Jordan

BAGHDAD October 15, 2009 – Raad Bader al-Muhssin, 41, worked as a gardener for more than 20 years, during which he used to make no more than $4 dollars per day.

After the 2003 US invasion and the ensuing violence, life became harder as the number of clients requesting his services nosedived.

Adding insult to the injury was the recent discovery that his wife had cancer.

Thus, when he was offered $12,000 dollars for one of his kidney he did not hesitate or have second thoughts.

"I never had more than $100 dollars in my pocket at the end of the month, even if I didn’t spend one cent from my salary," Muhssin told IslamOnline.net.

The global Muslim population stands at 1.57 billion, meaning that nearly 1 in 4 people in the world practice Islam, according to a report Wednesday billed as the most comprehensive of its kind.

The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life report provides a precise number for a population whose size has long has been subject to guesswork, with estimates ranging anywhere from 1 billion to 1.8 billion.

Israel Bans Worshippers from Entering Al Aqsa Mosque
Israel has deployed large numbers of police officers around the Old City of Jerusalem after sporadic clashes with Palestinian worshippers around the al-Aqsa mosque compound.

The shutdown of the al-Aqsa compound sparked sporadic unrest in Jerusalem's Old City [AFP]

Muslim men under the age of 50 were prevented from entering the compound as thousands of Jews gathered at the nearby Western Wall on Monday for prayers marking the week-long holiday of Sukkot.

The first article carries so many inaccurate facts and outright lies it is no wonder that people of different religions end up hating each other.

How the Peninsular can carry articles that inspire hatred is journalism of the lowest kind.

Here are just some of the inaccuracies

1. 1917 British Govt issued Balfour declaration declaring Palestine to be a home to the Jews.

No the govt never issued that and the declaration that Balfour issued only talks about sympathy for the Jewish clause. Go read it if you don't believe me.

2. 1918. Britain and its Arab allies defeat the ottomans and immediately start emigrating European Jews to Palestine.

Directed by Amin Matalqa

(In Arabic language with English translations)

An airport janitor in Jordan founds an airplane pilot's hat, wears it and brings it home. Several kids found him along the way and was curious to know that their neighbor was a pilot and wants some stories from him. Not willing to break the hearts of several children he tells them some stories of his 'expeditions' (which seems to come out from tourist guide books and memorabilias his new pilot friend gives him) and gives them encouragement to continue dreaming in spite of several family problems the children faces when they get home.

Moonsighting Committee in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Jordan has announced that Eid ul Fitr will be Tomorrow Sunday 20th September 2009.

KOLLO AAMEN WA ANTUM BEKHAIR..

Hello,

I'm planning to ride a bike from here to Jordan this winter. Does anyone can share info regarding visa and insurance through KSA and Jordan, petrol stations along the highway and any other related infos.

Thank you all ;)