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25 Simply Amazing Mosques

Considering that Cairo, Egypt alone contains over 1,000 mosques (Masjids), it wasn’t easy to pick the top twenty-five mosques in the world. But, when we added the words “amazing” and

Qatar feels the chill

The objectivity of historians can be judged by what they include and what they omit in their narratives. The same criterion can be applied to evaluate the bias of politicians

The Myth Of Sectarianism

IF THE U.S. leaves Iraq, the violent sectarianism between the Sunni and Shia will worsen. This is what Republicans and Democrats alike will have us believe. This key piece of

Pakistanis Want Larger Role for Both Islam and Democracy

An in-depth survey of Pakistani public opinion reveals majority support for a moderate and democratic Islamic state, though a small but significant minority shows sympathy for Islamist militant groups.

U.S. Presidents and the drive for Middle East peace

What is it about Presidents who wait until the last minute to try and achieve peace in the Middle East? President George W. Bush is in Jerusalem meeting with Israelis

Hamas: The success of dialogue needs a halt of arrest campaigns in the WB

Hamas stressed on Tuesday that the success of any inter-Palestinian dialogue requires a halt of all campaigns of arrests and pursuits carried out by the unconstitutional Fayyad government in the

Why Voters Reelect Thugs

A few weeks back Uzbekistan held an election and -- who would have guessed it -- incumbent President Islam Karimov won. He was easily reelected despite the fact that his

MB Military Tribunal Adjourned till Sunday Jan, 13th

The military tribunal trying 40 Muslim Brotherhood leaders was adjourned till January, 13th, 2008. Tuesday’s session witnessed completing the defense pleading for Hassan Malek, a famous businessman and the number

New Ray of Hope as One More Egyptian Policeman Jailed for Sodomizing Citizen

Alexandria Criminal Court sentenced Saturday, Jan, 5th, 2008, three policemen to prison periods for psychologically and physically torturing an Egyptian citizen accused of theft.

IOF choppers, gunboats fire at civilian, police targets in Rafah

Fighters of the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, on Tuesday retaliated to IOF gunboat shelling at residential areas along the Rafah coast, southern Gaza, local sources reported.