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Church Of England Faces Extinction, Says Former Archbishop Of Canterbury Lord George Carey
Empty Church Source: Huffington Post CANTERBURY, England (RNS) A former archbishop of Canterbury has warned that the Church of England faces extinction in less than 25 years unless it can…
Gravity the perfect space film for our Godless times?
ABC News: by Justine Toh – Such a world may set the stage for remarkable feats of human endeavour but it endlessly frustrates the inevitable questions of human existence (how…
Robert Fisk: He may huff and puff but Benjamin Netanyahu is on his own now as nuclear agreement isolates Israel
It marks a victory for the Shia in their growing conflict with the Sunni Muslim Middle East. It gives substantial hope to Bashar al-Assad that he will be left in…
Suicide attack in Beirut: Tragedy is spreading from Iran’s western border to the Mediterranean
The suicide attack in Beirut last week was unusual in several respects, not least that the target was the Iranian embassy By Robert Fisk, The Independent The night before they…
Iran deal could reconfigure the Mideast
November 27, 2013 12:09 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Story Summary The most striking implication of the agreement signed in Geneva last weekend to ensure that Iran’s…
Pakistan to build six nuclear power plants
SOURCE: ARABNEWS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced Tuesday that his country will build six civil nuclear power plants. Speaking at a function, Coastal Power Project K-II and K-III…
Central Library hosting exhibit about prophet Muhammad
Burlington Post An exhibit is coming about Islam’s prophet. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada – Burlington Branch, is staging The Life of The Holy Prophet Muhammad on Saturday, Dec. 7,…
Islamic Microfinance Challenge 2013
Islamic Microfinance Challenge Seeks Innovative Approaches to Reaching Unbanked Muslims WASHINGTON, 25 November 2013 – CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), the Islamic Development Bank, Al Baraka Banking Group,…
In Afghanistan, Stoning Of Adulterers May Be Legalized in New Law
There Muslim Times’ Editor’s comments: There are no verses in the Holy Quran, which prescribe stoning for any crime, while there are several verses in the Bible about stoning several…
Who Is the Shadowy Sultan that Shepherded the Nuclear Deal With Iran?
Posted By Hanna Kozlowska Tuesday, November 26, 2013 For the past several weeks, the world’s attention has been fixed on a Geneva luxury hotel where Western negotiators and their Iranian…
Iraq Collapse Shows Bankruptcy of Interventionism
by Rep. Ron Paul, June 03, 2013 May was Iraq’s deadliest month in nearly five years, with more than 1,000 dead — both civilians and security personnel — in a…
Ashkenazi Jews Trace Ancestry To Europe Not The Near East, Ancient Jewish Men ‘Married European Women’
By Zoe Mintz on October 08 2013 4:08 PM International Business Times The origin of Ashkenazi Jews, the Jews of Central and Eastern Europe and their descendants, has remained a…
eDigest: Message for the First Qur’an and Science Symposium by Khalifatul Masih V
Epigraph: In the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the alternation of the night and the day there are indeed Signs for men of understanding;those who remember…
Pope Francis attacks ‘tyranny’ of markets, calls for more Christian rights in Muslim states
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis attacked unfettered capitalism as “a new tyranny” and beseeched global leaders to fight poverty and growing inequality, in a document on Tuesday setting out a platform…
U.S. and Saudis in Growing Rift as Power Shifts
Source: NYT Those days are over. The Saudi king and his envoys — like the Israelis — have spent weeks lobbying fruitlessly against the interim nuclear accord with Iran that…
Israel’s Iran Dilemma
Source: NYT The era of traumatized alienation is over. The United States and Iran have embarked on a new phase in their relationship. It is marked by bilateral negotiations, handshakes,…
The country where exorcisms are on the rise
Source: BBC By Vladimir Hernandez BBC Mundo Does God exist? Does the Devil exist? The Catholic church believes they both do – and some priests say they are currently having…
Israelis, Saudis and the Iranian Agreement
Geopolitical Weekly Tuesday, November 26, 2013 – 04:04 Print Text Size Stratfor By George Friedman A deal between Iran and the P-5+1 (the five permanent members of the U.N. Security…
Quebec Profs Don Hijab in Muslim Solidarity
OnIslam & News Agencies Tuesday, 26 November 2013 00:00 Jaffary, the Concordia professor asserted that veil should remain as a free choice for Muslim women in Quebec. CAIRO – Showing…
Cebu City, My Lost Wallet and the Kindness of Humanity
Huff Post: by Bruce Reyes-Chow – If you are like me, every once in a while an email arrives in your inbox from someone who is stuck in London or…
Higgs boson book scoops Royal Society Winton Prize
Source: BBC A book telling the story of the hunt for the elusive Higgs boson has won the 2013 Royal Society Winton Prize. Theoretical physicist Sean Carroll scoops the £25,000 award…
Russia now on collision course with EU
Source: TOI VILNIUS, LITHUANIA: After its recent posturing against US over Syria, Russia is now on a collision course with the European Union as it works towards scuttling a decisive…
To help paralyze Islamabad, their script is playing out well.
Source: Asia Times: For now, though, the country remains bitterly divided. The uncertainty regarding talks, the constant criticism of the war – to the point of hardliners openly sympathizing with…
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