erupted on Friday between Syrian military intelligence agents and residents in the eastern city of Deir Al-Zor after the killing of five protesters, witnesses said, in what appeared to be a serious armed challenge to President Bashar Assad. Popular unrest against four decades […]
Workingwomen delay prayers to save makeup
By MD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Many workingwomen do not perform regular daily prayers at their workplaces because of their unwillingness to remove makeup to do ablution. A number of women interviewed by Arab News said it was important to keep their good looks and makeup during their hours […]
Uphold spirit of holy month: Al-Sudais
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: Imams in mosques throughout the Kingdom on Friday welcomed the holy month of Ramadan with an immense sense of piety and reminded their respective congregations to strictly follow the teachings of the Holy Qur’an during the fasting period. In his sermon at […]
No divorces during Ramadan in Qatif
By ARAB NEWS QATIF: The Department of Endowments and Heritage in the eastern city of Qatif has decided to ban divorces during the holy month of Ramadan, local Arabic daily Al-Riyadh reported Thursday. The department reportedly held a meeting attended by all marriage officials in the region and told them […]
Indonesian Woman Wins ‘Asia’s Nobel Prize’ for Helping Poor
Manila. Indonesian social worker Tri Mumpuni is among the winners of Asia’s prestigious Magsaysay award this year for giving green technologies to the poor, organizers said on Wednesday. Award foundation president Carmencita Abella said Tri, along with an Indian engineer and a Philippine charity group, had helped harness the technologies […]
Troubling and Disappointing Verdict: The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today called the verdict in a February mob attack in Indonesia targeting Ahmadiyah Muslims “troubling and disappointing.” An Indonesian court sentenced the leader of the attack in Banten Province to 5 1/2 months […]