Peace? Follow the children
The Jerusalem Post: The need to categorize and critique each other is killing us all. Let us not fear difference, but embrace it. A Jewish kid from Kiryat Shmona, a […]
Mission unaccomplished
Source: Asia Times. By: Peter Van Buren United States’ troops first entered Baghdad a decade ago next month. From that inglorious point to the moment in December 2011 when the last American combat unit slipped out of Iraq in the dead of the night, the mission was madness. And still […]
Three and a half Ahmadis and a Shia
Source: Dawan My family moved to Lahore in early 1970s. We rented the lower portion of a house in what was still called Kirshan Nagar, despite being renamed Islampura, probably […]
Falkland Islanders vote to stay British
Source: CNN British Prime Minister David Cameron was very pleased with citizens of the Falkland Islands Tuesday. The day before, they said overwhelmingly that they want to remain a part of the family. Residents of the island off the coast of Argentina voted almost unanimously to remain a British Overseas […]
Conclave to elect new pope begins
Source: CNN Members of the public waited in long lines Tuesday morning to join the Mass, which was open to all. As the service began, the morning’s brilliant sunshine came to an abrupt end, with the skies letting loose thunder, lightning and a torrential downpour. Applause echoed round St. Peter’s […]
Syrian war lures German Islamists
Source: The Local: Public broadcaster NDR said on Tuesday that several extremists from Germany were fighting in cities such as Homs and Aleppo, which have seen some of the fiercest battles between rebels and troops loyal to the Assad regime. NDR’s investigative magazine Panorama said it had no exact figures, […]
Heavy snow causes whole life disturbed in Germany. FFM Airport also clsoed.
Source. The Local: At least 100 vehicles were involved in a huge pile-up amid horrendous weather conditions in central Germany on Tuesday. Initial police information suggested dozens of people had been hurt, several seriously, on the A45 motorway north of Frankfurt. More:
NY Physician Receives the Nation’s Highest Volunteer Service Award
Dr. Tahir Khan, a second year resident at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center has received the “President’s Call to Service Award” from President Barack Obama. This is the highest volunteer service award given by the President’s Council on National and Community Service. The award was presented to Dr. Khan by New […]
Marwa’s story: 10 years since the bomb fell
By BBC By Kevin ConnollyBBC Middle East correspondent As the US military fought their way into Baghdad 10 years ago, the life of one Iraqi girl was changed forever when […]
Muslims in America, Christians in Pakistan (Why is it becoming difficult to defend Pakistan?)
Huff Post: I don’t know much of the specific background of the anti-Christian rampage last week in Lahore. But is there anything I don’t know that would mitigate or excuse it? A major theme of my writing and public speaking is an insistence on distinguishing between what I call the […]
Marwa’s story: 10 years since the bomb fell
By Kevin Connolly BBC Middle East correspondent As the US military fought their way into Baghdad 10 years ago, the life of one Iraqi girl was changed forever when she […]
Britain, Islam and the Generational Struggle
Huff Post: by Matthew Goodwin: Within British media and the Westminster Village, the recent release of the latest census data has sparked considerable debate. Much of this has focused on […]
American-Muslim makes it to Qatar despite name on no-fly list
An American-born Muslim man has finally returned to his family and job in the country of Qatar after being denied permission to travel by plane on multiple occasions by the […]
Picture of the Day: Mirage
“And as to those who disbelieve, their deeds are like a mirage in a desert. The thirsty one thinks it to be water until, when he comes up to it, he finds it to be nothing. And he finds Allah near him, Who then fully pays him his account; and […]
Afghan Police Officer embraces suicide bomber to save others
(CNN) — From Masoud Popalzai A policeman sacrificed his life for the sake of others, embracing a suicide bomber in southeast Afghanistan on Saturday morning to dull the blast as […]