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  • Egypt: When did Saudi Arabia become Switzerland's role model? 9 Dec 2009 00:19 GMT
    ... four existing minarets. from the Arab and Muslim blogosphere. The ban is still creating ripples ... three houses that were burnt down because Christians were praying in them and now he ... groups that live and thrive on commercializing religion stemming out of their tribal organization. Those ...

  • Morocco calling 9 Dec 2009 04:30 GMT
    ... Fés al-Bali (Old Fez), the largest living Islamic medieval city and the biggest car-free urban ... believe that anyone born in Fez is religious, cultured, artistic and refined. Fez was, after ... lovely balconied houses at the , or Jewish quarter, in Meknés when he struck up ...

  • Egyptian women take charge 9 Dec 2009 06:18 GMT
    ... Cairo - Her hair neatly tucked under a Muslim headscarf, Dawlat al-Amine practises aikido regularly in ... Amazons. But clients of the "ladyguards" include Egyptian actresses and pop divas, as well as ...

  • Egypt FM warns Iran of plans to continue its nuclear activities 9 Dec 2009 02:53 GMT
    ... By Jamil Al-Mahari MANAMA, Dec 8 (KUNA) -- Egypt ... disregarded Iran's claims of seeking a so-called "Islamic nuclear bomb," regarding Pakistan's nuclear capability as ... own domestic goals, not the goals of Muslims, because we are all Muslims," he underlined. ...

  • Gays facing death penalty as Africa hit by homophobia 9 Dec 2009 01:53 GMT
    ... is part of a continent-wide backlash, because Africa's gay community is becom ADVERTISEMENT ing more ... a visit by leaders of US conservative Christian ministries that promote therapy for gays to ... also get seven years, and anyone with "religious, political, economic or social authority" who fails ...

  • Eritrea Arrests 30 Evangelical Christian Women 9 Dec 2009 04:30 GMT
    ... Asmara, the capital city, according to International Christian Concern. The women are mostly members of ... Eritrean officials,” said ICC’s regional manager for Africa and South Asia, Jonathan Racho, in a ... Eritrea to stop violating the freedom of religion of its people.” In recent years, the ...

  • JEHOVAH IS LORD IN EGYPT 9 Dec 2009 04:32 GMT
    ... is Lord in the midst of Pharaoh's Egypt. Pharaoh, the shepherd of Egypt, knows the ... of Egypt, knows the truth. Even the religious leaders of Egypt told Pharaoh the finger ...

  • Fatah Head to Meet with Egyptian President on Wednesday 9 Dec 2009 06:14 GMT
    ... Fatah Head to Meet with Egyptian President on Wednesday (IsraelNN.com) Palestinian Authority Chairman ... to the American demand to ban all Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria. © IsraelNN ...

  • Christian satellite TV ministry shines hope in Iran 9 Dec 2009 07:50 GMT
    ... Christian satellite TV ministry shines hope in Iran ... streets in the largest protests since 1979's Islamic Revolution. On Monday, police officers used tear ...

  • | Christian satellite TV ministry shines hope in Iran 9 Dec 2009 07:57 GMT
    ... Christian satellite TV ministry shines hope in Iran ... streets in the largest protests since 1979's Islamic Revolution. On Monday, police officers used tear ...

  • Enlightenment dawns in South Africa's presidential palace 9 Dec 2009 00:47 GMT
    ... When the sun rose on World AIDS Day in South Africa last week, it brought with it a ... ailment that was devastating the population. The Christian Science Monitor quoted one South African researcher ...

  • Religion and labor key in Illinois race 9 Dec 2009 05:58 GMT
    ... Religion and labor key in Illinois race Cheryle ... the support of close to a dozen African-American clergymen in Chicago. “Those ministers that endorsed ...

  • Islam Channel gets new Vectorbox 9 Dec 2009 02:52 GMT
    ... Islam Channel has installed two Vector-box 8000 HD ... to studios in South, West, and East Africa. “Our broadcast facilities will support up to ...

