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Syrian President Bashar Assad’s decreed amnesty last month seems nothing more than a false promise of freedom, analysts say. On June 9th, after winning a controversial Presidential election held in only regime-controlled areas, Assad issued the amnesty which should have freed the near 100,000 prisoners human rights groups say have been detained since the rebellion against the Assad regime began …

Non-Muslims often ask me, “How can you not eat from dawn till sunset? Isn’t it too hard? Not even water?!” I tell them, “It is all in the mind. Almost anybody can do it”.  No, it’s not that I don’t feel hungry (believe me I do, especially during those very long days here in Canada).  When I fast, I am …

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday offered general amnesty in a rare conciliatory move to undermine support for militants; large swathes of Iraqi territory has been overrun by a militant offensive which threatens to tear the country apart. Maliki’s offer comes after a ridiculous opening to the parliament, despite leaders all over the world urging fractious politicians in Iraq …

On Wednesday, A Palestinian teenager was abducted and killed in a possible act of revenge for the murder of three Israeli youths by militants, triggering clashes in east Jerusalem. Palestinian leaders condemned the killing, and held Israel responsible for it, demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government act to prevent any revenge attacks. “I demand the Israeli government punish the killers …

In the wake of the reelection, so farcical it drove every self-respecting, democratic man to absolute disgust, what could the dictator’s next steps possibly be? The Assad regime and its officials, namely Bouthayna Chaaban and Faysal el Mokdad, among others, have insisted on insulting the intelligence of the people by claiming that France, as well as the entire democratic world, …

On Thursday, UN Under-secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos accused Syria of putting more effort into obstructing the UN than providing aid to millions of needy people. Amos, presenting the fourth UN report on humanitarian access in Syria, stressed that around 10.8 million are in critical need of humanitarian aid, and that workers could not reach …

The University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research recently conducted a survey in seven Muslim-majority nations, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, found out that people prefer that women cover their hair, but not necessarily their face. Additionally, more than 25% of the people in Lebanon and Turkey feel that it is appropriate for women to …

By Judit Neurink SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region – The world is blaming the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) for fighting in Iraq to set up an Islamic state, but that is not the real story, say refugees from Tikrit and Samarra, who found safety in the northern Kurdistan Region. What the world does not realize, they say, is that …

Israel on Wednesday killed 65 people in West Bank, as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas lashed out at the people responsible for the kidnapping of 3 Israeli teenagers. The hunt for the Israeli youths enters its sixth day on Wednesday, as Israel continues its crushing drive against Hamas, who it blames for the kidnappings. As Israeli troops continued to press their …

Fresh violence near the Kenyan coast has led to the deaths of at least 15 people, officials said on Tuesday, a day after Somali Shebab rebels killed almost 50 people in the same region. The al-Qaeda linked Harakat al-Shebab al-Mujahideen said that its fighters executed the attack on a Kenyan village, and its commando unit had been able to return …