Indonesian cultural exhibition kicks off in Tehran
The opening ceremony of the Indonesian Cultural Festival was held at Tehran’s Milad Tower on Sunday, September 22. http://www.presstv.ir/player/player1.swf
President Obama Extends an Olive Branch to Iran in his Speech at the U.N.
By Washington Post Staff, Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 11:21 AM President Obama delivered the following address at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 24, 2013. Here is […]
eDigest: Death toll from Pakistan church bombing rises to 81
Epigraph: We prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — it shall be as if he had killed all mankind; and whoso gave life to one, it shall be as if he […]
Manhunt after Israeli soldier gunned down
JERUSALEM: Israeli troops on Monday hunted for a suspected Palestinian gunman who shot a soldier dead in Hebron, days after another Palestinian killed a soldier in a separate incident. The killings have cast a pall over peace talks relaunched last month after a three-year hiatus, with Israeli ministers calling on […]
THE AMERICAN FILMMAKER WHO BECAME A FREEDOM FIGHTER IN LIBYA
By Greta Hofmann Matthew VanDyke has had an interesting few years. In 2008, the Baltimore-born filmmaker set off on a three-year motorcycle expedition around North Africa and the Middle East, […]
A REPORTER AT LARGE: THE SHADOW COMMANDER
Qassem Suleimani is the Iranian operative who has been reshaping the Middle East. Now he’s directing Assad’s war in Syria. BY DEXTER FILKINS Last February, some of Iran’s most influential leaders gathered at the Amir al-Momenin Mosque, in northeast Tehran, inside a gated community reserved for officers of the Revolutionary […]
German hackers crack iPhone security system
Source: the Local German hackers said on Monday they have been able to get past the new biometric identification system contained in the latest generation of Apple’s iconic iPhones. […]
Arabs, Beware the “Small States” Option
By Sharmine Narwani – Mon, 2013-07-29 15:28- Sandbox At the heart of all politics lies cold, hard opportunism. New circumstances, changed alliances and unexpected events will always conspire to alter one’s calculations to benefit a core agenda. In the Middle East today, those calculations are being adjusted with a frequency […]
“I am ashamed of being a Muslim”
Source: Dawn.Com My Christian brothers, today I am ashamed of being a Muslim. The death of 81 Christians in a Peshawar church on Sunday shows how criminal we are. Please do not forgive me for being silent while other Pakistanis are killed by mad mullahs. Please condemn me. More:
Church bombing analysis: Diagnosis first, dialogue later
Source: ET The September 22 deadly twin suicide bombings at a church in Peshawar left no ambiguity about it – the nature of these strikes manifests a campaign targeting innocent Pakistani citizens, irrespective of faith, caste or creed, as well as the entire security apparatus. The masterminds of attacks on […]
Head of Islamic Bloc Wants His Group to Have Permanent Seat on U.N. Security Council
Source. The Conservative Papers: (CNSNews.com) – With key Muslim countries on the rise and the Muslim population on track to exceed a quarter of the planet’s projected total population by 2030, the Islamic world deserves a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, says Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-General […]
From Apologist to Ally
The Express Tribune: by Saroop Ijaz – In October, 2001, a church in Bahawalpur, Punjab was attacked and worshipers killed, including women and children. The date bears relevance; it came days after the United States started the operation in Afghanistan. Before that, when the Babri Mosque episode took place, historic Hindu temples […]
Ministry instructs Haj service establishments to keep environment clean at holy sites
The Ministry of Haj has urged Haj service companies and establishments to maintain the cleanliness of pilgrim tents and the areas surrounding the holy sites in a bid to ensure […]
Muslim Youth League assails clerics on marriage age row
By Express News Service – THRISSUR Published: 24th September 2013 11:13 AM Last Updated: 24th September 2013 11:13 AM The Muslim Youth League will not support or entertain the moves to reduce the legal marriage age of Muslim women to 16, even if the Muslim clerics pitch for it, said […]
Abercrombie settles Calif. suits over head scarves
By By PAUL ELIAS MSN MONEY SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Trendy clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has agreed to make religious accommodations and allow workers to wear head scarves as part of a settlement of discrimination lawsuits filed in California, lawyers announced Monday. The retailer will now allow hijabs, the […]
Questions Plague UN Report on Syria
By Sharmine Narwani and Radwan Mortada A senior United Nations official who deals directly with Syrian affairs has told Al-Akhbar that the Syrian government had no involvement in the alleged Ghouta chemical weapons attack: “Of course not, he (President Bashar al-Assad) would be committing suicide.” When asked who he believed […]
Pope expresses good will to Muslims in letter to Sunni imam
Cairo, Egypt, Sep 23, 2013 / 01:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis has indicated respect “for Islam and Muslims” in a letter to the head of the main cultural institution of Sunni Islam, marking the end of Ramadan. Ahmed el-Tayeb, grand imam of al-Azhar University, perhaps the highest authority in […]
Quran Translation Banned By Russian Court
Huff Post – MOSCOW — Russia’s top Islamic cleric has protested a provincial court order to declare a translation of the Quran as extremist and to destroy it. Ravil Gainutdin, the head of the Council of Muftis of Russia, said in an open letter to President Vladimir Putin released Monday […]
National Maududian Hypocrisy and the Peshawar Blast-By Yasser Latif Hamdani
Pak Tea House – As the nation comes to grip with the horrible massacre of Christians in Peshawar, Haider Maududi on Duniya TV (which shamelessly said “jo kachra saaf kartay thay un ka safaya ho giya) decided to muddy the waters by claiming that this was bound to happen in […]
Egypt court bans Brotherhood activities
By Schams Elwazer, CNN updated 3:40 PM EDT, Mon September 23, 2013 (CNN) — An Egyptian court Monday ordered a ban on activities of the Muslim Brotherhood and froze its finances, according to state-run news website EgyNews. The move is the latest in an anti-Muslim Brotherhood crackdown that began when […]