Mullah Nasrudin seen fishing in a bucket of water
Mulla Nasrudin sat fishing in a bucket of water. A visitor, wishing to be friendly, asked, “How many have you caught?” “YOU ARE THE NINTH,” said Nasrudin.
Saudi Arabia: Expert says most charity societies not transparent
By DAMMAM: ARAB NEWS Nearly 90 percent of charity organizations in the Kingdom are not transparent and they have no financial controllers, according to an expert in charity work. Abdul Wahab Noor Wali, professor at King Abdul Aziz University and former assistant secretary-general of World Assembly of Muslim Youth, also […]
The Value Of A Stay-At-Home Mom: You cannot afford it
Businessinsider.com: This Mother’s Day, go ahead and tell your mom how much you value her―just don’t try to back it up with numbers. New survey data shows a decline in […]
What can fear do to you?
Standard Times- Go SanAngelo Recently, when asked, “What can fear do to you?” I was reminded of two experiences. The first started with me asking a Sunday School class of first graders, “What would you say if someone wanted you to pray for them?” A visitor to the class, a […]
PAKISTAN: A maimed democracy that denies its citizens the right to vote
Asian Human Rights Commission: Statement : The Asian Human Rights Commission has had discussions with the leaders of the Ahmadis, a religious minority community of Islam, at Lahore, Punjab province. During […]
Pakistan is the Key to London’s Olympic Security
Daily Telegraph: There are now just 80 days to go before the start of the Great Siege of London, when the daily routines of millions of the capital’s citizens are […]
Mind, body and spirit: it’s the de-reformation of religion
the guardian Look for the religion section of almost any bookshop in Britain, and you’ll find it’s been subsumed under “Mind, body and spirit”. The reason is simple: what we call religion has changed – dramatically – in just the past 30 years. I think the change is so significant […]
The rediscovery of Islam by Muslims and its global impact
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR ARABNEWS Jeddah: There is a new Islamic awakening all over the world and Muslims are slowly returning to their roots, said the editor in chief of […]
US troops synch hi-tech and nomad intel in Kony hunt
By RICHARD LOUGH | REUTERS ARABNEWS OBO, Central African Republic: In a bare concrete room in a far-flung corner of Central African Republic, US special forces and Ugandan soldiers map […]
Imam Malik: A star among scholars
By ABU TARIQ HIJAZI ARABNEWS Malik bin Anas, known as Imam Malik, is a prominent name in Islamic history. He was not only a great scholar of Hadith, but also a jurist after whom was founded one of the four Islamic schools of Islamic jurisprudence: the Maliki school. He was […]
Was There Really a Post-9/11 Backlash Against Muslims?
By Conor Friedersdorf May 4 2012, 3:52 PM ET 19 Several conservative writers are heavily invested in arguing otherwise, but they don’t have the facts on their side. Reuters Over at Commentary, Jonathan Tobin complains that “most of the mainstream media still takes it as a given that there […]
How organic tea transformed a Bangladesh community
Source: The Daily Beast by Alice Feiring | May 7, 2012 1:00 AM EDT To transform the parched, arid Bangladeshi soil into a lush organic tea garden took dung. Tons of it. How to acquire the massive amounts needed was the sticky problem facing Kazi Anis Ahmed, the 41-year-old cofounder […]
Association of Catholic Priests discuss Celibacy
7 May 2012 Last updated at 11:51 ET Help An organisation which represents more than 850 priests in Ireland has been meeting to discuss the future direction of the Catholic Church. The Vatican has recently criticised leading members of the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) for expressing views which contradict […]
Hollande’s victory: The tortoise who beat the hare
France24. In style and probably in substance, France’s incoming president could not be more different than the country’s outgoing leader. François Hollande’s political rise to the country’s top post has been slow and steady, with the French media portraying him as “Monsieur Normal” – an easygoing, everyday man. Contrast that […]
Goodbye Merkozy – Will new French president François Hollande get along with Angela Merkel?
Rfi. For those who wondered during the campaign whether François Hollande was just talking tough in the hope of winning votes, his victory speech last night made things crystal clear. “Europe is watching us”, he said, declaring that the French vote would give hope to other countries that “austerity is […]
Hillary Clinton Goes to Bangladesh
Source: Daily Beast, WSJ, lA Times and Newsdaily Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is traveling through Bangladesh after a three-day visit to Beijing that was largely overshadowed by the plight of activist Chen Guangcheng. The South Asian country is on edge after the disappearance of opposition leader Ilyas Ali. Clinton […]
Muslim woman wins $5 million verdict from AT&T for discrimination
Source: Reuters By Carey Gillam KANSAS CITY, Missouri | Fri May 4, 2012 7:57pm EDT KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – A Kansas City woman who converted from Christianity to Islam has been awarded $5 million in punitive damages by a jury who found the telecommunications giant AT&T created a “hostile […]
How an Election in Greece Could Cause Europe to Crumble
By Yannis Palajologos, The New Republic. Anyone anxiously waiting for the European Union’s death knell could do worse than circle May 6 on his calendar. That’s when Greece, a nation […]
Clicking ‘Like’ on Facebook Is Not Protected Speech, Judge Rules
Source: NY Times. NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The “like” button on Facebook seems a relatively clear way to express your support for something, but a federal judge says that does not mean clicking it is constitutionally protected speech. Exactly what a “like” means — if anything — played a part in a […]
Insight: Time running out for Ally Financial’s restructuring
(Reuters) – In the fall of 2009, the board of GMAC, one of the largest U.S. auto and home-loan companies, gathered in New York to discuss whether to put its troubled mortgage unit into bankruptcy. GMAC, now called Ally Financial, was just about to receive the last of $17 billion […]