Lead article by M. Imran Hayee: Professor of electrical engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth
Freedom and Cleanliness make US the world’s most Islamic Nation
Source: Duluth News Tribune By: M. Imran Hayee Over Thanksgiving dinner a friend asked me a usual question: “What are you thankful for today?” My answer was rather unusual: “I am thankful…
Greater Olney Interfaith Ministerium, Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service 2013
Greater Olney Interfaith Ministerium, Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service 2013 from ira on Vimeo.…
USA: Blood Drive Honors Victims of September 11th Attacks
Source: wesa.fm “Muslims for Life” is holding a blood drive in WilkinsburgMonday as part of a national campaign to collect 12,000 pints of blood and save an estimated 36,000 lives.…
Islam for Humanity: Humanity First in The Philippines
Posted by Falak Rahman By Brian Wilson (Humanity First Canada) – Monday, Nov 19, 2013 Humanity First (HF) teams from Canada, Indonesia and Philippines, conducted assessments in conjunction with the Canadian…
Five points for John Kerry to consider
December 14, 2013 12:10 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Story Summary Five points for John Kerry to consider We seem to have arrived at that inevitable moment…
Local teen an ‘ambassador’ for his faith
cantonrep.com: He’s just 14, but Labeeb Ahmad is mature beyond his years. The St. Thomas Aquinas High School freshman has become an ambassador of sorts for his faith. Ahmad and…
Will you be Pakistan’s Mandela? — Kashif N Chaudhry
How could a person celebrate Mandela’s fight against discrimination in his society and condone the same bigotry against a community at home? How can we love the doctor and the…
Staying in Afghanistan Is a Recipe for More Terrorism
Anthony W. Orlando HUFFINGTON POST Lecturer in the College of Business and Economics at California State University, Los Angeles Barack Obama is daring the terrorists. He’s standing in their front…
French panel: Let Muslims wear head scarves in school
PARIS: France should reverse decades of strict secularism to integrate its immigrant population better, allowing Muslims to wear head scarves in schools and promoting Arabic teaching, according to an iconoclastic…
Universities UK withdraws advice on gender segregation in lectures Body that represents higher education institutions says it is reviewing guidance after criticism from PM
Rajeev Syal and Matthew Weaver The Guardian, Friday 13 December 2013 Rajeev Syal and Matthew Weaver The body that represents Britain’s universities has withdrawn guidance on the gender segregation of…
Is it necessary to demonise the Shiites? – Imran Hakim
Malaysia Insider: What do Shiites and final exams have in common? They are the two most popular topics as I scrolled down my Twitter timeline for the past week. Although…
Islamists welcome at peace talks: Syrian rebels
Syrian rebels say they are ready to include Islamist fighters as part of their delegation to the Geneva peace talks aimed at putting an end to Syria’s civil war. Senior…
Female Ahmadiyya Muslim Leader Dispels Myth
Source: The Jewish Voice By Irina Missiuro | November 7, 2013 Saliha Malik dispels myths and stereotypes The Jewish Voice sat down for a conversation with Saliha (Carol) Malik, a…
UAE second highest in students’ happiness index
Muaz Shabandri / 10 December 2013 The PISA 2012 results showed 85 per cent of Dubai’s students reported that they are happy at their schools, above the global average of…
Ex-FBI agent who disappeared in Iran was on rogue mission for CIA
By Adam Goldman, Friday, December 13, 1:38 AM E-mail the writer An American man who disappeared in Iran more than six years ago had been working for the CIA in…
Australian meat: “As Halal as it gets”
By: Mohammed Alshoaiby Source: http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/ At Al-Fursan butcher shop on Riyadh’s busy Dhabbab Street, Chris sliced luscious steaks off a fresh cut of Australian Angus sirloin, promising with sure confidence…
eDigest: Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader Abdul Kader Mullah
Epigraph: O ye who believe! equitable retaliation in the matter of the slain is prescribed for you: the free man for the free man, and the slave for the slave,…
US whips firms evading Iran curbs
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is targeting several companies and individuals for evading international sanctions against Iran and for providing support for Iran’s nuclear program. The Treasury and State departments announced…
When you travel, better learn the language … (true story!)
A British man, who recently traveled to Germany, got the shock of his life when he looked at a clock and was confronted with the word: DIE. In fact he…
With so many mosques being constructed in Europe many Imams find jobs …
In one small town it so happened that a Mosque was constructed just near a church (No, the story is NOT from Zurich, where the first mosque in Switzerland is…
U.S. wholesale prices remain subdued in November
(Reuters) – U.S. producer prices fell for a third straight month in November, pointing to a lack of inflation pressure that could give the Federal Reserve pause as it weighs…
Two men arrested for anti-Semitic tweets after Spurs v West Ham match
Source: BBC Two men have been arrested for posting anti-Semitic tweets following Tottenham Hotspur’s match with West Ham. A 24-year-old man from Croydon and a 22-year-old man from Wiltshire posted…
Mt. Soledad cross must come down
Source: NY Times: Overall view of the Veteran’s Ceremony at the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial. — Charlie Neuman SAN DIEGO — A San Diego federal judge made a reluctant ruling Thursday…
No to Gays Marriage
Source: The NY Times: SYDNEY, Australia — Australia’s highest court on Thursday struck down a landmark law that had begun allowing the country’s firstsame-sex marriages. More:…
Iran quits nuclear talks protesting US blacklist move
Source: The Daily Beast. But Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi said the US move went against the spirit of the deal struck in Geneva under which the powers undertook…
The manner in which she has been humiliated by the US authorities is not acceptable?
Source: TOI “We are shocked and appalled at the manner in which she has been humiliated by the US authorities. We have taken it up forcefully with the US government through…
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