July, 2010

• 5 July

  ‘Derision of West misguided’, By SIRAJ WAHAB

  

  ARAB NEWS US more in alignment with Islamic values than many Muslim states: Al-Qarni ALKHOBAR: A popular Saudi author and religious scholar has raised some questions about governmental and societal practices across the Arab world and asserts that the United States is more in alignment with many Islamic values than many countries represented as Muslim states. Aaidh ibn Abdullah Al-Qarni, …

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• 5 July

  Don’t Be Sad (HB), By: Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni

  

  Pages: 479 Binding: Hardback Size: 6×9" (15×22 cm)  ISBN: 9960-850-36-6 (9960850366) Publisher: IIPH At a time in which the Muslims are beset with trials from every periphery and within, comes this heartening book rooted in the commandments of Allah (swt), the Sunnah and the excellent guidance and examples of the Muslims that have come before us. Don't Be Sad is an absolute must-read for all people. …

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• 4 July

  Every woman is a working woman, By Dr Javed Jamil

    Let me clarify at the outset that I am one of those who have always respected, even campaigned for women’s right to all kinds of education, reproductive rights and right to earn through their own endeavours – of course within the parameters of Islam. But what has pained me is that these very rights have been and are being …

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• 2 July

  Methodists launch boycott over West Bank, By Jerome Taylor

    The Methodist Church today voted to boycott all products from Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories becoming the first major Christian denomination in Britain to officially adopt such a policy. The decision was made at the church’s Conference in Portsmouth, an annual gathering which decides Methodist policy. The official stance of the church, the fourth largest Christian denomination in Britain, …

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• 2 July

  The Two Sides of a Barbed-Wire Fence, By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF

    The Israeli occupation of the West Bank is widely acknowledged to be unsustainable and costly to the country’s image. But one more blunt truth must be acknowledged: the occupation is morally repugnant. On one side of a barbed-wire fence here in the southern Hebron hills is the Bedouin village of Umm al-Kheir, where Palestinians live in ramshackle tents and …

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• 2 July

  Russian spy saga may add heat to the Cold War, By Ameen Izzadeen

  

  The US intelligence agencies have come of age, it seems. After years of humiliation, shame and failures, they have struck gold. They have arrested ten people for allegedly spying for Russia. Another person was arrested in Cyprus and released on bail. However, he has gone missing since Tuesday. Is someone trying to resurrect the Cold War or trying to instill …

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• 2 July

  Why I Shed Bikini for Niqab: The New Symbol of Women’s Liberation, By SARA BOKKER

  

    I AM an American woman who was born in the midst of America's "Heartland." I grew up, just like any other girl, being fixated with the glamour of life in "the big city." Eventually, I moved to Florida and on to South Beach of Miami, a hotspot for those seeking the "glamorous life." Naturally, I did what most average …

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