Category Archives: Modern Arabia
Turkey’s Flotilla Stunt
By Mark Halawa Having lived in the Middle East for over twenty years of my life, I have a perspective on this week’s Gaza Flotilla incident that I think may be enlightening to Western readers. Turkey has successfully ascended to … Continue reading
Posted in Arabia World, Iran, Islam, Israel, Judaism, Mark Halawa, Miscellaneous, Modern Arabia, Muslim World, News Reports, Pakistan, Politics
Tagged Arab, Flotilla, Freedom Flotila, Gaza, GCC, Gulf, Halawa, Iran, Israel, Mark Halawa, Middle East, Pakistan, Palestinian, Shia, Shiite, Sunni, Turkey
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Flotilla activists attacked IDF soldiers with weapons
Many of the Freedom Flotilla fans online are lying and claiming that IDF soldiers opened fire at people while asleep! Thank G-d for Video Cameras that can show the truth. Today’s Free Gaza lies All this week, the media have … Continue reading
Posted in Arabia World, Israel, Mark Halawa, Miscellaneous, Modern Arabia, Muslim World, News Reports, Politics
Tagged Flotilla, Gaza, Hamas, IDF, Iran, Israel, Syria, Turkey
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Saudi Arabia supports Universal Interfaith Forum
Saudi King: We seek to establish a Universal Centre for Multi-Faith Dialogue Independent, functioning away from any political interference. Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz told media sources that there are efforts to establish a Universal Centre for dialogue including … Continue reading
Posted in Arabia World, Islam, Judaism, Mark Halawa, Miscellaneous, Modern Arabia, Muslim World, News Reports
Tagged Christianity, Interfaith Dialogue, Islam, Judaism, King Abdulla, Middle East, Peace, Saudi Arabia
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Let us play pretend خلينا نلعب تخيل
Many Arabs think Israel started bombing Gaza for no reason, forgetting that Hamas started this aggression by shelling Israeli cities and towns in the area for 8 years nonstop, with aimless homemade bombs, and other smuggled through the tunnels, targeting … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Islam, Israel, Mark Halawa, Miscellaneous, Modern Arabia, Muslim World, News Reports, Politics
Tagged Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Jordan, Judaism, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mark Halawa, Peace, Qatar, Saudi, UAE
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Saudi Adult Breastfeeding fatwa
Legal counsel at Saudi ministry of Justice reaffirms the permissibility of breastfeeding a foreign adult “in suitable ways” Saudi Arabia’s legal counsel at the ministry of justice, Sheikh Abdul Mohsen Al-Obaikan, reaffirmed what some media and internet outlets in Arabia … Continue reading
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Tagged Adult, Breastfeeding, Fatwa, Islam, Saudi
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Losing My Jihadism
A CRY FOR CHANGE Losing My Jihadism By Mansour al-Nogaidan Sunday, July 22, 2007 BURAIDAH, Saudi Arabia Islam needs a Reformation. It needs someone with the courage of Martin Luther. This is the belief I’ve arrived at after a long … Continue reading
Posted in Arabia World, Islam, Mark Halawa, Miscellaneous, Modern Arabia, News Reports
Tagged Interfaith, Jihad, Modern Muslim Voices, Saudi Imam, Tolerance
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