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  Live all you wish, for you will die Do what you wish, you will only sow what you reap and love who you wish for you will part with them -Gabriel to Muhammad... Read More... Posted Mar 13 2010, 04:28 AM by Maysaloon - ميسلون Filed under: Islam

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  The "Firanj" and the "Saracen" - still at it.

  I'm not sure I agree with a lot of Usama Hassan's article in the Guardian today, " East is not always best ". But I do sympathise with it. What did strike me is the level of anti-Islamic... Posted Mar 13 2010, 02:07 AM by Maysaloon - ميسلون Filed under: Islam, Europe

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  On Envy

  Photo source . Narrated Abu Hurayrah: "The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'Avoid envy, for envy devours good deeds just as fire devours fuel or (he said) grass.'" (Sunan Abu Dawud... Posted Mar 10 2010, 09:32 AM by Dunner's Filed under: Islam, Hadith, Muhammad

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  And The Next Sheikh Will Be !!??

  It has been hours since the death of Sheikh Sayyid Tantawy and yet the rumors mills did not stop on who will replace the late sheikh who holds the highest religious position in the Sunni Islamic world... Posted Mar 10 2010, 05:51 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, middle east, citizen Journalism, Islam, politics, Democracy, Religion, mideast, National, Follow Up, Al Azhar, Islamic world, Sheikh Tantawy, Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayib, Sheikh Ali Goma'a

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  MFW II, Glory to God

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h64opCwLZCw&feature=related Verse 1 Before the world was made before you spoke it to be You were the King of Kings yeah you were, yeah you were And now you’re reigning... Posted Mar 10 2010, 01:50 AM by my treasure Filed under: Islam, faith, Christianity

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  انا لله و انا اليه راجعون

  I've just heard that the Sheikh of al Azhar, Mohamad Sayid al Tantawi, has passed away. I think he was a frail old man in a difficult position, and that was what made him say some of the ridiculous... Posted Mar 10 2010, 12:39 AM by Maysaloon - ميسلون Filed under: Islam

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  Breaking News : RIP Sayyid Tantawy

  It has just announced from few minutes ago that Sheikh Sayyid Tantawy of Al Azhar has passed away in KSA. Late Tantawy died after a heart attack. He was there to receive an award. May Allah bless his soul... Posted Mar 09 2010, 05:22 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: citizen Journalism, Islam, politics, Religion, National, Egyptian Faces, breaking News

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  MFW – Muslim Friendly Worship Songs

  After hearing some of Maher Zein’s inspiring music, it reminded me of how many songs I hear and love are suitable for Muslim worshippers of The One also. I have a whole stash of songs I have set... Posted Mar 09 2010, 02:54 AM by my treasure Filed under: Islam, faith, Christianity

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  Netanyahu Re-igniting Religious War in the Holy Land

  By Dr. Elias Akleh* - Sabbah Report Netanyahu’s late decision to include the Islamic Ibrahimi Mosque in Al-Khalil (Hebron) and Bilal Mosque in Bethlehem to the so-called “Israeli list of national... Posted Mar 07 2010, 09:41 PM by INTIFADA Filed under: Palestine, Israel, Islam, Religion, Zionism, West Bank, terrorist, Palestinians, Muslims, Jews, Hebron, war crimes, Mahmoud Abbas, Jewish, NEWS & POLITICS, settlements, Baruch Goldstein, Netanyahu, heritage, Al-Aqsa, al-khalil, Zionism. Tagged Abu Rudeina, Sheikh Jarah, Ibrahimi Mosque

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  Another Side of The Hijab Story

  Farah Al-Sharif tells her side of the hijab story at 7iber Read More... Posted Mar 07 2010, 10:45 AM by my treasure Filed under: Jordan, Islam, faith, women's issues

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  The Case for Islam Awareness

  In my previous post I outlined the argument of one of the delegates for enhanced awareness of Islam in the US – demystifying the unknown, you might say. Undoubtedly, this should be a global movement... Posted Mar 07 2010, 04:47 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: Islam, Culture, Religion, USA, Americas

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  Understanding Malaysia (II)

  This is part two (of two) of my post, Understanding Malaysia. The first half can be read here . This essay has also been cross-posted at Street Prophets , parts one and two . The so-called "Allah"... Posted Mar 07 2010, 12:21 AM by Dunner's Filed under: Islam, Malaysia, Malays, Anwar Ibrahim, Mahathir Muhammad

