Ramadan brings back nostalgic memories to historic Jeddah
By GALAL FAKKAR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: A visit to the old Balad district of Jeddah during the Ramadan evenings has the potential to bring back nostalgic memories of the Hijazi traditions to a domestic tourist, local residents say. “Despite the steamroller effect of a modern lifestyle in most parts […]
King Abdullah launches SR80 billion Haram expansion project
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah on Friday launched the largest expansion of the Grand Mosque in history, which will increase the mosque’s capacity to more than 2.5 million worshippers and cost SR80 billion. Before laying the foundation for the […]
China ready to ship food aid to Africa
By Zhou Siyu (China Daily) BEIJING – China will start shipments of food aid to northeast African countries by the end of this month to ease famine caused by severe drought in the region, an official from the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday. The shipments from Tianjin port will be […]
Pay Your Carbon Taxes To Al Gore Or Space Aliens Will Attack
When they see what a mess we’ve made of our planet, extraterrestrials may be forced to take drastic action. Photograph: PR Having failed with drowning polar bears, global superstorms, rising sea levels and a myriad of other manufactured hoaxes, global warming alarmists have invented a new threat to try and […]
12 Signs That We Are Getting Dangerously Close To War With Syria
Are you ready for another war? Now that Barack Obama and most of the other major leaders of the western world are publicly calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, we are getting dangerously close to war with Syria. It is not going to happen next week, and […]
The Question-Driven Life
Source: NY Times August 18, 2011 The Question-Driven Life By DAVID BROOKS Rift Valley, Kenya We are born with what some psychologists call an “explanatory drive.” You give a baby a strange object or something that doesn’t make sense and she will become instantly absorbed; using all her abilities — […]
Watch Your Step While Washing Up
Source: The New York Times The smallest room in the house can be a dangerous place. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year about 235,000 people over age 15 visit emergency rooms because of injuries suffered in the bathroom, and almost 14 percent are hospitalized. More than […]
India’s Anti Corruption Campaigner Begins Public Fast
Source: Voice of America In India, anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare has begun a 15-day hunger strike in public after being released from prison. His demands for a tough law to fight endemic graft have gathered huge support across the country and put the government on the defensive. Rose petals and […]
S&P faces U.S. probe on mortgages
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s is being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly overrating mortgage-backed securities, whose meltdown led to the 2008 financial crisis, according to two sources with knowledge of the investigation. The sources confirmed to CNN that Justice Department attorneys interviewed current […]
Healthy food for your eyes
Foods that are healthy for your eyes When it comes to foods for the eyes, carrots are right on top of everyone’s list. However, this rich source of vitamin A is not the only ingredient of a healthy eyediet.Vitamin A prevents night blindness and focal drying of the […]
Dozens killed in suicide attack at Pakistani mosque
Source/Credit: AFP/Friday:19.8.2011/ JAMRUD, Pakistan (AFP) – A suicide bomber struck a crowded Pakistan mosque on Friday, killing 43 people and wounding more than 100 during Ramadan prayers, in the country’s deadliest attack for three months. Blood was splattered across the mosque’s main hall and walls, while the building’s doors and […]
China, US underline cooperation and trust
BEIJING – Amid doubts over the prospects of a harmonious China-US relationship, the world’s two largest economies delivered strong messages of cooperation during US Vice-President Joe Biden’s visit to Beijing. “In facing a complicated and fast-changing world, cooperation is the only correct choice for the two countries,” Chinese Vice- President […]
Teaching tolerance
Muslim history is full of glorious examples of large hearted tolerance not only between Muslims but also in dealing with non-Muslims. Muslim rule in Spain provides perhaps the most outstanding example of progressive tolerant society, ready to open its arms to all people, Muslims and non-Muslims alike, driven by persecution […]
Churches Can’t Be Built in Streets with Islamic Names: Bogor Mayor
Jakarta Globe: Bogor’s controversial mayor says he has a new reason not to allow the GKI Yasmin church to open — the name of the street on which it is built has an Islamic name. Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi said Bogor Mayor Diani Budiarto — who continues to defy […]
Sermons with humor
Jakarta Post: The expression “Alhamdulillah” is sprinkled throughout Muhammad Nur Maulana’s sermons during episodes of Islam Itu Indah (Islam is Beautiful). The Makassar ustad’s (teacher) show airs every morning on TransTV. His other signature expression — widely imitated by viewers — is “Jamaah… Oh… Jamaah [congregation]”, to which listeners respond […]
People reprort: Train track ‘therapy’ remedies pain
Jakarta – Lying across train tracks is not normally associated with good health, but for a growing number of Indonesians it has become an effective alternative to conventional medical therapy for easing aches and pains. One particular track in western Jakarta, the capital, has become popular with those who are […]
The myth of Israel’s Goliath image has been slain
Bleeding boarders make it harder to condemn Israel’s leaders for refusing to utter the words ‘negotiation on the basis of the ’67 borders.’ The planning, time, place and methodology of the attacks in the south indicate that the intention was not just to kill Israelis, avenge Palestinian deaths, or speed […]
Islam Overtaking Catholicism in France
Source/Credit: Hudson New York Islamic mosques are being built more often in France than Roman Catholic churches, and there now are more practising Muslims in the country than practising Catholics. Nearly […]
Delusion, denial and ‘Dr’ Liaquat
Source/Credit: The Express Tribune By George Fulton | August 17, 2011 The subject line read “Aamir Liaquat Exposed”. To be honest, I was reluctant to click open the link my friend sent. Having just eaten dinner, I was disinclined to see the good ‘doctor’ laid bare. My mind had wandered to far […]