By Laila Azzeh, Jordan Times. AMMAN – Clerics, intellectuals and researchers convened yesterday to discuss different approaches to teaching religion in schools and universities in the region, stressing the importance of inter-religious education to promote tolerance and understanding. Held under the patronage of HRH Prince Hassan, the symposium, “An Introduction […]
By Mohammad Ghazal, Jordan Times. AMMAN – His Majesty King Abdullah’s remarks to the BBC earlier this week that he would step down if he were in Syrian President Bashar Assad’s place reflect Jordan’s deep concern about Syria, according to columnists. The columnists said Jordan cannot ignore the situation in […]
By Huma Imtiaz / Kamran Yousuf Published: November 18, 2011 WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani said on Thursday that, in Pakistan, a single person’s claims can create crises. Whether the […]
Palestine News Network Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayb of the Islamic University of al-Azhar in Cairo, one of the foremost authorities of Islamic jurisprudence in the world, laid out on a Wednesday a set of steps to “defend the holy city of Jerusalem.” A delegation from the Palestinian group the Popular Campaign […]
Source: Editorial: The New Age Dhaka, November 16, 2011 Govt need to act against Ahmadiyya tormentors MEMBERS of the Ahmadiyya community, a minority sect of Islam, are once again exposed to intimidation. This time, they have been barred from building a mosque at a village in Tangail, although, in line […]
Nearly three weeks after $600 million in customer money went missing from MF Global, the search for the cash has been hampered by the bankrupt brokerage firm’s sloppy record-keeping, an increasingly worrisome situation that has left regulators frustrated and customers in the lurch. The round-the-clock effort has consumed an alphabet […]
Obama loves Indonesia. He lived there as a boy and returned, last year, as president of the United States. In his homecoming speech at the University of Indonesia he reminisced about the Jakarta of his youth, conjuring scenes of rice paddies and kites drifting on the breeze. “Indonesia is a […]
A building which used as Mosque by Ahmadiyah pilgrim on Jl Madrasah Block J No. 28 at RT 02/10, Durensawit, East Jakarta was sealed by East Jakarta Building Supervision and […]
Source: TOI Why is that whenever we feel upset or depressed about something, many of us automatically find ourselves reaching out for our favourite foods? Or why is a celebration always associated with a sweemeats or a chocolate? Comfort food! Yes, that is the answer to the above questions. […]
Source: TOI WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s ambassador to Washington has offered to resign after reports that his boss, President Asif Ali Zardari, asked Washington for help to stave off a military takeover. A Pakistani businessman alleged in a column in the Financial Times last month that a senior Pakistani diplomat asked for […]
Source: Asia Times: Iran has reacted sharply to a joint United States and Saudi Arabia bid for a United Nations resolution accusing it violating diplomatic treaties and calling on Tehran to cooperate in ongoing investigations into shaky allegations of a terror plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington. American […]
Source: Asia Times: Opposition to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria has been firming since the beginning of the Arab Spring earlier this year. The government’s efforts to wait out and use force to end the opposition have failed thus far. Public opposition remains strong, almost mythic, even […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times “If there had been in the heavens and the earth other gods besides Allah, then surely both would have gone to ruin. Glorified then be Allah, the Lord of the Throne, far above what they attribute to Him.” […]
(WOMENSENEWS)–I have personal reasons for caring about what happens next in Tunisia. I was born in 1985 in France to Tunisian parents. That meant I grew up in an adopted country where women’s legal rights were even more firmly established than in my parent’s homeland. I didn’t face restrictions, so […]
If it ever comes to Pakistan launching an atomic warhead, the final say would be with the all-powerful army leader, even though in theory the prime minister’s finger should be on the trigger. All indications are that the White House, despairing at the fragile government in Islamabad and reassured that […]
By FATIMA SIDIYA | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has approved the restoration of two historic mosques in Jeddah, Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities, said on Wednesday. He said Al-Shafi and Al-Mimar mosques would be refurbished […]
I think this is a good idea especially on the weekends. But who knows, may be kids will find a way to bypass this also. But it could also be good idea for dads who do spend a lot of time in front of televisions and they could compete with […]
By GWYNNE DYER ARABNEWS For most of its 66-year history, the Arab League was a powerless organization, dominated by regimes that made sure it never criticized their lies and crimes. But suddenly, this year, it woke up and changed sides. Last March the Arab League suspended Libya’s membership because of […]
By Taylor Luck AMMAN – As Arab and Turkish foreign ministers gathered in Rabat on Wednesday to discuss the Syrian crisis, the meeting posed diplomatic crossroads for Jordan, according to analysts. Amman is weighing a host of domestic concerns and international commitments as it stakes out its official position on […]
I recently was a presenter at a 5th grade Science Fair alongside professional astronomers, engineers, and physicists. My high school science teachers would have never predicted this. I struggled to pass my science classes and it wasn’t until I studied fitness as an adult that I became interested in biology. […]