'Why I created Islamic super heroes' BBC News | The creator of a bestselling comic designed to show the world the tolerant and peaceful face of Islam has written an open letter to his young sons explaining how the project grew out of 9/11. | In the letter, written for the BBC News website, Kuwaiti psychologist Dr Naif al Mutawa, says his superh...
More bang for your buck The Star | KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Mega Sales Carnival (MMSC) kicks off this Saturday with a "Late Nite Celebration" at Bukit Bintang where shoppers will enjoy extra special discounts and promotions. | Shoppers will get to see a fashion show on Middle Eastern clothing during the launch by the Prime Minist...
Sharia law UK: Mail on Sunday gets exclusive access to a British Muslim court The Daily Mail | In a shabby converted sweetshop in Leyton, East London, a group of burka-clad Muslim women sit in a waiting room. They have an appointment with Dr Suhaib Hasan at his twice-weekly surgery. | The women look worried. There is no talking in the airles...
Air Travel Supplement: It's demand and supply that determines air fare Arab News | K.S. Ramkumar | Arab News | THE traveling public might disagree, but according to airline executives, there is no mystery involved in the pricing of airline tickets. "It's ultimately a question of demand and supply," says Ibrahim A. Al-Hamer, manag...
WHO lauds precautions as swine flu toll hits 106 Arab News | Arab News | JEDDAH: The total number of reported swine flu cases in the Kingdom reached 106 on Friday, despite extensive measures adopted by the authorities to contain an outbreak. The Health Ministry said eight more people, including five women, t...
'Hip-hop reflects our identity' Arab News | Omar Muhammad | Arab News | CROWD-PULLERS: Large numbers of people gather at parking lots of shopping malls in Jeddah on weekends to watch young hip-hop performers. (AN photo) | JEDDAH: Some young Saudis love it. Others consider it a form of Wester...
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The Abandonment of Democracy Wall Street Journal BY JOSHUA MURAVCHIK | The most surprising thing about the first half-year of Barack Obama's presidency, at least in the realm of foreign policy, has been its indifference to the is...
Saudi royal denounces his brother BBC News | A member of the Saudi royal family has called for the assets of his brother to be frozen. | Prince Khaled bin Talal denounced his brother's media empire in an unprecedented publi...
Anti-smoking campaign targets young grooms Philadelphia Daily News | DONNA ABU-NASR | The Associated Press | RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The catchy slogan, "Kicking the habit is on you, and marriage is on us," is meant to entice young grooms ...
Deadline for withdrawal from Iraq attainable, but major hurdles remain The News & Observer | The following editorial appeared in The Miami Herald on Wednesday, July 1: | Iraqi police officers danced atop their vehicles Tuesday as their convoys moved across the streets of Baghdad, jubilant over the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq's ...
'Why I created Islamic super heroes' BBC News | The creator of a bestselling comic designed to show the world the tolerant and peaceful face of Islam has written an open letter to his young sons explaining how the project grew out of 9/11. | In the letter, written for the BBC News website, Kuwai...
More bang for your buck The Star | KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Mega Sales Carnival (MMSC) kicks off this Saturday with a "Late Nite Celebration" at Bukit Bintang where shoppers will enjoy extra special discounts and promotions. | Shoppers will get to see a fashion show on Middle East...
Qabbani sees Syrian-Saudi talks benefitting Lebanon Daily Star Lebanon | Daily Star staff | Saturday, July 04, 2009 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani expressed confidence Friday that the recent Saudi-Syrian talks will reflect positively on the overall situation in Lebanon. "We feel comfortable concerning the inter-Arab deliberations, led by Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel-Aziz, which wi...
India to repeal anti-gay law as second Gay Pride is held The Times | As India held only its second national Gay Pride march yesterday, officials said that the country was planning to repeal a law against homosexuality that was introduced by the British almost 150 years ago. | India is one of the few professed liberal democracies in the world that still has such a law. The others are mostly Islamic or authoritarian...
