Malcolm X’s dedication to the truth is something to which all Muslims aspire
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Verily, the […]
Religion, science can peacefully coexist
By Peter Watson I’ve always enjoyed a good religious debate. That’s why I was excited to sit down on Feb. 4 and watch the “creation vs. evolution” debate between Bill […]
Perspective: Youth should look toward Mandela, not Miley Cyrus | Letter
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in Our kids should want to make a real difference in the world. A leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community once said, “The reformation of a nation cannot occur without […]
Reprise of the October Surprise: How Israel Gained Control of the Reagan & Bush Administrations
While trying to understand why I was thrown into such a heavy involvement with Israel and Israeli agents while attached to U.S. Intelligence during the Reagan and Bush administrations, I began investigating the past actions of our governments interaction with Israel. I came upon the article below which helped clarify […]
Assessing the “Debate:” Ham Was Wrong On Both Religious and Scientific Grounds
Huff Post: by Michael Zimmerman — It’s probably fair to say that much, and many might say too much, has been written about the “debate” between Ken Ham and Bill Nye on the nature of science and the relationship between religion and science. Nonetheless, I feel it might be useful […]
General ‘Jerry’ Boykin Says Gun-Toting Jesus Will Lead ‘Mighty Army’ During Second Coming
Jesus is coming– and he’ll be carrying a really big gun when he does. Huff Post: That’s what former U.S. Lieutenant General William G. “Jerry” Boykin thinks,according to a speech he gave on behalf of the conservative Family Research Council at the WallBuilders’ Pro-Family Legislators Conference, in which he describes his vision of […]
China calls on U.S. to scrap meeting between Obama and Dalai Lama
Hong Kong (CNN) — China has urged U.S. President Barack Obama to call off a meeting at the White House with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama that’s scheduled to take […]
Islamic Roots of America
Summary of book al’America by J. Curiel Islamic Roots of America, Zakaria Virk, Toronto, Canada Sometime ago I had the pleasure of reading a book al’America by Jonathan Curiel. The book is fascinating, jam-packed with astonishing facts about Islam in America. Columbus knew that without Arab knowledge, his discovery of […]
Atheist And Muslim Presidential Candidates Face The Most Bias
Huff Post: While ninety percent of Americans would vote for a black, a woman, Catholic, Hispanic, or Jewish presidential candidate, only 54 percent would vote for an atheist and only 58 percent would vote for a Muslim according to a Gallup poll below. Gallup first asked this question in 1937 referring to […]
‘Religious Understandings Of Science’ Study Reveals Surprising Statistics
Huff Post — The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recently released a large-scale study on the “Religious Understandings of Science,” and it’s findings might surprise you. The survey of 10,241 respondents investigated views on religion, science and faith and took particular interest in the responses from evangelicals and people working […]
SOWELL: Galling betrayals in Iraq, Afghanistan American sacrifices lost in return to tribal violence
by Thomas Sowell. The Afghanistan government’s recent release of dozens of imprisoned terrorists, many of whom had killed Americans, was a galling betrayal of those Americans who died defending Afghanistan […]
American Ahmadi Muslim Students on faith & Racism
Source: muslimwriters.org | Mirza Haseeb I am an American Ahmadi Muslim middle school student. I was born in America and will never leave it. I love this country, America, because this country is my […]
Islam’s mark on racial equality
Source: muslimwriters.org A white has no superiority over a black nor does a black have any superiority over a white except by piety and good action. -words of Prophet Muhammad during […]
5 Reasons to Be Religiously Literate
Huff Post: by Andrew Shwartz, M Div. — There’s a big move by millennials — and Americans in general — to move away from religion. Religion, it seems, is nothing but trouble. Religion seems responsible for war and violence, it continues to be the driving force behind the persecution of […]
At Newark Airport, the Lights Are On, and They’re Watching You
Visitors to Terminal B at Newark Liberty International Airport may notice the bright, clean lighting that now blankets the cavernous interior, courtesy of 171 recently installed LED fixtures. But they probably will not realize that the light fixtures are the backbone of a system that is watching them. Using an […]
US under fire in global press freedom report
Daily Times: PARIS: Conflicts continued to weigh heavily on the media last year but press freedom was also under increasing threat from abuses by democracies like the United States, Reporters Without Borders said on Wednesday. In its annual World Press Freedom Index, the Paris-based media rights watchdog warned of the […]
The Dangers of Lost U.S. Credibility in the Middle East
The Diplomat: by Bobby Woods — As Iran’s newly elected president, Hassan Rouhani, undertakes a major charm offensive that seeks to woo U.S. President Barack Obama, many Americans are left to wonder whether Iranian promises of greater cooperation are valid or simply a stall and ruse. Obama has repeatedly said […]
Canada Welcomes Mossad Assassin, Offers Him New Identity
By Richard Silberstein Canadian media offers a shocking new development in the intelligence wars. This involves a honeypot security officer working for Canadian immigration. Her assignment was to romance an alleged Iranian spy. Sometime during their year-long romance, one night after having a few drinks too many, she told him […]
“Princeton Mom” is back with the same terrible advice: Ladies, plan for your husbands, not your careers!
Salon.com: Susan Patton wrote a Wall Street Journal opinion column that is so intentionally terrible and goading that I kind of want to pinch its cheeks. It really is that adorable. “Smarten up, ladies,” the Princeton Mom begins. And by “smarten up,” Patton means land a man while you are still in college, because […]
Man and woman die while trying to retrieve a cellphone from Chicago river
By: Sarah Weiss (Scroll down for video) Three people fell into an icy river while trying to retrieve a cellphone. Two people have lost their lives and one is hospitalized, […]