Ten dead in fire at Spanish retirement home    UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say key experts    US hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions    Questions raised over Portugal's capacity to host Europe's largest annual tech event    Dr. Al-Rabeeah: 170 countries benefited from $133 billion aid from Saudi Arabia "Humanitarian efforts strained by increasing crises, funding shortages, and access challenges"    Delhi shuts all primary schools as hazardous smog worsens    Riyadh lights up as Celine Dion and Jennifer Lopez dazzle at Elie Saab's 45th-anniversary celebration    Public Security chief launches digital vehicle plate wallet service    Pop hit APT too distracting for South Korea's exam-stressed students    'Action is in our nature': 4th Saudi Green Initiative Forum to be held at COP16    Saudi Arabia's inflation rate hits 1.9% in October, the highest in 14 months    Mohammed Al-Habib Real Estate Co. sets Guinness World Record with largest continuous concrete pour    Australia and Saudi Arabia settle for goalless draw in AFC Asian Qualifiers    PIF completes largest-ever accelerated bookbuild offering in MENA region    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    South Korean actor Song Jae Lim found dead at 39    Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn    'Marvels of Saudi Orchestra' to dazzle audience in Tokyo on Nov. 22    Saudi Champion Saeed Al-Mouri scores notable feat in Radical World Championship in Abu Dhabi with support from Bin-Shihon Group    France to deploy 4,000 police officers for UEFA Nations League match against Israel    Al Nassr edges past Al Riyadh with Mane's goal to move up to third    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

Articles of the author Faraz Omar
I know! I know everything about it!
WHENEVER there's a discussion on Islam or questions being asked about it, we all jump to speak and answer them. Zealous to share the ‘ocean of knowledge' we all have, even if much of what we think we know, is nothing less than hearsay. Here's some (...)

17 - 10 - 2008
Free Arabic videos
LEARNING Arabic has just got easier. The Institute of the Language of the Qur'an in Toronto – LQToronto.com – has published a series of DVD videos on Google Video to learn Arabic for free. The videos deal with two of the three Arabic course books (...)

13 - 10 - 2008
Halfway thru Ramadan
RAMADAN is already half over. I know what almost every one of us will be saying, “It just started a couple of days back, 15 days can't be over already?!!” That's the reality, that's time, and it passes by really quick. The question is are we still (...)

15 - 09 - 2008
Hotels in Madina anyone?
A cool new service to find hotels in Madina has been launched. The link - www.haraj.net/madina - shows a satellite view of the city with the Prophet's Mosque at the center. The hotels around it are marked in color. Simply moving your mouse over the (...)

02 - 09 - 2008
Missing expat turns up in Dammam jail
year-old mentally unstable Indian expatriate who was missing from July 4 has been found in Dammam Jail 91 with a case of mistaken identity. The police have identified him as Chimparthi Fakruv Ali. His cousin Nizam claims the man is Hussain Basha. (...)

11 - 08 - 2008
How cool is Cuil?
The tech world is all abuzz over a new search engine launched Monday by former Google wizards. Cuil (pronounced Cool) is hyped to be the next big happening in the search engine market, which could end Google's dominance. Saudi Gazette checked out (...)

30 - 07 - 2008
West should be sincere in calling for global peace
SEARCH for “Interfaith Dialogue” on the international media websites and you will find few reports on the historic interfaith meet in Spain. Time magazine has articles and issues since 1930 on its website, but the interfaith report titled “Saudi (...)

29 - 07 - 2008
A different beard
MY beard is probably the first thing people notice about me: “A 24-year-old youth growing a beard? Whatever's wrong with him?” I'm so used to this that I can read it in people's faces. The reaction is usually one of these three: love and respect, (...)

04 - 07 - 2008
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