• Syria…the last 40 days

    Published on : 27 09 2012

    Those under no illusion about potential international solutions to the Syrian crisis, whether military intervention, increased military support for the rebels, or even the mobilization of the Turkish army, should also not expect much from the meeting of the UN General Assembly, currently being held in New York. Indeed, we should not entertain any illusions […]

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  • Islam and the West: A historical background

    Published on : 24 09 2012

    The latest anti-Islam “film,” concocted by a pathological hater of Islam, has raised many questions as to whether the sleazy feat was merely an isolated act done by a, lunatic individual or represented a deep-rooted anti-Islamic discourse, which has persisted for many centuries, defying enlightenment and the modern traditions of tolerance.

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  • The Prophet Film: Messages to Whom It May Concern

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    The days and nights pass, as do the centuries and successive generations, and your light ever shines, and the fragrance of your remembrance penetrates throughout, your gentle cascade falls throughout, and your call to humanity remains timeless and universal:

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  • 30 years later, Sabra & Shatila eyewitnesses still mourn their dead

    Published on : 22 09 2012

    Thirty years later, memories of the three-day massacre of Palestinian refugees in Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, Lebanon, are still crystal clear.

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  • The Prophet Muhammad: a mercy for all creation

    Published on : 18 09 2012

    Allaah’s Messenger (PBUH) was the kindest of men in the same way as he excelled all others in courage and valour.

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  • The nightmare of al-Assad

    Published on : 17 09 2012

    The Arabs will wake up one day and realize the extent of the deceit they have been exposed to with the al-Assad regime. The Arabs will wake up and realize the size of the plots that have been carried out by this regime in its country and in the region.

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  • Intensification of discrimination in Sistan-Baluchistan

    Published on : 15 08 2012

    The Sunni community of Iran including Sunnis of the Sistan-Baluchistan province has been facing massive discriminative governmental policies since the public revolution in 1979. It has compelled some Sunni MPs and Friday khateebs to speak out decrying unwelcome stances of rulers. Some unwritten biased regulations have been forbidding the Sunni community to take part in […]

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  • Islamophobia and the fear of ‘the other’ in Myanmar

    Published on : 11 06 2012

    The mob that set upon and killed a group of Muslims riding a bus through western Myanmar on June 3 displayed a depravity normally the hallmark of the country’s military. News reports that emerged in the wake of the incident, allegedly in response to the gang rape and murder of a Buddhist girl by three […]

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  • Necessity of Reflection and Self–Criticism

    Published on : 09 05 2012

    Reflection literally means to think on a subject deeply, systematically, and in great detail. In a spiritual context, it signifies reflection, which is the heart’s lamp, the spirit’s food, and the knowledge’s spirit. Reflection allows believers to discern what is good and evil, beneficial and harmful, beautiful and ugly; and makes the universe a book […]

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  • Slips of the Mind, Trends in Thought

    Published on : 26 01 2012

    The person who calls the prayer in the mosque led the prayers as the imam one day, and he mistakenly stood up for a fifth unit of prayer. After he had been standing like that for a while, one of the people in the ranks mustered up enough courage to say “Subhān Allah” – Allah […]

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