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  Lower thy Gaze… and Thy Inaccuracies Too

  Wearing a headscarf, I do not feel militant, oppressed or ignorant; quite the contrary, I feel honored, proud and strong to be resembling the noblest of women in history, from Mary the Mother of Jesus... Posted Mar 06 2010, 06:14 PM by 7iber Dot Com Filed under: Islam, Religion, hijab, 7iber, Modernity, Opinions | أراء, Featured | قصص مختارة, Headline | المقال الرئيسي, Society | اجتماعيات

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  Boga and Other Loves

  Today marked the end of the conference and the prospect of a morning passed in bed later than 06:30. Of course, Sod’s Law dictates that for the next two weeks – when I shall be free to arise... Posted Mar 05 2010, 02:36 PM by Caledoniyya Filed under: middle east, Islam, Religion, Travel, africa, Tunisia, Imagery, Frivolities & Miscellaeny, Layla, Tunis

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  Lower Thy Gaze?

  Picture by Ranoush. Written by Farida Farouk In recent times, there is a growing connection that the hijab has become as much a symbol of Islam as the Crescent. The hijab worn by some Muslim women has... Posted Feb 28 2010, 07:55 PM by 7iber Dot Com Filed under: Islam, hijab, Dailies, Opinions | أراء, Society | اجتماعيات, khimar, jilbab

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  Understanding Malaysia (I)

  This post is in response to a diary over at Street Prophets, entitled Religion News: Malaysia , which discussed two recent stories, the so-called "Allah" case where the Malaysian Catholic newspaper... Posted Feb 28 2010, 05:17 PM by Dunner's Filed under: Islam, Muslims, Malaysia, Shariah, Anwar Ibrahim, Mahathir Muhammad

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  Lower Thy Gaze?

  Picture by Ranoush. Written by Farida Farouk In recent times, there is a growing connection that the hijab has become as much a symbol of Islam as the Crescent. The hijab worn by some Muslim women has... Posted Feb 27 2010, 07:55 PM by 7iber Dot Com Filed under: Islam, hijab, Featured | قصص مختارة, Headline | المقال الرئيسي, Society | اجتماعيات, khimar, jilbab

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  The Fall of Ibn Rushd School of Thought

  Written by Farida Farouk أبو الوليد محمد بن احمد بن رشد Ibn Rushd, also known as Averroes, was one of the best Islamic philosophers. He became known in both the East and West as a commentator and explanations... Posted Feb 20 2010, 07:30 PM by 7iber Dot Com Filed under: Islam, Religion, Opinions | أراء, Society | اجتماعيات, islamic philosophy, Mohamed ibn-Abdul Wahab, أبو الوليد محمد بن احمد بن رشد, ibn rushd, ibn hanbal

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  How do you think fasting will bring world peace?

  Being the president of the Muslim Students’ Organization (MSO) in a university with student body close to 30,000 students is not an easy job. Every week I receive at least one email from students, taking... Posted Feb 17 2010, 09:07 PM by Jaraad Filed under: Islam, Life in the US

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  Over His Dead Body

  Israel wanted  Hassan Shehata to train its lousy football team "I swear if they get the Brazil's national team coach ,they will continue to be lousy" and the man refused the offer very... Posted Feb 15 2010, 04:11 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, Israel, Islam, politics, Religion, mideast, National, FOOTBALL, Press, Peace, Sports, Soccer, Egyptian Faces, 1967, Hassan Shehata, Mido

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  The Best News Photo in Egypt For Year 2009

  The best news photo in Egypt for year 2009 is the photo that was censored last year , the photo of Sheikh Al Azhar pulling the Niqab of a little girl. The snap shot was taken by Alaa Mohamed who works... Posted Feb 14 2010, 10:05 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, media, Women, citizen Journalism, Photos, Islam, Culture, Democracy, Religion, mideast, National, Photography, 2009, contest, niqab, Sheikh Al Azhar

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  ويسألونك ماذا ينفقون قل العفو "They ask you what they should spend, say forgiveness" Read More... Posted Feb 13 2010, 06:37 PM by Maysaloon - ميسلون Filed under: Islam

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  What Islam You Are Speaking About !!

