Gov’t discusses UNRWA crisis as agency’s coffers ‘almost empty’ By Laila Azzeh , Petra – Jul 27,2015 – Last updated at Jul 27,2015 0 0 googleplus0 0 0 UNRWA’s education services are on the line due to a severe financial crisis (Photo courtesy of UNRWA) AMMAN — Jordan on Sunday […]
Pakistan Today — Former Pakistani dictator Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf might not be among the most liked persons in India and Pakistan but a school textbook in an Indian state has listed him as one of the ‘greatest personalities’ of the region. A book for Grade III at a private […]
Upworthy: by Robbie Couch — A little creativity and a dash of compassion can truly work wonders. These are called “anti-homeless spikes.” They’re about as friendly as they sound. Photo courtesy of CC BY-ND, Immo Klink and Marco Godoy. As you may have guessed, they’re intended to deter people who are […]
Olivia Sterns, CNN Updated 1:42 PM ET, Wed July 22, 2015 London (CNN) Think of the origins of that staple of modern life, the cup of coffee, and Italy often springs […]
Source: This article was originally published in Spring 2010 volume of the Muslim Sunrise: read online in the Muslim Sunrise. Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of […]
Source: A. Abdul Aziz; Press Secretary Sinhalese (/sɪnəˈliːz/), known natively as Sinhala (සිංහල; singhala [ˈsiŋɦələ]),[3] is the native language of the Sinhalese people, who make up the largest ethnic group in […]
Epigraph: “But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little hollow in the […]
Source: RT.com Israeli police have deployed stun grenades to disperse rock-throwing Palestinian protesters, who were trying to prevent Jews from praying on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount on one of their most […]
Can the Middle East tackle Islamist militancy? 25 July 2015 From the sectionMiddle East BBC.COM Arab affairs analyst Magdi Abdelhadi offers a personal view on the difficulties presented by trying to tackle Islamist extremism in the Middle East. If you watch Saudi television, as I sometimes do, you will […]
You can get married as young as nine in Iran but men have to wait till they’re 22 to tie the knot in China On Friday, the Spanish government announced […]
538. Commandment – So go about in the land for four months, and know that you cannot frustrate the plan of Allah and that Allah will humiliate the disbelievers [9:2] So go about in the land for four months, and know that you cannot frustrate the plan of Allah and that Allah will humiliate the […]
Amid the increasing number of Muslims within its borders, Public Safety Canada has awarded a $170K grant to Australian academic Scott Flower, tasked with discovering why Canadians are choosing Islam. […]
Pakistani police officers escorting the wife of a missing person at a demonstratio protesting secret detentions in Islamabad, Pakistan, last year. […]
Source: The Huffington Post By Nafees Syed; Lawyer, Former Congressional staffer The most important miracle in Islam is located in Birmingham, United Kingdom. On Wednesday, the headline of the New York […]
Source: The Huffington Post By Joseph E. B. Lumbard; Assistant professor of classical Islam, Brandeis University. General Editor for The Study Quran (HarperOne, 2015) The recent discovery of an early manuscript of the Quran has received extensive media attention, appearing on BBC, CNN and even above the fold on the front […]
By Harun Yahya, ARABNEWS.com The Qur’an refers to love that stems from faith and has a profound impact on the soul. It takes hard work to possess that love. The […]
Source: Arab News LONDON: For decades, an ancient relic from the Middle East was unknowingly tucked away in an unlikely place: A library in the British Midlands, thousands of miles […]
ARAB NEWS Published — Sunday 26 July 2015 Last update 26 July 2015 1:43 am JEDDAH: Some 90 percent of Umrah pilgrims have left Makkah. As a result, quiet atmosphere prevails over the central area of the Grand Mosque, which witnessed worshippers in increased numbers performing the daily prayers. Hatem […]
By AP – Jul 25,2015 – Last updated at Jul 25,2015 0 0 googleplus0 0 0 In this June 29, file photo, a hooded Tunisian police officer stands guard ahead of the visit of top security officials of Britain, France, Germany and Belgium at the scene of the shooting attack […]
By Khetam Malkawi – Jul 25,2015 – Last updated at Jul 25,2015 16 0 googleplus0 0 0 AMMAN — After more than eight years of delay, the 10th Jordanian-Iranian economic committee is expected to meet this year to review, update and reactivate several agreements, an Iranian diplomat told The Jordan […]