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The siege of a Russian primary school in North Ossetia by Chechen rebels, which ended in massive bloodshed, leaving hundreds dead, and the killing of 12 Nepalis by an Islamic group in Iraq horrified Arabs, prompting self-criticism and fresh concern about an international backlash against Islām.
There are about ten thousand religions all over the world. This article ranks them in terms of number of religious adherents and describes where the majority of each religion is to be found.
Are Arabs racists? Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim posed the question and answered it in the affirmative. In spite of the fact that Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim is a sociologist, Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim ignores some important points while making his claim of the Arab racism.
We have but one choice. The vast majority of Muslims have to break their silence and declare its religious, ethical stance [towards terrorism] in a clear-cut manner. We have to free Islam from its abductors and declare to the whole world, to all its cultures, races and religions, that we reject and...
The latest incident in which Arab racism came to surface happened few days ago when a group hiding behind Islam and Arabism, killed twelve Nepalis who were working as cooks in a restaurant owned by a Jordanian in Iraq. This incident is not enough to serve as evidence for the racism of some Arabs...
I admired the message sent by Dr. Kamal Chatila, the leader of the Nasserist Lebanese Party, to Sheikh Al-Harthy, head of the Authority of Muslim Scholars in Iraq. The message confirms that Muslims disagree with the barbarous acts committed by some Iraqis in the name of Islam or national liberation...
The latest incidents in Iraq are the most obvious evidence of our malady. The nationalists, the fundamentalists would rather call the latest incidents “resistance to occupation.” But the other side of these incidents is the inner illness of this society. This illness made it possible for what is...
The recent release of the eight Chinese who had been taken hostage in Iraq, brought to my mind a question I had repeatedly been mulling over. For years I have been concerned with racist tendencies displayed by Arabs. Subconsciously, I admit, I curbed my thoughts on this question and opposed anyone...
Youssef Sidhom discusses the report Religious Freedom in the world. Many governments have pledged not to resort to any means of discrimination between its citizens based on religion. Despite this, there are some countries where there is a difference between pledges and practices, where religious...
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