November 5th, 2010
In response to pressure from the United Kingdom and New York Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner, YouTube has taken down hundreds of videos featuring al-Qaeda-linked Imam Anwar al-Awlaki this week. (more)
September 27th, 2010
An Islamist organization devoted to supporting Guantanamo Bay detainees and other prisoners held on charges of terrorism has posted three poems that it said it received from John Walker Lindh. An American citizen, Lindh was captured in Afghanistan in 2001, and is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence after agreeing to a plea bargain. (more)
September 23rd, 2010
Following are excerpts from an interview with Egyptian cleric Sa’d Arafat, which aired on Al-Nas TV on February 4, 2010: (more)
July 29th, 2010
The following are excerpts from an address delivered by Egyptian cleric Safwat Higazi, which aired on Al-Nas TV on July 11, 2010. (more)
July 28th, 2010
Sheikh ‘Abd Al-Muhsin Al-’Obikan, an advisor at the Saudi Justice Ministry, recently issued a fatwa allowing the breastfeeding of adults. The fatwa is aimed at enabling an unrelated man and woman to be secluded in the same room, a situation which Islam considers forbidden gender mixing. The rationale behind the fatwa is that breastfeeding creates a bond of kinship between the man and woman, rendering the man her mahram,[1] thus making it acceptable for them to be together in seclusion. (more)
July 28th, 2010
In an article in the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram on the economic situation in the Gaza Strip, journalist Ashraf Abu Al-Houl wrote about the burgeoning recreation industry and of the low merchandise prices. (more)
July 27th, 2010
The following are excerpts from a religious program hosted by Egyptian cleric Hussam Fawzi Jabar, which aired on Al-Nas TV (Egypt) on July 11, 2010: (more)
