Donald Trump: I would have prevented 9/11
Washington (CNN)Donald Trump says he’s not blaming George W. Bush for 9/11, but he claims that if he’d been president, the attacks never would have happened. In an appearance on […]
Syrian refugees in Brazil
Rasheed Abou-Alsamh Published — Sunday 18 October 2015 ARABNEWS.COM IT isn’t a very well-known fact but Brazil has been taking in Syrian refugees since 2013 when the Brazilian government decided to issue them special visas that gave them refugee status in the country. In September, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced […]
Demystifying ISIS for Trump and Others: Religion or Politics? A Collection of Articles
Epigraph: We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — it shall be as if he had killed all mankind; and whoso gave life to one, it shall be as […]
The hard lessons of global militarism
Oct 01,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI The bizarre, often make-believe, world of the United States’ fight against dangerous terrorist organisations and militants has suffered a bad few weeks, and there are no signs of things getting better soon. This is a critical moment in that tug-of-war […]
Ben Carson is right; A Shariah promoting Muslim cannot be the President of USA, with its wonderful Constitution
Posted by Zia Shah Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times September 22, 2015 Ben Carson, a Republican party President hopeful, back tracked his […]
A 14th-Century Muslim Philosopher Explains Walmart’s Slide The world’s largest retailer saw its stock dive Wednesday among dire forecasts. Ibn Khaldun saw it coming.
Mike Mozart / Flickr DAVID A. GRAHAM OCT 15, 2015 Walmart had its worst day in almost 30 years on Wednesday, after the company released dire predictions for profitability. While analysts had expected modest growth of 4 percent in the coming fiscal year, the big-box retailer forecast a decrease of […]
Canada elections: Anti-Muslim prejudice is a nasty theme of campaigning as the liberal nation’s democracy loses its way
Something has gone profoundly wrong with the country Winston Churchill once called ‘the linchpin of the English-speaking peoples,’ reports Robert Fisk Robert Fisk Ottawa @indyvoices Monday 12 October 2015 Conservative […]
Analysis What a real debate about Canadian values would look like
CBC: The phrase “Canadian values” is the slipperiest euphemism in this country’s political vocabulary. In the past two months, the phrase has been appropriated — chiefly by the Conservatives but also by the other parties — and brandished at the head of the partisan parades. It’s been, at times, a […]
Pak failed to protect religious freedom: US
The Times of India: WASHINGTON: The US on Wednesday lashed out at the Pakistan government for its failure to prosecute those responsible for religious freedom abuses, saying such environment encourages intolerance and acts of violence. “In Pakistan, the government’s general failure to investigate, arrest or prosecute those responsible for religious […]
Bernie Sanders Defends Hillary Clinton on Email Controversy at Debate
Source: Time “The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails” Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders had a made-for-TV moment of solidarity at the Democratic debate […]
Blessed Are the Meek, For They Will Inherit the Twitter
Epigraph: “So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable.” (Al Quran 87:10) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In the Sermon on the Mount, […]
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe On Racism: Laughter is the Best Medicine
“Racism will never end as long as white cars are stil using black tyres. Racism will never end if people still use black to symbolise bad luck and white for […]
Canada elections: Anti-Muslim prejudice is a nasty theme of campaigning
By Robert Fisk Ottawa Something has gone profoundly wrong with the country Winston Churchill once called ‘the linchpin of the English-speaking peoples,’ reports Robert Fisk Faithful ally of Britain in […]
War on Islam Comes to Our Backyards
The Huffington Post: We are at war with Islam. Or so many people would like the world to believe. Whether it’s the Islamic State or anti-Islam protestors across the U.S, […]
Why Christians should want Islam to be taught in schools
Source: Christian Today Carey Lodge CHRISTIAN TODAY JOURNALIST 08 October 2015 A Californian mother’s rant about Islam being taught in schools has gone viral in yet another embarrassing display of […]
Talks on US defence grants to Israel may resume next month
Tel Aviv and Washington are looking to extend a 10-year aid package worth about $3 billion annually Published: 14:33 October 8, 2015 Reuters Occupied Jerusalem: The United States may resume talks on its defence grants to Israel when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington next month, an aide to President […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Organizes Interfaith Event: “Purpose of Man on Earth”
Source: news-journal.com | hendersondailynews.com Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Fort Worth is organizing an interfaith event called “Purpose of Man on Earth” from 2 to 4 p.m. today at the Henderson Civic Center, 1500 […]
We Cannot Leave Anti-Muslim Hate Unchecked
The Huffington Post: By Anu Joshi; Activist, blogger, waylaid Californian This Friday and Saturday, a group of loosely connected protesters plan to host anti-Muslim demonstrations in front of approximately […]
Pentagon Ends Program to Train Syrian Rebels, Starts Revamped Initiative
by JIM MIKLASZEWSKI, ERIK ORTIZ and LAURA SARAVI Ash Carter: U.S. Looking to Improve Policy of Arming Syrian Groups 0:56 LONDON — The Pentagon on Friday announced it was ending its failed $500 million program to “train and equip” Syrian rebels and replacing it with a far less ambitious plan, […]
Myth: The Bible is the Word of God
Source: Huffington Post By Christian Chiakulas; Writer and musician from Chicago What is the Bible? Is it a collection of scriptures written by men, or something more? Conservative Christianity affirms the […]