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جوبيه يلتقي لافروف على هامش اجتماع حول المخدرات في فيينا
Feb. 16 | (ا ف ب) – يلتقي وزيرا الخارجية الفرنسي الان جوبيه والروسي سيرغي لافروف في فيينا صباح الخميس على هامش اجتماع للامم المتحدة حول الاتجار بالمخدرات...
طائرات حربية تركية تقصف أهدافا يشتبه أنها للاكراد في شمال العراق
Feb. 12 | (رويترز) – قالت هيئة الاركان العامة التركية يوم الاحد ان طائرات حربية تركية نفذت غارات جوية على أهداف يشتبه أنها لمتشددين أكراد في شمال...
Arab Leadership: Big Mistakes between Theory and Practice
Feb. 8 | By: Dr. Rami H. Aljbour, Ph.D. of Global Leadership Assistant Professor Most Arab leaders do believe and are convinced that they really are true leaders. The attitude of Gaddafi is may be the same hidden attitude of many other Arab leaders but Gaddafi’s...
Avoid World War III — The U.S., Not Israel, Should Attack Iran
Feb. 5 | While the strike might well be justified, Israel should not be the one to administer the blow. An Israeli-Iranian conflict could easily lead to the decimation of tiny Israel, either through a large-scale Arab retaliation or a massive surge in terrorism...
In Lebanon, a refuge for Syria’s wounded
Feb. 4 | Abu Hamza was in a crowd of thousands in the Syrian border town of Qusair, shouting for President Bashar Assad to leave power, when a sniper’s bullet tore through his leg and shattered the bone into 18 pieces. Another bullet pierced his back as he...
Minaret or Not, Muslims Mull Mosque Design
Feb. 2 | OnIslam & News Agencies WASHINGTON – Facing a popular discomfort with minarets rising from mosques, American Muslims are exploring new concepts of designing their places of worship. “I don’t think identity should be based on symbols...
Middle East Christians Keep Wary Eye On Arab Spring
Feb. 2 | By Oren Dorell and Sarah Lynch USA Today CAIRO (RNS) From her home, Samia Ramsis holds a key chain bearing the face of the Virgin Mary as visitors outside come to look upon the spot where Egypt’s Coptic Christians believe Mary, Joseph and the infant...
Man caught in terrorism sting admits bomb plot
Jan. 29 | A Maryland man pleaded guilty yesterday to trying to detonate what he thought was a car bomb outside a military recruiting center in suburban Baltimore, saying he was motivated by what he saw as an American war on Islam. Antonio Martinez, 22, entered...
Christians of South Sudan Facing Death And Detention
Jan. 25 | Christians in Sudan and newly created South Sudan face possible detention, beatings and even death amid a “deteriorating humanitarian situation” with thousands of people being killed this year alone, aid workers and Christians said in statements...
مصدر إيراني يتوقع « خطف أجانب » في سوريا ولبنان
Jan. 21 | أكد مصدر كبير داخل الحرس الثوري الإيراني، وهو مقرب من قائد فيلق القدس قاسم سليماني، أن الأوضاع الأمنية في سوريا ولبنان قد تؤدي إلى خطف رهائن...
وزير إسرائيلي: ابتعدنا عن الرب فانتصر علينا حزب الله
Jan. 20 | أرجع وزير الداخلية الإسرائيلي هزيمة بلاده في حرب لبنان الثانية إلى اعتماد اليهود على قوتهم فقط، وابتعادهم عن الرب، داعيا إلى التوبة للانتصار...
Are Muslims under fire here in Queens?
Jan. 20 | by Kevin Korber Queens is known for its diversity, but a recent incident is bringing back questions about discrimination in the borough. Ray Laizer Lengend of Queens Village was arrested in connection with firebomb attacks on four buildings in Jamaica,...
Islamic Sharia and democracy
Jan. 19 | America’s lexicon and political discourse have a new challenge. It is the word Sharia. Sharia is a comprehensive regime of laws and guidelines that govern the religious and temporal lives of Muslims everywhere. Although based on the Holy Koran and...
Will US Go To War With Iran?
Jan. 15 | By Katerina Azarova As sparks fly dangerously close to the powder keg of US-Iranian relations, speculation is rife and rumors are spreading like wildfire. Will there be a war? Who wants it? And what will happen to this very lucrative region? Google...
