Netanyahu at Al Buraq Wall

Jerusalem: Israel grabs last remaining Muslim area

  Middle East Monitor – Israel has accelerated its digging and destruction around the Al-Magharbeh Gates, which is an essential part of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Al-Aqsa Foundation for Islamic Endowments and Heritage said in a statement on Thursday.   “Dozens of workers are working on a daily basis to clear the underground ways connecting Israeli synagogues with the Al-Buraq...

Mosque burning in Netherlands

Islam-hatred in the Netherlands spinning out of control

On Saturday April 6th, at 5.30 in the morning, a mosque in the Dutch town of Enkhuizen was found on fire. Firemen were said to  have been able to quell the fire quickly, but were apparently unable to save the building. The mosque, housed in a former school building at the Tureluurshof, was targeted by arsonists before, in 2011. The...

Music and emotion: a personal story

Music is a way to express human emotion, and most likely has existed in its basic form for as long as homo sapiens has been roaming this planet. It has been researched extensively; we know that listening to music has measurable effects on the human mind and body. It almost functions like a drug, which can be used in both...

Samer Issawi's defiance

Samer Issawi dreigt te overlijden, ligt aan beademing

Ramallah, Palestina – Advocate Shireen Issawi, de zus van de hongerstakende politieke gevangene Samer Issawi uit Jeruzalem, heeft bevestigd dat de gezondheid van haar broer momenteel in zeer kritieke toestand verkeert. Ze gaf aan dat ‘hij momenteel in leven wordt gehouden door kunstmatige beademing, en ieder moment zou kunnen komen te overlijden’. Issawi verduidelijkte ook in een verklaring aan Palestine...