Mauritanian Salafists demand 'morality police'

2011-12-06

A traditionalist movement has appealed for introducing guardians of public morality in Mauritania. For some analysts, these ideas speak of outside influence.

Otniel Resident Dead in Shooting Incident on Highway 60

60-year-old Rabbi Dan Martzbach killed after IDF troops accidentally fire shots at an Israeli vehicle.

Israel on edge over preparations to attack Iran

Israel for the past week has been on edge as local media brings to light intensive government discussions over whether or not to launch a preemptive strike against Iran's nuclear facilities.

It started last Friday when Israel's largest newspaper, Yediot Ahronot, ran a frontpage editorial asserting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak had already determined that a strike on Iran was necessary, and were applying pressure to get the rest of the cabinet to give a green light.

U.S. Troop Withdrawal Motivated by Iraqi Insistence, Not U.S. Choice

By Yochi J. Dreazen

Updated: October 22, 2011 | 10:12 a.m.
October 21, 2011 | 1:42 p.m.

EVAN VUCCI/AP

President Obama speaks in the briefing room of 
the White House on Friday.

President Obama’s speech formally declaring that the last 43,000 U.S. troops will leave Iraq by the end of the year was designed to mask an unpleasant truth: The troops aren’t being withdrawn because the U.S. wants them out. They’re leaving because the Iraqi government refused to let them stay.

Bereaved families petition High Court against Shalit deal

Terror victims, families aim to delay prisoner exchange claiming prisoner swap deal is 'wholesale release of murderers'

UPDATE: Islamic Friday Prayer Day at Wall Street ~ Christians to Attend Islamic Prayer!

October 13, 2011

By admin

Tonight we get an update onFriday’s Islamic Prayer day down at Occupy Wall Street. Unfortunately this information is coming from an interfaith group.

This Friday, October the 14th, 2011 at Occupy Wall Street
Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Location: Zuccotti (Liberty) Park on Broadway bewteen Cedar and Liberty

Muslim Leader Opens Scandinavia's Largest Mosque

LONDON, October 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

The Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad officially inaugurated the Baitul Nasr mosque in Oslo on 30 September 2011 with his Friday Sermon. The mosque is Scandinavia's largest and has a capacity of 4,500 worshippers. Visible from a great distance, the mosque has already established itself as a national landmark and a symbol of peace.

France to Build Islamic Center in Paris

Photo: AP

French Muslims attend a mass prayer at a prayer hall in a unused former fire station, Paris, September 16, 2011.

Paris plans to build a new Islamic center to address two issues, a dearth of mosques for the city's sizable Muslim community and a new law banning street prayers. In the interim, Muslims been invited to worship in an unusual venue - an old fire station at the edge of the city.

‘Rock Terrorist’ Smashes Window of Rabbi’s Car

Arab rock-throwers continue highway terror. A rabbi miraculously escaped with his life after an attack. Residents begin patrols.