January, 2016

• 18 January

  Royal send-off for expat Sri Lankan driver

  

  Samy served 33 years as private driver for royal family A Saudi royal family went out of their way and gave a warm farewell home party to its non-Muslim Sri Lankan private driver after 33 years of service. Several royal figures broke protocol to attend the party which was held at Prince Abdul Raman bin Farhan Al Saud’s palace in …

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• 15 January

  Swedish Foreign Minister Calls for Inquiry Into Israeli ‘Extrajudicial Killings’

  

  JNS.org – Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom on Tuesday called for an investigation into whether or not Israel has been guilty of “extrajudicial killings” of Palestinians during the current wave of Palestinian terrorism and violence in the Jewish state. “It is vital that there is a thorough, credible investigation into these deaths in order to clarify and bring about possible …

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• 11 January

  Islamic Finance Today [IFT] – January 2016

  

  Islamic Finance Today, the exclusive Islamic Banking and Finance Magazine published by Pioneer Publications has commenced publication as a monthly in digital format from January 2015. The all new e-version edited by its founder editor-in-chief Asiff Hussein is now available for free downloading as a service to the industry and delivers a mix of exclusive articles by the leading scholars …

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• 6 January

  2016/2017 Postgraduate Scholarships for Foreign students to study in Saudi Arabia (Fully Funded)

  

  King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, is pleased to offer Postgraduate Scholarships for international students (male only) for the academic year 2016/2017. Admission Requirements: – The Applicant’s age doesn’t exceed (35) years For PhD, and (30) years for Masters. – The Applicant must have a university degree from an accredited college or university and should have a degree with …

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• 5 January

  Historic Vatican accord with Palestine takes effect

  

  Vatican City (AFP) – The Vatican's first accord with the Palestinians — an agreement that Israel has attacked as counter-productive to the Middle East peace process — has come into force, the Holy See announced Saturday. The accord was signed in June, just over two years after the Roman Catholic Church recognised the Palestinian territories as a sovereign state in …

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December, 2015

• 29 December

  This Muslim Woman Created a “Talk to a Muslim” Stand to Combat Islamophobia

  

  By Mathew Rodriguez Very often, when faced with injustice, people will take a stand. Well, one woman decided to make a stand. In a Facebook post, Mona Haydar described her decision to step out of her comfort zone and into the public. Armed with a box of doughnuts and coffee, Haydar constructed a stand outside a library in Cambridge, Massachusetts, …

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• 29 December

  The Muslims who shaped America – from brain surgeons to rappers

  

  Donald Trump wants Muslims banned from entering the US – but without them the country would be a much poorer place What have Muslims ever done for America? If your sole source of information were Donald Trump, you’d think that the answer was not much – apart from murdering its citizens and trying to destroy its values. The Republican presidential …

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