Islam

Today I am happy, as an Iranian, as a human. Today Abdolmalek Rigi, an Iranian Sunni rebel was arrested by Iranian Ministry of Intelligence.
Abdolmalek Rigi, militant leader of the Jundallah (Soldiers of God) which had claimed a series of attacks against civilians and soldiers in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan Province from bases in Pakistan, [...]

Now, if you have watched Muslim Driving School you will have to agree that the BBC has not been doing a good job with their documentaries about Muslims these past months. Muslim Driving School is a series which follows the stories of a group of Muslim women who are taking driving lessons. The sort of [...]

It’s oppressive. It’s degrading. It’s this, it’s that. Jack Straw claimed this, Nicholas Sarkozy mentioned that. Let us liberate them in Afghanistan, let us liberate them in France. Yawn. I am getting fed up of these burka stories. They seem to be never ending and at times very cringe worthy. ’Burka woman sacked from her job!’  ’Lets [...]

Some things must be written down, before they are forgotten, so that they are not forgotten, because they cannot be forgotten. Last week, many fans across the United States made a journey that they called their hajj to the Sundance film festival, to see the premiere of Eyad Zahra’s movie, The Taqwacores, and to see [...]

Today is the 31st anniversary of the shah going into exile. The shah became corupted by his power and began to oppress the people of iran. It was a great day when he was forced to leave.
Now we have another leader who is no longer wanted by the people because of what he has begun [...]

A number of websites and videos are presenting evidence that the lifestyle of Ayatollah Khamenei is not as simple as he pretends. Check out two of the most interesting ones here:

10 years ago today, Middle East Youth would have probably been backing up all their information on paper with the fear of the Y2K lingering. As we dawned on the Y2K era we were scared – very scared. We thought that if computers could survive it, then we’ll live happily ever after.
Looking back at the [...]

I wrote an article one year ago and claimed that the psychology used in the story of Joseph and Zulaikha is not true! I claimed that women in fest couldn’t fall in love with Joseph at the first glance and cut their hands. This claimes was based on many psychological books that I had had [...]

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One of the twentieth century worst fears that haunts people from big cities to small towns, walking down the streets or taking a bus, traveling by airplanes or by ships, doing their work or resting in a hotel, visiting a new country or volunteering to help the poor in another country is the fear of [...]

“Oy” which means ouch, is the name of third studio album by Iranian controversial musician, Mohsen Namjoo. In his new released album he sings “Shams” song once again.
“In 2006 he was sentenced in absentia to a five-year jail term for allegedly ridiculing the ash-Shams, a sura of Quran in the song named “Shams” by Iranian [...]