A twirl, a two-step, a shimmy and a whirl. None are likely to win points with Egypt’s Mohammed Mursi. The Egyptian president revealed an early dislike of dance even before he took office, a recently resurfaced video has revealed. In an interview with Mursi, filmed eight years ago, the then MP said that dance
Radical Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi has called on Sunni Muslims to join the rebels fighting the Syrian regime, AFP reported on Saturday. Qaradawi lashed out at the Shiite terror group Hizbullah for sending its men to fight the mostly-Sunni insurgents in Syria. Qaradawi, a controversial figure in the West but who has millions
Police in the Turkish city of Istanbul have pulled out of Taksim square, where the largest anti-government protests in years are taking place. Thousands of people are gathered in the square after days of violence sparked by plans to redevelop a nearby park. Police have fired tear gas and water cannon several times to
The Hamas terrorist group left Syria because President Bashar Al-Assad refused to consider a political solution to the conflict in the country, its leader Khaled Mashaal said. In an interview with Britain’s Channel 4, which aired on Thursday, Mashaal said, “The military approach is wrong. It makes the crisis worse. It doesn’t solve anything,
The orange broadcasting van layon its side in the glare of an arc light on Istanbul’s Taksim Square while protesters clambered over it. On its bonnet was scrawled “government crony media for sale” and on a side panel “Where were you yesterday?” The anger of many demonstrators involved in four days of clashes with
The UN Security Council on Friday blacklisted the Syrian group Al-Nusra Front and added it to its global sanctions list because of its links to Al-Qaeda, Al Arabiya reported. The group, a feared force battling President Bashar al-Assad, is now subject to an international asset freeze and arms embargo, according to an announcement made
An image of a lady wearing a red dress has gone viral across social media networks as being an iconic symbol of this week’s violent protests in Turkey, bringing up a debate on women’s freedoms in a country led by an Islamist government. The image of the woman, who appears to be attacked by police
For far too many American-Jews today, "Never Again" is just a cliché. But to everybody who is standing here today, people who love Israel, "Never Again" is a call to peaceful action to save the lives of Jewish people. And, we need to act peacefully. We need to act fast. For today, Israel is
The story of one courageous victim whose family, rather than killing her for defiling "family honor", supported her fight for justice. The American government has just gone into the anti-honor-killing "business." Given my extensive academic and legal work documenting and opposing honor killing, I support this venture. I do find it a bit odd
Israel is gearing up for a deterioration in the regional situation, with a growing number of new threats facing the Jewish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, the AFP news agency reports. Netanyahu made the comments as he watched an exercise simulating the response to a chemical attack on a residential neighborhood
