Thirty-nine years ago, on Oct. 6, 1973, the third major war between the Arabs and Israel broke out. The war lasted only 20 days. The two sides were engaged in two other major wars, in 1948 and 1967. The 1967 War lasted only six days. But, these three wars were not the only Arab-Israel confrontations. From the period of 1948 …
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Turkey Shows Double Duplicity on Syria By Kaveh L Afrasiabi
With the blessing of the US and its other North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) partners, as well as its own national legislature if not the entire Turkish population, some of whom have been holding mass rallies in opposition to Ankara's war policy vis-a-vis Syria, the Turkish government has resorted to a double hypocrisy. On the one hand, it has exploited …
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The United Nations General Assembly last year adopted a resolution to designate October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. The day will also promote equal treatment and opportunities for girls around the world in areas such as law, nutrition, health care, education, training …
Read More »Freedom of Expression vs. Respect for the Prophet By Raya Shokatfard, Freelance Writer – USA
Deep inside every conscious Muslim's heart is a feeling of serenity and peace even in midst of tyranny, dispute and injustice. Why? Because they believe justice will be granted, not always from humans, but surely from the one who created Humans. Muslims believe that sometime justice is given in this world and sometimes in the next. Yet, no doubt total …
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mra Babic, the newly elected mayor of the Bosnian town of Visoko, is the first mayor to wear hijab. Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:36AM Islam is very clear regarding the woman. It reserves for her a place in the public life and all those who interpret it correct know that this is the way it is.” Amra Babic, mayor of …
Read More »Encyclopedia of the Middle East Saladin
Saladin – Salahuddin Ayyubi (Yusuf Salah al din ibn Ayyub) (Arabic: صلاح الدين يوسف بن أيوب; Kurdish: سهلاحهدین ئهیوبی Selah'edine Eyubi; c. 1137 – March 4, 1193), a Kurdish Sultan, known to Europeans as Saladin, especially medieval Europe, was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty and the liberator of Jerusalem (Al-Quds) from the third Crusade. His name means "righteousness of the faith." Saladin is …
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