Turkey launches tender to build world’s biggest airport
(AFP) – Turkey launched Thursday a tender to build in Istanbul what aims to be the world’s largest airport at an estimated cost of over 7 billion euros ($9.3 bn), […]
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‘Bible-burning fest’: Calls to set alight Malaysian Bibles for use of ‘Allah’ spark outrage
Russian TV: Leaflets inviting people to a “Bible-burning festival” have stirred outrage in Malaysia. This coincided with a nationalist group leader urging to “seize and burn” Malay-language Bibles, prompting calls for his prosecution. The flyers, issued by a previously unknown group, promised mass Bible-burning in the Malaysian state of Penang […]
New Jersey Muslims say suit against NYC should proceed
NEWARK, New Jersey: New Jersey Muslims who have sued New York City over its police-run surveillance of Muslims say the city’s request that the lawsuit be dismissed is without merit. In a filing Friday, they say the intelligence-gathering program targeted Muslims based solely on their religion and without any […]
Journey from Christianity to Islam-New Zealand
Onislam: At church, we were taught that Islam was not a very good thing. I don’t need to go into the detail there, so early on my experience with Islam was really negative, what the media had portrayed to me. I was born in New Zealand in 1972, in a […]
Pakistan Army denies launching anti-beard drive: Serious Violations of Approved Length
The NEWS: ISLAMABAD: As a retired Major of the Pakistan Army has accused the incumbent khaki leadership of following in the footsteps of General (R) Pervez Musharraf, who had literally launched a campaign against beards in the armed forces, military circles say the forced retirement of Major Zaheeruddin was an […]
Fewer than one in four people think Islam is compatible with British life
Mail Online: Tim Shipman. ‘But let me tell you what’s really dangerous. It’s when people are treated differently because they hold a different religious belief. It’s when a country turns a blind eye towards that discrimination. Fewer than one in four British voters believes Islam is compatible with the British […]
North Korea plans new nuclear test, threatens to target US
RT: North Korea has announced it’s about to carry out a third nuclear test and more long-range rocket launches, which it says are designed to target the United States. “We are not disguising the fact that the various satellites and long-range rockets that we will fire and the high-level nuclear […]
Teachings of Prophet discussed
he Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities (DIACA) in Dubai on Tuesday evening celebrated the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) at the Shaikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Mosque. Read more
Homeopathy is ‘rubbish’, says chief medical officer
Professor Dame Sally Davies said she was “perpetually surprised” homeopathy was provided on the NHS, and branded homeopaths “peddlers.” Read more
101-year-old British marathon man to retire
Indian-born British national Fauja Singh admitted age was finally catching up with him and he had decided not to compete after the Hong Kong Marathon on February 24, five weeks before his 102nd birthday on April 1. Read more
US women to serve on front line
Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the US military’s ban on women serving in combat, senior defence officials have said. The move would open up hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs to women. Read more
Muslims: Remove Hate or Pakistan Will Disintegrate
Huff Post: Dr. Faheem Yunus. I believe in unity against hatred. I believe that our love for Pakistan should not be measured by the amount of hatred we express for America. I believe that our love for Islam cannot be reckoned by our hatred for those who differ with our […]
We Could Use God’s Help. Where Is He?
Huff Post: Deepak Chopra. What feels like a muddle could actually be a path. Unbelief can lead to faith and faith to true knowledge. This holds true for many other things in life, only we don’t use religious terms for it. When you learn to ride a bike, or roller-skate, […]
Philippines fines US Navy for ‘illegal entry’
The Inquirer: The Philippines has fined the US Navy for “unauthorized entry” after an American minesweeper went aground on Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in the Sulu Sea. The 68-meter USS Guardian had been stuck in Tubbataha Reefs, a Unesco World Heritage Site, since Jan. 17. The Tubbataha Protected Area Management […]
Campaign to Counter Anti-Muslim Subway Ads
Time NewsFeed: Rebecca Nelson. “Though we’ve certainly had our history of conflicts, people do generally try to get along with one another.” There’s a new voice in the controversy over anti-Muslim ads in New York City subway stations, and it sends a loud message. Talk Back to Hate aims to […]
Air cadets rewrite their oath to remove God from pledge
theguardian: Jamie Doward and Ella Fraser-Thoms. Humanist association wins campaign to recognise many recruits are non-believers. One of the UK’s largest and most respected youth organisations will no longer compel its new members to take a religious oath. In a move that delighted the British Humanist Association (BHA), the Air […]
14 Things You Can’t Do
Business Insider: Dan Waldschmidt. Basically, all of life comes down to a simple reality: “You can’t keep doing the wrong things and get the right results.” You can’t learn if you aren’t willing to listen. You can’t care less about others and expect them to care more about you. You can’t […]
Today, Civil Rights Icon Myrlie Evers-Williams Becomes the First Woman to Deliver a Presidential Inaugural Invocation
Today is Inauguration Day in America, when President Obama will be sworn in for his second term. It’s also, as chance would have it, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. So it’s a good time to get to know Myrlie Evers-Williams, a civil rights leader, former chairperson of the NAACP, and—as […]
Muslims for Peace
Huff Post: Kelly James Clark. We can attract more Muslims to the side of justice, peace, and liberty when our majority Christian nation genuinely seeks a world with liberty and justice for all. Noting the behaviors of some Muslims in Muslim-majority countries might leave the impression that most Muslims and […]