NEW YORK (CNNMoney) There’s been a lot of concern about the effects of the spending cuts under the so-called sequester this year. But it’s likely that federal spending will soon go down even further in many ways. That’s because, barring action by lawmakers, the cap on total defense and domestic […]
Source: ET Speaking of women and minorities, the president said that they are the most vulnerable segments of the society and the state must protect them. He added that the government should ensure that blasphemy law is not misused for personal gains. Admitting that dialogue can alone ensure peace, Zardari, […]
theguardian: by Sophie Ayling. Religious groups the world over have been trying to improve the welfare of poor communities long before such work became a branch of international development. However, with the ascent of secular enlightened thinkers and later Marxist doctrine, faith-based organisations have been viewed with scepticism because of […]
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Many young Dutch Muslims are attracted to the fundamentalist Salafi movement. Anthropologist Ineke Roex has been researching the attitudes of the movement’s followers to democracy. “Accept them as part of Dutch society, and then they become more democratic.” Michel Hoebink Salafists condemn the idea of democracy in principle, explains Roex. […]
The Jakarta Globe: An Indonesian legal expert has described a lawsuit filed by the Ahmadiyah against the mayor of Bekasi over the shuttering of their mosque as a “very interesting […]
CTV: Prayers by a liberal Jewish women’s group at a key Jerusalem holy site passed without incident Sunday, in contrast to violent scuffles with ultra-Orthodox protesters a month ago. […]
Source: LUBP Around 1,000 members of the Pakistani Taliban have been killed in clashes near the Syrian capital city of Damascus, reports say. According to recent reports, the bodies of the Pakistani Taliban members, who were killed during battles around Syria’s International Airport near Damascus, have been buried in mass […]
By Jethro Mullen and Matt Smith, CNN updated 5:09 AM EDT, Mon June 10, 2013 Hong Kong (CNN) — The man behind of one of the biggest leaks in the […]
Source: CNN Johannesburg (CNN) — South Africans offered prayers at church services while the rest of the world awaited word Sunday on Nelson Mandela‘s condition, a day after the ailing civil rights icon was rushed to the hospital yet again. The office hasn’t offered a new update since informing the […]
Source: CBS News: The man suspected of a shooting rampage that left six people dead and shattered the calm of Santa Monica, Calif., allegedly began his spree of violence by killing his father and brother, and then setting their home on fire, a law enforcement source told ABC News. The […]
Source: CBS News KABUL, Afghanistan Seven heavily armed insurgents launched an hours-long gun battle with security forces near Afghanistan’s main airport Monday, after they apparently tried to attack NATO’s airport headquarters with rocket-propelled grenades, assault rifles and at least one large bomb, the army and police said. Kabul police chief […]
Source: TOI LONDON: British Police say four teenagers have been arrested after a suspicious weekend fire at an Islamic boarding school in a London suburb. More:
Source: TOI How far the cabinet appointments in the United States reflect ideological considerations or how merely subjective and whimsical they could be on the part of the president remains a matter of debate. Perhaps, the president largely chooses the men (or women) he is comfortable with as cabinet colleagues. […]
Source: Asia Times: Russia has thrown a monkey wrench into Western plans for Syria by promising to deliver its top-of-the-line S300 surface-to-air missile system to the Bashar al-Assad government. Exactly when the missiles might arrive remains unclear; the last word from Moscow is that the missiles are not yet in […]