The assault on the Coptic residents of the village of Bemha, Al-Ayat, Giza, on 11 May 2007 is the latest incident in a long series that…
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Ethical education is indispensable for the well-being both of individuals and societies. For the individual, this kind of instruction motivates him to work towards self-realization, which…
In an April 14, 2007 interview on an Arabic program on Israeli TV, Professor Menahem Milson [1] discussed the novel Banat Al-Riyadh (“The Girls of Riyadh”)…
His Majesty, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, may God bless him King of Bahrain The Women Petition Committee pays tributes of greetings and reverence, wishing…
Pakistan has come to be a failing state in the rapid process of being Talibanised. Its internal situation as it stands today, does not offer any…
My article on India’s huge book industry two weeks ago seems to have encouraged numerous readers to inquire about the other Asian giant’s book-publishing industry. To…
India was recently the ‘Guest of Honour’ country at the Paris International Book Fair (PIBF), which was held from 23 to 29 March. On the sidelines…
To most Western minds, madrasahs are breeding grounds for terrorists. But that’s only one side of the coin. The syllabus at many Koran schools is far…
Palestinian Intellectuals in the West Bank are protesting Hamas government decision to withdraw from schools a book on Palestinian folkore. The book Speak, Bird, Speak Again-…
According to the AFP, Iranian security forces on Sunday arrested around 30 women’s rights activists rallying outside a Tehran court where a group of their fellow…
She is a single mother of two, a well known Saudi journalist, and a women activist. And she decided to celebrate the first anniversary of King…