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Impact of Islam on Europe 23 May 2012 | 05:35 pm
The following is a copy of an article written by Spanish writer Sebastian Vilar Rodriguez and published in a Spanish newspaper on Jan. 15, 2008. It doesn’t take much imagination to extrapolate the mes...
Burning the myths about Islam 12 May 2012 | 02:17 pm
The recent violent protests in Afghanistan – a reaction to the burning of the Quran by a small church in the United States last month - recalled an inescapable reality. Extremists on all sides - whet...
Nine killed as Afghan police fire at angry protesters over Quran burning 12 May 2012 | 03:25 am
Written by Al Arabiya with Agencies A total of nine demonstrators were shot dead on Wednesday in anti-U.S. protests in Afghanistan over the burning of the Quran at a U.S. military base, officials sai...
Death penalty for Muslims in Kuwait who curse God, Quran or Prophet 12 May 2012 | 03:23 am
Written by AL ARABIYA WITH AFP Kuwait’s parliament on Thursday passed a bill stipulating the death penalty for Muslims who curse or mock God, the Muslim holy book, all prophets and the wives of Islam...
Former Jerusalem Mufti slams Egypt’s Grand Mufti’s visit to al-Aqsa Mosque 12 May 2012 | 02:54 am
Written by Al Arabiya Former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine Sheikh Ekrima Sabri criticized a controversial visit by Egypt’s Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa to al-Aqsa Mosque, saying it was wrong both r...
Syrian opposition leader says Assad’s regime ‘trying to kill’ peace plan 12 May 2012 | 01:58 am
Written by Al Arabiya With Agencies The leader of the opposition Syrian National Council on Friday accused the Syrian regime of trying to destroy the U.N.-brokered peace plan aimed at ending 14 month...
Sudan war planes bomb South’s civilian areas, violating U.N. resolution: army 12 May 2012 | 01:37 am
Written by Al Arabiya with Agencies Sudanese war planes have launched renewed air strikes against South Sudan, violating a U.N. Security Council resolution to end weeks of a bitter border conflict, t...
Fearful nights in Damascus 12 May 2012 | 01:29 am
Written by Mariam Karouny When darkness falls, streets in Damascus empty as people brace for explosions and crackles of gunfire – once distant threats which now bring fear and sleepless nights to the...
Saudi prince jailed for life for murdering servant 12 May 2012 | 12:54 am
Written by AFP A SAUDI prince was jailed for life for murdering his male servant in a brutal attack at a London hotel after a long campaign of sexual abuse. Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Nasir al Saud, 34,...
Saudi prince affair – gay man’s reprieve 12 May 2012 | 12:43 am
Written by Paul Tatnell A MAN who claims to have been paid for sex by a Saudi prince has escaped immediate deportation because he fears he will be persecuted for being homosexual. The Refugee Review...
