On Saturday the 23rd of January ,Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association were at the Norwich Library , Ontario for an Open House To give the Library visitor a lesson on the teachings of Islam and the Muslim faith. Ghalib Baten from Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association said that they are hosting these open houses at smaller communities across Ontario. …
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Egypt: forces raid five publishing houses with Brotherhood links
Five publishing houses owned by Muslim Brotherhood leaders have been confiscated by The committee tasked with managing Muslim Brotherhood funds, according to Aswat Masreya website . The committee said in a statement , that The publishing houses are now under the management of the ministry of culture and are operating normally. The confiscated publishing houses are Dar El-Fath Arabic Media, Arab …
Read More »Egypt : Hamas Official Detained at Cairo Airport
On Tuesday, An official of the Palestinian Islamist movement (Hamas) has been detained at Cairo airport when he tried to enter Egypt coming from Saudi Arabia . An airport source said , that Hassan alSaifi, whose name figures on an Egyptian watch list, was detained on arrival , he was still at the airport and would likely be deported. …
Read More »Egypt : Against Terrorism, Against the Restriction of Liberties
Joint Statement from Parties, Institutions, Rights Organizations, and Public Figures on the Proposed Counterterrorism Law The undersigned institutions, political parties, rights organizations, and public figures urge the government to delay the issuance of the proposed counterterrorism law, as published in the press, until a broad and genuine social dialogue takes place about its feasibility, its articles, and the ways to …
Read More »The watermelon
By Ahmed A. Yousef Immigrants may just have it significantly better than non-immigrants. Think of it this way, being at a crossroads of old country and new country, leaving behind one society and joining a new one. This is an ideal position for one to leave behind all those traditions, customs, and aspects of the old culture that are considered push …
Read More »When Fear Triumphs over Rationality: Harper Anti-Terror Legislation
By Monia Mazigh In the Oxford English Dictionary the definition of the word “fear” reads as follows: “an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain or harm.”Stephen Harper must have learned this definition by heart. The way he uses fear on the Canadian population to pass his proposed new anti-terror legislation is working to perfection, as least so …
Read More »King Abdullah’s Message to Al-Qaeda and ISIS: Don’t Mess with Jordan
By Nehad Ismail The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group has lost 20 percent of its military capabilities since the start of U.S.-led coalition air strikes in September, General Mansour Al-Jbour, head of the Royal Jordanian Air Force, said in a press conference on Sunday 8th February. Jordan has carried out nearly 20 percent of the total sorties …
Read More »November in Numbers
A 7-month extension for nuclear talks between the P5+1 and Iran was announced in late November after the two sides failed to reach an agreement in Vienna. The parties now have until the end of June 2015 to reach a deal. 84 percent of American Jews polled by J-Street said they would favor a nuclear deal with Iran that would …
Read More »UAE bizarre “terror list” casts worldwide net
The United Arab Emirates shocked many western charities by placing them on its blacklist of “terrorist groups”, alongside radical groups like Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda. The list, released earlier in the month, was topped by the Muslim Brotherhood, but also included organizations like Islamic Relief UK, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and large Muslim associations in Sweden, Norway, Finland …
Read More »NGOs, rights group accuse Israel of encouraging ‘Shoot-to-Kill’ Policy
Human rights groups and NGOs have accused Israel of supporting a shoot-to-kill policy after several recent Israeli police incidents with Palestinians. A Jerusalem court on Sunday arraigned a border policeman after he shot and killed a Palestinian during a demonstration in the West Bank in May. Many argue that the manslaughter charge was not strong enough; furthermore, Israeli Public Security …
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