Saudi Arabia، Egypt, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia have announced the end of Ramadan and the celebration of `Id al-Fitr or Eid al-Fitr tomorrow, Thursday 8 August, 2013 as a the first of the Arabic month of Shawwal 1434 AH. Oman, however, will continue to fast on Thursday... read more →
Aug
07
Aug
06
Today Gulf News reported that the Saudi Supreme Court, the judicial authority charged to announce the new based on testimonies of crescent sightings, met on Tuesday in order receive news of sightings. This surprised many observers since if there were testimonies of crescent sightings it would result in the anomaly... read more →
Apr
11
http://blogs.nd.edu/contendingmodernities/2013/04/11/brain-mind-and-culture-promptings-from-muslim-theology/
Jan
30
"There is no document of civilization which is not at the same time a document of barbarism" Walter BenjaminToday I received an update on the status of the Ahmad Baba library in Timbuktu following news that it might have been torched as the rebels retreated. Dr Shamil Jeppie, who heads the Tombouctou Manuscripts Project (www.tombouctoumanuscripts.org) and... read more →
Dec
08
President Mohammad Morsi of Egypt should scrap his tough guy image and appetite for power grabs. In canceling the decree that gave him sweeping powers, he took a step in the right direction tonight. But he is not out of the political woods yet. He should show that he cares... read more →