Women welcome at a Saudi Arabia Starbucks shop after temporary ban By Henry Hanks, CNN: February 8, 2016 (CNN)To the Western world, it’s a surprising thing to see. Until very recently, one Starbucks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, had a sign with the phrase, “Please no entrance for ladies.” The sign […]
ABDULRAHMAN AL-RASHED Published — Tuesday 9 February 2016 To try and sum up the causes of extremism in one word will ultimately lead to a vast generalization. But the main reason behind the cause of extremism is the educational curricula, because this lays the foundations that shape one’s thoughts. So […]
ARAB NEWS Published — Monday 8 February 2016 MADINAH: A member of the Senior Scholars Council, Dr. Abdullah Al-Manieh, has called for the establishment of women’s departments at the Islamic University in Madinah in line with other universities in the Kingdom. “The Muslim woman has had her own status and […]
ABU DARDA (May Allah bless him) said: “I said, O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), tell me of a deed which will earn me admission to Al-Jannah (Paradise). He (peace be upon him) said, “Do not get angry, and Paradise will be yours.” (Saheeh At-Targheeb At-Tarheeb, 2749) […]
Yemen Houthis, Saudis and jihadis The three-way war in Yemen is not going well IF EVER a war caused pointless death and destruction, it is the one in Yemen. The Houthis, a rebel force, ousted the government from Sana’a, the capital, earlier this year but are nowhere near their aim […]
A crowded mataf is seen in the Grand Mosque in Makkah. (AN photo by Ahmad Hashad) ARAB NEWS Published — Sunday 7 February 2016 MADINAH/JEDDAH: Pilgrims and visitors performing tawaf […]
Voices The tables have turned and now it is the rebels who find themselves surrounded, along with the tens of thousands of civilians in their sector of the city Robert Fisk Middle East correspondent @indyvoices Friday 5 February 2016 61 comments A Syrian man comforts a boy amid the rubble […]
Iran’s Rezaee sees possibility of regional war if Saudis enter Syria Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaee, the former chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, has not ruled out the possibility of a widespread war in the Middle East if Saudi soldiers enter Syria. The remarks by […]
US defence chief says increased activity by other countries would make it easier for the US to accelerate its fight against Daesh Image Credit: AFP US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter Published: 10:08 February 5, 2016 Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada: U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter welcomed on Thursday a Saudi […]
Feb 04,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI My affection and respect for my good friend and colleague from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with whom I discussed current events in the Middle East over a leisurely Lebanese lunch last week was matched by our very different analyses of […]
Source: The Guardian A Saudi court has overturned the death sentence of a Palestinian poet accused of renouncing Islam, imposing an eight-year prison term and 800 lashes instead. He must […]
ARAB NEWS Published — Thursday 4 February 2016 AL-JOUF: Want to know the real meaning of friendship? Meet Salman bin Musleh Al-Sharari, a Saudi, who didn’t hesitate to sell his prized possession to send home his injured Turkish friend Mohammad Ali Arsalan. Al-Sharari became friends with Arsalan during his visits […]
Source: Global Research On Wednesday last week the Malaysia’s attorney general confirmed that Saudi Arabia’s royal family gave Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak a $681 million personal gift. The confirmation […]
Feb 01,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – HASSAN A. BARARI Syrian opposition leaders suspect that the United States will not work towards ending Syrian President Bashar Assad’s rule. By trying to impose the Russian and Iranian terms on the Syrian opposition, the American administration’s credibility is crumbling among the Syrian opposition. […]
ARAB NEWS Published — Monday 1 February 2016 Beyond any shadow of doubt, Daesh and its likes have nothing to do with Islam. All the actions of these terrorist organizations are in sharp contrast with the true teachings of Islam and Sunnah. It seems that Daesh is just a puppet […]
MARIAM ANWER Published — Friday 29 January 2016 Death is always a bitter realization, a huge reminder and a recurring scary thought: ‘How long before I am the one lying lifeless being washed, shrouded and buried by others?’ Allah says in His Glorious Book: “Every soul will taste death, and […]
In this Jan. 13, 2016 photo, a Muslim boy watches pilgrims as they circle the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia during the minor pilgrimage, known as Umrah. (AP) ARAB NEWS Published — Sunday 31 January 2016 JEDDAH: The […]
Source: Huffington Post A Saudi prince may have just beaten Donald Trump at a game of Twitter trolling. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on Twitter that he’s bailed the billionaire out twice — and suggested the GOP presidential frontrunner might need his help a third time. The exchange was initiated […]
Source: Arab News By Jermaine Jackson, who is the brother of world-famous star late Michael Jackson. He here recounts how he embraced Islam. It was way back in 1989 when […]
IMAM KAMIL MUFTI Published — Friday 29 January 2016 God is in no need of our worship, it is mankind that needs to worship God. If no-one were to worship God, it would not take away from His glory in any way, and if all of mankind were to worship […]