Added on 06/08/2012
Richard Silverstein
Al Qaeda , Arab Spring , Bibi Netanyahu , Dick Cheney , Egypt , Egyptian military , Egyptian police , Ehud Barak , Eilat , Gaza , Haaretz , Hamas , IDF , Iran , Islamists , Israel , Israeli army , Michael Oren , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , Pakistan , Ramadan , Shin Bet , Sinai , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , United States , Yemen
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: There are forces out there seeking to capitalize on the Arab Spring: It’s s a different world Israel is facing. A harsher world, one more difficult to control.
Added on 03/08/2012
Mondoweiss
East Africa , Israel , Jerusalem , Middle East , North Africa , Obama , Palestine , President , Ramadan , shopkeeper , United States
PHILIP WEISS: Shopkeepers in East Jerusalem joke about Romney’s speech. The implications of it, however, are all too serious
Added on 28/07/2012
Crossroads Arabia
Christianity , Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice , Islam , Lebanon , Maryam , Ramadan , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Gazette
CROSSROADS ARABIA: It’s the first time that I can recall such a story being covered by the Saudi media.
Added on 28/07/2012
Juan Cole
Africa , Algeria , Brunei , Football , Indonesia , judo , London , Olympics , Qatar , Ramadan , Religious law , Saudi Arabia , Senegal , Soccer , Sport , Summer Olympics , Women
JUAN COLE: These are the first Olympic Games where women from every country in the world are participating. There is a bigger question for Saudis.
Added on 26/07/2012
Common Ground News Service
Al-Hijrah , Food and Drink , Islam , Muslim Brotherhood , Northern Virginia , Ramadan , United States
RYAN STROM, CGNEWS: There are many practical steps that Muslims can take this Ramadan to help preserve and protect the planet.
Added on 23/07/2012
Crossroads Arabia
Abu Bakr , Actor , Al-Hayat , Central Asia , Iran , Islam , Libya , Ramadan , Saudi Arabia , Umar Ibn al-Khattab
CROSSROADS ARABIA: A row has broken out among various religious figures as to whether it’s permissible to portray Islamic figures in film.
Added on 21/07/2012
The View From Fez
Facebook , Fez , Finland , Food and Drink , Islam , Italy , London , Long-Distance Runner , Mecca , Morocco , Muslims , Netherlands , Norway , Olympics , Ramadan , Ramadan falls , shopkeeper , Social networking , Stockholm , Sweden , United Kingdom
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: Whether it’s the longer daylight hours or because you’re an Olympic athlete there are particular challenges for Muslims this Ramadan
Added on 20/07/2012
Editor, MEP
Lee Wellings , Muslims , Olympics , Ramadan , the summer games , Videos
VIDEO, AL JAZEERA: It is the ultimate test of sporting ability, but this London Olympics will provide extra difficulty for some Muslim athletes.
Added on 20/07/2012
Abu Muhammed
Catholic Church , Easter , Philadelphia , Ramadan , Saudi Arabia , Tokyo
ABU MUHAMMED: if you really want to know when Ramadan begins do what many of us do–go out on the 28th of Shaaban just before sunset and look for the new moon.
Added on 16/07/2012
Alexander McNabb
Bangladesh , Crime , Gulf News , Life , Ramadan , Swat Valley , UAE , United Arab Emirates , Workers
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Where in blue blazes is somebody who’s making his living rooting through bins going to find Dhs 1,000 to pay a fine?
Added on 15/07/2012
James M. Dorsey
African Champions League , Al Ahly , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Azmy Megahed , Cairo’s Military Academy Stadium , Champion’s League , Egypt , Egyptian Football Association , Facebook , Gamal , Germany , Hosni Mubarak , Journalist , Khaled Diab , metal detectors , military governor , Mohammed Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , Port Said , President , Ramadan , Real Estate , Saudi Arabia , Soccer , Suez , Suez Canal , Tahrir Square , Ultras Ahlawy
JAMES M. DORSEY: The battle between the autocrats and the ultras turned the stadiums into battlefields for control with the ultras viewing themselves as the venue’s only legitimate owner.
