Libyan protesters call for Sharia laws
Courtesy Press TV: Hundreds of people in Libya have staged rallies in major cities, calling on Libyan authorities to enforce Islamic Sharia laws in the North African country. Protesters staged […]
Libya drops election quota for women
By REUTERS ARABNEWS Published: Jan 20, 2012 18:54 Updated: Jan 20, 2012 23:16 TRIPOLI: Libya will scrap a proposal for 10 percent of seats in a new national assembly to […]
Israel Seeks to End Ancient African Jewish Custom
ABC News: Israel is closing the books on a rare millennia-old Jewish tradition. Nearly three decades after Israel began airlifting Ethiopia’s ancient Jewish community out of the Horn of Africa, […]
Mbeki Questions Twitter’s Usefulness
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki said on Monday he was sceptical about Twitter being a great conveyor of reliable knowledge. Mbeki said in response to a question after a speech to the University of Stellenbosch Business School he thought the social media tool was not appropriate for discussing knowledge […]
Muslims Join Christians in Church Service
As a deliberate step to rebuild confidence and heal the festering relationship between adherents of the two major religions in the country following attacks by Boko Haram on places of worship, Muslims in Kano Sunday visited churches and worshipped with Christians to foster religious tolerance. Leader of the Muslims, who […]
Christianity has killed our Culture – Eze Asor
Source / Courtesy: His Royal Highness Eze I.O Asor, Udi 1 of Obudi Agwa in Oguta Local Government Area Imo State is a culture enthusiasts and one who believes in the protection of culture. But thirteen years after he took over as the chief custodian of his peoples culture, many thought that by now every […]
German FM: give Arab Islamic parties a chance
By AP first published on ARAB NEWS BERLIN: Germany’s foreign minister says the West must avoid the mistake of assuming that Islamic-oriented parties aren’t compatible with freedom and modernization as […]
Make money, make war: UK profits from Libya mess
Source: RT.com http://on.rt.com/aev4jx NATO may have ended its operations in Libya, but the Western presence is far from over, with big companies replacing the warplanes. The countries that bombed the oil-rich state are now getting lucrative contracts to rebuild it. First, British bombs tore it apart. Now, British companies will […]
Muslim Groups Protect Christian Churches In Nigeria
Source: By Liz Leslie – Muslim Voices Nigeria Groups of young Nigerians, made up largely of Muslims, protected churches in Minna Sunday during services to show interfaith unity. The Concerned […]
Peaceful Co-existance: Important Message For Muslims, Christians
Source: LEADERSHIP (NIGERIA) In 628 AD, a delegation from St. Catherine’s Monastery came to Prophet Muhammed (SAW) and requested his protection. He responded by granting them a charter of rights, declaring: “This is a message from Muhammad ibn Abdullahi, as a covenant to those who adopt Christianity, near and far, […]
Kenya police, army abuse civilians: HRW
Courtesy Press TV: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Kenyan security forces are abusing civilians and Somali refugees in the northeastern part of Kenya that borders famine-hit Somalia. “The crackdown has largely targeted Somali refugees and Kenyan ethnic Somalis, but residents of other ethnic backgrounds in North Eastern province have […]
Are Quotas for Women in Politics a Good Idea?
By Isobel Coleman Pros and cons of requiring national parliaments to include a minimum number of women Quotas for women seem to be the hot thing in the Middle East these days. Libya just announced a 10 percent quota for women in its new election law. Tunisia used a form […]
Libya given $20bn of freed assets
Source: News24.com Tripoli – Libya has received roughly $20bn in assets that were held overseas by Muammar Gaddafi’s regime and frozen during the conflict that ousted him, the foreign minister […]
Al Azhar sheikh proposes bill of rights for Egypt
AP | Jan 11,2012 Source: Jordan Times CAIRO — The head of Al Azhar, the pre-eminent institute of Islamic learning in the Sunni Muslim world, put forward a Bill of […]
Tunisia’s Ennahda slams ‘anti-Semitic’ chants
TUNIS — The head of Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party condemned “anti-Semitic slogans” chanted Monday by a handful of ultraconservative Muslims during the arrival of a top Hamas official that have […]
Why Islamism Is Winning
Source / Courtesy: NY Times By JOHN M. OWEN IV EGYPT’S final round of parliamentary elections won’t end until next week, but the outcome is becoming clear. The Muslim Brotherhood will most likely win half the lower house of Parliament, and more extreme Islamists will occupy a quarter. Secular parties […]
Faith versus Science: Did a God Create the Universe?
Source: GHANA WEB Recently a celebrated British physicist made the headlines for his comments regarding science and religion. This article presents the views, opinions and commentary of Professor Stephen Hawking on this topic. Readers are encouraged to present their own views in the comment section and participate in the debates […]
Veep calls for neutrality of religious leaders in their sermons and utterances
The Vice-President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has urged religious leaders to be neutral and non-partisan in their sermons and utterances during this year’s presidential and parliamentary election. He said it […]
Assembly of Muslims in Nigeria (AMIN) tasks Nigerians on tolerance
The Chairman of AMIN, Sheik Ibrahim Saleh quoting various portions of the Qur’an, the Assembly denounced the Christmas bomb attacks and killing of innocent souls under any guise, saying “ Islam has prohibited any assault on souls, organs and bloodshed. “Islam also ordains the protection of the brain, one’s dignity, lineage, […]
Christmas controversy highlights Egypt’s Copt-Islamist divide
CAIRO/AMMAN — In a few words, a simple invitation to Christmas services ignited weeks of fears and highlighted a widening gap between Islamists and Egypt’s largest minority. Despite its electoral rise stretching from Alexandria to Aswan, observers say the resistance to the presence of Islamists at Friday’s Christmas services stands […]