  So Eric Besson , the French immigration minister who fights the Niqab has denied converting to Islam after the reports claiming that he was going to convert in Tunisia. Why would tabloids claim such a... Posted Feb 11 2010, 07:55 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: society, media, Women, Islam, Arab, politics, Religion, America, Europe

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  The Fatwa on Facebook

  Photo by Sitmonkey Written by Moamer Khalaileh I felt obliged to write something concerning a recent fatwa (religious ruling) by Al Azhar prohibiting the use of Facebook. Their reasoning: The use of Facebook... Posted Feb 10 2010, 08:06 PM by 7iber Dot Com Filed under: Jordan, Islam, Technology, Facebook, Al Azhar, 7iber, Opinions | أراء, Society | اجتماعيات, facebook fatwa

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  Cafeteria Muslim

  This is the second post in a series on several questions asked by the husband of one of my readers. The first post was "Human-Made" Rules in Islam . This post will focus on the husband's... Posted Feb 09 2010, 09:15 AM by Dunner's Filed under: Islam, Muslims, Qur'an, Hadith

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  Do I frighten you? I don't mean to..wallah.. I know I'm intense, I know walking with me will be hard.. No, I don't know where this road goes..but will you trust me? My hand is here, take it... Posted Feb 08 2010, 04:29 PM by Maysaloon - ميسلون Filed under: Islam, Ramblings

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  Your Opinion - Death Penalty

  Are you with or against? Tell me your reason Me: I am supportive of it My Reason: Justice for people, imagine someone losing his relative/friend/lover in the most hideous ways for the silliest reasons... Posted Feb 07 2010, 11:59 AM by Kingdom of thoughts Filed under: Islam, Random, Thought

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  Muslim Inventions That Shaped The World

  I am so happy to know that there is an exhibition in London celebrating the Muslim invention s showing young generations of how really Muslims contributed to world civilization. I really would like my... Posted Feb 03 2010, 03:51 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Islam, history, Culture, international, Religion, Geek

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  صور الستات حرام حتى لو مرشحات للبرلمان

  بجد اللي بيحصل ف العالم كله كوم وف العراق كوم لوحده . في حملة الانتخابات العراقية - ان شاء الله ها تبقى... Posted Feb 03 2010, 02:26 PM by كشف Kashf Filed under: Egypt, fun, media, Islam, Iraq

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  Where Is The Ham ??

  Maison Thomas restaurant is from the very few restaurants in Egypt that include ham in its menu. If you have their menu you will find there are ham sandwiches and Pizzas, Tarek El-Sharif was smart when... Posted Feb 03 2010, 12:42 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, citizen Journalism, Islam, Religion, mideast, National, food, Cairo, Pizza, Egyptian Life, Maison Thomas, Ham, Otlob.com, restuarants

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  A Note on Judeo-Islamic Relations

  Because it hasn’t always been bad. For example, in Tunisia during the 19th century mixed faith communities would make pacts of protection in case of conflicts or feuds: In times of danger [...] each... Posted Feb 02 2010, 11:55 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: Islam, Religion, africa, Tunisia, note-to-self, Judaism, North Africa, maghreb

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  فتاوى في الهواء الطلق

  Note: Content and links are in Arabic. لا اشك ابداً باننا جميعاً سمعنا بعشرات الفتاوى المضحكة فعلاً من عدد من علماء المسلمين في الازهر الشريف وغيره كما لا اشك باننا جميعاً ودون استثناء امضينا بضع دقائق... Posted Feb 02 2010, 06:18 AM by Mohammad Badi Filed under: Islam, Arab, Religion, Muslims, islamic, fatwa, Azhar

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  “green card through religion convert”

  This google search from yesterday reminded me of a post I have been wanting to write, especially after an interesting conversation with a sweet new friend who is a convert to Islam. Was I trying to get... Posted Feb 01 2010, 04:00 AM by my treasure Filed under: Islam, Regional Issues, faith, nag, Christianity

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  Arbitration & mediation in the Arab world: a growing phenomenon

  There are at least two verses in the Koran that sanction the notion of arbitration and mediation. Read More... Posted Jan 31 2010, 02:01 PM by ArabComment Filed under: Islam, Religion, law, editor's pick, current affairs, business world

