West’s misconception about Hijab

ARABNEWS by Tanya Cariina Hsu who is a British political analyst specializing in US-Saudi foreign policy Sunday 4 November 2012 DURING a recent dinner conversation in London I was asked, as is predictably guaranteed, about Saudi Arabia, the abaya and hijab. “A mark of oppression and ignorance,” bemoaned a professor […]

US-planned opposition overhaul taking shape

ARAB NEWS Sunday 4 November 2012 AMMAN: Details emerged yesterday of plans to reshape Syria’s opposition into a representative government-in-exile, on the eve of key talks between regime opponents. The talks starting today in Doha come amid US criticism of the main exiled opposition group, the Syrian National Council (SNC), […]

Former Al Qaeda terrorist preaches tolerance

Source: The Jakarta Post Repentant: Nasir Abas, a former member of the al-Qaeda-linked Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network, speaks during a discussion on terrorism in Jimbaran, Bali, on Monday. The discussion was part of the commemoration of the second Bali bombing, which claimed 23 lives on Oct. 1, 2005.(JP/Anggara Mahendra) […]