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Imam Safdar Razi Free from Prison
Imam Safdar Razi has been released from his detention facility in Texas. He has agreed to voluntarily leave the country, and will depart in approximately two weeks. Until then, he is required to stay in his hometown Dallas area.
The Imam thanks all that have prayed for him in this difficult situation. More details can be found at the FreeSafdarRazi.com webpage. Islamic Development Bank to provide aid in global food crisis
June 4, 2008
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is giving $1.5 billion to poor, primarily Muslim nations suffering from the global food crisis. The majority of the money will go to some of the least developed states, largely in Africa. The money will buy farmers fertilizer and seed along with research funds to increase and improve crops.
Imam Safdar Razi Free from Prison
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Imam Safdar Razi has been released from his detention facility in Texas. He has agreed to voluntarily leave the country, and will depart in approximately two weeks. Until then, he is required to stay in his hometown Dallas area.
The Imam thanks all that have prayed for him in this difficult situation. More details can be found at the FreeSafdarRazi.com webpage.
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| IDB to provide aid in global food crisis |
June 4, 2008
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is giving $1.5 billion to poor, primarily Muslim nations suffering from the global food crisis. The majority of the money will go to some of the least developed states, largely in Africa. The money will buy farmers fertilizer and seed along with research funds to increase and improve crops. | | Fatah and Hamas engage in peace talks | |
June 9, 2008
Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade's current position as chairman of the Organization of the Islamic Conference was the reason the two days of peace talks between Palestinian factions were held in his nation's capital of Dakar. This was the first in a hopefully larger series of meetings involving rival Palestinian parties, Fatah and Hamas, resolved in "leveling divergences and reconciling the Palestinian family." Fatah and Hamas have been at ends since Hamas's seizure of Gaza last year. | | Head of Saddam's tribe assassinated | |
June 10, 2008
The head of Saddam Hussein's tribe, Sheikh Ali al-Nida, was killed in a bomb attack in Awjwa, on his way back from Tikrit Tuesday morning. Nida was head of the Sunni Al-Baijat tribe.
| "World's first church" discovered by Jordan archaeologists
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June 10, 2008
"We have uncovered what we believe to be the first church in the world, dating from 33 AD to 70 AD," Abdul Qader al-Husan, head of Jordan's Rihab Center for Archaelogical Studies, said. He also stated his belief that the church sheltered the 70 disciples of Christ. The church was unearthed in Rihab, from beneath the 1,778 year-old Saint Gergeous Church.
| Turkish Prime Minister to visit Iraq
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June 10, 2008
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, PM of Turkey, wishes to visit Iraq's capital to increase Turkish support for reconstruction. A Turkish envoy stated his nation's intent to provide the services of "the best Turkish companies." | France hopes to better ties with Syria as "developments continue"
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June 10, 2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's decision to restore ties with Damascus led to the official visit of Syrian culture minister, Riad Nassan Agha. Sarkozy's resolution to renew relationships stemmed from the assurance that "concrete developments" were taking place in Lebanon. "This visit is part of a new page we hope will be turned and written in relations between France and Syria, insofar as recent positive developments continue," Pascale Andreani, France's foreign ministry spokeswoman said. | Palestine and Israel looking to resolve long-standing conflicts
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June 7, 2008
Palestinian and Israeli negotiators have begun drafting a document towards a peace agreement. Many of the ongoing controversial issues are being discussed including border disputes, the conflict over Jerusalem, and the issue of refugees.
| Foreign Secretary travels the Middle East
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June 9, 2008
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has been visiting the West Bank to speak with Salam both Fayyad, Palestinian Prime Minister and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on matters of state. He is also scheduled to meet students at the Arab-American University, arriving from Beirut where he showed Britain's support for Lebanon's Doha accord.
| Muslim World League holds conference to promote peace and equality
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June 7, 2008
All people "irrespective of their race, religion, culture or country" were demanded to band as one and support a culture of "peace and tolerance" at the international conference on interfaith diaglouge that took place at Al-Safa Palace in Mecca. The conference was organized by the Muslim World League (MWL) and asked Muslims to work side-by-side with all cultures of this world to resolve global issues. |
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