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  Two Poor Examples of Spiritual Leadership in the News

  A US pastor allegedly threatens his 32-year-old son with a gun…over his church attendance . Something seriously wrong in parenting style and authority issues here. Way to shepherd the flock, brother... Posted Jan 30 2010, 02:24 AM by my treasure Filed under: Islam, Abuse, faith, Christianity, stunned

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  "Human-Made" Rules in Islam

  Recently, one of my readers has asked me to answer some questions her husband has asked of her. Based on the questions she submitted and several other e-mails she has sent to me, her husband, a European... Posted Jan 28 2010, 08:26 AM by Dunner's Filed under: Islam, Muslims, Shariah, Hadith, Sunnah

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  minaret fashion

  so remember how majority of swiss voted against minarets and prompted a heated debate all over the world? well, now minaret or to be more accurate, a mosque have become a fashion accessory. here is an... Posted Jan 26 2010, 01:01 AM by it's how dju wear it Filed under: Islam, Random, fashion, mosque, swiss music awards, minaret, dj delay, swiss minaret ban

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  minaret fashion

  so remember how majority of swiss voted against minarets and prompted a heated debate all over the world? well, now minaret or to be more accurate, a mosque have become a fashion accessory. here is an... Posted Jan 26 2010, 01:01 AM by it's how dju wear it Filed under: Islam, Random, fashion, mosque, swiss music awards, minaret, dj delay, swiss minaret ban

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  There seems to be a kind of assumption that if you are a "practicing" Muslim then you become a different person from who you were before. For Muslims on a popular level, the impression is that... Posted Jan 24 2010, 05:40 AM by Maysaloon - ميسلون Filed under: Islam, Ramblings

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  Muslim scholar on the need for interfaith dialogue

  “Tariq Ramadan calls for more interfaith dialogue to change world for the better.” – Link See also here. Read More... Posted Jan 23 2010, 09:32 PM by Filasteen Filed under: Islam, Religion, Humanity

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  Is one man really worth two women in Islam?

  One of my readers posted a valid question about some legislation that is in Syria stipulating that two women are required for a testimony to be accepted in the place of one man. The summary of what I am... Posted Jan 17 2010, 05:16 AM by Maysaloon - ميسلون Filed under: Islam

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  Haiti ; The Curse of The Devil

  Pat Robertson returned again to make headlines unfortunately with his views about Haiti’s earthquake in his Christian Broadcast network’s the 700 club , he believes that the Pact with devil in the 18th... Posted Jan 15 2010, 01:12 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Human Rights, Photos, Islam, politics, international, Religion, America, Europe, world, health, charity, France, earthquake, haiti, Pat Robertson, Jordan Egypt, Vodou

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  A Sad Day for The Internet in Jordan: a gag order

  Image by zawtowers via Flickr A Jordanian court has ruled that Internet sites should adhere to the print & publications(Media) laws that governs the work of print media. As a consequence all the penalties... Posted Jan 14 2010, 02:11 AM by BamBam World Filed under: Jordan, middle east, Islam, Google, a post by BamBam, yahoo, Web 2.0, Add new tag, law, Arabic Language, Newspaper, website, publishing, Social network service, Human Rights and Liberties

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  الله يرحم - 2

  فعلا الله يرحم لما كان الأزهر مؤسسة دينية عظيمة الها احترامها ووقارها, مو زي هلأ مؤسسة فقط للفتوي وفقا للهبل من فتاوي جواز الحصار على المسلمين بحجة السيادة القومية, لفتاوي جواز فك التشفير عنادا بالجزيرة... Posted Jan 12 2010, 12:08 PM by Kingdom of thoughts Filed under: Islam, Random, Arab, Thought

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  Why One Must Keep Condemning Violence

  Yes, it gets a bit old. But as I learned in the pro-life movement, if you don’t condemn it, your reputation is painted by extremists and you lose the chance to define who you are in the public arena... Posted Jan 12 2010, 02:36 AM by my treasure Filed under: Jordan, Life, Islam, friends, Regional Issues, faith, women's issues, evil

