A woman whose life was once filled with happiness, now tearfully declares that she no longer believes in hope and that humanity is a lie. Yet despite how Israel has looted the life of 25-year-old Owda, she has emerged as one of the leading journalists from the Gaza Strip. With over fo...
sexually immoral and primitive, and ‘fatalistic’ in their dependence on Allah, making them lazy and dishonest.”28Orientalism and representations such as these, serving “as the handmaiden of colonialism,”29were utilized to legitimize the colonial...
Behind large, formal institutions like Islamic Relief and Muslim Aid, there are many other charitable entities, some mobilizing considerable annual donations for infrastructure development projects in London, elsewhere in the UK, and overseas [94].The Nation of Islam (NOI) in the USA, has a longs...
of some particular disease: thus saint Makhdum Faqih, buried not far away from Bombay, cured hysteria; Pir Bukhari, laid to eternal rest in Quetta, healed venereal diseases; Shah Sufaid from the banks of the Jhelum specialized in the cure of coughs; and Ghazi Miyan of Bahraich cured leprosy...
And whoever resembles a people, he is of them.” Allah the Exalted, in His wisdom, established the salvation of humanity by this rule of fighting, for the Exalted said: “…and if Allah did not check one set of people by means of another, the earth would indeed be full of mischief ...
General An Lushan declared himself emperor of the North threatening both civil war and the dissolution of the new Silk Road. Caliph al-Mahdi (grandfather of the great Harun al Rashid) sent 4000 Muslim soldiers to aid the Emperor in putting down the rebellion, preserving the ecumenical alliance!
Three years ago, the Lancet’s frontispiece stated “Health is now the most important foreign policy issue of our time” and last year, the Director-General of WHO, Margaret Chan, in her opening address, to the Executive Board at its 132nd Session said
In June there were good tidings. Significant financial relief in two aid packages: a $2.5 billion package jointly pledged by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait followed a few days later by $500 million package from Qatar. Another boost in morale came in July: H.M. King Abdullah II was the...
Thus the teachings of Islam and its observance by Muslims during the formative period of the religion promote the practice of medicine as a service to humanity. Physical and spiritual wellbeing are intimately related in popular Muslim consciousness. We propose, therefore, that thoughtful Health Diplom...
Erdogan said that Ankara was even prepared to build a mosque at the site mentioned by the Genoese explorer. "I would like to talk about it to my Cuban brothers. A mosque would go perfectly on the hill today," the Turkish leader said. ...