Epigraph:
Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God. (Matthew 5:5-9)
Peace Symposium Bangalore, India, 2013
Lead post collected by Shahid Parvez, Bangalore, India
Peace Symposium Bangalore 2013 a Big Hit
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A Pakistani Nuclear Physicist: “Deep Down, Muslims Feel That They Have Failed”
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Israel to build 1,500 settler homes in east Jerusalem
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Overwhelming UN vote against US embargo on Cuba
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The teenager who saved a man with an SS tattoo
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Forget the Saudi Driving Ban: The Five Weirdest Beliefs About Women Ever
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Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD As only the Islamophobes, who hate Islam or those Muslims, who want to enforce Shariah Law, of their imagination, by hook or…
The Story of the Talmud
For a thirty minute BBC audio, click here…
Judges in Egypt Brotherhood’s trial quit
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Aung San Suu Kyi is only the latest to fail the Rohingya. More of this and the result will be genocide
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Remembering the First World War: The flood of 1914-18 memorabilia has begun – and it will break your heart
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TI Ahmadiyya tops in Project citizen competition
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eDigest: Muslim Sunrise Publishes a Volume about Angels of God
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Microcredit for Americans
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Actually, everyone is telling college women not to drink
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Narendra Modi could be India’s next prime minister. So why won’t he talk to his wife?
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How College Students are Improving Girls’ Education by ‘Hacking’ for Good
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UK to become the first country outside of the Islamic world to issue an Islamic bond
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“with friends like these, who needs enemies?”
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An Angry Europe Faces Up to U.S. Spying and the War on Terrorism’s Legacy
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