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People listen to the explanations of guide Mohamed Latahi (C), as they visit the Strasbourg Grand Mosque during an open day weekend for mosques in France, January 9, 2016. Reuters

Clerics in West…Voice of Moderation to Face Extremism

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Oct 4, 2016 | Features

Cairo-Experts and observers of Islamic communities in the West believe that Muslim clerics in Europe could play a major role in spreading the voice of moderation and halting the extremism boosted by some forces and organizations in Western societies. Islamophobia has...

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Opinion: Hijab, Niqab and the Burkini

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 30, 2016 | Opinion

What distinguishes the west from the rest of the world is its respect for the principle of freedom; it believes in it as a culture and commits to it in constitutions that governments and citizens adhere to. For this reason, France’s highest administrative court, the...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Sergei Ivanov attend a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the Nazi German invasion at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin walls in Moscow on June 22, 2013. | REUTERS

Sergei Ivanov: West’s Staunch Enemy

by Taha Abed alWahed | Aug 27, 2016 | Features, Profiles

Moscow-Analysts agree that Sergei Ivanov used to hold one of the most influential positions in Russia. He was the friend and ally of President Vladimir Putin. Yet, around two weeks ago, Putin dismissed his chief of staff, in the highest-level change inside the Kremlin...

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New Majalla Website: News in Motion for a World in Transition

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 24, 2016 | Features

We are thrilled to announce a new step forward in Middle Eastern journalism: Majalla, a multimedia news site in Arabic, Persian, and English. Since 1980, the print magazine Al-Majalla (“The Scroll”) has delivered reporting and analysis in Arabic to readers across the...

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Chinese Media Increases the Wounds of Syrians by Claiming That Omran’s Story is Fake

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2016 | World

Chinese state media have shocked the Syrian people after it questioned the authenticity of the video of Omran, the Syrian child who was injured in an air strike last week. Chinese media said that the story may have been fabricated and used as part of a “propaganda...