June 05, 2009 — President Obama pledged to “seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world” in his highly anticipated speech in Cairo. In addition to signaling important shifts in America’s approach to political challenges, such as the Arab-Israeli conflict, he also signaled a new path for supporting crucial social [...]
SINGAPORE — After starting the day with prayers and songs in honor of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, the students at the Madrasa Al Irsyad Al Islamiah here in Singapore turned to the secular. An all-girls chemistry class grappled with compounds and acids while other students focused on English, math and other subjects from the national [...]
Meeting of Arab Education Ministers on Education for All, Beirut, Lebanon , 19-23 January 2003 I begin by bringing you greetings from the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, who would have liked to be here. However, I am delighted to take his place and to be back in the Arab region for UNESCO’s first major [...]
Dr. Ibrahim B. Syed, Ph.D analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of Public, Parochial, Private non-parochial, Islamic, Virtual Islamic, or Home Schools in the United States. Education is the birth right of every Muslim and Muslimah. Islam puts considerable emphasis on its followers to acquire knowledge. Investment in education is the best investment one can make, [...]
The interim government in Honduras says it will block any attempt by ousted President Manuel Zelaya to return. Mr Zelaya, who was removed by troops a week ago, had promised to fly home to the Central American nation later on Sunday. But Foreign Minister Enrique Ortez said that any plane carrying Mr Zelaya would not [...]
Russia, China and the US have all called for calm after North Korea test-fired a series of missiles. Seven Scud-type ballistic missiles with a range of about 500km (312 miles) were fired in an apparent act of defiance against the US, on 4 July. Russia and China called on Pyongyang to return to talks, while [...]
By Hafiz Wazir WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A U.S. drone aircraft fired missiles on Friday into Pakistan’s South Waziristan region, killing 10 militants, officials said, ahead of an expected Pakistani military offensive in the area. A Pakistani military helicopter crashed in the northwest of the country, killing all 26 security personnel on board, officials said. [...]
French investigators trying to find out why an Air France plane crashed in the Atlantic say they believe it broke up on contact with water, not in the air. They also found that the plane’s speed sensors had been “a factor but not the cause” of the crash. All 228 people on the plane were [...]
The 14-year-old plane crash survivor recovers in hospital A French government minister has reversed earlier claims that a “black box” recorder from a plane that crashed in the Indian Ocean has been found. French Minister for Co-operation Alain Joyandet said signals picked up by rescuers came from a distress beacon. Earlier, an official said efforts [...]
Troops arrest Honduran president Troops in Honduras have ousted the president and flown him out of the country after a power struggle over plans to change the constitution. After arriving in Costa Rica, deposed President Manuel Zelaya said he had been kidnapped by soldiers in a “coup”. Mr Zelaya, elected for a non-renewable four-year term [...]