Epigraph:
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 5:7-9)
Exterior of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher: The site is venerated as Golgotha, where Jesus was put on cross
Patriarch Fouad Twal
Jerusalem Patriarch Fouad Twal On Gaza: ‘It’s Better To Be Good Neighbors Forever Than Enemies Forever’
The Huffington Post | By Antonia Blumberg Jerusalem Patriarch Fouad Twal has offered some words of peace and reconciliation in the wake of Israel’s redoubled offensive in Gaza. Speaking with the Catholic News Service in…
What British Jews really think about the Gaza conflict
The British Jewish community is often portrayed as being united on Israel – but opinion is far more complex and wide-ranging than that by Keith Kahn-Harris theguardian.com, Wednesday 23 July…
Israel maybe guilty of war crimes – UN Human Rights Chief
Russia Today: Israel maybe committing war crimes in Gaza, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says. Speaking in Geneva, Navi Pillay said house demolitions and the killing of children…
Plans for Redrawing the Middle East: The Project for a “New Middle East”
By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya Global Research, June 14, 2014 This article first published by GR in November 2006 is of particular relevance to an understanding of the ongoing process of…
AIPAC Is the Only Explanation for America’s Morally Bankrupt Israel Policy
Stephen M. Walt Professor of International Affairs, Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government The official name for Israel’s latest assault on Gaza is “Operation Protective Edge.” A better name…
A Ramadan Message to ISIS: You Don’t Speak For Islam
saritaagerman.blogspot.it: It is a real privilege to be able to publish an excerpt from Qasim Rashid‘s book EXTREMIST, an Amazon #1 Best Seller on Islam, which has been adapted specifically for Interfaith Ramadan…
The Christian Exodus: The Disastrous Campaign to Rid the Middle East of Christianity
Foreign Affairs: by Reza Aslan: As I write, the city of Maaloula in Syria has become a ghost town after being briefly occupied by members of the al Qaeda–linked jihadist…
If you cannot find terrorists in the American Muslim community. Create the terrorists”
Published on Jul 20, 2014 Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit takes you inside the shadowy world of FBI informants and counterterrorism sting operations. Following the 9/11 attacks, the FBI set about…
‘Why Did Palestinians Elect Hamas?’ Megyn Kelly Takes on Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Spokesperson
Fox News: Megyn Kelly tonight took on Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA spokesperson Harris Zafar over the conflict between Israel and Hamas. “The contention that the victims have themselves to blame…
SEEKING ASYLUM : Swiss lawyer targets possible Snowden visit
Former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor-turned-whistleblower Edward Snowden has asked a Swiss lawyer to explore the possibility of the United States fugitive coming to Switzerland. Snowden is currently holed up…
Hamas says no truce without lifting Gaza blockade
Summary Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal Wednesday stuck firmly to Palestinian demands to end a blockade on Gaza in exchange for a truce, as international efforts to halt the violence made…
Until now, Israel is flailing in Gaza
Summary by Michael Young, Daily Star, Lebanon The war in Gaza continues while the outcome remains uncertain. The Israelis have portrayed the war as an effort to weaken Hamas, but…
More than 50 Israeli reservists refuse to serve — Washington Post
WASHINGTON — More than 50 former Israeli soldiers have refused to serve in the nation’s reserve force, citing regret over their part in a military they said plays a central…
Jordan proposes ceasefire resolution at UN Security Council
by Khetam Malkawi | Agencies | Jul 23, 2014 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday called for an immediate ceasefire of the Israeli aggression in…
‘Victory is for all Indonesia’
The son of a poor wood seller is set to become president of the world’s third-largest democracy. Indonesia’s Election Commission on July 22 declared victory for Jokowi Widodo over rival…
Medina in Birmingham, Najaf in Brent: Inside British Islam – review
Along with the “Trojan Horse” controversy about the imposition of a strict Islamic ethos on a number of Birmingham schools, the disclosure that several hundred Britons have been to Syria…
A Muslim’s Ramadan Message to ISIS: You Don’t Speak for Islam
By Qasim Rashid, Lawyer, Speaker, Best-Selling Author of “EXTREMIST The terrorist organization ISI S has set a new low standard of barbarity and inhumanity. Their most recent act of terrorism…
Islam: a real threat or just the latest US scapegoat?
UCA News: By Brian Regal is a fellow of the Kean University (N.J.) Center for History, Politics and Policy. A historian recalls that earlier scapegoats were Catholics Historians have a…
eDigest: Original Sin Takes a New Extraterrestrial Twist
Epigraph: He who follows the right way follows it only for the good of his own soul: and he who goes astray, goes astray only to his own loss. And…
JAYALALITHA CITES VIRTUES OF PROPHET OF ISLAM AT IFTAR PARTY: THE HINDU
Jayalalithaa lays stress on Islam’s virtues Chief Minister and AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa at an Iftar party in Chennai on Monday. Photo: K.Pichumani The Hindu Chief Minister and AIADMK general…
NEW THINKING OF ISLAM: Two circles.net
A new way of thinking about Islam TwoCircles.net By Usama Khalidi, A new Islam is rising in America largely under the media’s radar, which is routinely and profitably focused on…
Atheism gets its own TV channel in the US
Telegraph: It is a fact of American life that even though far fewer than half the adult population attend church on a weekly basis, atheism remains an outright taboo in…
Bubonic plague case triggers lockdown of Chinese city
Russia Today: The 30,000 residents of Yumen in China have been cut off from the rest of the country to prevent the potential spread of bubonic plague. Lockdown was declared…
Qur’an lesson for today: When you hear the Signs of Allah being denied and mocked at, sit not with them until they engage in a talk other than that
184. When you hear the Signs of Allah being denied and mocked at, sit not with them until they engage in a talk other than that [4:141] And He has…
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