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What’s behind the protests in Turkey?
Turkey has been at the center of global media attention due to protests across the country in recent weeks. Demonstrators have expressed frustration with policies of the ruling party, which led to clashes with police in Istanbul's Gezi Park adjacent to the city's Taksim Square. Al Jazeera's Jamal El Shayyal sat down with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet.. More -
Ban on Palestinians living with spouses in Israel
When Israeli Arabs search for a spouse, they don't just worry about looks, job prospects or future in-laws. They must think about whether their partner will be allowed to live with them. The problem is — many Israeli Arabs, who are ethnically Palestinians, want to marry Palestinians from the West Bank or Gaza Strip. But relations between the.. More -
The return to Iqrit
A dream long nurtured by hundreds of thousands of Palestinians made refugees during the establishment of the state of Israel has become a concrete reality at a small makeshift camp atop a windswept hill. A dozen young men have set up the camp at a site in the Upper Galilee from which their grandparents were expelled more than six decades ago. Today,.. More -
Malnutrition stunts millions of lives: UNICEF
Some 165 million children worldwide are stunted by malnutrition as babies and face a future of ill health, poor education, low earnings and poverty, the head of the United Nations children's fund said on Friday. Anthony Lake, executive director of UNICEF, told Reuters the problem of malnutrition is vastly under-appreciated, largely because poor nutrition.. More -
UK urged to speed up detainee torture probes
The UN torture watchdog has called on the UK to widen and speed up investigations into allegations that British forces tortured detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan and prosecute those responsible. British inquiries into alleged abuses by its forces in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003 have been slow and there have been no prosecutions for torture.. More -
The Guards of the Prophet - III
‘Abbad ibn Bishr ibn Waqish ibn Zaghbah ibn Zu‘awraa' ibn ‘Abd Al-Ashhal, may Allaah be pleased with him: He was one of those who witnessed the Battle of Badr, and he was among the leaders of the tribe of Al-Aws. He is the one whose stick had lit up for him at night when he was returning to his home after accompanying the Prophet,.. More -
The Guards of the Prophet - II
Muhammad ibn Maslamah Al-Ansari, may Allaah be pleased with him: His nickname is Abu ‘Abdullah. He was from the tribe of Bani Harithah, and an ally to the tribe of Bani ‘Abdil-Ash-hal. He was born twenty-two years before the Prophetic mission, and he had ten sons and six daughters. He accepted Islam at the hands of Mus‘ab ibn ‘Umayr,.. More -
The Guards of the Prophet - I
Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq, may Allaah be pleased with him: His name is ‘Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafah, may Allaah be pleased with him, and the name of Abu Quhafah (i.e., his father) is ‘Uthman ibn Ka’b At-Taymi Al-Qurashi. His mother is Salma bint Sakhr ibn ‘Aamir At-Taymi. Abu Bakr, may Allaah be pleased with him, was among those who.. More -
UK Muslims face far-right revenge attacks
The murder of a UK soldier has led to a spike in hate crimes targeting Muslims. British Muslims fear they could become “sitting targets” for far-right violence following a spate of attacks on mosques and a spike in other reported hate incidents in the week since the murder of a British soldier on a London street. The most serious attack.. More -
Kurds flee for Iraq as Syria war slogs on
As Syria's brutal war slogs on, some of the country's ethnic Kurds have been fleeing the chaos and destruction and taking refuge across the border in Iraq. About 50,000 people live in the Domiz camp, located near the city of Duhok about 60 kilometers from the Syria-Iraq border. The camp's residents are mainly Kurdish Syrians who do not want to participate.. More -
Amnesty condemns abuse of refugee rights
The rights of millions of refugees and migrants have been abused in the past year, Amnesty International has said in its annual report on global human rights. The London-based rights group said on Wednesday that state authorities and employers were equally responsible for the suffering of vulnerable groups. "The world is becoming an increasingly.. More -
Maliki's Iraq: Rape, executions and torture
Heba al-Shamary (name changed for security reasons) was released recently from an Iraqi prison where she spent the last four years. "I was tortured and raped repeatedly by the Iraqi security forces," she told Al Jazeera. "I want to tell the world what I and other Iraqi women in prison have had to go through these last years. It has been.. More -
Easy Tips to a Sound Upbringing
Dear parent, how do you imagine the successful way of upbringing to be? In other words, what is your view of the proper way to discipline the behavior of your child? I think that discipline in your point of view is the way which obliges our children to submit to what we say without having the right to express any objection. Dear parent, I may agree.. More -
Jordan to host 'world's largest refugee camp'
Al-Zaatari refugee camp near Jordan's northern border with Syria is the second largest refugee camp in the world. On days when violence in Syria worsens, between 2,000-4,000 Syrians flood into Zaatari, and the stories they tell are horrific. "Things are happening in Syria that our minds couldn't even imagine," 65-year-old Nada Salim Abdullah,.. More -
Innovations during the Month of Rajab
Allah Almighty bestows favors and grants bounties upon His slaves, during all times, to help expiate their sins, elevate their ranks and make up for their shortcomings. Allah Almighty legislated for us a month during which we observe fasting, another which we perform pilgrimage in, and one or two extra days to fast during the remaining months. He also.. More
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