Dutch Muslims, stand up for animal’s rights yourselves
Nowadays, Dutch parliament is in a frenzy to prohibit halal and kosher slaughter. The propagators say that the industrial way of shooting a pin into the animal’s brain is much more humane. As muslims we should stand up ourselves for animal’s rights as it is a specific teaching by our […]
Nigeria election violence ‘left more than 500 dead’
A Nigerian human rights group says more than 500 people died after presidential elections earlier this month. The Civil Rights Congress said the violence happened mostly in the northern state of Kaduna and that the number of victims could be even higher. Rioting broke out when it emerged that Goodluck […]
Dutch secret missions in Africa
Dutch forces have for several years been training soldiers in Mali, Senegal and Chad in their fight against al-Qaeda militants—without the Dutch parliament being informed. The covert mission is part of the United States war against terrorism, according to Dutch newspaper AD, which cites documents from the US Congress and […]
Passport woes: Does the world need to know we are Muslim?
Whenever I travel overseas I feel uncomfortable when the immigration officer opens my passport and looks through my personal details. It’s not because the colour of my passport is green; what annoys me is the fact that he knows my religion. Why should I tell the official that I am a Muslim? Is […]
Galileo’s heirs advise the pope
by Eveline Kobler, swissinfo.ch The new Swiss president of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences tells swissinfo.ch about the challenges of squaring religious faith with science. Werner Arber, an Aargau-born microbiologist and geneticist who shared the 1978 Nobel Prize for Medicine, is the first Protestant to hold the position. The 81-year-old […]
Cardinal Keith O’Brien to criticise secularism
The leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, will use his Easter message later to attack “aggressive secularism”. It was something Pope Benedict warned about on his state visit to Britain last year. Cardinal O’Brien will say the enemies of Christianity want to “take God from the […]
Stinking giant a hit in Basel
The rare blooming of a giant flower, taller than a man, that stinks of carrion, has been drawing thousands of visitors to Basel University’s botanical garden. The only previous time a titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) produced a flower in Switzerland was 75 years ago. World-wide, there have only been 134 […]
Saleh agrees to step down under GCC deal
By SAEED AL-BATATI | ARAB NEWS SANAA: Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to a proposal by Gulf mediators to step down within 30 days and hand power to his deputy in exchange for immunity from prosecution, state television announced Saturday. The protest movement demanding his immediate departure earlier said […]
Jordan contacts rebel leader, renews support for Libyan
AMMAN (JT) – Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Saturday stressed Jordan’s clear and firm stance towards securing complete and comprehensive protection for the brotherly Libyans, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra. During a phone call with member of the Libyan rebels’ Transitional National Council (TNC) Ali Essawi yesterday, Judeh […]
Mirage and reality in the Arab Spring
If rebels start using violence, as has happened in Libya, then decades of turmoil could follow, professor argues. Reading the chronicle of the violence and death that have blanketed the western Libyan port city of Misurata during the last week, I couldn’t help thinking of a quote from Martin Luther […]
Iran to Open Trade Center in Brazil
“Given the expansion of Iran and Brazil’s ties and Iranian companies’ demand for having a foothold in this country’s market which has 200 million population as well as the Brazilian companies’ enthusiasm for developing cooperation with the Iranian companies, the association is seeking to set up an Iranian trade center […]
Easter chronology conundrum
As Christians worldwide prepare to celebrate Easter on Sunday, they will follow a familiar chronology: Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and rose from the dead on “the third day,” in the words of the ancient Nicene Creed. But if Jesus died at 3 p.m. Friday and vacated h is […]
Thousands mark holy fire rite in Jerusalem church
The small doorway to the traditional site of Jesus’ tomb cracked open to reveal a bright flame and tens of thousands of worshipers cheered ecstatically, marking the pinnacle of Easter Week’s holy fire ceremony in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. The annual ritual has been practiced for at least […]
Christianity: Should it evolve into Islam?
I am a self-appointed ambassador to all the Christians in the West and have a collection of 100 Google knols on different aspects of Christianity, for your benefit. Why to those only in the West? The short answer is that those in the East are not free to think for themselves, they will follow […]
Dusner an ancient language spoken by only three people
Researchers in a remote Indonesian village are trying to save a record of the vocabulary and grammar of a language they say is spoken by only three people. The three are the last speakers of Dusner, an ancient language spoken in a fishing village in the jungles of the Indonesian […]
9/11 Responders To Be Warned They Will Be Screened By FBI’s Terrorism Watch List
WASHINGTON — A provision in the new 9/11 health bill may be adding insult to injury for people who fell sick after their service in the aftermath of the 2001 Al Qaeda attacks, The Huffington Post has learned. The tens of thousands of cops, firefighters, construction workers and others who […]
A new chance in Egypt for Islamic finance
Covered head-to-toe in a black abaya embroidered with red and yellow flowers, Amal Abbas waits for her turn to place a deposit at Cairo’s Al Baraka Egypt Bank, one of Egypt’s two fully-fledged Islamic banks. Although Egypt is considered the birthplace of Islamic finance, which adheres to Islamic principles banning […]
RESTORING THE JOURNEY – Reviving travel to Jordan and Egypt
LEXINGTON, Kentucky — On April 22, a delegation of US travel leaders will embark on “Restoring the Journey: Support Travel to Egypt and Jordan,” a six-day visit of the tourism infrastructure of Egypt and Jordan. These leaders within the United States travel industry are undertaking a major project to support […]
College to increase intake of low-income students
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: The College of Community Service and Continuous Education at Umm Al-Qura University announced on Thursday that it was providing admission to more low-income students following a decree issued by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. He said the college would refund […]