Buy alcohol in Qatar and pay an annual fee
Qatar residents will have to start paying an annual fee to purchase alcohol from the country’s only liquor store as of Dec. 1. The Qatar…
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Is Muezzin Bill a Religious Discrimination in Israel
A few weeks ago, Israeli Cabinet Ministers passed a bill in which they suggested to ban using the loudspeaker during the Adhaan (a Muslim call…
Denmark’s feminist mosque founder challenges norms
The Mariam Mosque opened in March and held its first Friday prayer in August, when Danish-born imam Saliha Marie Fetteh spoke to around 60 women…
Rise of Prince Mohammed bin Salman worries Saudi Arabia
He has slashed the state budget, frozen government contracts and reduced the pay of civil employees, all part of drastic austerity measures as the Kingdom…
Saudi Arabia’s struggle in escaping its oil dependence
This is what it takes to run a mega-dairy in the scorching desert here: 180,000 Holstein cows, precisely cooled cowsheds, water pumped from deep underground,…
I’m the first Muslim in Congress. I believe America can beat Islamophobia
Fifteen years ago, the United States was attacked by terrorists claiming to act in the name of Islam. America’s response? “United We Stand.” Yet now…
Standoff With Iran Inflames Anti-Shiite Feelings in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s intensifying standoff with Iran has inflamed anti-Shiite sentiment in the kingdom, resulting in displays of hostility toward the minority group that play into…
Saudis furious after Bing translates ‘Daesh’ as ‘Saudi Arabia’
Saudi Arabia’s monarchy was left fuming after Microsoft’s Bing search engine translated ‘Daesh’ – the Arabic acronym for Islamic State – as ‘Saudi Arabia.’ Many…
Hot time in Dubai
The daily temperature ranged from 38C to 42C in Dubai during June this year. June was the month of Ramadan for Muslims and visitors were…
Operation launched in northwestern Turkey to capture key FETÖ imam
Tu rkish security forces launched an operation in a plateau located in northwestern Sakarya province Thursday to capture the Gülenist Terror Group’s (FETÖ) coup imam,…