Latest in Tag: Islam Highlight
Latest in Tag: Islam
In what direction are Egyptian-Iranian relations heading?
Iran needs Egypt in its confrontation with the west. At the very least it needs it to be neutral.
Reconciliation
You need utopian idealists and pragmatic realists if we hope to make something of this mess we call a country
Ramadan Chronicles: France
From the eyes of Muslims overseas, we explore personal experiences
Ramadan Chronicles: Netherlands
From the eyes of Muslims overseas, we explore personal experiences
Ramadan Chronicles: Canada
From the eyes of Muslims overseas, we explore personal experiences
Ramadan Chronicles: Denmark
From the eyes of Muslims overseas, we explore personal experiences
Ramadan Chronicles: Bali-Indonesia
From the eyes of Muslims overseas, we explore personal experiences
Ramadan Chronicles: United Arab Emirates
From the eyes of Muslims overseas, we explore personal experiences
Security forces to aid return to Dahshur
Security forces would pave the way for Dahshur Christians to return to their homes “within hour”
Ahmadinejad to attend Muslim summit in Saudi Arabia
Despite tension over regional issues, the two countries take a remarkable diplomatic step
Mosque arson in US comes days after Sikhs attacked
Authorities considering defining attack against minority as “domestic terrorism”
The snake hunters of the Refai Sufi order
The ancient profession is founded on the need of people to render their environment safe.Snake hunting in the tradition of the Refai, a profession that grew into a form of Sufism, requires piety and a deep sense of religion.
North Mali civilians form militias
International intervention suffers delays even as reports of child soldiers surface
On Secularism and Islam in Egypt
Among many secular liberalists lies a contradiction when it comes to raising Islam in debates concerning political or civil affairs. For example there is the common complaint that preachers have become very harsh or that Islamists are supposedly negating the tolerant and merciful side of Islam, but simultaneously they claim that Islam should remain more …
Clinton statement causes backlash
Statements by US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton regarding religious freedom in Egypt are causing controversial reactions
UN launches investigation into Burma Muslim crisis
The violence stems from ethnic clashes between Buddhists and Muslims which have, according to the UNHCR, led to the displacement of roughly 80,000 people
Bishop to tell Copts to emigrate
Controversial debates over religious aspects of constitution only further isolate Egypt’s Copts
Rights group: Palestinians are not being forced to convert
Lawyer who met with two alleged victims of forced conversion denied the reports
Kenya to receive drones in fight against Al-Shabaab
US Military aid to several African nations part of the war on terror
Mali militia to deal with Islamist militants “with or without the Mali army”
Group vows to push back the Islamists in northern Mali