Driver who ran over two Canadian soldiers near Montreal ‘had become radicalized,’ PMO says Postmedia News and Jake Edmiston | October 20, 2014 | Last Updated: Oct 20 7:45 PM ET Nationalpost.com Allen McInnis/Postmedia NewsSurete du Quebec police investigators at the scene of a police shooting following a hit and run […]
the new republic: During a recent episode of HBO’s “Real Time” on HBO, host Bill Maher mocked President Obama’s insistence that the Islamic State does not represent Islam, and lambasted […]
With the US engaged in air strikes against ISIL in Iraq and Syria and with voices calling for deeper engagement in both conflict zones, the American public is being bombarded with commentary and analysis about ISIL, Syria, Iraq – and Muslims. Unfortunately, too much of it is a stringing together […]
US military aircraft have dropped weapons, ammunition and medical supplies to Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State (IS) militants in the key Syrian town of Kobane. US Central Command said C-130 transport aircraft had made “multiple” drops of supplies provided by Kurdish authorities in Iraq. US air strikes have helped push […]
by Robert Fisk, The Independent So who is winning the war? Isis? Us? The Kurds (remember them?) The Syrians? The Iraqis? Do we even remember the war? Not at all. […]
By Dr. Ludwig Watzal Global Research, October 20, 2014 Review of James Petras’ Book published by Clarity Books The Israeli military went again on a rampage against the ghettoized people in the Gaza strip. The last time, they “visited” the walled-in strip at the turn of the year 2008/09, they […]
by Rami G. Khouri, The Daily Star, Lebanon Summary Analysts in the United States this week are debating the precise meaning of the statements Wednesday by John Allen, the ex-Marine general who now coordinates the U.S.-led coalition’s response to ISIS. He said that the United States is not coordinating with […]
Source: theoaklandpress.com The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Metro Detroit, based in Rochester Hills, is hosting a symposium Tuesday, Nov. 18 to discuss conflicts in the Middle East and their possible solutions. The event takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. at the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Kochoff Hall, located at 4901 Evergreen […]
Boxed and Packaged Islam’ Trying to Pass Itself Off as Mainstream Islam By Raheel Raza October 17, 2014 In one short interview, the two[Muslim speakers had ensured that: a Zionist conspiracy is in place; ISIS is not really dangerous; the West is at war with Muslims, and the killing […]
Huff Post: In 1804, over three consecutive evenings, President Thomas Jefferson completed a private spiritual project. Using the King James Bible, he took a penknife to the Gospels of Matthew, […]
Huff Post: by Atiya Abawi — Every day I hear and see the calls for moderate Muslims to speak out and stand up to extremism. And moderate Muslims should and do just that when they see their religion being hijacked. In my work as a professional journalist and author who […]
CBC: Jason Kenney took to Twitter on Friday to publicly promote his directives while immigration minister to forbid Muslim women from wearing niqabs while taking the oath of citizenship. “I […]
Epigraph: Do they seek a religion other than Allah’s, while to Him submits whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him shall they be […]
Source: CNN (CNN) — Ever had your credit card turned down at a fancy restaurant? President Obama can commiserate. Speaking to workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington on Friday, he recalled a moment last month when, at the end of a dinner out in New York City, his […]
An Ode To Canada If you like the video, vote for it here By Jawad Mir, uploaded Wednesday, 24 September 2014 Camera: Go Pro Software: FilmConvert Pro – After Effects, Premiere (OSX) […]
Watch the full interview with Dr. Peter Piot on “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” this Sunday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET on CNN (CNN) — The current Ebola outbreak is “running […]
winnipegfreepress.com: The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is finally open. It’s a magnificent building for a magnificent mission: to promote the idea that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. One of those rights is the right to religion. According to Article 18 of the […]
sfchronicle.com: Thursday, advertisements appeared on San Francisco Muni buses depicting Islam as evil and claiming that devout followers of the faith are bound to be violent. This proclamation is utterly false and an attempt to manipulate the public with Islamophobic vitriol to address the very serious threat posed by the […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times October 16, 2014 “We have nothing to fear but fear itself,” are the famous words of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, […]
Should we really care if more than two consenting adults want to marry each other, or if polygamy advocates see the LGBT movement as an inspiration? A few years ago, […]