Epigraph “Do they not see what is before them and what is behind them of the heaven and the earth? If We please, We could cause the earth to sink with them, or cause pieces of the sky to fall upon them. In that verily is a Sign for every […]
The anti-circumcision crowd is about to suffer a setback with a “revolutionary” new policy by Canadian pediatricians, who will suggest, “Let the parents decide.” The Jewish Press: Canadian pediatricians are preparing to reverse a 17-year-old policy that recommends against circumcision and instead will adopt a more balanced view that in […]
The Global Research: A United Nations investigator has demanded that the US publish classified documents regarding the CIA’s human rights violations under former President George W. Bush, with hopes that the documents will lead to the prosecution of public officials. Documents about the CIA’s program of rendition and secret detention […]
By AL ARABIYA Fans from one of Israel’s biggest football clubs have shown their anger at the signing of two Muslim players in a recent match, according to media reports […]
By Kelli Wynn Staff Writer Dayton Daily News Dayton — Clearing up misconceptions about Muslims and educating non-Muslims about the Islam religion founder are the two main purposes of tonight’s […]
The Nation: “Dekho mujhe jo deeda-e-ibrat nigah ho, Meri suno jo gosh-e-naseehat niyosh hai.” – Mirza Ghalib According to reports, Pakistani cities – Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar, etc – are rapidly becoming killing fields, with bomb blasts and gun firing a regular occurrence, and ethnic violence between Sunnis and Shias, and […]
Tue Mar 5, 2013 SOURCE: PRESSTV Amid the surging poverty across the globe, a newly released list of richest people in the world points to the climbing number of billionaires […]
by Rachid Khachana in Doha, swissinfo.ch Mar 4, 2013 While serving in diplomatic posts across the Arab world, the current Swiss ambassador to Qatar found that speaking the local language […]
STORY SUMMARY John Kerry’s visit to the Middle East this week may be his first as U.S. secretary of state, but it is just his latest foray into the region […]
RIYADH: HUDA SALIH & REEM WAFAI ARABNEWS Proposed guidelines from the Ministry of Interior could make it tougher for girls below 16 to get married. Fahd Al-Bakran, a spokesman for […]
by Taylor Luck, Jordan Times. AMMAN/MAFRAQ — Some 1,750 Syrians crossed into Jordan early Monday, pushing the total number of new arrivals over the past four days to over 7,500, […]
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel launched two Palestinians-only bus lines in the occupied West Bank on Monday, a step an Israeli rights group described as racist and which the transport ministry […]
The Buddhist Prophecy: Extracted from book: Muhammad in Buddhist Scriptures A. H. Vidyarthi and U. Ali (From the Burmese source.s.)The Buddha said to Sariputta:- “……………………. Our cycle is […]
Dailymailonline.uk: Researchers spark controversy by claiming her care of the sick was ‘dubious’ and handling of cash ‘suspicious’ Researchers are calling into question the saintly image of Mother Teresa after carrying out research into her life. Born Agnes Gonxha in Albania, she founded the Missionaries of Charity and spent much […]
Daily Telegraph: The list of nominees is kept secret for 50 years. But thousands of people are eligible to nominate candidates – including former laureates, members of parliament and government around the world, some university professors and members of certain international organisations – and they can disclose the names they […]
Source: onislam. CAIRO – A United Nations committee on racial discrimination has reprimanded New Zealand over “inflammatory” anti-Islam comments made by a lawmaker, urging the government to promote ethnic harmony and combat stereotypes and prejudices against ethnic and religious groups. “The committee regrets the recent inflammatory remarks by a Member […]
Source: Theage.com. Eight policemen were killed, two in Kampung Tanduo near Lahad Datu and six in Kampung Simunul, Semporna, following skirmishes with bands of armed intruders claiming to be from the royal army of the Sulu Sultanate in the Philippines, on March 1 and 2. Eighteen of the armed intruders […]
Source: Toronto Star By: Leslie Scrivener Roman Catholic cardinals will soon gather beneath Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope to succeed Benedict XVI, who retired in February. Before entering the conclave, the cardinals will have taken a vow of “inviolable secrecy” to never discuss the […]
Hindu Americans Applaud Bangladesh War Crimes Verdict, Concerned by Growing Violence Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2013) — Hindu Americans across the country applauded last Thursday’s verdict by the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh, established in 2010 to investigate war crimes committed during the 1971 War of Independence from Pakistan. […]
US President Barack Obama is going to demand a timetable for an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied West Bank during his visit to Israel later this month, a report says. The World Tribune quoted on Monday an unnamed Israeli official as saying that “Obama has made it clear to [Israeli […]