The Modernists of Al Andalus

Today pundits who speak all too knowingly of the ancient enmity between Arab and Jew conveniently or ignorantly overlook the Convivencia, during which Muslims, Jews and Christians lived in peace

Media Should Get Islam Right

The media rarely associates terms like terrorist, fanatic and fundamentalist with any other religious group. For instance, the phrase 'Hindu fanatics' or 'Jewish terrorists' are seldom used even though in

An Islamic Perspective on Interfaith Dialogue

Dialogue is not about trying to defeat others, but about understanding and learning about them. The Qur’an insists that the world’s beauty lies in its racial and religious pluralism, otherwise

Kuwaiti parliamentary delegation arrives in Gaza

A 5-member parliamentary delegation from Kuwait arrived in Gaza Strip on Sunday for a few days visit to the Strip during which the delegates would tour Kuwaiti-financed charitable projects.

Arson attacks on Palestinian cars, new crime against Palestinians in W. Bank

The settlers in the occupied Palestinian lands started in the last three days a new kind of crimes against the Palestinians in the West Bank represented in waging arson attacks

OCHA: Most Gaza people still suffer from power crisis

The UN office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs (OCHA) said most of Gaza residents still suffer from power outages due to the low supplies of industrial fuel used to

IOF soldiers quell peaceful Palestinian march

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) quelled afternoon Saturday a peaceful Palestinian march in Beit Ummar village, north of Al-Khalil, and beat up many of its participants.

Opposition groups final discussions before Shura nominations

Tagammu Leftist Party is scheduled to meet May 8, to discuss the necessary measures needed for funding the upcoming Shura elections.

Palestinian minister of detainees holds Israel responsible for death of Zedat

Palestinian minister of prisoners’ affairs Mohamed Al-Ghoul held the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) fully responsible for the death of cancer patient Fayez Zedat, an ex-detainee in its jails.

Netanyahu and Mubarak continue talks despite opposition in Egypt.

Despite opposition parties and movements in Egypt including the Muslim Brotherhood, expressing distaste to the Israeli Prime Minister's visit to Egypt , talks still went under way