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  The Situation in Malaysia

  There have been some tensions in Malaysia due to a recent High Court ruling allowing the Roman Catholic newspaper, The Herald , to continue using the word Allah instead of the English-language God , which... Posted Jan 10 2010, 04:42 PM by Dunner's Filed under: Islam, Christianity, Malaysia, Juan Cole, Christian missionaries, Malays

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  The Thorn

  Photo Source . Whatever hardship a Muslim faces - even if it as minor as the *** of a thorn - Allah (swt) makes it an atonement for his sins. (Sahih Bukhari and Muslim, and Malik's Muwatta) Read More... Posted Jan 07 2010, 08:52 AM by Dunner's Filed under: Islam, Muslims, Hadith

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  Mona E on the New iMuslims

  I know some of you aren’t fond of her, but this recent post of hers should encourage you. Read More... Posted Jan 06 2010, 01:28 AM by my treasure Filed under: Islam, Regional Issues

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  Alaa in Mecca

  Honestly I began to miss Alaa Mubarak and I found it a pleasant opportunity to find him again in the news , his brother has not killed him yet. Alaa Mubarak and his wife Heidi went to Omra in the Holy... Posted Jan 06 2010, 12:38 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, Islam, politics, Democracy, Religion, regional

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  The Fine Line

  Several recent diaries over at Daily Kos have touched on the topic of Islamophobia. One question a number of people, both diarists and commenters, have wrestled with is whether Islamophobia is racism or... Posted Jan 02 2010, 09:25 PM by Dunner's Filed under: Islam, Muslims, Daily Kos, Islamophobia

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  Laila in La-La Land

  Today I am saying ‘bye-bye’ 2009; a year where good things and bad ones took place on various levels starting with the personal, passing by the national and ending with the global. Among the few good things... Posted Dec 31 2009, 08:45 AM by Hicham Maged's blog Filed under: Egypt, Life, Islam, Religion, people, Reflections, Allah, God, Critique, Woman, prophet muhammad, coexistence, man, stereotype

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  Wahhabi Christians...

  I really don't like religious quackery, whether Muslim or Christian or otherwise. To my amazement, I had an argument with somebody yesterday about a youtube clip they had received allegedly showing... Posted Dec 30 2009, 06:31 PM by Maysaloon - ميسلون Filed under: Islam

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  QuranClub Posts

  The month is almost up and I see that I've written a grand total of two posts; pathetic, ain't it? I'd like to say I've been fairly busy this month and that's somewhat true, but the... Posted Dec 30 2009, 10:00 AM by Dunner's Filed under: Islam, Science, Astronomy, Singapore, Muhammad, QuranClub

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  Islam and Zen philosophy - some thoughts

  Yesterday I decided to take the plunge and buy my first Bonsai, a Chinese Zelkova [pictured to the left]. At first glance this might seem incredibly boring, but there is something deeply philosophical... Posted Dec 29 2009, 06:16 AM by Maysaloon - ميسلون Filed under: Islam, Ramblings

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  A Big Decade ; Big Events : Egypt in noughties

  Ok this is a very hard post because this decade was a really busy one in Egypt more , it is full of bad days and good days , it is full of hope and despair at the same time but for sure it ends with one... Posted Dec 24 2009, 07:39 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: books, Human Rights, Egypt, society, media, citizen Journalism, Israel, Islam, history, Culture, politics, Democracy, Religion, Syria, regional, Lebanon, National, America, Economy, Geek, Sports, Mubarak, health, films, Egyptian X-files, Egyptian Faces, Egyptians, Farouk Hosni, Egyptian Life, Salam Ferry 98, National Security, King Farouk, Egyptian Royalty, Gamal Mubarak, Christianty, Drama, Taxes, UNESCO, Turks, 2010, QIZ, Nile Sat, 2000, Virign Mary, Baha'is, Decade

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  Merry Christmas

  There is an opinion amongst some Muslims that we should not congratulate non-Muslims on their festivals and celebrations. It can be a convincing argument, but I don't agree with it. It is (albeit inaccurately... Posted Dec 23 2009, 06:58 AM by Maysaloon - ميسلون Filed under: Islam

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  Iran’s Hijab Revolution

  Something amazing is happening in Iran. Okay, something ‘amazing’ in both extremes of the word has been happening in Iran since the dawn of time, but this something is more gentle, more awe... Posted Dec 23 2009, 03:24 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: Women, Islam, politics, Religion, protest, Iran, hijab

