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Muslim clerics endorse religious edicts
Leading Muslim clerics on Wednesday endorsed religious edicts (fatwas) forbidding the declaration of any Muslim an apostate (takfir) and limiting the issuance of religious edicts to qualified Muslim...
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King visits Royal Military Academy
His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Supreme Commander of the Jordanian Armed Forces, visited the Royal Military Academy on Wednesday. Accompanied by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff General...
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King meets South African Defense Minister
His Majesty King Abdullah received today South African Minister of Defense, Patrick Lekota, who conveyed to His Majesty a message from South African President Thabo Mbeki on ways to enhance bilateral...
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King meets Islamic conference participants
Participants at the International Islamic Conference on Monday voiced appreciation for His Majesty King Abdullah II's calling for Islamic scholars and thinkers to convene in Amman to discuss the main...
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Muslim unity key to overcoming challenges to Islam, King says
His Majesty King Abdullah II on Monday called on the adherents to the eight schools of Islamic thought to unify their positions on the contemporary challenges facing Islam and to counter distortions...
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King Abdullah swears in new cabinet members
His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday swore in eight cabinet members following a reshuffle of Jordan's government, headed by Prime Minister Adnan Badran. The reordering of the government brings Marwan...
