Khaleej Times Bethlehem sees record pilgrim crowd for Christmas BETHLEHEM, West Bank - The largest number of pilgrims in a decade gathered in Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas, with tens of thousands flocking to the Church of the Nativity for prayers Saturday morni... (photo: AP / Oded Balilty) Bethlehem People Photos Religion Wikipedia: Bethlehem Al Jazeera US imam launches 'interfaith' tour | Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the Muslim cleric whose proposed Islamic centre near the World Trade Centre site has sparked furore over the summer, has said that he will tour the country in an effort "to i... (photo: Creative Commons / Magnus Manske) Interfaith Islamic Muslim Photos wikipedia : feisal abdul rauf Top Stories The Siasat Daily Now Yoga start with Bismillah.... | Lucknow, December 25: 600 students, both girls and boys, learn yoga from Hindu teacher after reciting 'Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim' | Shortly after reciting 'Bismillah... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Lucknow Photos Students Yoga The Hindu BSE to launch Shariah-compliant index | MUMBAI: The Bombay Stock Exchange and Taqwaa Advisory and Shariah Investment Solutions (TASIS) will launch the BSE TASIS Shariah 50 index from Monday. | The Index will ... (photo: WN / Raj Kumar Senapati) Business India Mumbai Photos Wikipedia :Bombay Stock Exchange The Guardian Bethlehem celebrates merriest Christmas in years | TIA GOLDENBERG | Associated Press= BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The traditional birthplace of Jesus is celebrating its merriest Christmas in years, as tens of thousand... (photo: Creative Commons / Hmbascom) Bank Bethlehem Christmas Photos Wikipedia:Christmas Herald Tribune Imam behind NY Islamic center will tour nation | NEW YORK - The Muslim cleric who hopes to build an Islamic center in New York City near the World Trade Center site is planning to tour the nation to promote the projec... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) City Islamic Muslim Photos Wikipedia: Islamic Lexington Herald-Leader A Christmas of mourning and fear in Iraq By Shashank Bengali | McClatchy Newspapers | BAGHDAD - Christmas will take place here on an altar of grief. The faces of the dead, 53 in all, stare out from photographs i... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Bengali Christmas Fear Photos Wikipedia: Christmas Turkish Press Christmas cheer, Afghan-style, for US troops | There will be no Christmas turkey and trimmings for US marines at Patrol Base Talibjan this year -- a chemically heated meal of preserved meat is all the infantry men e... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Afghan Christmas Photos Troops Wikipedia: Christmas Zeenews Iranian Prez urges 'cooperation' at Istanbul N-talks Istanbul: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad joined regional leaders on Thursday for a summit in Istanbul, where he urged world powers to choose cooperation over confr... (photo: Creative Commons / Daniella Zalcman) Cooperation Istanbul Photos Talks Wikipedia :Mahmoud Ahmadinejad The Times Of India BSE India to unveil Shariah index, counts on Arab funds MUMBAI: Asia’s oldest stock exchange, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), will launch its Shariah index next week. The index, structured in partnership with Taqwaa Advisor... (photo: WN / jayshree) Economy India Mumbai Photos Wikipedia: Bombay Stock Exchange Gulf News Pakistan ends 2010 as sick man of South Asia | Pakistan remains the world's never-ending question. As 2010 concludes, several outstanding issues continue to bedevil the country. How they are managed in the year ahea... (photo: AP / Dita Alangkara) Economy Extremism Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: Economy of Pakistan The Siasat Daily Israeli settlement 'on rise after freeze' | Jerusalem, December 23: A new report reveals that Israel has largely increased its illegal settlement construction in the occupied West Bank since Tel Aviv's partial fr... (photo: AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill) Israel Palestinians Photos Settlement Wikipedia: Israeli settlement