  • Somalia chaos making East Africa a crime, drug hub 9 Dec 2009 03:34 GMT
    ... UNITED NATIONS — Chaos in lawless Somalia is ... lawless Somalia is helping to transform East Africa into a major crime hub, with widespread ... over aid that could wind up supplying Islamist rebels determined to seize power. Some 30 ...

  • Jordon - Farm investment in Africa 9 Dec 2009 01:11 GMT
    ... The government is considering a proposal by a regional ... the project in 2003, funded by the Islamic Bank in Jeddah. Citing the findings of ...

  • Qaeda claims it has French, Spanish hostages 9 Dec 2009 05:13 GMT
    ... Menaka, December 08: Al-Qaeda's north African branch claimed Tuesday it was holding four ... For the first time, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) said it was holding all ...

  • Human rights 'deteriorating' in Arab states 9 Dec 2009 05:13 GMT
    ... torture widely practiced in several countries, namely Egypt, an Arab watchdog said in a report ... rights activists, press freedoms and discriminated against religious minorities. The state of human rights in ... percent of the 80-million-strong population are Coptic Christians who frequently complain of discrimination, "is increasingly ...

  • Gandhi's Contribution to American Civil Rights Movement 9 Dec 2009 07:35 GMT
    ... became a norm, Vedas, the most venerable Hindu scriptures, declared that a cosmic consciousness pervades ... Gandhi’s unique invention – the marriage of religion and politics. Gandhi became a moral agent. ... he combined the nonviolent Gandhian approach and Christian faith as the hallmark of his movement. ...

  • Kicking the Can in Afghanistan 9 Dec 2009 00:48 GMT
    ... a larger threat with a global reach. Islamic fundamentalism is not limited to Afghanistan or ... specific terrorist, terror group, state sponsor, or Muslim state. and theocracy within Islam worldwide is ... -- to replace secular law with a religious . The final and inadmissible truth is ...

  • Crunch time 9 Dec 2009 06:14 GMT
    ... at 10:18 am First I am a Christian, I want people to wish me a ... Jew) Hanukkah, Kwanza for the African Americans, Islamic's have Muharram, Pagans have the Winter Solstice. ... less about who I offend with my religious beliefs. on December 05, 2009 at 8:19 ...

  • Four Men Leave Guantanamo; Two Face Ill-Defined Trials in Italy 9 Dec 2009 04:30 GMT
    ... Last Monday, the Obama administration announced that it had ... four prisoners from Guantanamo: Sabir Lahmar, an Algerian, was transferred to France; an unidentified Palestinian ... Sabir Lahmar's release was long overdue. An Islamic scholar, he was living in Bosnia-Herzegovina and ...

  • POLITICS IN BRIEF 9/12 9 Dec 2009 05:21 GMT
    ... on the Darfur situation and UN and African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on the ... National Congress. Vietnam, Myanmar boost cooperation in religious affairs A Vietnam-Myanmar cooperative agreement on State ... religious affairs. The Vietnamese official said that Buddhism has been strongly developed in Vietnam, far ...

  • Qatar National Bank named Bank of the Year in Qatar for 2009 9 Dec 2009 06:31 GMT
    ... to request more information from Qatar National Bank (QNB) ... Retail, Corporate, Investment, Treasury, Wealth Management, and Islamic Banking products and services for individuals, corporate ... United Arab Emirates (UAE), 50% of the Tunisian-Qatari bank and 20% stake in the Doha-based ...

  • Tories accuse Irwin Cotler of playing victim in flyer feud 9 Dec 2009 00:58 GMT
    ... taxpayer-funded flyers, called 10 per centers, to Jewish residents of Mr. Cotler’s downtown Montreal riding. ... credibility in his riding and within his religious community. “Durban 1 has emerged for Jews as metaphor for the most virulent and ...

  • Death penalty for homosexuals? 9 Dec 2009 00:15 GMT
    ... is part of a continent-wide backlash because Africa's gay community is becoming more vocal. "It's ... a visit by leaders of US conservative Christian ministries that promote therapy for gays to ... could get seven years and anyone with "religious, political, economic or social authority" who fails ...


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