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JERUSALEM - Forty-two percent of Israeli Jews identify themselves as secular or non-religious,

Secular but some still go to a synagogue and celebrate Passover

12 percent of Israelis…

Please remember our Brothers and Sister in Gaza During This Eid Holiday and Always...

A ranking Saudi diplomat told NBC News that he has asked for political asylum in the United States, saying he

By Michael Isikoff

fears for his life if he is forced to return to his native country.

The diplomat, Ali Ahmad Asseri, the first secretary of the…

Public servant Bassem Mohammed al-Tamimi is from al-Nabi Saleh, a small village about 20 kilometers

Jody McIntyre writing from al-Nabi Saleh, occupied West Bank, Live from Palestine,

Public servant Bassem Mohammed al-Tamimi is from al-Nabi Saleh, a small village about 20 kilometers northwest of Ramallah. As coordinator of the local Popular Committee, Tamimi has played a leading role in al-Nabi Saleh's demonstrations against the…

The Palestinian families which live along Route 60 in the South Hebron Hills in the occupied West Bank have

Yusri Jaber and his family have faced numerous attacks by Israeli settlers in Hebron.

Joseph Dana writing from Hebron, occupied West Bank, Live from Palestine

no…

American history does not begin with 9/11, yet the worldview of so many in the United States since then has

(Haymarket Books, Chicago – Illinois, 2010)

Book review of Tom Engelhardt's 'The American Way of War: How Bush’s Wars Became Obama’s'.

By Mamoon Alabbasi –…

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Lebanon announced they would celebrate the Islamic holiday of

Marked by several days of festivities

Most of Arab Gulf countries to celebrate end of holy month of Ramadan Thursday…

An evangelical pastor insisted his plans for a mass torching of the Koran would go ahead after US

'Commitment to religious tolerance'

US officials express 'unequivocal condemnation' of 'disgraceful' Koran-burning…

A Coalition of African American Muslims (CAAM) held this…

Ramadan Pictures From Iran 2010

Ramadan In Iran More Pictures

WASHINGTON - Former British prime minister Tony Blair warned Sunday that the roots of

The former leader took a similarly hard line on Iran as on Iraq

Former British PM insists on real fears that Saddam could have helped terrorists acquire WMDs.

radical Islam are far deeper…

OTTAWA - A small mosque being shipped to the Arctic to serve a growing Muslim population in

80 Muslims live in Inuvik

1500-square-foot prefabricated mosque will serve growing Muslim population in Inuvik, Canada’s far…

I’ve had mixed emotions and jumbled thoughts about the Park51

By: Abu…

Have you ever found yourself staring at a candle’s flame, or a well-…

The Obama administration, emerging as a strong voice on international human rights issues within the UN, has

The Obama administration, emerging as a strong voice on international human rights issues within the UN, has submitted its first appraisal of the United States’ own human rights record, writes Barbara Crossette

submitted its first appraisal of the United States' own human rights record, admitting to gaps in social and…

GAZA CITY - Israeli warplanes Saturday launched three strikes against the southern Gaza Strip, killing one,

The air strikes follow the firing of a rocket from Gaza into Israel

One killed, three injured in three Israeli air strikes targeting smuggling tunnels at Rafah, former Hamas base.

wounding…

Tens of thousands of Muslims poured into the heavily guarded Al-Aqsa mosque compound in

Over 200,000 Palestinian worshippers pray in occupied Jerusalem on last Friday of Ramadan.

Jerusalem for the last Friday prayers of Ramadan as Palestinians protested over…

Writers often romanticize their subjects. At times they even manipulate their readers. A book - or any

(Potomac Books, 2010)

Book review of: Rich Wiles' 'Behind the Wall: Life, Love and…

RIYADH - Some 600,000 Muslims crowded into the Grand Mosque in Islam's holiest city of Mecca for

More than a million worshippers in the mosque and surrounding areas

Mecca, Medina swollen with worshippers from around world undertaking minor…