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Photo caption: Pilgrims leave the Prophet’s mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, in this 2001 photo. Reuters/Adrees Latif

Muslims around the World Condemn Barbaric Terrorist Acts

by Najlaa Habriri | Jul 6, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

London-The terrorist attack against the Prophet’s Mosque in Makkah on Monday stirred feelings of anger and sadness among Muslims who vehemently condemned violence at the Holy Mosque. The big flow of comments on social media outlets, including Facebook and Twitter,...

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Mohamed Khweis, American ISIS Militant

American ISIS Militant Mohamed Khweis Faces Criminal Charges

by Matt Zapotosky | Jun 12, 2016 | World

Washington- Mohamed Khweis never stood out in any particular way. The Alexandria man graduated from Fairfax County’s Edison High School, earned a degree from Northern Virginia Community College and worked as a teller at an area bank. He racked up more than a dozen...

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Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA) and anti-LEGIDA protestors (top R) during a demonstration in Leipzig, January 21, 2015.
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Anti-Islam Politics on the Rise in Europe

by Anthony Faiola | Jun 9, 2016 | World

Erfurt, Germany- This medieval city of timber-framed buildings and cobblestone streets is on the front lines of the escalating culture war over Islam in the West. Donald Trump may be calling for a ban on Muslims entering the United States, but on this side of the...

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Naeem Bokhari. The Washington Post

Al-Qaeda Restores Power in Pakistan

by Tim Craig | Jun 8, 2016 | World

Karachi, Pakistan- Five years after most senior al-Qaeda leaders are thought to have fled this port city, officials in Karachi worry that the organization is regrouping and finding new support here and in neighboring Afghanistan. They are especially concerned about...

Jeff Bezos takes control of Washington Post

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 2, 2013 | Media

Washington, AFP—Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, closed a $250 million deal Tuesday to acquire The Washington Post, ending the longstanding ownership of the renowned Graham family, the newspaper announced. The 49-year-old Internet entrepreneur announced a plan in...