Posts Tagged ‘muslim’

Behind the veil

By Kipp • Feb 10th, 2010 • Category: Kipp's Blog

An Arab man in Dubai was apparently conned into marrying a cross-eyed woman who sported a beard, because she wore the niqab.


‘Veiled threats’ from Egypt’s nightclub owners

By Ashraf Khalil • Jan 17th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, culture

Alarmed at the country’s growing religious tilt, some businesses in Cairo are creating ‘hijab-free’ zones to attract a different clientele, reports Trends.


Halal Humor

By Ian Munroe • Nov 2nd, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, International, Media

Three years after finding unlikely success in Canada, the Western world’s first Muslim sitcom has gone mainstream at home and flourished abroad, reports Trends magazine.


Burkha not welcome in France

By Aarti Nagraj • Jun 23rd, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, International, The Life, news

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has condemned the traditional Muslim burkha as a symbol of subservience.


Facing up to fatwas

By Aarti Nagraj • May 14th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Regional, The Life, society

Muslim religious experts say that there is a need to regulate the ‘fatwa industry’, because of the increasing number of unqualified muftis dishing them out.


Do you think incoming US President Barack Obama will make positive changes to your life?

By Aarti Nagraj • Jan 25th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, International, People, The People

The results are in


Rethinking the call to kill Mickey Mouse

By Aarti Nagraj • Jan 19th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, People, Regional, The Life

Saudi’s King Abdullah has said that several individuals have to be stopped from issuing “chaotic and whimsical fatwas.” So, is Mickey Mouse safe?


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