Tag Archives : Islam

Iran has imposed restrictions on the teaching and academic research involving 12 subject areas based on current Western thought and “incompatible with the teachings of Islam“, Iranian state radio reported Sunday. The list includes materials in the disciplines of law, philosophy, business administration, psychology and political science, [...]

Iran is willing to grant Japan the contract for the construction of five new nuclear plants, according to Iranian Parliamentary Foreign Policy and National Security Committee Chairman Alaeddin Boroujerdi. He adds that ‘Japan’s participation would be in the interest of both the Government of Japan and private companies.’ Japan is being allowed [...]

Governments that keep secret their nuclear weapons may be understood in terms of the sensitivity of the security strategy. However, Iran’s secretiveness as to the whole truth behind its nuclear capability has something to do with the Shiite doctrine of deceit called ‘taqiyya.’ This lies deep within the Iranian belief systems. The teachings [...]

The massacre at Fort Hood occurred at a time when US President Barack Obama is at the final stage of decision-making about what to do with the US war in Afghanistan. The Afghan war has been proving to be a failure in the US antiterrorism mobilization, as well as its counterinsurgency campaign. US troops in Afghanistan are said to be disillusioned, [...]

Most of western European countries have populations composed of 10 percent immigrants. In some of Europe’s biggest cities, the figure is as high as 30 percent. Some of these immigrants do not assimilate the mores of their host countries. Islam is said to be the biggest reason for this non-assimilation. This has become a challenge to host societies [...]

Islam is officially recognized as a legal faith in China. Ironically, the Chinese insist that the current unrest and dissent by the Uighurs has something to do with their religion that is tainting their ideology. While the Uighurs have basically been moderate and modern Muslims, the current crackdown among their ranks might just push them into that [...]

An Iranian woman is unjustly condemned for adultery, then she is tied, gagged and buried in earth up to the waist, then she is stoned until dies in a bloody and shocking scene in a movie that will be launched in American theaters this week. “The Stoning of Soraya M.” is a drama based on best-seller of the same title written by a French-Iranian [...]

It was French President Sarkozy’s first historic appearance before the Parliament and in his first direct address to the lawmakers and policy makers present in the Parliament Sarkozy chose to slam veil of muslim women ‘burqa’ while speaking about his vision about France. He thus supported a proposed parliamentary commission by 60 legislatures [...]

The lower prices of telecommunications and low wages in Morocco urged companies offering telephone services – information on numbers, etc. teleshopping. – The transfer to the country beginning at the this decade. Thus, they reduced their costs from 30 to 40%, according to industry sources. First landed the giants of French industry. [...]

With the opposition’s denouncement of electoral fraud that has caused massive street protests, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has demanded an end to the demonstrations protesting the election results and issued a stern ‘warning to the leaders of the street protests that they will be responsible for any bloodshed.’ The protests [...]