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May, 2015

  • 13 May

    Islamic tourism portal set for launch

    The Singapore-based halal tourism online platform CrescentRating will launch a portal marketing Muslim-friendly tour packages at the Arabian Travel Market next week. Islamic tourism can involve hotels, tour companies, airlines, shopping malls and airport caterers besides destinations. The UAE ranks first in the Halal Tourism Indicator followed by Malaysia and Singapore, according to the State of the Global Islamic Economy …

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  • 12 May

    Palestinians worldwide observe Al Nakba, catastrophe, day on 14 May 1948 . By: Latheef Farook

    Palestinians worldwide observe 14 May 1948 as  Al Nakba ,meaning  disaster or catastrophe, to mark the  exodus of  more than 700,000 Palestinian Arabs  who were  expelled from their homes and lands. They were forced to flee  due to  panic and fears caused by the  by Zionist terrorists  who on 9 April 1948 massacred around 250 men, women, children and the …

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  • 9 May

    First Islamic Heritage Museum opened for public in Sri Lanka

    According to the direction of Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Archaeology Department this four storey building was constructed at the cost of  several million rupees. This museum was opened by former deputy minister and the Batticaloa district parliamentarian M.L.A.M.Hizbullaha. This museum clearly briefs the historical, religious, political, business and rituals of Muslim people thousands of years ago in Sri Lanka. …

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  • 9 May

    Moses and God’s Magnificent Power (Part 8)

    Pharaoh was angry; his kingdom of fear was built by oppressing the people and holding their hearts and minds captive. All the people of Egypt from the ministers and magicians to the lowly slaves and servants were afraid of Pharaoh’s power and anger, but Moses had exposed a weak spot. Pharaoh worried that his kingdom was about to unravel, however …

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  • 7 May

    Pondering on the Qur’an By :- Harun Yahya

    In most of the Middle Eastern countries where Muslims are in the majority, most of the people who can be considered as “average citizens” would give this answer: “The Qur’an is the holy book of our religion.” Yet, they know very little about the content of the Qur’an, about what is written in its pages. In fact, the Qur’an is …

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  • 6 May

    Gardening: An Islamic Philosophical Architecture – By Klaudia Khan

    El Azhar Park in Cairo, Egypt, is one of the modern examples of Islamic Charbagh.

    If heaven, the ultimate reward that we are striving for, is described as “gardens underneath which rivers flow”, then what places on Earth could give us better foretaste of Paradise than gardens? Gardens, and specifically traditional Islamic gardens, are the reflections of heaven on Earth. But they are also much more: they are the places where our minds can rest …

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  • 6 May

    Itaewon: where Korea and Islam meet – by Ock Hyun-ju

    On a drizzly afternoon in Itaewon, Seoul, people busily walk up and down the hilly street leading to Korea‘s largest Islamic mosque. The 200-meter street looks like any other in the city. But these days, “The Islamic street,” as it is better known as, is frequented by Muslims and is home to shops with Arabic signs and restaurants selling halal …

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