Nearly 40% of Americans can�t cover an unexpected $400 expense: Report

Nearly 40 percent of Americans would struggle to cover an unexpected $400 expense, despite the country’s 10-year economic growth, according to a new report by the US Federal Reserve. The report shows that many US households have experienced considerable financial gains since 2013, but...

Suicide rates rise in US youth, especially among girls: Study

The suicide rate among youth in the United States has been on the rise for nearly a decade, with the sharpest increase in young girls, according to a new study. Between 1975 and 2016, about 85,000 American youth aged 10 to 19 took their own lives, according to the study by Nationwide Children’s...

Russia continues dumping US debt: Report

Foreign investors have accelerated the reduction of US debt securities, selling $21.7 billion of their holdings in March, according to data released on Wednesday by the US Treasury Department. Russia, which is no longer a leading creditor of the US, after an unprecedented dumping of the US Treasury...

UAE Port Attack: Scenarios, Vindications

On Sunday, the Lebanese Al-Mayadeen news network broke the news about an attack on a number of oil tankers in Emirati waters. The news was denied by the UAE authorities shortly later. But finally, on Monday morning, the Emirati authorities confirmed the news, saying that it was a “sabotage...

Idlib Operation: Bells Ring for End of Terrorism in Syria

The operation to take back the Syrian province of Idlib from militant and terrorist groups continues with heavy fire as it opened last week with swift advances of the Syrian government’s forces and their allies against terrorists in Idlib and Hama provinces’ outskirts. Media reports suggest...

Pence to offer Venezuela�s military new incentives to turn against elected president: Report

US Vice President Mike Pence plans to offer new incentives to Venezuela’s military to turn against President Nicolas Maduro, part of a plan by President Donald Trump’s administration to topple the South American country’s legitimate government. In a speech to the Americas Society...

HOLY RAMADHAN & SINCERITY

At the advent of the holy month of Ramadhan, The Holy Prophet (saww) delivered a sermon in which he (saww) said to the Muslims: “O People! Verily the month of Allah has come to you with blessings, mercy and forgiveness. It is a month that is considered by Allah as the best of all...

New US Weapons Flow to Despotic Arab Regimes

The Pentagon has stated that the US approved $6 billion in weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. It said that Bahrain share of the sales will be $2.48 billion and will potentially include 36 Patriot MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missiles known as GEM-T that will be installed on the...

What�s Causing Intensified Israeli Violence against Palestinians?

On the eve of Introduction of the US-sponsored “deal of the century” on Palestinian cause, tensions in the occupied territories are increasingly escalating. On Friday, which marked the 57th week of the “Great March of Return” by the Palestinians on the Gaza Strip border...

US sanctions on Venezuela led to 40,000 deaths: Report

About 40,000 people may have died in Venezuela as a result of US sanctions that have reduced the availability of food, medicine and medical equipment, according to a new report. Those deaths took place following the imposition of US sanctions in the summer of 2017, said the report, which...

Libya Crisis Drags on as Key Intl. Powers� Interests Rule

Clashes continue in Libya under the shadow of the international inaction, as over the past few days forces of the so-called Libyan National Army (LNA) led by General Khalifa Haftar have launched a new wave of assault against capital Tripoli, the seat of the National Accord Government (NAG). While...

US Sanctions Iran Oil Due to Regional Failure

The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday stated that Washington will not renew the waivers to major Iran oil customers after their expiration, adding that from now on those not following the ban on the Iranian crude will face tough economic sanctions. Responding to the hostile stance, Iran called...

An Imam Still Calls Out�

With his face covered with a mask, the horseman rode triumphantly as the streets of Kufa rang with jubilant cries of “Allahu Akbar!” and “Ya Hussain!”. As the man neared the governor’s palace, it seemed like the entire city had come out in a show of love and support....

Studies show the highest life satisfaction is between Muslims

No barometer or measuring tool can be used to quantify the bliss a person feels in any given moment in his or her life. However, a new study conducted by German psychologist, Dr Edinger-Schons, found that measuring life satisfaction is as close as you can get to quantifying happiness. He found that...

US agreed verbally not to seek death penalty for Assange: Report

The United States has agreed not to seek the death penalty against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in covert negotiations with the UK and Ecuador to get him evicted from the South American country’s embassy in London, US media reported. The process of moving Assange out of the Ecuadorian...

