| |  10 Known Cases of Men in Burqas by Abdulhadi Hairan
Men have used this female dress to escape or hide their identity.1.Mustaf JamaA Somali man wanted over the murder of a British police officer escaped the country disguised as a veiled Muslim woman on Dec | |
| |  American Politics, Terrorism and Islam: Part 7 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
How Can Terrorism be Defeated? As is well-known among experts, terrorism cannot be fought without understanding its underlying causes (and not symptoms). Unles | |
| |  American Politics, Terrorism and Islam: Part 4 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
Islam and Terrorism - Is there a relation? These days Islam is equated with terrorism. There is little doubt that this mendacious campaign against Islam has got | |
| |  Gaddafi's Jesus by Thanos Kalamidas
What can you do when Libya’s Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi comes out with comments, such as the one he made at the opening of a giant mosque in Uganda? The man said that the Bible was forged, since it didn't mention the Prophet Muhammad. | |
| |  The Saudi Witch by Thanos Kalamidas
The following story is not a joke, fiction or a rumour; it is a true story and it is not the first time the story has reached the media. There is a woman named Fawza Falih in a prison in Saudi Arabia waiting for her execution after being convicted | |
| |  Sharia and justice by Thanos Kalamidas
A few weeks ago the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams caused a series of reactions with his suggestion that the UK could adopt some aspects of the Sharia laws; the revealing part of the story was not the suggestion from the Archbishop but th | |
| |  They huffed and they puffed by Asa Butcher
When my daughter was seven-months-old I wrote an article discussing the surrealism of nursery rhymes and the strange messages contained within their prose, but it seems that the world of chil | |
| |  Islam and the West by Thanos Kalamidas
Another survey from Gallop has shown that the division between Islam and the West has dramatically increased over the last few years and I have to admit that this time seeing that written has made me more worried. Did you notice that we put togeth | |
| |  Husband cut off wife's ears and nose on Eid day by Abdulhadi Hairan
A man named Mumtaz in southern Zabul province of Afghanistan first shaved wife, Nazia’s head and then cut off her ears, and nose and damaged her teeth on the first day of Eid ul Adha, an Islamic ritual of sacrifice. | |
| |  In the name of teddy by Thanos Kalamidas
My daughter is a very lucky child in many ways and one of them is because she’s attending a daycare school with kids of all different languages, ethnicity and backgrounds. I have to admit that from the very first parents’ meeting I was | |
| |  Geopolitical Overview of Interests Focused in the Iraq War Zone 3/3 by Christopher Wilkinson
It will be remembered that coincidental to Iraq’s invasion of Iran Russia invaded Afghanistan. The repulsion of Russia from Afghanistan was spearheaded by CIA trained and supported Freedom Fighters, some of whom were actually Arabs. The bo | |
| |  Geopolitical Overview of Interests Focused in the Iraq War Zone 2/3 by Christopher Wilkinson
Upon consideration, a fundamentalist Sunni Arab who spoke Arabic would have a difficult time working as an organizer of any kind in a country of sincere Shi’a Muslims who speak Parsi or Dari. It is hard to believe such a person would be abl | |
| |  Light/Darkness in Two of the Abrahamitic Religions 3/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella
Let us now focus on a metaphor which may provide an insight into this clash of civilizations, that of the struggle between light and darkness. This metaphor pervades much of Rumi's poetry | |
| |  Light/Darkness in Two of the Abrahamitic Religions 2/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella
The flapping of a butterfly's wings in Africa may be historically insignificant but they may trigger a hurricane that arrives in Florida a few weeks later, so our scientists inform us nowadays. Indeed, the macrocosm of the childhood of humanki | |
| |  Light/Darkness in Two of the Abrahamitic Religions 1/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella
Rivers of ink have been written recently by political scientists, cultural anthropologists and pundits galore on how to resolve the age-old conflict between Christianity and Islam. Most secular | |
| |  Music under Attack by Abdulhadi Hairan
At least 20 people injured and many shops destroyed in an explosion at a big Peshawar (Pakistan) music CD market on October 09, 2007. It was not the first or last incident. Many music centres have been destroyed in Bajaur Agency, Mardan, Swat, Cha | |
| |  What is your standard for an educated person? by Abdulhadi Hairan
Before I ask the question, let me tell you something about myself.I belong to a very poor family of northern Afghan province Kanduz from where we were migrated Pakistan after the jihad against Russians was initiated. Like all | |
| |  Pope plays "Bite and Blow" with Muslims by Amin George Forji
Pope Benedict XVI on Monday tried desperately hard to clean up his own "mess", following his comments in Germany on September 12, which came in the form of a quote from a 14th Century Byzantine emperor that P | |
| |  Pope quoting history by Thanos Kalamidas
Let me see, I read the newspapers every day, I listen to the radio news and I watch the news on television. Most of the time somebody for Iran or Iraq declares war on Christianity and promises he will see my head cut | |
| |  Mohammad Vs Mozart: Stupidity won by Thanos Kalamidas
All my life I believed that there is a limit to everything. There is one point that you cannot go any further. If you do, then you find yourself on a new road. Somehow this belief applies to everything and to everybo | |
| |  A new Arab society by Ergo te Lina
Ali Ahmad Said Asbar (علي أحمد سعيد إسبر), born 1930, is a Syrian-born poet and essayist who has made his career largely in Lebanon and France. He has writt | |
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