Most of us have been taught that much of the world’s political instability and violence is rooted in economic problems and hardships. The argument often goes something like this: “If the people in country X could just get more jobs and hope for a prosperous future, then the terrorism/crime/unrest would […]
The US failed to secure agreement on a ceasefire to end 18 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza on Friday night but insisted that efforts were continuing to arrange a humanitarian truce in time for a Muslim holiday early next week. John Kerry, the US secretary of state, said he was […]
When widespread criticism arose from President Barack Obama’s gratuitous lecturing of Muslims at a White House iftar, about Israel’s right to defend itself as unarmed civilians in Gaza died by the hundreds, it signalled a generational shift in Muslim American leadership. This year’s White House iftar could have proceeded uneventfully like the many others […]
An estimated 21 million Chinese Muslims fast during the holy month of Ramadan and are allowed under the country’s constitution to freely practice other Islamic rituals, according to the Chinese ambassador to Saudi Arabia. READ MORE…
By Qasim Rashid, Lawyer, Speaker, Best-Selling Author of “EXTREMIST The terrorist organization ISI S has set a new low standard of barbarity and inhumanity. Their most recent act of terrorism […]
By Qasim Rashid, Lawyer, Speaker, Best-Selling Author of “EXTREMIST The terrorist organization ISI S has set a new low standard of barbarity and inhumanity. Their most recent act of terrorism […]
UCA News: By Brian Regal is a fellow of the Kean University (N.J.) Center for History, Politics and Policy. A historian recalls that earlier scapegoats were Catholics Historians have a […]
The Huffington Post: By Ro Waseem, Blogger, http://quranalyzeit.wordpress.com Amidst the tragic situation in Palestine these days, a few Muslims seem to have found a way to express their anger and […]
CAIRO — Three years ago there was a hope that a growing movement for democracy might make Arab countries more supportive of the Palestinians, as governments grew more responsive to the people and their demands. But during the latest bloodshed in Gaza, the opposite has occurred, according to supporters of the Palestinians, who […]
Mosques across the country are all set to receive believers who stay inside the prayer halls as part of ‘I’tikaf’ for the rest of Ramadhan as the holy month is entering the final phase tomorrow. The next 10 days and nights are known to be the period seeking Almighty’s mercy […]
Since the first Lebanon war over 30 years ago, Israel’s main strategy has been killing Arabs. The current atrocious war in Gaza is no different. By Gideon Levy Haaretz The […]
Since the first Lebanon war over 30 years ago, Israel’s main strategy has been killing Arabs. The current atrocious war in Gaza is no different. By Gideon Levy Haaretz The […]
Netanyahu dismisses intl pressure RT: The legality of Israel’s Operation Protective Edge, which entered its fifth day on Saturday, has been questioned by the UN’s humanitarian chief. But Israel’s prime […]
Source: The Independent First the Palestinian flag was draped from the team bus during the team’s triumphant open-top bus tour of the capital, now it has been claimed that the Algerian national football team are to donate their entire World Cup prize fund to the embattled people of Gaza. READ MORE…
Source: The Independent First the Palestinian flag was draped from the team bus during the team’s triumphant open-top bus tour of the capital, now it has been claimed that the Algerian national football team are to donate their entire World Cup prize fund to the embattled people of Gaza. READ MORE…
Coming under intense pressure from Arab and Islamic countries for saying it will no longer refer to east Jerusalem as “occupied,” Australia reaffirmed Thursday that its position on the “legal status of the Palestinian territories, including east Jerusalem,” has not changed. The clarification came in a meeting Australian Foreign Minister […]
A tense calm descended upon the capital Friday evening after a day of heavy rioting and emotionally charged demonstrations, as an Arab teenager allegedly murdered by Jews was laid to rest in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat. Sporadic rock-throwing incidents were still taking place from time to time in the […]
A THOUSAND years ago, the great cities of Baghdad, Damascus and Cairo took turns to race ahead of the Western world. Islam and innovation were twins. The various Arab caliphates were dynamic superpowers—beacons of learning, tolerance and trade. Yet today the Arabs are in a wretched state. Even as Asia, […]
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed leader of the Islamic State stretching across Iraq and Syria, has vowed to lead the conquest of Rome as he called on Muslims to immigrate to his new land to fight under its banner around the globe. Baghdadi, who holds a PhD in Islamic studies, […]
Islamist militants have declared an Islamic “caliphate” in an area straddling Iraq and Syria, trumpeting the declaration in several videos. One slick video, mostly in English, features a bearded fighter with an AK-47 on his back, explaining the new caliphate. “This is not the first border we will break, we will break other borders,” a jihadist […]