A rabbi, a priest and an imam walk into a bar…
By JEREMY SHARON. JPost “Whether we are Jews, Christians or Muslims, we all need to take responsibility for the poor among us.” Rabbis, kadis and priests were all in attendance […]
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Blur Women With Modesty Glasses
JERUSALEM — It’s the latest prescription for extreme ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who shun contact with the opposite sex: Glasses that blur their vision, so they don’t have to see women […]
Proposal: Jews, Muslims to Split Temple Mount Prayer
MK proposes setting aside time for Jews to pray on Temple Mount, allowing religious freedom without security risk. MK Aryeh Eldad (Ichud Leumi) believes he has found a way for […]
Israel hampers diplomacy on Iran
By Richard Javad Heydarian Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. Please click here if you are interested in contributing. As hopes for a speedy resolution of the Iranian nuclear crisis fade, potentially postponed until the conclusion of upcoming American presidential […]
Israel: The Ottoman path to peace
Ynetnews: Op-ed: Any Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement will endure only if it accommodates legitimate historical claims The nation state is a relatively recent phenomenon in the Middle East – and with […]
Muslim sprinter wins Olympic sprint dressed head to toe in hijab
Sprinters have long been squeezing their muscular frames into the most eye-wateringly skimpy, tight and revealing costumes imaginable. But one female athlete at this year’s Olympics is bucking the trend for bulging lycra and naked torsos. In 2004, Bahrain’s Ruqaya Al Ghasara, a devout Muslim, was the first athlete to […]
320,000 worshipers head to Al-Aqsa
Around 320,000 worshipers headed to Al-Aqsa mosque to take part in prayers on the third Friday of Ramadan, the Al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage said. Thousands of Palestinians traveled […]
Kofi Annan resigns as Syria envoy
Kofi Annan, the former United Nations secretary general, conceded the failure of diplomacy to resolve Syria’s conflict when he announced his resignation as international peace envoy today. Mr Annan, […]
Oil-rich rulers blind to the future
Credit: Asia Times. At the outset, let’s repeat the obvious. If an oil-rich country, such as Saudi Arabia, could and does pump out all its oil in one year (a wild assumption) and sells it at today’s going rate (another wild assumption), then the country would be rich as Croesus. […]
The circle of global criminals expands
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star A noteworthy but troubling recent development across the Middle East and North Africa has been the quiet resurgence of Al-Qaeda affiliates and Salafist militants confronting established regimes. This has occurred alongside the emergence of nonviolent Salafist movements taking the opposite route of engaging […]
Israel: Moderate Islam
A lot of people out of doors Israel do not know the point that 25% connected with Israel’s inhabitants, are generally connected with Persia history, as well as amongst options Alfredia, Islamic, as well as Druze. Lots of people over and above this particular area are not aware of your […]
Tourism Israel: Mahmood Mosque (Kababir)
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Extreme UAE weather tests nerves during Ramadan
Al Ain: The weather has not been kind to people fasting during Ramadan. The temperature in some desert areas shot up to 50 degrees Celsius in the first few days of the month. People are avoiding outdoor activities given the tough conditions. In towns such Al Ain, Suwaihan and […]
Headscarf ruling may threaten Saudi participation
Metro News: LONDON – A competitor from Saudi Arabia, who is one of the country’s first female athletes ever selected for the Olympics, will not be allowed to wear a headscarf during competition, the International Judo Federation said. President Marius Vizer ruled that “according to the principles and spirit of […]
Syria is heading toward normalcy and calmness, Iran’s Salehi says
Source: Teheran Times TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Monday that Syria is heading for tranquility as the army is gradually suppressing the armed insurgent groups. “Enemies imagined that they can create a vacuum in the management of the country by explosions in Damascus but the […]
Settlers celebrate passing 350,000 mark
Settlers celebrate passing 350,000 mark; Peace Now says figures are inflated If current growth rate continues, there will be a million Jews in Judea, Samaria and East Jerusalem by 2016, […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Israel
Israel is a Jewish state that gives freedom of worship to all religions.
Why doesn’t the Muslim world recognize Israel?
a Bangladeshi writing in The Jerusalem Post: By MOHAMMED MOSTAFA KAMAL Hamas, Hizbullah and Iran do not accept peace, the rest of the Muslim world must boycott them. This will be justice. No Muslim country boycotted East Timor or banned its citizens from traveling there after it became independent from […]
Thousands head to Al Aqsa mosque for Friday Prayer
JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Thousands of Palestinians traveled from inside Israel and the occupied West Bank to the Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform the first Friday prayers during the holy month of […]