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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Lawyer: Former Miss USA arrested on suspicion of drunk driving
Dec. 4 | Former Miss USA Rima Fakih was arrested in Highland Park for suspicion of drunken driving early Saturday morning, her attorney said. “Unfortunately she was,” Doraid Elder said late Saturday. He said he had been retained that night and had few...
Will There Be a Place for Christians in Muslim-Majority ‘Arab Spring’ Countries?
Nov. 30 | Carl Moeller Last month an American soldier coming home from Afghanistan was seated next to me on a flight. He saw my “One With Them” rubber barbed-wire wristband that I was wearing in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Christ who...
Who will American Muslims Vote For?
Nov. 28 | By Dana Davidsen As the 2012 presidential caucus election draws near, a sizeable segment of the Muslim vote remains a mystery and up for grabs. “If I was going to vote, I would vote for Ron Paul,” said Sehiha Kraina, who lives with her husband...
Rep. Ron Paul: I Would Not Aid Israel In Military Action Against Iran
Nov. 23 | Given that tonight’s CNN debate is focused exclusively on foreign policy, Rep. Ron Paul has been getting many of the questions and answering, predictably, in a much different manner than many of his fellow candidates. On the most delicate foreign policy...
Wrong man: Head of Arab-American center released
Nov. 17 | DETROIT A lawyer says the head of a popular Arab-American cultural center in suburban Detroit has been released from jail in a case of mistaken identity involving federal charges. Majed Moughni says Ali Hammoud was arrested Friday night but released...
Austrian Returns, Unrepentant, to Online Jihad
Nov. 16 | Mohamed Mahmoud, a 26-year-old Austrian, wears a traditional white tunic and a light-brown hat and keeps his hair long, as is the tradition in the Pashtun tribal areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Only his camouflage vest and dark-blue sneakers place...
Michigan Muslims upset over Christian prayer meeting
Nov. 9 | by Jack Minor – The Council on American Islamic Relations has said Detroit area mosques need to step up their security as a response to a Christian prayer summit to be held on Veteran’s Day. The Call is promoted as being a 24-hour-long prayer event...
Park51 mosque developer accused of neglect
Oct. 24 | it’s not just the five civil suits pending against him, which Metro revealed last week. Sharif El-Gamal, developer of Park51, the controversial mosque two blocks from Ground Zero, also has nearly 400 open violations on a building his company...
Muslim Groups Back Occupy Wall Street Protesters
Oct. 24 | Scores of social and civic groups are backing the Occupy Wall Street protest movement around the world. At the site of the original Occupy demonstration in New York, a group of Muslims held Friday prayers in a show of support for the anti-corporate movemen Muslims...
Local Egyptians react to violence against Coptic Christians
Oct. 24 | The Arab Spring revolution in Egypt has only led to more violence and attacks against Coptic Christians in 2011, say local Egyptians, some of whom are calling upon U.S. government officials for help. Earlier this month, Christians marched in Cairo to...
Australia: ex-Muslim Christian Converts Muslims in Australia, Indonesia, and Middle East thru TV Station
Oct. 24 | Australia is becoming a popular destination for Muslims leaving Asia and the Middle East, which is troubling to some Australians. But, the country’s Christians are using this as an opportunity for the Gospel. Forty years ago, residents would rarely...
