Don’t ban Donald Trump. Just keep on laughing at him
Source: The Guardian By David Mitchell — How should we respond to would-be President Trump’s latest outrage? Point a figure and shout Eeeeuuuurrrggghhh! Figure of fun: a rally in New […]
Two arrested for putting up anti-Ahmadi posters in Lahore
Source: ET LAHORE: Gulberg police arrested two traders on Sunday for putting up notices containing degrading remarks for Ahmadiyya community at the entrance of their shops at Hafeez Centre, said a handout issued by Operations DIG Haider Ashraf. The traders identified as Abid Hashmi and Nauman were presented before a judicial […]
Taking Back Islam’s Holy Sites
Source: Stratfor: Mismanaging Mecca and Medina The two most important places are Mecca and Medina, the primary spiritual focal points for Muslims around the world. The Masjid al Haram, or the Great Mosque of Mecca, houses Islam’s central shrine, the Kaaba. The Kaaba symbolizes the first house of worship built […]
Is Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Baitus-Salaam Mosque in USA being targeted?
Source.Seattlepi.com A bomb squad was called, and the area around the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Baitus-Salaam Mosque was evacuated after the device was discovered around 6:30 a.m., police said in a statement. Investigators determined the device was a plastic replica of a hand grenade. The word “Jesus” was sprayed in white […]
HUMAN RIGHTS Switzerland not obliged to recognise child marriage
By swissinfo.ch and agencies DEC 8, 2015 – 16:26 European Court of Human Rights found that the Swiss authorities’ action had been justified (Keystone) The European Court of Human Rights has decided that the Swiss authorities did not violate the European Convention on Human Rights when it expelled an 18-year-old […]
Swiss negotiating sending refugees back to Turkey
DEC 13, 2015 – 15:54 A Syrian refugee hangs laundry in a camp in Turkey, home to an estimated two million Syrians who have fled their country (Keystone) Swiss migration authorities are negotiating an agreement wherein Turkey would take back refugees who had travelled to Switzerland via their country, according […]
Europe’s refugee opportunity
Dec 10,2015 – Jordan Times – Emma Bonino Europe’s so-called refugee crisis should never have become an emergency. Accommodating 1 million asylum seekers should not be a huge challenge for the European Union — an area with 500 million citizens that welcomes more than 3 million immigrants every year. Unfortunately, […]
The Syrian knot
Dec 13,2015 – Joschka Fischer – Jordan Times For four years, a bloody war has raged in Syria. What began as a democratic uprising against Bashar Assad’s dictatorship has developed into a cat’s cradle of conflicts, partly reflecting a brutal proxy struggle among Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia for regional […]
Unconscionable bigotry
Dec 13,2015 – JORDAN TIMES The campaign of one key Republican contender to the White House, Donald Trump, has been awash with gaffes, posturing, and all sorts of irresponsible and inane declarations that often made one teeter between laughter at the lack of political savvy of this man and annoyance at […]
Is there really any difference between a terrorist and an ordinary criminal?
Voices ‘Criminals’ are our chaps, while ‘terrorists’ are dark-skinned Muslims Robert Fisk @indyvoice 73 comments How do we decide who’s a terrorist and who’s just a criminal? PA Cops and reporters have a lot in common. Both are students of human folly. They have an osmotic-parasitic relationship. And so I […]
156 years after “On the Origin of Species,” what do Christians think about evolution?
The Un-evolving Relationship between American Christians, Evolution, and Climate Change Source: Huffington Post By Ryan Gear; Founding and lead pastor, One Church; founder, openmindedchurch.org Last week marked 156 years since Charles […]
Twitter warns of government ‘hacking’
Source: BBC Twitter has sent warnings to a number of users that their accounts may have been hacked by “state-sponsored actors”. It is the first time that the social media […]
Fosun founder Guo Guangchang appears in public
Source: BBC Guo Guangchang, the high-profile Chinese tycoon detained by police last week, has made an appearance at his company’s annual meeting in Shanghai. The Fosun International chairman was first […]
The employees shut inside coffins
Source: BBC South Korea has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, and workers often report feeling stressed. So in order to make people appreciate life, some companies […]
Islam and Human Values
Source: Huffington Post By Kabir Helminski Sufi shaikh and author This is meant to be the first of seven articles being composed to reach out to all Americans to express support for the fundamental values of pluralism, tolerance, freedom, and human dignity. The vast majority of American Muslims unequivocally condemn […]
Selective freedom of speech?
Daily Times: Hizbut Tahrir believes in coopting people in positions of power, especially in the military, and making them rise up in open rebellion against the established legal order Last week the Punjab government and in particular the city district government of Lahore took the admirable step of curbing hate […]
Syracuse Community Prays for Shooting Victims at Area Mosque
Syracuse Ahmadiyya Muslim Community holds a prayer vigil covered by local TV channel 3 and local time warner cable channel 10. Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 06:57 PM EST For Video click here EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. — “We are gathered here today to show the world and to show ISIS, […]
John F Kennedy on Separation of Church and State
Listen to John F Kennedy the 35th President of USA, here give his speech in 1960 when he was a Senator running for the Presidency and was getting a lot […]
Doha Debates: Is Political Islam a Threat to the West?
The Doha Debates are a forum for free speech in Qatar and tackle the region’s most controversial and topical issues. They are sponsored by Qatar Foundation and their broadcasting rights […]
Baidu driverless car completes test on Beijing roads
Source: BBC Chinese tech giant Baidu has successfully tested its driverless car on roads near the company’s headquarters in Beijing. The 30km (18.6 miles) test route required a modified BMW […]