The sad business of trying to disprove God
By Charles Moore The Telegraph: You often meet them for the first time at secondary school. The typical teenage atheist is more likely a boy than a girl, stronger on […]
How Muslims flipped the script in Hollywood
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Editor Follow @BurkeCNN Los Angeles (CNN) – For years, Ahmed Ahmed’s acting resume read like a rap sheet. His first film role was Terrorist No. 4 in “Executive Decision.” His first sitcom part: Hakeem, a terrorist, on “Roseanne.” “I realized there was a big market out […]
China bans Muslims from fasting during Holy Ramadan
http://defence.pk/: Officials in China’s turbulent north-western region of Xinjiang are tightening restrictions on Muslim practices including mass prayers during Ramadan, according to government notices.Government employees and Communist party members are banned […]
Pakistan: Rampant Killings of Shia by Extremists
HRW: (London) – Pakistan’s government should take all necessary measures to stop Sunni extremist groups in Balochistan province from committing further killings and other abuses against Hazara and other Shia Muslims, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 62-page report, “‘We are the Walking Dead’: Killings of Shia […]
Caliphate of the Damned
Lutf blogs: As Muslims around the world start the month of Ramadan, ISIS, a group of Salafist militants have announced the re-establishment of Khilafah, the Islamic form of government as idealized by the orthodox Muslims. One Abu Bakr Baghdadi has been chosen as the Khalifa (Caliph) who is in the process […]
Israel tightens grip on East Jerusalem with $90m plan
AFP | Jun 29, 2014 | JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved a $90 million socio-economic development plan for occupied East Jerusalem which focuses on increased security presence in the area, the municipality said. “One of the main goals of the plan that was approved […]