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Arab News – Saudi Women to Get Their Own City

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Islam – Pakistan is for Islam, General

‘Pakistan is for Islam’ By: The Nation Monitoring | August 14, 2012 | 14 ABBOTTABAD – Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Monday said Pakistan came into being in the name of Islam and no power could dare eliminate Islam from the country, reported a private TV channel. Addressing a special […]

Ramadan TV stirs argument across Arab world

FEATURE-Ramadan TV show stirs argument across Arab world http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fin.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2012%2F08%2F13%2Fmedia-islam-drama-idINL6E8J780L20120813&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=35 http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1340179658.html#_=1344917383329&count=horizontal&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fin.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2012%2F08%2F13%2Fmedia-islam-drama-idINL6E8J780L20120813&id=twitter-share-link&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fin.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2012%2F08%2F13%2Fmedia-islam-drama-idINL6E8J780L20120813&size=m&text=FEATURE-Ramadan%20TV%20show%20stirs%20argument%20across%20Arab%20world&url=http%3A%2F%2Freut.rs%2FRHM1uB&via=reuters By Mahmoud Habboush DUBAI | Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:36pm IST Aug 13 (Reuters) – A television drama about the life of a seventh century Muslim ruler, Omar Ibn al-Khattab, is polarising opinion across the Arab world by challenging a widespread belief […]

King Abdullah’s Islamic Unity Vision Applaued

King Abdullah’s Islamic unity vision lauded  Faheem Al-Hamid and Muhammad Al-Mukhtar Al-Faal Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Islamic unity vision of King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and his initiative to convene the Islamic solidarity summit in Makkah this week has come for all-round praise from Arab and Muslim […]

Meet on defending Prophet planned

RIYADH: SHARIF M. TAHA ARABNEWS Thursday 9 August 2012 Committees entrusted to organize a conference on “Dialogue and its impact on defending Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)” continued sessions at Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University (IMSIU). The conference will be held under the patronage of the Custodian of […]

50-year Makkah plan to be executed in phases

JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Thursday 9 August 2012 Interior Minister Prince Ahmed yesterday highlighted the new 50-year plan for the comprehensive development of Makkah and the holy sites of Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah, saying it would bring about massive improvement in services to pilgrims. Speaking to reporters after chairing a meeting […]

Saudis to Muslim Brotherhood: Drop Dead

by David P. Goldman • Aug 8, 2012 GATESTONE INSTITUTE “The uneasy modus vivendi between the Muslim Brotherhood and the military most likely will fail, and probably sooner than later,” I argued July 9, and the aftermath of the terrorist execution of sixteen Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai peninsula supports […]