by Suleiman Al Khalidi | Reuters JORDAN TIMES REYHANLI, Turkey — Abdullah Ben Shamar, a Saudi student, puts a small copy of the Koran among his few belongings packed neatly in a holdall as he prepares to set off with a Libyan friend across the hilly terrain separating southern Turkey […]
NY Times: Grinning for the camera, the suicide bomber fondly patted his truckload of explosives. “We will defeat these crusader pigs as they have invaded our land,” he declared as […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Monday 30 July 2012 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah received at his palace here Saturday a large number of citizens who came to greet […]
By Ryan Strom The Daily Star Lebanon The holiest month of the Islamic year, Ramadan, began Friday, July 20. This Ramadan, many Muslims are looking at a new dimension of the month – our impact on the earth. This is particularly important as we learn more about the effects of […]
The Daily Star Lebanon Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is seen on board his charter plane in Tel Aviv, Israel as he travels to Poland, Monday, […]
Daily Star: Courtesy Abdul Awwal: The Myanmar government has conveyed its anxiety to the Bangladesh mission there that the Jamaat-e-Islami had been helping the Rohingya groups in Bangladesh with arms to incite […]
Dawn: In Pakistan, the Constitution and other laws and policies restrict religious freedom and the government enforced these restrictions, says a US State Department report released on Monday. The report, […]
Is it not enough evidence that the third attribute of God in the Quran is Rab? Especially for those who are attuned with Arabic should not term evolution as a non-Islamic concept when “Rab” […]
NYDailyNews.com The two-room bungalow, the birth place of Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate, today stands empty, testament to the indifference, bigotry and prejudice surrounding the country’s greatest scientist. Professor Abdus Salam, the child prodigy born to a humble family on the sun-blasted plains of Punjab who won accolades all over the […]
RT It’s more than just stockpiling surveillance drones to spy on US citizens: the United States Army is attempting to procure an arsenal of riot gear in case the military must go toe-to-toe with civilians on US soil. A solicitation for weapons posted on the official government website for federal business opportunities […]
RT: Israeli officials are denying reports that the White House has provided them with a contingency plan in case of a showdown with Iran. Nevertheless, the head of America’s Defense Department is gearing up for a week of talks in the Middle East. US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is overseas […]
Credit: ET My point here is not to focus on the Shias. After all, the massacre of the Shias in Balochistan is happening along with the widespread persecution and killing […]
Credit: NY Times. ASPEN, Colo. — Tensions flared between the United States and Pakistanon Friday, as two top officials traded accusations of doing too little to combat Taliban sanctuaries in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The tart exchange between the officials, Douglas E. Lute, President Obama’s top adviser on Afghanistan and Pakistan, […]
Credit: NY Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — After weeks of mystery surrounding his intentions, Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass, the former commander of an elite Republican Guard unit in Syria, announced his […]
Credit: Spiegel Germany REUTERS Republican contender Mitt Romney heads to Poland on Monday, the last stop of an overseas tour that has already taken him to England and Israel. So far, German newspapers have not been impressed with his performance, citing embarrassing verbal blunders and superficial political posturing. In addition […]
Credit:Cult Girl | Ahmadiyya via Wasim Sroya Ahmadiyya Mosque, Pakistan During the month of Ramadhan, the admins of this blog are making a concerted attempt to avoid getting involved in pointlessly stupid arguments. However, there was one issue that several anti-Ahmadi commentators brought up in the comments section of our […]
By Steve Anglesey 3 Comments 29 Jul 2012 18:09 Issaka The Otter: Novice from Niger is new Eddie The Eagle after super-slow sculls Wild-card who got into a boat for the first time three months ago finishes almost two minutes behind winner You can do it: Niger’s Hamadou Djibo Issaka […]
London (CNN) — One of the two women on Saudi Arabia’s Olympic team may be pulled from the competition because of the kingdom’s insistence that she wear a headscarf in her judo matches. Saudi and international Olympic officials met late into the night with International Judo Federation representatives to resolve […]
BY Maryam Shah, TORONTO SUN The first time Ann, 69, heard the azaan, or call to prayer, it was on one of her three trips to Egypt. “Of course, it did something different to me than it would to someone else,” she recalled. “I found it very spiritual in the content.” […]
Prof. William Lane Craig makes good arguments for existence of God in this debate as he usually does. But, as is his style, he also makes some frivolous and weak […]