Wearing a headscarf, I do not feel militant, oppressed or ignorant; quite the contrary, I feel honored, proud and strong to be resembling the noblest of women in history, from Mary the Mother of Jesus to Fatima, the lady of all the women of the world

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Written by Farida Farouk
In recent times, there is a growing connection that the hijab has become as much a symbol of Islam as the Crescent. The hijab worn by some Muslim women has become an issue between Muslims and non-Muslims and between liberal Muslims and traditional Muslims. The hijab has also become an issue of conflict between …

Written by Farida Farouk

أبو الوليد محمد بن احمد بن رشد
Ibn Rushd, also known as Averroes, was one of the best Islamic philosophers. He became known in both the East and West as a commentator and explanations on the works of Aristotle. Ibn Rushd’s ideas affected much of the philosophical ideas in medieval Europe. He became an example of how religions …

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بقلم دينا المغربي
الخبر:
“الأردن في مقدمة الدول العربية بمؤشر نوعية الحياة
حصل الأردن على درجة 55 من 100 في مؤشر نوعية الحياة الذي أصدرته مجلة (انترناشونال ليفينج) لعام 2010 في التقرير الذي شمل 194 دولة حول العالم.

وجاءت إلى جانب الأردن دولة الكويت بدرجة 55  لتكون الدولتان في مقدمة الدول العربية تتلوهما لبنان والمغرب والبحرين بدرجة 54 وسوريا 53 وقطر 52 …

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Written by Farida.

There are several political, social and cultural factors, which stand in the way of Arab societies from reaching the level of development in the industrialized world. The two main factors are the interpretation and the understanding of religion, and education, which is regressive and impeding making it impossible to accommodate to difficulties of this day. These …

بقلم ياسمين غرايبة

غالبا ما يأتي عيد الحب مبكرا. يباغتك . فتكون بإحدى هاتين الحالتين: الأولى أن تخونك محفظتك وتبوء جميع خططتك “بالتصميد” بالفشل. أما الحالة الثانية هي أن يعود هذا العيد وقد مضى عام كامل وأنت خارج اللعبة فلا هدية ولا هادي.
وعلى أيه حال فإن النقاش حول الفالنتين متجدد،تتعدد فيه الاراء. ولعل أعلى تلك الأراء صوتا هو ذاك الذي يصر …

Written by: Mohanned
Oh what a mess! The first couple of months for the “new” government have been anything but a calm sail!
The absence of the parliament shifted all the eyes and, more importantly, fingers towards the appointed government. Soon, I expect, fingers will be pointing higher, albeit indirectly.
The existence of a futile parliament similar to the “dissolved” one is …

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Written by Moamer Khalaileh
I felt obliged to write something concerning a recent fatwa (religious ruling) by Al Azhar prohibiting the use of Facebook.
Their reasoning: The use of Facebook may lead to illicit relationships between men and women.
The Azhar scholars cited a survey that indicated the social networking site was responsible for 1 in 5 cases of divorce in …

Words By: Mohanned
“Jordan is playing politics with the basic rights of thousands of its citizens, Officials are denying entire families the ability to lead normal lives with the sense of security that most citizens of a country take for granted.”
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Those people are human. Politicians sometimes tend to forget that and speak of them as mere numbers. They view people …

بقلم منال قدورة
مديرة مدرسة الشفاء الثانوية للبنات

إن العملية التربوية التعليمية قائمة على أساس ثابت المنطلق من كتاب الله عز وجل واللذي أساس عماده التربية السليمة الصالحة المبنية على الإقناع والترغيب والترهيب. فالتربية والتعليم  منبثقة من تعاليم دينية لا بد أن توفر الأمان والإطمئنان للطلبة. فرب العزة خلق الثواب والعقاب, وخلق الجنة والنار, وجعل للملتزم الجنة وللمذنب النار ورغب ورهب وأبعد …