by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 8, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Asharq Al-Awsat – Sheikh Abdol Hamid Esmaeel Zehi is a leading religious figure amongst Iran’s Sunni community. He is the chairman of Dar al Uloom University in Zahedan and leads the Friday prayer at the Sunni Makki Mosque in Zahedan. In this interview, he...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 7, 2010 | Features, Interviews
Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat-The Jordanian authorities have imposed a security cordon around the family home of Humam Khalil al-Balawi, the alleged triple agent who killed seven CIA officers in a suicide attack at a US base in Afghanistan. This residence is located in the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 7, 2010 | Business, Interviews
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat- The Islamic endowment [waqf] is an Islamic institution par excellence and its foundations are established on the Sunnah of the Prophet. In the Sahih Muslim collection of Hadith, it is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira, that the Prophet...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 6, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Bakr Bin Laden, the youngest son of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, arrived in the Syrian capital Damascus on Christmas night following an absence of more than eight years in Iran. However the case of Osama Bin Laden’s daughter Iman,...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 5, 2010 | Features, Interviews
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat- The Al-Qaeda organization is stepping up its technological efforts, particularly its usage of mobile phones, in a bid to expand its media, publishing and recruitment activities, Asharq Al Awsat has learned. This direction by Al-Qaeda is an...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 5, 2010 | Interviews, Middle East
Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat- Before the US authorities announced that travelers from 14 countries, including Saudi Arabia, will be subject to enhanced security screening prior to boarding their flights, a Saudi student traveling to America to resume his studies at a...