Added on 28/06/2012
Alexander McNabb
CEO , Dubai , Emirates ID Authority , Gulf News , Ramadan , Telecommunications , Telecommunications Regulatory Authority , UAE , United Arab Emirates
ALEXANDER MC NABB: Time to ready yourself for another pointless exercise in waste-of-time bureaucracy – SIM card re-registering. Great.
Added on 26/05/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Abdul-Aziz Al Saud , Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh , Afghanistan , As-Sunnah mosque , Brunei , Crown Prince , East Africa , Egypt , Emir , Fifa World Cup , Florida , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , Human Rights Watch , International Olympic Committee , Kissimee , Libya , London , Middle East , Mohammed Abdul Wahhab , Nayef , Noor al-Malki , North Africa , Olympics , Olympics 2020 , President , Qatar , Ramadan , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , Soccer , sprinter , Syria , Tunisia , Women Athletes , Yemen
JAMES DORSEY: The participation of Qatar’s women athletes opens up differences between it and the Islamic thinking in neighbouring Saudi Arabia.
Added on 19/05/2012
American Bedu
America , Ramadan , Saudi Arabia , United States , Weddings , Women , Women's issues
AMERICAN BEDU: The month before Ramadan tends to be a hectic one for weddings in the Kingdom.
Added on 16/03/2012
Syria News Wire
Aleppo , Arab League , Army , Damascus , Democracy , Facebook , Free Syrian Army , Golan Heights , Hama , Homs , Istanbul , Lebanon , Mobile Phones , Muslim Brotherhood , President , Protests , Ramadan , Red Cross , Syria , Syrian Golan Heights , Syrian National Council , Turkey , United States
SYRIA NEWS WIRE: It began with a small demonstration by young people in Deraa. The flames have spread and now engulf the nation.
Added on 04/03/2012
Rachel McArthur
America , Arab League , Artist , Dubai , Far East , iPhone , Lebanon , Microsoft , Ramadan , Singer , Starbucks , Turkey , Twitter , United Arab Emirates , United States
RACHEL MCARTHUR: Ragheb has been praised by critics for his fairness, but it has not been clear if he was going to return for the next season – until now.
Added on 12/02/2012
Rania Al Malky
Army , Cairo , Cairo Criminal Court , Democracy , Egypt , Facebook , International Republican Institute , Israel , Kamal El-Ganzoury , Mubarak , National Democratic Institute , Omar Suleiman , President , Prime Minister , Ramadan , SCAF , Suez , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Tahrir Square , United States
RANIA AL MALKY: Every drop of blood spilt in the struggle for democracy has taken away from SCAF’s legitimacy, turning more Egyptians against military rule.
Added on 08/02/2012
sarah walton
Abu Dhabi , Dubai , Islam , Middle East , Ramadan , UAE , United Arab Emirates
THE HEDONISTA: When the day inevitably arrives and I wave goodbye to the Middle East I’ll miss many aspects of life here.
Added on 13/12/2011
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Abu Dhabi Gallup Center , Advertising , Alaska , America , Branding , Dalia Mogahed , Dearborn , Florida Family Association , Michigan , Middle East , Muslims , Osama Bin Laden , Ramadan , Sarah Palin , United States
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: The lesson from these examples is courage pays off. Muslims show loyalty to brands supporting them in the public space.
Added on 12/12/2011
Mondoweiss
Activist , Barcelona , Israel , Israeli army , Jerusalem , Mahmoud Abbas , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Ramadan , Ramallah , Tear gas , United Nations , West Bank
ALEX KANE, MONDOWEISS: The killing of Mustafa Tamimi by IDF troops has shocked ‘the unshockable’ population of Palestine, as well as the wider world at large.