King Abdullah washes Holy Kaaba

Makkah (ANTARA News) - Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz performed the customary washing of the Holy Kaaba yesterday evening. He washed the Kaaba with Zamzam water mixed with...

Qutb in America

"The Denver magazine, 5280, ran a story in 2003, detailing Sayyid Qutb's encounter with small-town Colorado in 1948. It's a fascinating article, not least because it reveals Qutb's first reactions to America and the West. He is repelled - by the apparent joylessness of...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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