At least 49 killed in north Yemen clashes, say tribes, rebels
SANAA: Fighting in mountainous north Yemen between Shia rebels and army-backed tribes over the past four days have left at least 49 people dead, threatening a fragile truce, tribal and…
Muslims must fight ‘savage’ US, British terrorism, say Khamenei
TEHRAN: Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Wednesday called on Muslims to fight the "blind and savage terrorism" fuelled by the United States and Britain, whom he blamed for deadly bombings…
Darfur rebels JEM sign key child protection deal with UN
GENEVA: Sudanese rebel group JEM signed a landmark deal with the United Nations Wednesday, pledging to protect children caught up in the Darfur conflict, according to a copy of the…
Justice ministry mulls including Bahais in unified personal status law for non-Muslims
CAIRO: A delegation of Bahai activists filed a memo to the Ministry of Justice, demanding to be included in the unified personal status law for non-Muslims. The Bahai delegation included…
ICC must prosecute Mugabe youths ‘rape campaig’, says group
VIENNA: The International Criminal Court must probe alleged crimes against humanity after Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's youth militia launched a campaign of rape during 2008 elections, a campaign group said…
Muslim Brotherhood hosts opposition figures to pressure for reform
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) hosted a meeting Tuesday at its parliamentary headquarters where it invited over 35 opposition figureheads to formulate a plan of action for the upcoming period…
Taking the reins
The Giza Rotary Metropolitan Club had their annual end of year celebration at Safir Hotel during which the club’s presidency was formally handed over from its current President Maha Khiery…
Muslim Brotherhood and liberals: partners for change in Egypt?
WASHINGTON, DC: Papers around the world have speculated that Hosni Mubarak, the 82-year-old Egyptian president, is suffering from terminal stomach and pancreatic cancer and may not live to see the…
Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd: impoverished by his loss, enriched by his inspiration
LOS ANGELES, California: A bright light of critical scholarship of Islam was just extinguished this month in Cairo with the death of Professor Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd on July 5.…
Consolidators versus stimulators
LONDON: All intellectual systems rely on assumptions that do not need to be spelled out because all members of that particular intellectual community accept them. These “deep” axioms are implicit…
