February 2011 Blog Posts (93)

Reeling from the fall of its ally Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, the United States is hitting back at Iran as the arch foes fight

Analysts say Iran frames anti-government unrest sweeping Mideast as inspired by its Islamic revolution, while US paints it as democratic trend it inherently supports.

By Lachlan Carmichael -…

PARIS - A superbly preserved artificial big toe found strapped to the mummified remains of an Egyptian woman is the

Belonged to Tabaketenmut

Study finds that first glimmers of a branch of medicine firmly laid 'at feet' of ancient Egyptians.

 oldest functional…

We tend to assume Islam deserves unquestioned First Amendment protection. But it is a totalitarian way of life with

By William G. Boykin

By William G. Boykin

 aggressive political goals, not just a religion. What is to be done? 

The Founders who wrote the U.S. Constitution were very aware that the citizens of this nascent nation wanted the freedom to choose…

ALGIERS - Algerian opposition leaders, emboldened by uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, on Sunday announced a

'Change is on its way'

Coalition of opposition parties, rights groups, unofficial unions call for more reforms in Algeria.

 second protest march in the…

ATLANTA — Around Sept. 11, 2001, not long after she founded the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta, Soumaya

 Khalifa heard from a group whose name sounded like “Bakers Club.” It wanted a presentation.

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This is the "women's lib" age as the West preform to term it. But is it true? Is it not a lip-service age turning women practically to "dolls" or something like "real-life dolls"?

Women entering the fold of Islam played an enviable prominent role, side by side their counterparts, in shaping and developing the Muslim society as a model from the onset, emancipating humanity, men and women, from the shackles of deep-rooted ignorance. Women in Islam have a very special…

Mahmud regrets the day he took cash from an Israeli soldier for his wedding. It cost him a life sentence in a Gaza jail

Unthinkable consequences

Dozens of Palestinians jailed by Hamas for passing on information to Israel about armed groups operating in Gaza Strip.

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Forty-eighth named Grand Imam of al-Azhar by Hosni Mubarak, the new highest dignitary of Sunni Islam is a…

Cairo's streets exploded in joy on Friday when President Hosni Mubarak stepped down after three-decades of

People's power ousted Mubarak

Embattled Egyptian leader steps down, hands power to Supreme Council of Armed Forces to protesters’ joy.

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