The Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which represents 57 countries, expressed hope on Thursday for better relations between Muslim states and the Vatican under newly elected Pope Francis. OIC secretary general Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, in a letter of congratulations to the pope, said he hoped "the relationship between Islam and Christianity will regain its cordiality and
Coordinated blasts killed at least 25 people in the heart of Baghdad on Thursday near the heavily fortified Green Zone, where several Western embassies are located, police and medics said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosions, but Sunni Muslim insurgents have been redoubling their efforts to undermine Iraq's Shiite-led government and foment inter-communal
Summary by Tundra Tabloid Yesterday, Israeli anti-Semitism expert Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld gave a lecture at the Vidal Sassoon Center of Hebrew University in Jerusalem, titled “Anti-Semitic and Anti-Israel Hate Mongering: Norway as an Example.” Dr. Gerstenfeld asked what Norway’s wartime Prime Minister Vidkun Quisling and other Nazis would like about Norway today. He
IDF Military Intelligence chief Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi had sobering news for policy makers at the Herzliya Conference, predicting chemical warfare and a post-Assad Iranian-Hizbullah military force. Kochavi told the audience at Thursday’s annual convention the Lebanon-based terrorist organization has teamed up with Iran to form a full-scale army, knowing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s days
The highest-level inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters in Egypt’s uprising has concluded that police were behind nearly all the killings and used snipers on rooftops overlooking Cairo’s Tahrir Square to shoot into the huge crowds. The report, parts of which were obtained by The Associated Press, is the most authoritative and
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood sharply criticized an anticipated U.N. document on combatting violence against women, saying on Wednesday that it was “deceitful,” clashed with Islamic principles and undermined family values. The text or details of the document have not been published yet, but it may be issued at the end of a meeting of the
Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood called on Wednesday for a week of action both in the strife-torn country and elsewhere to mark the two years since the revolt broke out against President Bashar al-Assad. “We in the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria declare the week following March 15 a national week of solidarity with the Syrian people
College campuses throughout the United States are bastions of racism and anti-Semitism, and for many years that fact has largely been ignored by the mainstream media. In the ‘80’s anti-Semitism was largely dominated by the likes of African-American anti-Semites like Louis Farrakhan and Leonard Jeffries. Today it’s a different bird, but whether it is
Seven Palestinian Authority Arabs have been arrested by Egypt security forces on suspicion of carrying out a military reconnaissance mission. It is not clear for whom they may have been spying. The men were stopped at Cairo airport, and held after their arrival Wednesday from Syria and Iran. All were found to be
Strategic stocks of wheat held by top global importer Egypt stand at 2.207 million tons from international and local markets, enough to last 89 days, a cabinet report said on Wednesday. That compares with stocks of 2.292 million tons, or 95days cover, reported on February 27. Egypt’s wheat imports are sharply down this