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  There are as many paths to reach Allah as there are people in the world. Allah is not just the god of good people, He is the god of criminals as well. He is the heaviest dude when it comes to kindness... Posted Dec 20 2009, 04:15 PM by Maysaloon - ميسلون Filed under: Islam, Ramblings

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  About Last Night's Twitter Hacking

  This is old news now, you all know that Twitter has been hacked last night, and it's back to normal operation now. Mashable reports that Twitter has been hacked by a group called the ‘Iranian Cyber... Posted Dec 17 2009, 07:56 PM by Gr33n Data Filed under: Islam, Internet, Religion, Iran, Iraq, Security, Gr33n Data, twitter, Hacks, DNS

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  Waiting For WWIII

  I found the trailer of Waiting for Armageddon in Apple trailers and I found the documentary which will be shown in Cinema starting from the 8th of January 2010  The documentary is about Christian... Posted Dec 16 2009, 03:11 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Palestine, media, Islam, Arab, politics, Video, Religion, regional, America, Jerusalem, Christian Zionism, al aqsa, documentaries, Armageddon, Al Quds, Evangelists

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  Is Life Fair?

  This is another of my comments from over at Street Prophets , where a person asked the question, "Is life fair?" This is my initial comment to the diary: The Qur'anic perspective is: good... Posted Dec 16 2009, 09:02 AM by Dunner's Filed under: Palestine, Islam, Jews, Street Prophets, World War 2

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  Most of us are just waking zombies, suffering from loneliness of the soul and we all know there is something missing in our lives. Read More... Posted Dec 14 2009, 09:25 AM by Maysaloon - ميسلون Filed under: Islam

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  Beyond saving Earth

  I shall assume that now in the 21st century we have successfully implemented a framework to preserve the climate change on planet Earth by decreasing the emissions of gases that previously lead to greenhouse... Posted Dec 13 2009, 08:15 AM by Hicham Maged's blog Filed under: Islam, Religion, people, Reflections, Humanity, environment, Allah, God, green, Critique, Mankind, coexistence, stereotype

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  On Zakat

  The following is a comment I wrote at Street Prophets in response to a diary on voluntary vs. "forced" charity : In Islam there is a difference between voluntary charity and what I would call... Posted Dec 12 2009, 08:24 AM by Dunner's Filed under: Islam, Hadith

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  Inspiration from the most unlikely places

  Today I memorised the plea made by the Prophet's grandson on the day he died in Karbalah. I haven't the energy to translate it in a way that would convey the beauty of it. Earlier this evening... Posted Dec 11 2009, 02:59 PM by Maysaloon - ميسلون Filed under: Islam

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  To All of those

  To all of those who are waiting for the United States, Europe, East Asia and every non Arabic or Muslim Country and believes that these countries will bring the freedom to palestine and belive if their... Posted Dec 08 2009, 11:47 AM by Kingdom of thoughts Filed under: Palestine, Islam, Random, Arab, Thought

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  On the Tariqa...

  " Truth does not change. People change. People try to possess truth and keep it for themselves, keep it from others. But you cannot own the truth. " I love the Qur'an, I don't think any... Posted Dec 08 2009, 09:18 AM by Maysaloon - ميسلون Filed under: Islam

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  The Good, Cohesive Old Days

  I tell a lie – the second book is a little gem and while it scores less on the academic front (in terms of analytical and theoretical framework) I am secretly deeply charmed by it. Comprising 20... Posted Dec 03 2009, 03:14 PM by Caledoniyya Filed under: books, society, Islam, Culture, Frivolities & Miscellaeny, Layla, Bookwormery

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  Things that annoy me

  1- Why so many Forums and specially Arabic one when you find a link at their post for something that you want to download wants you to reply to them in order to see the link and some even goes to the extent... Posted Dec 03 2009, 12:40 PM by Kingdom of thoughts Filed under: Islam, Random, Arab, my life, Thought

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  Feast, Be Merry… But Keep Your Hands Off

  Is the general message after an Eid Al-Adha that has thrown to light some alarming figures: The Egyptian media reported that about 300 cases of sexual harassment against women occurred over the recent... Posted Dec 02 2009, 08:39 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, Women, Islam, Religion, africa, faith, gender, Eid al-Adha