Oil jumps as Syria conflict heats up
Once again, a Middle East conflict is pushing oil prices higher. Oil prices rose roughly 3% Tuesday and continued advancing by nearly 1% Wednesday, as the U.S. government and its allies consider a military strike on Syria following the country’s suspected use of chemical weapons. The conflict has left […]
Politics behind Quebec headgear proposed ban
The Toronto SUN, August 28, 2013, by Tarek Fatah Hijab is elephant in the room The government of Quebec has made the Sikh turban and the Jewish kippa their sacrificial lambs To the growing chorus of critics who have labelled the Parti Quebec “xenophobic,” I say it is far too […]
Krishna Janmashtami – Birthday of Prophet Shree Krishna (Peace Be Upon Him)
Krishna Janmashtami @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna_Janmashtami Krishna Janmashtami (Devanagari कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी kṛṣṇa janmāṣṭami), also known as Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham, Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree Jayanti or sometimes merely as Janmashtami, is […]
SC discharges contempt of court notice against Imran Khan
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: August 28, 2013 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday discharged the contempt of court notice against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) […]
Does Obama know he’s fighting on al-Qa’ida’s side? ‘All for one and one for all’ should be the battle cry if the West goes to war against Assad’s Syrian regime
If Barack Obama decides to attack the Syrian regime, he has ensured – for the very first time in history – that the United States will be on the same side as al-Qa’ida. BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT Quite an alliance! Was it not the Three Musketeers who shouted “All […]
Jordan: Local jihadists warn West over Syria strike
by Taylor Luck | Aug 27, 2013 | 22:56 Updated: Aug 27, 2013 | 22:56 AMMAN — Jordanian jihadist leaders on Tuesday warned Western powers against an impending military strike in Syria, vowing “full resistance” to any international intervention. Leaders of the hard-line Jordanian Jihadi Salafist movement denounced US calls […]
French girl attempts suicide after ‘veil attack’
A French teenager has attempted suicide after reportedly being assaulted by skinheads for wearing the Muslim veil. The 16-year-old jumped from the fourth floor of her apartment building outside Paris […]
International Annual Convention of Ahmadiyya Muslims in UK : The Angel with the Loaf of Bread
Jalsa Connect: THE ANGEL WITH THE LOAF OF BREAD August 27, 2013 JalsaConnect Featured 5 Comments Roti: ro·ti – noun ˈrō-tē a round soft flat unleavened bread; also : such a bread wrapped around a filling […]
The Conflict in Syria
Source: NY Times: The Syrian conflict affects American foreign policy in a number of ways, but the Obama administration has approached it cautiously, not only because it wants to reduce American military engagement overseas but also because the conflict is complicated and quickly shifting. The rise of sectarianism and the […]
Arab League Rejects Attack Against Syria
Source: NY Times: CAIRO — The leaders of the Arab world on Tuesday blamed the Syrian government for a chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people last week, but declined to back a retaliatory military strike, leaving President Obama without the broad regional support he had for his last […]