Source: Arab News: In a live television speech last week, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said, “Did you know there’s an oil war? And the war has an objective: To destroy Russia.”“It’s a strategically planned war … also aimed at Venezuela, to try and destroy our revolution and cause an economic […]
Source:aljazeera.com Taipei, Taiwan – Every Friday afternoon about 1,000 Muslims gather for the weekly prayer at the Taipei Grand Mosque. Only 20 percent are local Taiwanese – the majority come […]
Sameer Al-Hajjawi Friday, 02 January 2015 15:45 The US-Arab alliance is one of the strangest and most interesting in the world, perhaps even in history. It is certainly the most one-sided, whereby America takes everything from its Arab allies and gives them nothing in return. The US attitude is disrespectful, […]
Fiji is the happiest country in the world, according to a survey of 64,000 people across 65 countries. The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey showed that less-developed nations are much happier than developed ones. In the UK just 49 per cent of people are happy. The top five countries are: Fiji – […]
Summary The move by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to join the International Criminal Court and give it jurisdiction to investigate allegations of Israeli and other war crimes in Palestine should be seen as a positive development that brings international law to play in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The failure at […]
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Published — Saturday 3 January 2015 Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has warned against celebrating the birthday of the Prophet (peace be upon him), saying that it is a superstitious practice that was illegally added to the religion. “It is a bida (a sinful […]
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed on to 20 international agreements on Wednesday, including the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a day after a bid for independence by 2017 failed at the United Nations Security Council. The move which angered Israel and seemed likely […]
Plans to delay the release of a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee investigation into Operation Protective Edge until after the election is inherently undemocratic. The public deserves to know the findings before they vote. Haaretz Editorial | Jan. 2, 2015 | 5:30 AM IDF soldiers mourn at funeral of comrade […]
Statesman: by Peggie Evans — Members of a Round Rock mosque wondered if it was the workplace beheading in Oklahoma by a Muslim or terrorist activities of the Islamic State that caused someone to deface a local road sign bearing their group’s name. Members of the mosque who belong to […]
malaymailonline: by Joseph Sipalan — Followers of the Ahmadiyya sect are considered deviant by many Islamic countries that follow the Sunnah wal Jamaah ideology, which includes Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — Followers of the outlawed Ahmadiyya sect are challenging a crackdown on their activities nearly a year ago, on […]
Published time: January 02, 2015 19:13 Get short URL Screenshot from Ruptly video Thousands of people have rallied across Sweden expressing solidarity and support for Muslims after three attacks on mosques in just one week, which left five people injured. The participants had the slogan “Do not touch my mosque.” […]
By Loy Okezie, Special to CNN December 24, 2014 — Updated 1500 GMT (2300 HKT) | Snapscan is a mobile payments system that works using QR codes. The South Africa based startup won MTN App of the Year in 2013 and used the prize money to set up all of […]
When citizens of new year partying at the monument a few hours earlier, trash mounted. As usual, the sanitation department of DKI Jakarta will be busy cleaning up the garbage […]
The Independent: The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, used her new year’s address to deliver her most outspoken attack to date on Germany’s growing anti-Islamic protest movement. She accused its leaders […]
Saudi Women Driving Activists Sent to Terrorist Tribunal Loujain al-Hathou and Maysa al-Amoudi, two women’s driving rights activists are being sent to a special terrorism court to stand trial. ClarionProject.com Saudi women’s driving activists Loujain al-Hathoul and Maysa al-Amoudi. Two women activists who were arrested at the beginning of December […]
The Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla One Muslim bride from Australia wanted to pay tribute to the victims of the Sydney siege — even if it meant changing her […]
GEN. RAHEEL SHARIF IS CHANGING PAKISTAN FOREVER. Source: Newsweek BY KHALED AHMED From under-trial Pervez Musharraf’s hospitalization at the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology on Jan. 2 to the attempt […]
Source: AFP Banjul (Gambia) (AFP) – Several dozen military personnel and civilians were arrested, and a large cache of weapons and explosives were found following a reported coup attempt in The Gambia, an intelligence source said Thursday. The suspects have been interrogated and were being held in “four villas” in […]
By HARUN YAHYA Published — Friday 2 January 2015 In the verse, “Do not direct your eyes longingly to what We have given certain of them to enjoy. Do not […]
JUBAIL: SULTAN AL-SUGHAIR Published — Friday 2 January 2015 Many here believe that heavy use of social media is harming family life in the Kingdom and can cause psychological problems. […]