Single women in Iran are fighting for freedom in order to pursue their dreams, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. Traditionally, Iranian women either live with their parents or husband yet some are desperate to lead an independent life to pursue studies or other hopeful dreams. However, women are generally declined the chance
Egypt’s parliament on Tuesday elected a commission tasked with drafting the country’s new constitution following last week’s agreement that capped a nearly three-month row. A joint session of the upper and lower houses of parliament elected the 100 members who will sit on the constitutional panel, though their names were not immediately made public.
One Northern Nigerian state has been almost entirely cleared of Christians; they have been forced to flee the relentless campaign of violence against them by militant Islamist group Boko Haram. Anti-Christian violence is increasing in Northern
Torn between the choice of a former air force commander who promised to restore stability with an iron fist and an Islamist who pledged to implement “God’s law” if elected president, many secularists in Egypt turn to Tahrir Square to seek refuge from an excruciating reality. Following the ouster of Hosni Mubarak last year,
Associated Press sued a New Jersey police department on Monday over its denial of a request for information stemming from a secret spying effort by New York's police department against Muslims. The lawsuit claims the New Brunswick Police Department violated state open-records laws when it denied a request for 911 calls and radio recordings
A special meeting was held at the Pope's palace on Tuesday, attended by delegations from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vatican. During the meeting, the sides discussed some of the unresolved issues between them. At the conclusion of the meeting, which was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, the Foreign
The entire population of Tel Aviv would be evacuated if unconventional missiles were to strike the city, a Home Front officer told the AFP news agency in an interview. Colonel Adam Zusman, chief of the Home Front Command in metropolitan Tel Aviv, told the interviewer, "In case of a missile attack on the center
A club hosting an event by the Islamist group, Hizb ut-Tahrir, in Illinois next week has pulled out after a group of Americans expressed concerns, and outrage, about the event. The Islamist group was planning to hold its “Revolution: Liberation by Revelation – Muslims Marching Toward Victory” conference in the Meadows Club on June
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s sons Alaa and Gamal will face a new trial on July 9 on corruption charges after they were acquitted by another court, the official MENA news agency reported on Tuesday. Alaa and Gamal, who are held in prison pending the trial, are accused of insider trading in Egypt’s stock
Iranian state-run media has published a commentary that stated, "The Islamic world should rise up and shout that a nuclear bomb is our right.” The regime under Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has constantly stated that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. The commentary was published by Fars News Agency, which is run
