| Women who wish to end troubled marriages find ‘khula’ | ||
Walaa Hawari | Arab News |
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RIYADH: Sara, a 32-year-old mother of three children, has been trying to secure a divorce from her husband. Read More... |
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| Dozens killed after dam bursts near Indonesian capital | ||
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Cirendeu: Rescuers continued to dig through piles of mud and debris on Saturday to search for survivors or bodies after severe flooding outside the Indonesian capital. Read More... |
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| Make sure your wife is not your sister! | ||
Nadeen Ibrahim I Arab News
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Nadeen Ibrahim I Arab News 22 March 2009 MADINAH: Islamic law prohibits marriage with one’s wet nurse (for men), her husband (for women), her biological children and any nonbiological children she breast-fed. All such individuals are described as the person’s “mahram.” Read More... |
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| Media reforms: Welcome steps | ||
Samar Fatany | Arab News |
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Saudi society is witnessing a new era of freedom. The Ministry of Culture and Information should be commended for empowering the media and encouraging openness and cultural diversity. A national campaign to encourage public debate and exchange with other cultures around the globe is gaining momentum. Read More... |
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| Scholar issues edict calling for prosecution of prominent Saudis | ||
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Riyadh: A Saudi religious scholar has issued an edict calling for the prosecution of a royal tycoon and another Saudi businessman, accusing the men of being as dangerous as drug dealers because the television channels they own broadcast movies. Read More... |
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| Al-Zawaj Al-Urufi: A marriage of convenience | ||
Nadeen Ibrahim | Arab News |
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MADINAH: With an increased number of expatriates in Madinah, Saudi men — often already married — are resorting to marrying young expatriate women through nonstate-recognized nikahs/marriages known in Arabic as Al-Zawaj Al-Urufi. Read More... |
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| Malaysia to issue new decree | ||
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Kuala Lumpur: The Malaysian government will issue a new decree restoring a ban on Christian publications using the word "Allah" to refer to God, officials said on Sunday. Read More... |
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| Special Issues | ||
| How the West lost its way in Afghanistan | ||
Patrick Cockburn I The Independent |
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AFTER seven long years in which it seemed a sideshow to the bigger conflict in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan has reached a critical point. The US must now choose how far it will become further embroiled in a messy conflict which affects its relations with Pakistan, India and the wider Middle East including Iran. Washington will have to decide if it really wants to invest time, money, military and political resources in beating back the ragged bands of Taleban who increasingly control southern Afghanistan. Read More... |
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| 30 years after Camp David accords | ||
By Jumana Al Tamimi, Associate Editor |
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Dubai: Thirty years have passed since the groundbreaking peace treaty between Egypt and Israel was signed but the agreement is still far from winning popularity among the majority of Egyptians and Arabs Read More... |
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