By Nicola Fathers France has one of the highest birth rates in Europe. But it appears that many pregnant foreign women in France are apprehensive about giving birth in their adopted country. A midwife at a Paris birthing centre says the centre was established due to dissatisfaction at France’s “interventionist” […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) has stepped up its relief programs for famine-hit Somalia after the United Nations reported that hundreds of people in the African country are dying each day despite a ramping up of relief aid. WAMY said […]
By MD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS Published: Sep 9, 2011 22:22 Updated: Sep 9, 2011 22:22 JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has strongly warned against listening to people who claim to explain dreams on radio and TV programs. His warning came following a growing trend among […]
JERUSALEM — The Palestinians will announce Monday what path they will take to seek UN membership or some other form of recognition as an independent state by the world body this month, the Palestinian UN envoy said Friday. Riyad Mansour told reporters on Friday that the Palestinian leadership will make […]
Reuters: Obama administration urges Egypt to protect embassy * Israel appeals for American help * Israel ambassador, family, staff fly back to Israel * At least 450 injured (Adds state TV says ambassador leaves, confrontations continue) By Sami Aboudi CAIRO, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Egyptians stormed the building […]
For Palestinians, justice is delayed and still denied Montreal Gazette: By Thomas Woodley Irwin Cotler says the time isn’t right for Palestinian statehood (“The time isn’t right for statehood bid” Opinion, Sept. 8). If not now, when? The Palestinian territories satisfy all of the requirements for statehood under international law. […]
Tom Allard Jakarta Ulil Abshar Abdalla is a Harvard-educated Islamic reformer, an adviser to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and one of Indonesia’s most perceptive intellectuals. Ask him about what has happened to Islam in Indonesia since the September 11 attacks, and he says: ”I think there has been a trend […]
Source: Toronto Star Staff Reporter: Liem Vu Anders Breivik, the man who killed 77 people during a mass shooting and bombing in Norway last July, has become an unwanted poster boy for Lacoste, which reportedly wrote to police requesting the gunman not wear its clothing. According to the Guardian, which […]
Source: CNN Would losing your Maserati for speeding be akin to paying a million-dollar fine for jaywalking? That may be a question five drivers in British Columbia will soon ask themselves. The five are among 13 owners of high-end sports cars who had their vehicles impounded last week after what […]
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Lebanon To arrive in the United States, as I did a few days ago, one week before the 10th anniversary commemoration of the 9/11 terror attacks is to reach a land that is, remarkably, little changed from what it was on that shocking […]
Courtesy: CNN Editor’s note: Aman Ali is a New York-based writer, stand-up comedian and the co-creator of 30 Mosques in 30 Days, a Ramadan road trip across America. By Aman Ali, Special to CNN New York (CNN) – As a Muslim, I’m sick of people asking me how I feel about 9/11. What do you […]
WASHINGTON — Mixing politically moderate proposals with a punchy tone, President Obama challenged lawmakers on Thursday to “pass this jobs bill” — a blunt call on Congress to enact his $447 billion package of tax cuts and new government spending, designed to revive a stalling economy and his own political […]
Soruce: Asia Times On line Pakistani terrorism experts believe that the current spate of high-intensity attacks, despite Bin Laden’s death four months ago, make obvious that al-Qaeda’s core elements are still resilient and that the outfit is cultivating stronger operational connections that radiate outward from hideouts in Pakistan to affiliates […]
Natasha Fatah National Post , Toronto, Sep 9, 2011 Like most Canadians, I’ll never forget where I was when the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 struck. I was on the subway, travelling below the surface of the earth, unaware of the horror taking place above in our neighbouring country. […]
The 9/11 is known as a day of an extreme terrorism and heinous crime against humanity. Ten years ago on this day 3,000 people were put to death, and thousands of families and millions of peace loving people were left to feel a great pain and sorrow in their hearts […]
Most Indonesians oppose the use of violence against the minority Muslim sect Ahmadiyah and think its followers here are their compatriots and should not be facing oppression, a survey by a human rights watchdog showed on Thursday. Many respondents also said the deadly February attack in Cikeusik, Banten, occured because the government […]
Jerusalem fights back: Foreign Minister Lieberman formulates series of tough moves in response to Turkish steps; Israel to cooperate with Armenian lobby in US, may offer military aid to Kurdish rebels Jerusalem to punish Erdogan: Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has decided to adopt a series of harsh measures in response […]
by Julia Slater, swissinfo.ch Ten years ago Islamic extremists flew three planes into three iconic US buildings and the fall-out is still being felt. Muslims suddenly found themselves being regarded with suspicion as potential terrorists in many countries and their religion denigrated. Like most people who saw the attacks on […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The chairman of the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogues (DICID) has emphasized the need for greater cooperation and coordination among Muslim organizations that work to promote dialogue between different cultures and religions to boost world peace and stability. Professor Ibrahim Naimi […]