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Go topTHE WHITE HOUSE The White House Office of the Press Secretary Michelle and I extend our greetings for a happy Eid-ul-Adha to Muslims worldwide and wish safe travels to those performing Hajj. This year, nearly three million pilgrims from more than 160 countries – including the United States – have gathered in Mecca and neighboring … Continued
Among the 1.8 million Muslims on pilgrimage, or Hajj, to the holy city of Mecca are a few stealing moments to send 140-character messages to the world. Here are snippets from the conversation on the Twittersphere. The Hajj, which should be performed by every Muslim with the means to do so at least once in … Continued
The bloody assault on Baghdad’s Church of Our Lady of Salvation has opened the door to a bigger question about the fate of Christian citizens in Middle Eastern countries, and the future of their presence there. Furthermore, it has exposed an Arab and Islamic wound, and we must get to the source of this crisis. … Continued
Studying honor killings is not the same as sensationalizing them — but Columbia University professor Lila Abu-Lughod disagrees. Moreover, she believes that indigenous Arab and Muslim behavior, including honor-related violence, is best understood as a consequence of Western colonialism — perhaps even of “Islamophobia.” On October 25, 2010, at the American University of Beirut, Abu-Lughod … Continued
The brutal attack on a Baghdad church by al-Qaida in Iraq last week, together with subsequent attacks this week, has prompted a renewed interest in the declining numbers of Christians in the Arab world. While some commentators have limited their views to the tragedy unfolding in Iraq, others have generalised about the doomed fate of … Continued
The Canadian Arctic’s first mosque opened on in Inuvik to serve as spiritual home to the area’s fledgling Islamic community, a mosque committee member said. The mosque arrived in the small northern town last month after traveling 4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles) over land and water. Several journalists, including Arab television reporters joined local Muslims for … Continued
American Muslims in the US state of Virginia who were due to leave for Haj missed their flight to Saudi Arabia because customs officials seized their passports. The group, a total of 17, found it had to delay its journey to Jeddah after a UPS package containing pilgrims’ travel documents was seized by US Customs … Continued
The so-called “ground zero mosque controversy” is not an isolated event. It is one of many incidents in the last decade that signal how Islam is perceived as un-American and even anti-American. According to the FBI, hate crimes against Arabs and Muslims multiplied by 1600% from 2000 to 2001. These hate crimes continue today—recently a … Continued
A recent meeting in the Vatican of some 200 Catholic bishops, mainly from the Arab world, will very likely go down in history for adopting the strongest condemnation by Christian church leaders of present-day Israeli policies and actions. At the same time, it will be remembered for their call on all Christians, Muslims and Jews … Continued
A Saudi prince who has aided the imam spearheading a proposed Islamic centre near New York’s ground zero is appealing for another site not associated with the “wound” of the Sept. 11 attacks, a report said Thursday. In interview excerpts published by the Dubai-based Arabian Business magazine, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was quoted as saying … Continued
Pope Benedict called on Islamic countries in the Middle East on Sunday to guarantee freedom of worship to non-Muslims and said peace in the region was the best remedy for a worrying exodus of Christians. He made his a appeal at a solemn mass in St Peter’s Basilica ending a two week Vatican summit of … Continued
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal on Friday called for an end to Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, calling it “an evil for both Palestinians and Israelis.” Twal spoke during a meeting with Vatican correspondents. Alluding to IDF checkpoints he said, “All I am asking of Israeli leaders is that they enable people in the … Continued
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