by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 12, 2010 | Interviews, Lifestyle & Culture
Since the beginning of creation, Egyptians have been bright and witty and are usually the first to crack a joke, even if this joke is about themselves, as Egyptians are prepared to laugh at themselves before they laugh at others. Ancient Egyptian antiquities have...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 11, 2010 | Business, Interviews
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat – Islam was introduced to Kazakhstan after Qutayba Ibn Muslim al Bahili became governor of the Khorasan province in 704. Al Bahili extended the Islamic conquests to territories beyond Mesopotamia. Kazakhstan is one of the Islamic...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 11, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Q) In the light of the international aid that can be given to Yemen to help stabilize the country, what are the projects that Yemen places at the top of its priorities? A) Yemen needs huge aid. This is because Yemen still is one of the developing countries, and it has...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 9, 2010 | Features, Interviews
London, Asharq Al-Awsat-Dr. Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri is the Pakistani Islamic scholar who recently made headlines with the publication of his 600-page fatwa prohibiting suicide bombing. Ul-Qadri is one of Pakistan’s most prominent clerics, and he believes that...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 9, 2010 | Features, Interviews
Sanaa, Asharq Al-Awsat- Abdul-Ilah Haydar, a Yemen-based terrorism expert, talks to Asharq al Awsat about his visits to territories where Al-Qaeda elements and its sympathizers are present. Haydar also revealed details about his meetings with a number of the terrorist...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 8, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- Baluchi Kamal Narui, spokesman for the armed Sunni Jundallah Organization, which opposes the current Iranian regime, told Asharq Al-Awsat that the organization — which has been engaged in confrontations to restore the rights of the Sunnis...