Swiss voters have supported a referendum proposal to ban the building of minarets, official results show. More than 57% of voters and 22 out of

Returning to the question; do the Baluchi as a whole have aspirations to create “Free Baluchistan” or their own state? The answer has been given as no

A ban on the wearing of the burka in France would help stem the spread of the “cancer” of radical Islam, one of its female

Iran has banned all pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in an attempt to contain the spread of swine flu.

The argument on both sides has stayed narrowly within the bounds of Islam, with the opposition even deftly using green, the color of Islam and

Bara-based Lashkar-e-Islam (LI, an Islamic militant group) has imposed jazia, an Islamic tax, to the non-Muslim communities, including Sikhs, Hindus and Christians living in Khyber

A historic Photo that gathered ALL of Europe’s Reigning Monarchs with the Shah and Shahbanou of Iran (FRONT ROW) in Amsterdam 1962. It Illustrates the

Why We Should Banish Larry Summers From Public Life By Naomi Klein – April 19th, 2009 Note: The Sunday Outlook section of the Washington Post

During a February trip to Iran, Hamas leader Khaled Mashal praised Iranian leaders for their support during the conflict in the Gaza Strip, a further

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Danish diplomats to Muslim countries are preparing themselves for another wave of anti-Danish protests after the government announced it would bar judges from wearing headscarves

The recent violence across Lebanon started when Lebanon’s government was to take legal action against a private communication network established by Hezbollah in the country.

  As Persepolis gets a private screening in Tehran after being cut by the Islamic Republic censorship bureau the Iranian government is now trying to

PART 1 Before any thing I would like to thank our friend Jahanshah for all his hard work and congratulate him on the improvements he

This past week, the Queens List was announced by Tony Blair’s Prime Ministerial Office; and Salman Rushdie, the author of Satanic Verses, was handed a

“I am already against the next war,” read the bumper sticker on a car ahead of me. I long to tell the driver: the next

It was like being a kid again, I was waiting for the bending of time and space so Tuesday would come instantly. All day at

Everyone in the U.S., at least on paper, is entitled to their own worldview, as long as it does not impinge upon the guaranteed freedoms

An American college student who had just converted to Islam, once came up to me and asked: “Do you have to be an Arab to

There have been a lot of changes in the Iranian American community over the years -most noticeable in our new discourse of politics and through

Among recent media awareness of the burgeoning antiwar movement across the country, several items stick out. Moveon.org has released an antiwar ad to be shown

Among recent media awareness of the burgeoning antiwar movement across the country, several items stick out. Moveon.org has released an antiwar ad to be shown