Saudis weigh DNA tests to prove parenthood
Decision to solve problem of 853 children trying to prove parentage of their fathers By Jumana Al Tamimi, Associate Editor Dubai: Sharifa heard her father’s voice for the first time […]
Seven-up Federer shatters Murray’s Wimbledon dream
AFP ARABNEWS LONDON: Roger Federer won a record-equalling seventh Wimbledon title and 17th Grand Slam crown Sunday, shattering tearful Andy Murray’s dream of ending Britain’s 76-year wait for an All […]
Jordan: Fajr prayer moved forward, isha delayed in Ramadan — Abbadi
JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Awqaf Minister Abdul Salam Abbadi on Sunday said the isha (night) prayer will be performed in mosques half an hour after the call to prayer during the holy month of Ramadan while the fajr (dawn) prayer will be performed a quarter of an hour after the […]
Khalifatul Masih V visits Mississauga
Mississauga.com: More than 30,000 Ahmadiyya Muslims witnessed the arrival of their spiritual leader, the Khalifatul Masih V, at the International Centre in Mississauga this weekend. His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor […]
Pakistan shuns physicist linked to ‘God particle’ – Because he is A Muslim
SEBASTIAN ABBOT, Associated Press: ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate helped develop the theoretical framework that led to the apparent discovery of the subatomic “God particle” last week, yet […]
Samantha Lewthwaite ‘recruiting all-women terror squads’
Samantha Lewthwaite, the British terror suspect on the run from police in East Africa, is in Somalia recruiting and training all-women attack squads, The Daily Telegraph has learnt. Lewthwaite, the […]
SEXTING STUDY: 28% Of High-School Kids Have Sent A Naked Picture Of Themselves
A new study of teenage “sexting,” primarily as defined by having sent naked pictures of yourself or sex-related messages, shows that it’s much more prevalent than previously believed. Specifically, researchers found: 28% […]
Difa-i-Pakistan begins ‘long-march’ to Islamabad-only 8000 people participate
Dawn: Prominent Pakistani hardliners who oppose their country’s anti-terror alliance with Washington led thousands of people in a protest Sunday against Pakistan’s decision to allow the US and other Nato countries […]
Interview with Dr. Juergen Todenhoefer and President Bashar Al Assad on German TV (in English)
Source: Tagesschau German TV Tagesschau.de http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/gespraech-assad-englisch100.html (Click on the link for English original Interview from the German TV) Jürgen Todenhöfer: Mr. President, members of the opposition and western politicians say, […]
Muslim countries cannot remain as consumers – Mahathir
LANGKAWI (July 8, 2012): Muslim countries should not remain as consumers but should involve in real business such as production of goods and then sell the products to the world […]
Mubasher Lucman breaks his Fast of Silence
Two-part video where Mubasher Lucman details the leaked video controversy. Part 1: Part 2
Four Gulf States Amongst World’s Ten Fattest Nations
Ramadan period is expected to add to the weighty population; health clubs try to push their way into Gulf countries.Eat less, and go to the gym more. Alas, easier said […]
Outsiders fostering and flirting with local Muslim forces
Indonesia’s Hizbolluh Indonesia Correspondent, Matt Brown, is packing his bags this weekend, and heading for the Middle East.This is his last assignment from Jakarta ,a story which has fascinated him since he read a few scant lines in a history book at the start of his posting, two and a […]
Saudi Arabia’s Princess Sara claims asylum in the UK
Saudi Arabia’s Princess Sara bint Talal bin Abdulaziz is claiming political asylum in the UK over fears for her safety back home. She tells Hugh Miles and Robert Mendick why […]
Plans are underway to try again in court to ban Kyrgyzstan’s Ahmadi Community as “extremist” ???
Zhanibek Botoyev, the Chief Legal Expert of the State Commission on Religious Affairs, has revealed to Forum 18 News Service that plans are underway to try again in court to ban Kyrgyzstan’s Ahmadi Muslim community as “extremist”. The new attempt follows the failure on technical grounds in their first attempt. […]
Islamic Architecture: Mirror of the Invisible World
Huff Post: by Robert Gardner During the production of “Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World,” which airs this Friday as part of the PBS Arts Summer Festival, we filmed […]
Islamic Art: In Paradise There Is Always Water
Huff Post: Michael Wolfe When I first traveled in Spain, the Alhambra Palace and its summer gardens were not yet tourist magnets attracting millions every year. Their beauty is indescribable, […]
Calligraphy Is the Islamic Art of Arts
Huff Post: by Michael Wolfe In Western art calligraphy is a minor art form, mostly confined to books and the occasional decorative function. But in Islamic art, the practice of beautiful writing is much more. Because it grew up alongside the Quran, Islam’s sacred book, calligraphy developed from a central […]
The Presbyterians debate Palestine
July 07, 2012 12:57 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star LEBANON I have spent the last three days in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, participating in the Presbyterian Church-USA’s consideration of resolutions on Middle Eastern and peacemaking issues. Most notably, this includes a call for the church to divest its shares […]
“Selective Justice”: U.S. court fines Iran $813 mn for 1983 Lebanon attack
WASHINGTON: A U.S. federal judge has ordered Iran to pay more than $813 million in damages and interest to the families of 241 U.S. soldiers killed in the 1983 bombing […]