Share The U.S. Opts for Ineffective Sanctions on Russia Geopolitical Weekly Tuesday, April 29, 2014 – 03:05 Print Text Size Stratfor By George Friedman The United States announced new sanctions on seven Russian government officials April 28. A long-used tactic, sanctions can yield unpredictable effects or have no effect at […]
Epigraph: And what is the matter with you that you struggle not in the cause of Allah and of the weak — men, women and children — who say, ‘Our Lord, take us out of this town, whose people are oppressors, and make for us some friend from Thyself, and […]
Mustafa Kutlay USAK Center for EU Studies 28 April 2014 In his book, Inventing Europe, Gerard Delanty meticulously discusses how the idea of “Europe” and “Europeanness” has been reinvented throughout […]
108. Commandment to observe Prayer in prescribed form [4:104] And when you have finished the Prayer, remember Allah while standing, and sitting, and lying on your sides. And when you are secure from danger, then observe Prayer in the prescribed form; verily Prayer is enjoined on the believers to be […]
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is tiptoeing away from its economic stimulus campaign, and so far the broader economy has barely noticed. The Fed’s policy-making committee, which meets on Tuesday and Wednesday, is widely expected to announce another $10 billion cut in its monthly bond purchases, to $45 billion, en […]
Guardian: As part of mammoth celebrations of the 200th anniversary of Norway’s constitution, the government is funding two artists to re-enact a “human zoo”, which will open to the public on […]
maannews.net: NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli bulldozers on Tuesday demolished a mosque and three houses in a Palestinian village south of Nablus, an official said.Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors settlement-related activities in the northern West Bank, told Ma’an that over 20 Israeli military vehicles entered Khirbet al-Tawil near the […]
Morocco World News: by Tarik Oumozzane — Islam is a religion that encourages education, the pursuit of knowledge. It is a religion that not only acknowledges the “other,” but also protects his/her rights. Islam is a religion that promotes diversity and forbids all kinds of harassment. Nottingham, England – In these […]
by Jo Fahy, swissinfo.ch April 28, 2014 – 11:00 If you expect to meet Swiss people working in Zermatt’s hotels and restaurants, you might be surprised to be greeted by […]
Helen Rowe, Isabelle Toussaint | AFP ARABNEWS Published — Monday 28 April 2014 PARIS: Once pilgrims came on camels or on foot in their thousands, now millions of Muslims make […]
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry told a group of senior international officials that Israel risks becoming an “apartheid” state if it does not make peace soon, a US news website reported. Kerry made the controversial remarks at a closed-door meeting of the influential Trilateral Commission on Friday, The […]
Epigraph: He sends down water from the sky, so that valleys flow according to their measure, and the flood bears on its surface swelling foam. And from that which they […]
Epigraph: He sends down water from the sky, so that valleys flow according to their measure, and the flood bears on its surface swelling foam. And from that which they […]
107. Commandment to observe Prayer [14:32] Say to My servants who have believed, that they should observe Prayer and spend out of what We have given them, secretly and openly, before there comes a day wherein there will be neither bargaining nor friendship. [2:111] And observe Prayer and pay the […]
By Shah A Siddiqui It is a shame for Pakistanis to keep the name of the country on the ground of “Islam” and also there is no need to apron string the ‘Islamic’ with the country’s name. Simple “Pakistan” or “People’s Republic of Pakistan” is very appropriate according to the […]
CBS-ABN News: by RG Cruz — MANILA (UPDATE) – US President Barack Obama steered clear of China on Monday night as he said that the United States’ commitment to defend the Philippines is iron-clad. This, after the US leader failed to categorically say during an earlier joint press conference with President Benigno […]
Epigraph: Is he, then, who knows that what has been revealed to thee (Muhammad) from thy Lord is the truth, like one who is blind? But only those gifted with […]
MADINAH: YUSUF MUHAMMAD Published — Monday 28 April 2014 Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims of different nationalities arrive in the Kingdom to perform Umrah and visit the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. Arab News met Jordanian pilgrim Abdul Rahman Mahmoud, 50, on Saturday while he was taking a stroll in the […]
KHAN AL-SUBUL, Syria: Under the leadership of a young, battle-hardened rebel commander, the men entrusted with the first American missiles to be delivered to the Syrian war are engaged in an ambitious effort to forge a new, professional army. Abdullah Awda, 28, says he and his recently formed Harakat Hazm […]
Epigraph: And what is the matter with you that you struggle not in the cause of Allah and of the weak — men, women and children — who say, ‘Our […]