Why an Iran-Saudi Arabia Conflict Is More Likely Today
Much has been written about the cold war between Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Though this deadly strategic competition has not caused the sweeping disorder in which the Middle East finds itself, it has widened and deepened it. Whether in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Lebanon or elsewhere, the feud between Riyadh […]
‘He can’t read this’: Arabic billboard pokes fun at Donald Trump
DETROIT — On a black billboard along westbound Interstate 94 entering Dearborn, Mich., white Arabic lettering sits next to these words in English: “Donald Trump.” Unlike English, though, Arabic is read right to left. The billboard translated reads: “Donald Trump, he can’t read this, but he is afraid of it.” The billboard posted last weekend […]
Who Was Executed Saudi Prince Turki Bin Saud Al-Kabir?
Saudi authorities executed a prince in Riyadh on Tuesday after a court found him guilty of murder, according to the Saudi state news agency. Prince Turki Bin Saud Al-Kabir was the first member of royalty executed in the Gulf Kingdom since 1975. How did Kabir become the first Saudi royal to be executed for more […]
Catholic Church Sold To Muslim Group
A Catholic church in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was sold last week to a Muslim cultural society. The Immaculate Conception B.V.M. Catholic Church in Bristol Township, located 25 miles outside of Philadelphia, was purchased by the United American Muslim Society, based in Brooklyn, New York, for $1.775 million last Friday.
Third of Chibok girls ‘unwilling to leave Boko Haram’
Nigeria’s government is negotiating the release of another 83 of the Chibok schoolgirls taken in a mass abduction two-and-a-half years ago, but more than 100 others appear unwilling to leave their Boko Haram captors, a community leader said on Tuesday. The unwilling girls may have been radicalised by Boko Haram or are ashamed to return […]
Muslim Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad discusses race in sport at Morgan State event
Olympic fencing medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad came to Morgan State University on Tuesday carrying the same message she delivered in Rio de Janeiro after becoming the first Muslim-American woman to compete and medal at the Olympic Games wearing a hijab — the traditional Muslim head scarf. “I remember being a kid and being told that I […]
Not All U.K. Muslims Are Against Prevent
This article first appeared on the LSE Blog Religion and the Public Sphere. I have lost count the number of articles, academic blogs and assumptions that are made about Prevent, in particular that the “Muslim community” opposes it. Not only is the use of the term “Muslim community” problematic—ignoring the rich diversity in thought, belief […]
Saudi Arabia Executes Royal Family Member
Saudi Arabia executed a member of the royal family for murder after he was convicted of fatally shooting a Saudi man during a brawl. Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir was put to death in the capital city of Riyadh on Tuesday. According to local reports, Prince al-Kabir was found guilty three years ago by a Saudi court […]
Controversial new nuclear plant ignites Belarus
Minsk, Belarus – Thirty years after an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station devastated the countryside on the southern border of Belarus, leaving behind lasting consequences for millions of people, the construction of a new nuclear station is stirring discord between government officials, opposition politicians, the local populace and foreign diplomats.
Obama tells Trump ‘to stop whining’
President Barack Obama has voiced his opinion of Donald Trump’s election-rigging claims while also telling the Republican candidate to stop whining. An incredulous Obama said that to discredit the November 8 poll was unprecedented by a presidential candidate. “If you start whining before the games even over, if whenever things are going badly for you […]