Arutz Sheva: Indonesian Lynch Victim Gets Harsher Sentence than Assailants A member of a minority Islamic sect who defended his comrades against an attempted lynch has drawn a heavier sentence than his assailants Haifa Israel where Aamadiyya Muslim Community enjoys freedom of religion (Ahmadi Mosque in Kababeer, Israel) The judiciary […]
In an earlier article, Mr. Qasim Rashid has suggested that it was about time that polygamy should be legalized in America, which can be read here at the Muslim Times. On the one hand, I would like to second Mr. Qasim Rashid’s request that it is about time that polygamy is legalized in Western […]
By ALI KOTARUMALOS | AP ARABNEWS JAKARTA, Indonesia: An Indonesian man wounded when Islamic hard-liners launched a deadly attack on his minority sect was sentenced Monday to six months in prison — more than some of those caught on video taking part in the lynching. Human rights groups blasted the […]
Haaretz By Yehuda Ben Meir What is erupting from the hearts of hundreds of thousands of citizens, and what sends them out to the streets, is not economics, but rather morality and values. Social justice is not an economic concept. It is, at base, a normative one. Due to the […]
Source / Courtesy: Press TV A former US congressional candidate believes that Israel’s ultimate objective in constructing new settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories is to destroy al-Aqsa Mosque. I have believed for a long time that Israel wants this al-Aqsa Mosque simply not to exist,” Mark Dankof told Press TV on […]
President Peres with visiting Members of Congress: President Shimon Peres conducted a working meeting this morning (Wednesday, 10 August 2011) with 26 Democratic Members of Congress that are visiting Israel in a delegation headed by the Democratic Whip, Rep. Steny Hoyer. The visit was organized by American Israel Education Foundation, […]
Tens of thousands of Israelis attended ‘social justice’ rallies in Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Be’er Sheva and other towns and cities across Israel on Saturday night. The protest movement against inequality and the high cost of living has gained momentum since it began in Tel Aviv in July. Read more […]
Dubai: Generating high workplace productivity while helping Muslim workers observe the tenets of Ramadan can pose challenges for companies, experts say. Reduced daily work hours for Muslim workers who are fasting can impact on output for business environments vying in a competitive global market place. In the UAE, chapter four […]
We all know the Islamic injunction to pay the laborer before the sweat on his brow dries In the past week two pronouncements have been made by Saudi scholars that bear reflection. The first, from an imam in Buraidah, was a call for sex education in schools. The second, made […]
TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) — The British border agency has informed a fundamentalist Rabbi that he will not be allowed to enter the country for the next three years, Israeli daily Haaretz reported Thursday. Rabbi Yosef Elitzur received a letter from the British authorities, signed by the home secretary, informing […]
Hardly a day goes by without front page news about demonstrations and killings somewhere in Middle Eastern nations. The holy month of Ramadan has begun, but nothing has changed. Sectarian violence has been going on continuously in Pakistan Author says: “If the U.S. and other western nations continue to be […]
By Rand Dalgamouni, Jordan Times AMMAN – Hama Hinnawi found her calling when she entered the fashion world for a cause. The 32-year-old business administration graduate, who has worked as a consultant at several local companies, said she chose a career in fashion design to rekindle her ties to her […]
By Hani Hazaimeh, Jordan Times AMMAN – A majority of Jordanians support constitutional amendments, while 40 per cent oppose forming governments from a parliamentary majority, according to a recent opinion poll. “A total of 71.4 per cent of the surveyed sample indicated that they support the country’s bid to amend […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Annemarie Schimmel Education Doctorate of civilization and languages, doctorate of religious history. Occupation Iranologist, Sindhologist, Orientalist, Islamic studies, Sufism studies, Iqbal studies Annemarie Schimmel, SI, HI, (April 7, 1922 – January 26, 2003) was a well known and very influential German Orientalist and scholar, who […]
Courtesy / Source: AlterNet / By Medea Benjamin The Congressional recess is a time for elected representatives to be home in their districts, reaching out to their constituents. So why are one in five taking a junket to Israel? In this time of economic austerity, when jobs are being slashed and […]
There is no doubt about the importance of the UN recognising Palestine as a state, and more importantly its acceptance as a full member state. If such recognition is given in September, it will confirm the importance of activating the option of international legitimacy. However, we should not get too […]
Metro News The military in Israel issued a call for battlefield rabbis in what is described as a campaign to promote religious values in frontline ranks. The move was announced in “Bamahane,” the military’s official weekly magazine. Read more
Family of Hen Aida Ayish who was fatally injured in a car accident a week-and-a-half ago requests that her eggs be extracted and frozen after donating her organs for transplant. The Kfar Sava Family Court ruled on Sunday that the family of a recently deceased 17-year-old may extract her eggs […]
Reuven Rivlin, the Knesset Speaker, says he believes elections will be moved ahead of the November 2013 date. Rivlin said that he believes elections will be earlier than the expected date in November of 2013. “I do not believe we will reach November 2013,” Rivlin said, “since politics can create […]
Source / Courtesy: The Jerusalem Post Eighty-one congressmen, or about 20 percent of the US House of Representatives, will visit Israel over the next three weeks during Congress’s summer recess, with the first group of 26 Democrats scheduled to arrive on Monday. The Israel Factor: The Republican presidential candidates Most […]