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Bosch Middle East Launches New 3D Wheel Alignment Technology

Bosch Automotive Aftermarket has recently launched the “Bosch FWA 4630” in the Middle East, a completely new 3D wheel alignment system. With this new technology, a workshop mechanic requires only around seven minutes to carry out precise wheel alignment on a car, representing a time saving of 50 per cent compared to conventional devices. The … Continued

Oman – The Custodian of Authentic Arabia

Oman’s image as a peaceful nation with a stable economic and political background continues to receive further boost. The Sultanate often described, as “the custodian of authentic Arabia” undoubtedly is the prime tourist destination of the Gulf, with Oman luxury holidays becoming increasingly popular. Highlighting Oman’s stable business and economic environment, Usama Bin Karim Al … Continued

Free Copy of Arab Science Textbook for US/UK Schools

An educational foundation has announced plans to distribute free books to US and UK schools to highlight the scientific and cultural legacy of Muslim civilization. 1001 Inventions is the brainchild of the Foundation for Science Technology and Civilization (FSTC) – a network of academics dedicated to debunking the myth of the so-called “Dark Ages of … Continued

Arab Americans Continue to Face Both Stigma and Acceptance

Arab and Muslim Americans continue to face an unusual degree of both discrimination and acceptance, according to a University of Michigan researcher who headed an in-depth study of the nation’s most visible Arab and Chaldean communities. “The post-9/11 backlash against Detroit area Arab and Muslim Americans was strong and immediate,” said U-M researcher Wayne Baker, … Continued

Google Launches Q&A Service in Arabic

Google Inc. has a new online tool that lets Arab users answer each other’s questions, a move designed to boost the amount of Web content available in Arabic. The new service comes two weeks after Yahoo Inc. bought one of the Arab world’s largest online portals. Like Google, Yahoo wants to better serve the rapidly … Continued

Aussie Designer Cashes in on Contentious Burkini

A Lebanese-Australian designer, who claims to have created six years ago what is now known as the controversial burkini, says that despite the controversy she is designing a similar one for men. Ahiida Massoud Zanetti, 41, who owns a company that specializes in Islamic swimwear and sportswear, says she first designed the Islamic swim suit … Continued

Palestinian Films With a Woman’s Touch

Four Palestinian women have started a new kind of Intifada. But instead of stones, bullets, or bombs, they are using words, images and music to create films that tell their own stories and highlight the lives of ordinary Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel and America. AMREEKA “Amreeka” which means America in Arabic tells … Continued

Muslim Women Get “Halal” Cosmetics

For Muslim women who feel they are violating Islam’s teachings by using skin creams with alcohol and pig residues, Layla Mandi has the answer: religiously-correct “halal” cosmetics. The Canadian makeup artist who converted to Islam is marketing cosmetics called OnePure, which she says have the luxury feel of international brands minus the elements banned under … Continued

Post 9/11, Americans Say Muslims Face Most Discrimination

Eight years after the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, Americans believe that Muslims face more discrimination than any other religious group in the US. Fifty-eight percent say Muslims face “a lot” of discrimination, according to an annual survey of religious attitudes by the Pew Forum on Religion in Public Life and the … Continued

Muslims in US Mark 9/11 with Acts of Service

Muslims in the US are taking part in the first official September 11 Day of Service and Remembrance, established by President Obama and Congress to mark the anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center to and engage more Americans in serving their communities. Over the course of the summer of service, culminating on … Continued

Yahoo!’s Maktoob Deal Valued at $175m

Yahoo! Inc, owner of the second-most popular US internet search engine, bought the Arabic-language internet venture Maktoob.com last month for $175 million, state-run Amman-based Petra news agency has reported. The online search and entertainment giant said in August it was thrilled to announce the acquisition but previous estimates had put the value of the deal … Continued

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