Why religion will dominate the 21st century
Source: The Week By Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, who is a writer and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. His writing has appeared at Forbes, The Atlantic, First Things, Commentary Magazine, […]
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A Q Farhat
A Retired Asst Professor of Pediatrics currently working in Canada.
Keeping faith: The changing face of religion in Canada
http://www.cbc.ca/i/caffeine/syndicate/?clipId=2667067310 Many immigrants come to Canada and bring their religion with them When the sad time came to say good-bye to her late husband, Marie Diane Dodd knew a traditional […]
French mayor expelled for claiming Islam will be banned from France by 2027
A French mayor, who claimed on Twitter that Islam will be banned in France by 2027, is facing expulsion from the country’s main opposition conservative party after rightists termed his […]
Can’t Use Indecent Language For Historically Respected Personalities Like Mahatma Gandhi: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today dismissed the plea of a bank employee, who had challenged framing of charges against him for publishing an allegedly “vulgar and obscene” poem on Mahatma Gandhi […]
Can't Use Indecent Language For Historically Respected Personalities Like Mahatma Gandhi: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today dismissed the plea of a bank employee, who had challenged framing of charges against him for publishing an allegedly “vulgar and obscene” poem on Mahatma Gandhi […]
Five things I've learned from Muslim women's groups
BBC: By Nazir Afzal, who was the Chief Crown Prosecutor of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for North West England from 2011-15. Hundreds of people from the UK have travelled to […]
Five things I’ve learned from Muslim women’s groups
BBC: By Nazir Afzal, who was the Chief Crown Prosecutor of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for North West England from 2011-15. Hundreds of people from the UK have travelled to […]
Free speech is not an absolute right: Supreme Court
The Hindu: Noting that free speech is not an absolute right, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that poetic licence does not mean having nationally revered figures like Mahatma Gandhi […]
UK: 13 Muslim MPs elected, 8 of them women
A record of 13 Muslim MPs, up from 8 in 2010, have been elected in one of the most unpredictable and extraordinary general elections in Britain. Eight of the Muslim […]
Vatican newspaper blasts Muhammad cartoons as pouring 'gasoline on the fire'
Vatican City The Vatican’s semiofficial newspaper blasted a series of cartoons of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad as “blasphemous” but also condemned the “mad and bloodthirsty” extremists who opened fire at a […]
Vatican newspaper blasts Muhammad cartoons as pouring ‘gasoline on the fire’
Vatican City The Vatican’s semiofficial newspaper blasted a series of cartoons of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad as “blasphemous” but also condemned the “mad and bloodthirsty” extremists who opened fire at a […]
Free Speech vs. Hate Speech
Source; New York Times By The Editorial Board There is no question that images ridiculing religion, however offensive they may be to believers, qualify as protected free speech in the […]
Canada: Bill C-51 passes in House of Commons
CBC: The federal government’s controversial new anti-terrorism bill has won the approval of the House of Commons. The Anti-Terrorism Act, also known as Bill C-51, easily passed third reading by […]
Poll: Republicans want religious system in U.S
World Bulletin / News Desk A Public Policy Polling (PPP) national survey conducted between February 20th and February 22nd of Republican voters, found that an astonishing 57 percent of Republicans […]
House of Fraser is now stocking range of sports hijabs for Muslim women
Source: The Daily Mail House of Fraser is now stocking range of sports hijabs for Muslim women to wear during exercise for £14.99 House of Fraser is now selling a […]
Thousands of parents keep kids home from school in sex-ed protest
Incensed at a new sex education curriculum they say will be too graphic for young sensibilities, parents of thousands of GTA elementary students kept their children home from school […]
Myths about Terrorism and Islam in Western Europe
Religion is rarely the cause of terrorism but the portrayal of Islam suggests otherwise. Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, Islamist terrorism has remained in the focus […]
The role of religion in development
Euro Active News: Fire source and peace force: The role of religion in development Since 9/11, religion has been considered a source of conflict. But Germany’s Development Ministry wants to […]
Why images of Mohammed offend Muslims
(CNN) Violence over depictions of the Prophet Mohammed may mystify many non-Muslims, but it speaks to a central tenet of Islam: the worship of God alone. The prohibition began as […]
Dean of Westminster defends inclusion of Muslim prayer in Abbey service
Source: Christian Today The Dean of Westminster has defended the choice of a prayer in which the prophet Muhammad was described as ‘The Chosen One’ at the Abbey as “within […]