With Jerusalem ablaze and Gaza on the brink of another major Israeli onslaught, it has been easy to overlook the rapidly escalating ethnic violence inside Israel, where one in five of the population is Palestinian. These 1.8 million Palestinians – Israeli citizens in little more than name – have spent the past week venting their […]
As the 300-foot spire of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris tragically came tumbling down on live television, my thoughts ventured to Nuseirat Refugee Camp, my childhood home in the Gaza Strip.
Even before the arrival of an estimated 1.3 million refugees, Jordan was one of the most water-scarce countries in the world.
In 2014, annual water availability plummeted from 147 cubic metres to 123 cm per person, far below the international water poverty line of 500cm per capital per year.
Manchester bomber Salman Abedi (Photo: Twitter)
Mosques, Islamic centers and municipal councils in the city of Manchester have refused to perform funeral prayers for suicide bomber Salman Abedi or bury his body inside the city.
British newspaper the Metro reported that the remains of the suicide bomber were still being held outside the city and that no one has agreed to receive it.
Los Angeles Police Deputy Chief Michael Downing speaks during a news conference at the Islamic Center of Southern California in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 28, 2016. Government officials have condemned a hate-filled letter received by several mosques that said Muslims would be exterminated by President-elect Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
As I was growing up, I was always reassured by the sound of the ‘Muadhin’ making the call for prayer in our refugee camp’s main mosque in Gaza. Whenever I heard the call very early in the morning, announcing in a melodic voice that the time for the ‘Fajr’ (dawn) prayer was upon us, I knew it was safe to go to sleep.
