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- The veil, the Koran, and the Muslim women's movement 13 Dec 2009 20:10 GMT
... In Islam, a woman who chooses not to wear ... as equal; female judges in sharia courts in Jordan, Syria, Malaysia, and Indonesia; women leaders in ...
- Film star Adel Imam and celebrity preacher Khaled El-Gindi at loggerheads over tabloid claims 11 Dec 2009 19:53 GMT
... Film star Adel Imam and celebrity preacher Khaled El-Gindi ... to play the lead role in an “Islamic” movie. An article in the tabloid Sout ... during a press conference Imam was holding in Jordan. “[Actresses] Lebleba and Mervat Amin were at ...
- Film star Adel Imam and celebrity preacher Khaled El-Gindi at loggerheads over t 11 Dec 2009 19:53 GMT
... Film star Adel Imam and celebrity preacher Khaled El-Gindi ... to play the lead role in an “Islamic” movie. An article in the tabloid Sout ... during a press conference Imam was holding in Jordan. “[Actresses] Lebleba and Mervat Amin were at ...
- Waiting in Vain for the Islamic Reformation 16 Dec 2009 18:34 GMT
... — by Arab and Muslim political and religious leaders — against those who promote violent ... taught us is that there is no Islamic reformation coming any time soon, no budding ... of a wedding shocked the consciousness of Jordanians. Aside from that, we've seen nothing demonstrating ...
- YEARENDER: Jordan on threshold of era of political reform 17 Dec 2009 05:33 GMT
... Abdullah in particular called for the amendment of Jordan's notorious election law, which the country's opposition ... past year also showed a majority of Jordanians believed the performance of the House of ... Habashneh referred to Israeli steps widely perceived in Jordan and other Arab countries as designed to ...
- Christian exodus from Holy Land hurts entire region, cardinal says 11 Dec 2009 18:02 GMT
... OSLO, Norway – The presence of Christians in the ... 2.7 percent of Syria’s population; 4 percent in Jordan; 10 percent in Egypt; and 30 percent ... Monsignor Stern said that unlike Judaism and Islam, which are strongly bound to specific holy ...
- Iraqis seeking home 18 Dec 2009 23:42 GMT
... BOSTON — Refugee activists are developing plans to build ... Mandaeans or convert them by force to Islam. Experts believe the latest mass Mandaean exodus ... of the population is in refugee camps in Jordan and Syria, while others are spread throughout ...
- Towards Global Reconciliation - Middle East Summit 16 Dec 2009 12:49 GMT
... An international summit bringing together more than 300 reconciliation ... Summit is supported by HRH Prince Hassan of Jordan, RMIT and Monash University. Summit themes include ... strengthening viable, non-sectarian and democratic alternatives to Islamist fundamentalism in the Arab world. The Pathways ...
- Charter makes global plea for compassion 13 Dec 2009 04:35 GMT
... In a world wracked by violence, cruelty, and selfishness, a ... David Saperstein, Deepak Chopra, and Queen Noor of Jordan. It also has drawn the support of ... include The Case for God, Buddha, and Islam: A Short History, came up with the ...
- Students learn to break down national stereotypes 15 Dec 2009 20:53 GMT
... student. The question over what took precedence, religious or national identity, was not pronounced among ... or that she hated Jews and Christians. Islam doesnt teach us to hate anyone, she ... the other, she said. Anthony Tchilinguirian, an Armenian-Jordanian, said the exercise contained important lessons. Consciously, ...
- The Dust Bowl Of Babylon 15 Dec 2009 08:49 GMT
... have been considered in all four countries. Jordanians, in particular, remember the 1991 winter season, ... his current base of support across Iraqs religious and ethnic divides is fragile. Failure to ... Diyala the declared heartland of a new Islamic caliphate in 2006. The al-Maliki government had ...
- How Jordan's King manages his politicians and press 13 Dec 2009 00:51 GMT
... push through the king's economic reforms. The Jordanian parliament, which has 110 members and was ... chosen, includes only six representatives of the Islamic Bloc, 11 fewer than in the previous ... Jordan's national slogan determines its priorities as "Allah, Country and King." But Abdullah has his ...
- Jordan's King manages politicians 13 Dec 2009 10:52 GMT
... push through the king's economic reforms. The Jordanian parliament, which has 110 members and was ... chosen, includes only six representatives of the Islamic Bloc, 11 fewer than in the previous ... Jordan's national slogan determines its priorities as "Allah, Country and King." But Abdullah has his ...
- EU urges Israel, Palestinians to make Jerusalem joint capital 12 Dec 2009 05:45 GMT
... Israeli forces captured east Jerusalem from the Jordanian army. "If there is to be a ... East Jerusalem is home to sensitive Jewish, Muslim and Christian holy sites. The most contentious ... Al Aqsa Mosque, the third-holiest site in Islam. It's in part this profusion of holy sites ...
- Al-Qaida warns 'traitors' with execution tape 14 Dec 2009 19:20 GMT
... the war against them. In November, the religious leader of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, ... had planned attacks against U.S., Israeli and Jordanian targets. Security officials aid six trucks packed ... bring about a possible peace deal with Islamabad. To do that, the Saudis need to ...
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