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World leaders have paid tribute to Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai who passed away while having treatment for ovarian

 cancer on Monday.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu praised Maathai as a true "visionary African woman" and called her a "leading voice on the continent."

He said: "Professor Maathai introduced the idea of women planting trees in Kenya to…

Tehran to hold intl. intifada conference

Iran says it will host a two-day international conference as part of the Islamic Republic's effort to unite Muslims across the world to end the woes of the Palestinian people.

The Fifth International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Intifada is scheduled to be held on October 1-2 in the Iranian capital of…

Women on Arab TV can attract a lot of attention, but this is often focused on their appearance, which would not be the

From Left to right:Arab women journalists Najat sharrafeddine, Iqbal Tamimi and Lara Tmash

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Washington (CNN) -- The economic slowdown has hit the black community particularly hard, pushing the

Members Of The Congressional Black Caucus Address Joblessness In America

 unemployment rate among blacks up to 16.7% in August, nearly double the…

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/22/11) ­- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called for a moratorium on the

 use of the death penalty following the controversial execution of Troy Davis last night in Georgia for the murder of an off-duty police officer.

Because of circumstances surrounding his trial and sentencing, Davis' execution captured worldwide attention. Seven of the nine key witnesses at Davis' trial later recanted their testimony. Some jurors…

Writing about the Rafah crossing, after the spectacular success of the Egyptian revolution in ousting Hosni Mubarak,

People power has opened…

It is popularly believed that Bilal, the Companion of the Prophet Muhammad and first mu’adhin or Caller to Prayer, was

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'Taliban kills Rabbani during talks'

Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani

The Taliban militant group has assassinated former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani at his home in the capital city of Kabul, Press TV reports.

Rabbani, who was also head of Afghanistan's Peace Council, was killed when he was in a…

After nine years of interviews, Imam Johari Abdul-Malik has learned to wait for the questions.

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Religious Pluralism

Moving away from the culture of fear to hope and reconciliation…