Afghan Taliban Send Mixed Messages On Statues
As Muslims scholars Friday condemned Taliban threats to destroy all ancient statues in the country, a hint of hope emerged Saturday that Afghanistan's priceless heritage could be saved even as Taliban officials insisted nothing could stop their mission.
IslamOnline General Director Passes Away
Dr. Muhammad Abdullah Qotbah, general director of IslamOnline.net, passed on to the mercy of Allah today, Saturday, March 3, 2001, at about the age of 46. He had been suffering for sometime now of sicknesses and finally of a stomach hemorrhage.
Israeli Threatens Tougher Response As Palestinians Bury Dead
The head of the Israeli army threatened Palestinians on Saturday with tougher action, as Palestinians buried four more of their own killed by Israel a day after an arch-hawk was selected as the Jewish state's next defense minister.