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Unlike all Revolutions that took place in the 20th century especially in the Muslim world aimed at freeing the country from western colonialism and gaining independence then creating societies in which ideologies are based on socialism, nationalism ,other man-made ideologies , the Islamic Revolution in Iran was an exception to …

It would be important to stress that the first French nuclear tests were conducted in Algeria between 1960 and 1965, while the first test took place on February 13, 1960 exactly 52 years ago, at Regane in south west Algeria at that time Algeria was still a colony in the …

Understanding the history of expansion of Masjid al-Nabawi and how the Green Dome over the Prophet’s (saws) tomb was erected will enable Muslims to understand its true significance.There is hardly a Muslim who upon sighting the Ka‘bah in Makkah for the first time is not awe struck. The simple cube …

Hajj is supposed to remove all distinctions of wealth, class, position or authority but the Saudis have reduced it to a purely commercial enterprise devoid of its Qur’anic content and Prophetic sunnah.Hajj is meant to be a great leveller. By donning the two pieces of unstitched cloth, all distinctions of …

Hajj is supposed to remove all distinctions of wealth, class, position or authority but the Saudis have reduced it to a purely commercial enterprise devoid of its Qur’anic content and Prophetic sunnah.Hajj is meant to be a great leveller. By donning the two pieces of unstitched cloth, all distinctions of …

Little Red Riding Hood’s Long Walk in the Woods Mae West, who mined the rich symbolic terrain of fairy tales, once famously quipped, “I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.” These days the social and sexual messages of fairy tales are no secret. Feminists in particular have long …

Interviewer: Jennifer ByrneJeremy Rifkin is one of the world’s foremost thinkers in the area of genetically modified food – the author of many books and articles on the subject, including most recently “The Biotech Century”. Jennifer Byrne spoke to him from Washington where he heads the Foundation on Economic Trends.Transcript: …

Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, His Eminence Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky on Monday (29/09/2014) arrived Hussainiyyah Baqiyyatullah, Zaria much earlier than his usual time for the weekly Nahjul Balagha study, specifically to expose a sinister plan to cause violence in the city and to forestall it.At the end of …

A week after the Sept.11 attacks, the London Times reported that the CIA had asked regulators for the Financial Services Authority in London to investigate the suspicious sales of millions of shares of stock just prior to the terrorist acts. It was hoped the business paper trail might lead to …

A group of pro-Palestinian protesters have gathered outside the offices of two US senators in New York City to condemn their support for Israel’s continued aggression against the Palestinians.About 50 members of a coalition of more than 20 organizations on Monday participated in the rally in front of the offices …