Source/Credit: Examiner.com By Shahina Bashir Ten years ago, on a bright and crisp Tuesday morning, 19 men who claimed to be Muslims did what no American had ever envisioned. These 19 men did not just attack the most prominent landmark of the Manhattan skyline, but they attacked the very core […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: A senior official of the Makkah-based Muslim World League (MWL) has called for the establishment of strong media organizations by Muslims in order to challenge stereotypes of Islam and Muslims that link them to terrorism and extremism. “Our efforts in this respect […]
Source/credit: The-Sunday-Times, September 11, 2011 , C.Peregin The 9/11 terror attack and its aftermath made the world suspicious of Muslims, but the Arab Spring has provided a new perspective. Christian Peregin asks Maltese Muslims how the 9/11 decade has shaped their lives. Muslim convert Mario Farrugia Borg has spent […]
Suppression of one’s own crimes is virtually ubiquitous among powerful states, at least those that are not defeated. Noam Chomsky We are approaching the 10th anniversary of the horrendous atrocities of September 11, 2001, which, it is commonly held, changed the world. On May 1, the presumed mastermind of the […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The eight-day youth forum organized by the Dawa Center of South Jeddah was a big success as it attracted thousands of young men and women and their parents, said Abdullah Bawazir, director of the center and chairman of the organizing committee. “I […]
By SHAHID RAZA BURNEY ARABNEWS MUMBAI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) plans to focus on Muslim issues in the run-up to the civic elections due to be held in six months time. To discuss the Muslim problems and their grievances, a meeting of the NCP’s Other Backward Class (OBC) cell […]
By Tom Heneghan, Reuters, Jordan Times CAMBRIDGE, England – When Henry Kissinger published “Diplomacy”, his study of international relations, in 1994, it had no index entries for Islam or religion. Ten years later, another US secretary of state, Madeleine Albright, wrote her own study on world affairs: “The Mighty and […]
By: Laiq Ahmed Atif, President Ahmadiyya Community Malta: http://www.ahmadiyyamalta.org Today the world is facing great threats of terrorism. Thousands of innocent people have been killed and still there seems to be no end to this cruelty. Some blame Islam as a religion of grave terror and bloodshed. But, in reality, there is no […]
By Clea Caulcut. There is controversy following government plans to hand over a large disused warehouse in northern Paris to local muslim leaders to use for prayers. Up until now the shortage of prayer space in the French capital has forcedmany Muslims to pray in the street. Ref: http://www.english.rfi.fr/france/20110908-controversy-over-places-pray-muslims
By MD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS Published: Sep 9, 2011 22:22 Updated: Sep 9, 2011 22:22 JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has strongly warned against listening to people who claim to explain dreams on radio and TV programs. His warning came following a growing trend among […]
Courtesy: CNN Editor’s note: Aman Ali is a New York-based writer, stand-up comedian and the co-creator of 30 Mosques in 30 Days, a Ramadan road trip across America. By Aman Ali, Special to CNN New York (CNN) – As a Muslim, I’m sick of people asking me how I feel about 9/11. What do you […]
Natasha Fatah National Post , Toronto, Sep 9, 2011 Like most Canadians, I’ll never forget where I was when the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 struck. I was on the subway, travelling below the surface of the earth, unaware of the horror taking place above in our neighbouring country. […]
by Julia Slater, swissinfo.ch Ten years ago Islamic extremists flew three planes into three iconic US buildings and the fall-out is still being felt. Muslims suddenly found themselves being regarded with suspicion as potential terrorists in many countries and their religion denigrated. Like most people who saw the attacks on […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The chairman of the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogues (DICID) has emphasized the need for greater cooperation and coordination among Muslim organizations that work to promote dialogue between different cultures and religions to boost world peace and stability. Professor Ibrahim Naimi […]
By SHEYMA BUALI, LIFE.STYLE@ARABNEWS.COM Celebrating works inspired by the Islamic world around the globe The Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington, London has been home to a vast collection of Islamic art for more than 150 years. Today, the Museum has taken a step beyond simply showcasing it, they have joined […]
Source/Credit: The Express Tribune / By Rana Tanveer / September 8, 2011 Relatives allege he was targeted for his religious beliefs. NEFER SEHGAL/FILE LAHORE: A man, who was later identified to be an Ahmadi, was critically injured after being shot three times in Ferozewala of Sheikhupura district on Wednesday just as religious parties […]
Courtesy: Thestreet.com NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Friday afternoon that it had sued 17 large banks, alleging violations of federal securities laws in the sale of mortgage-backed securities to government-sponsored enterprises, including Fannie Mae (FNMA_), Freddie Mac (FMCC_). . Ally Financial, for $6 billion in […]
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Jakarta Globe: Lydia Tomkiw Historian Michael Laffan’s new book explores the influences of trade, travel and traditions on the spread of Islam in Indonesia. Historian, author and professor Michael Laffan studied Indonesian in high school in Australia before going on to study Arabic in college. Laffan wanted to connect the […]