Saudi Arabia

Activists and Religious Leaders Call for End to Migrant Abuse in Saudi Arabia

hd — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:31:22 -0400

I have written several blogs on the horrific abuse suffered by the maids at the hands of their sponsors/employers in Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries. Directly below is the original article I wrote. Finally others are now taking notice of the plight of these women/slaves and are demanding immediate changes - see news article beneath my blog.

Muslim world turns to Turkish model of education

hd — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:11:13 -0400

Children crowd into a large, open room an hour drive from Peshawar, Pakistan, their young bodies packed together despite the lingering heat. A small boy with a serious face sits in the back, a copy

Organization of the Islamic Conference backs Iran’s nuclear stands

hd — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:52:51 -0400

Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said Sunday evening he supports Iran’s nuclear stands, praising Iran’s strategic role in the international

The lighter side of supremacist agendas and deceptive claims

hrc — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:20:41 -0400

Did you know...

... that, according to Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Mecca is "in perfect alignment with the magnetic north"?

... but, according to Abdel-Baset al-Sayyed of the

Saudi columnist misunderstands Islam, says "There is no Islam without jihad"

hd — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:02:10 -0400

And he means war. Clearly he is a Misunderstander of the Religion of Peace™. "Saudi Columnist: 'There Is No Islam without Jihad,'" from MEMRI, August 6 (thanks to all who sent this in):

The Horrors of Islamic Gender Apartheid: Dr. Phyllis Chesler Speaks Out

hd — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:33:47 -0400

Unlike many of her feminist colleagues, Dr. Phyllis Chesler takes a stand against brutal misogynistic Islamic practices such as female genital mutilation, stoning and immolation of women, beatings,

Saudi Conference comes to Manchester

hd — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:09:10 -0400

The 4th Saudi International Conference 2010 (SIC04) will be held at The University of Manchester from July 29-31. The conference brings together Saudi students who are abroad to discuss papers,

Kingdom top terror finance fighter

hd — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:59:00 -0400

Saudi Arabia has won the first position among Arab countries and 10th among G20 countries in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report on its compliance with international resolutions on

Saudi academic: Women journalists ’soldiers of satan’

hd — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:45:06 -0400

A Saudi professor of religion at the Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh has sparked the ire of Arab human rights advocates after he said female journalists were "soldiers of Satan.”

UAE 'issues fatwa on vuvuzelas'

hd — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:00:48 -0400

The United Arab Emirates has reportedly issued a fatwa (non-binding Islamic opinion) on vuvzelas. According to AFP, the ruling from the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments has

Saudi Textbooks: Still Teaching Hatred

hd — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:03:51 -0400

Saudi royals are regularly hailed for their philanthropy. Their fans should take a closer look at the content of the kingdom’s 1–12 education

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah will be received by President Obama in Washington today, nearly two years after the deadline by which the kingdom’s educational curriculum was to have been completely reformed. As the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom wrote to the president last week, "This promise remains unfulfilled.”

Saudi Arabia: The Worst Place in the World

hrc — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:25:32 -0400

Youtube 25 June 2010

A short animated movie about the plight of women in Saudi Arabia.

Best Seller

hd — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:24:52 -0400

This is one of the cartoons that I did while watching the Flotilla affair from America and not from back here in Israel. Many Jews back in America and here in Israel now understand that virulent

Saudi Telecom sees more users in India

hd — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:49:38 -0400

Saudi Telecom Co, the Arab world’s largest phone company, predicted subscription growth will accelerate "significantly” by the end of the year on expansion in markets including India. The company,

Saudi Princess to Religious Police: Loosen Your Grip on the Population and Fight Government Corruption

hd — Wed, 26 May 2010 14:18:13 -0400

In her column in the government daily Al-Madina, Saudi Princess Basma bint Saud attacked the Saudi religious police, accusing it of instituting religious terrorism. She claimed that it operates

Foreign mosque money - Arabs to help pay

hd — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:23:24 -0400

The imam behind a proposed mosque and Islamic community center near Ground Zero will turn to Arab and Muslim nations around the world to help finance the estimated $100 million project, he has told a

Gulf Cooperation Council Sukuk Market Stalled in 1st Quarter

hrc — Sun, 23 May 2010 16:47:59 -0400

The GCC conventional bond market recorded a poor performance in the first quarter of 2010 amid Dubai-linked and broader sovereign debt fears, NCB Capital, the largest investment bank in Saudi Arabia and a subsidiary of National Commercial Bank, reported.

Analysis: Has Amnesty International gone astray?

hd — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:30:37 -0400

How former Amnesty officer Gita Sahgal’s thorny opinions became too hard to defend. For nearly 50 years, Amnesty International has been a pre-eminent voice on behalf of victims of human rights abuses. Since

Spain to be hub of Islamic finance

hd — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:04:05 -0400

Islamic rules of finance are laid down by Sharia, Islamic law. As I have reported, a speaker at a rally in New York explained that Sharia requires Muslim business to donate to charity, but these

• Muhammad's Own Words - Islamic Science

hd — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:16:34 -0400

Prophet of Doom 28 April 2010
Foreword by Henrik R Clausen

While it is a core axiom of Islamic theology that the Islamic scripture is flawless and that the life and conduct of Muhammad is an example to follow for all faithful Muslims, the attempts of the Quran and the Hadith to resolve scientific and medical questions casts some doubt over that assertion. Below is a selection of quotes from the Islamic scripture on these subjects, that you may judge for yourself which is more credible, Islamic scripture or Western science.