NATO Challenges on Eve of 70th Anniversary

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is wrestling with unprecedented rifts among its members states on the threshold of its 70th anniversary. In a recent rift, the member states have been divided over the organization’s defense budget. The US Vice-President Mike Pence has recently...

Iran�s IRGC on US Terror List: Reasons, Consequences

On Friday, Reuters news agency reported, citing American officials, the White House intended to add Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) to its terror blacklist. On Monday, it designated the official Iranian military force a “terrorist organization”, marking the first time Washington...

US under pressure to extend Iran waiver as oil surges

The US has left the world guessing on whether it will extend waivers for countries importing oil from Iran, but the recent rally in prices means there is little room for maneuver. "We�ll make that decision in due course as we move towards May 2nd," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...

Trump delays Taiwan aircraft deal amid China trade talks: Report

United States President Donald Trump has postponed an arms deal with Taiwan until after he secures a trade deal with China, according to a new report. “The Trump Administration has put on hold a previously reported sale of jet fighters to Taiwan until the United States seals a trade deal...

Study: US-Saudi arms deals �dramatically understated�

An American think tank says it has found new data showing US arms deals with Saudi Arabia and the UAE are "dramatically understated" and billions more than previously reported. The data collected by arms trade watchdog Security Assistance Monitor (SAM) shows the US has...

Arab League Summit: Test of Arab NATO Practicality

The Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit at bloc’s 30th summit in Tunisia claimed that the Turkish and Iranian meddling have prolonged the crisis in the Arab world. The Iranophobic comments under Saudi pressure have always been part of such Arab gatherings. However, this is...

Teetering on Edge, Bin Salman Waits Trump Statement

Every day, new details of the case of the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was killed upon his entry to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2 come to the surface amid massive international media coverage. The new information about his murder work like pieces of a puzzle putting...

How IS US Milking Saudi Arabia?

It is never difficult to describe the nature of the relations between the US and Saudi Arabia. For almost every observer of the regional affairs, Riyadh’s dependence on Washington in political, military, and even economic areas is crystal clear. But the US President Donald Trump has recently...

Iraqi Politics Back On Track as President Elected

The Iraqi parliament finally on Tuesday elected the Kurdish politician Barham Salih as the new president, after two days of debate among the various political factions. According to the Iraqi constitution, the president of the country is elected by the lawmakers. Since fall of the former dictator...

Day of Wilayah

In the year 10AH, the Prophet proceeded on his journey to Mecca to perform pilgrimage. A pilgrimage which was later to be called the ‘farewell pilgrimage’ (hujjat al-wada’a). Named so because it was the last pilgrimage the Prophet was to perform...

Ghadir Khumm And The Orientalists

The 18th of Dhu ‘l-Hijja is celebrated in the Shi’a world as the ‘idd of Ghadir Khumm in which Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) said about Imam ‘Ali: “Whomsoever master (mawla) I am, this ‘Ali is also his master.” This event is of such significance to the Shi’as...

Eid al-Ghadir and a Pious Leadership

On the 18th of Zilhejjah of the 10th year after Hijra, a great event took place by a small pond which lay on the way between Holy Mecca and Medina. On that day the holy Prophet of Islam (May the blessing of Allah be upon him and his progeny) conveyed his message to the 120,000-strong crowd of Haj...

Distorting the Sacred Event Of Ghadeer

Allama Shibli Nomani’s writings are of such a high order that he did not consider it advisable even to hint at the most significant Ghadeer incident or its importance and doing so was highly inappropriate according to his broad vision and religious understandings and reasoning. Hence, he...

HAJJ AT-TAMATTU

HAJJ AT-TAMATTU� 01. Ihraam: 02. Wukuuf-e-Arafaat: or staying in Arafaat. 03. Wukuuf-e-Mash�ar (or Muzdalifa): or staying in Mash�ar (or Muzdalifa). 04. Ramy Jamrah Al-Aqabah: Stoning of Jamrah Al-Aqabah in Mina. 05. Qurbani: The slaughter of the sacrifice in Mina. 06. Taqseer or Halaq: The shaving...

WHY SHOULD YOU EAT HALAL EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT A MUSLIM?

By: Muaadh Nalir : Being a student for a summer exchange program at Seattle, I couldn�t complain about anything except for one thing, FOOD! I, being a Muslim, found it difficult in finding halal meat (raw meat) in the local grocery stores close to Alder. After hearing ample amount of "No, we don�t have...