Arab-American rights activist killed in Woolwich Township crash
Jan. 12 | Although state police initially revived him on scene, a North Jersey Arab-American civil rights leader died Tuesday following a one-car crash on the New Jersey Turnpike here. Hani Awadallah, 70, of Clifton, was known as a passionate and tireless voice...
Lib Dem’s anti-Islam rants: Put pork restaurant next to mosque
Jan. 7 | (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – A Liberal Democrat candidate has refused to apologise for a series of hocking Islamophobic comments. Sick Dave Stone suggested a pork restaurant and a topless bar – named after slam’s holiest city – should...
Al-Qaeda remains biggest threat to London Olympics
Jan. 5 | London Britain’s intelligence agency, MI5 has claimed that terror group Al-Qaeda is still the biggest threat to the security of the London Olympics. But according to the MI5 bosses, an attack by a single person like by Norwegian terrorist Anders...
U.S. Weighs Releasing Taliban Commander From Gitmo As Part Of Peace Talks
Dec. 31 | The U.S. is considering a proposal to transfer a top Taliban commander out of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay as part of a potential step toward peace talks with the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan. A senior U.S. official confirmed to Fox...
Amin Maalouf’s Disordered World Is Swansong of Old Middle East
Dec. 29 | You wouldn’t know it to hold Disordered World in your hands, but it’s a big book. Subtitled “Setting a New Course for the Twenty-first Century,” this nonfiction offering by Amin Maalouf (famed Lebanese-French author of novels such as Leo Africanus,...
The Free Syrian Army in Lebanon
Dec. 28 | An old religious school stands on a hill in the Lebanese village of Wadi Khaled. Below, red-colored earth marks a smuggling road into Syria, which is now sprinkled with landmines. Inside the school are blackboards scrawled with slogans denouncing Syrian...
Syrian protesters set up celebrity list of shame
Dec. 24 | By Tom Little BBC Monitoring The uprising in Syria has divided the county’s thriving artistic community, with a handful of musicians, actors and directors coming out in support of protesters calling for the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. For...
Arab Spring brings persecution to Christians
Dec. 23 | Charlie Butts – OneNewsNow One year after the start of “Arab Spring,” Christians in those countries find themselves in a difficult position as they face intolerance and persecution. Arab Spring began in North Africa and the Middle...
What Iraqis Think of the American Withdrawal: Kirkuk
Dec. 18 | The NYTimes As American forces pulled out of Iraq, we asked Iraqis around the country three questions: 1. Will Iraq be better or worse off after American troops leave? 2. What did the Americans achieve in Iraq? 3. What have they personally lost or gained...
NJ Muslims to protest at Lowe’s over pulled ad
Dec. 15 | NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Members of New Jersey’s large Muslim community and some lawmakers are condemning the Lowe’s home improvement chain for its decision to pull ads from a reality TV show about American Muslims. The head of the state’s...
Keep the baby Jesus out of politics
Dec. 13 | Mary Sedarous As the holiday season rolls around, religious tensions are sure to follow. Just a month ago, Gov. Scott Walker ignited a slight controversy by calling Madison’s holiday tree a Christmas tree in a press release (because pine trees...
Syria … Come see for yourself
Dec. 12 | This press release gives you a resume of the current situation of tourism industry in Syria, highlighting the short and mid- term plans taken by the Ministry of Tourism to manage the current crisis in Syria aiming to reduce its negative effects on the...
Could ‘Arab Spring’ turn into ‘Christian Winter’?
Dec. 9 | Churches in Egypt are praying and helping migrants, who flee home due to political turmoil, violence and uncertain future. There is a great need to develop stable democratic societies if the ‘Arab spring’ is to bear fruits. Or else it might...
Fear is silencing Christians in Pakistan, says archbishop
Dec. 7 | Fear has silenced the voice of Pakistani Christians since the political murder of Shahbaz Bhatti last spring, the retired Archbishop of Lahore has said. Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha said: “People are very sad, very bitter. They said: ‘If that...
Arab Spring does not mean democracy – diplomat
Dec. 7 | The Arab Spring will not bring democracy, former Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League Adnan Omran warns. He says slogans brandished before elections are no guarantee that the winner is actually going to practice democracy. The Syrian diplomat...
