Obama calls Saudi King over Iran: White House
Source: China Daily WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to discuss the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, as […]
Next week, al-Zawahiri will be coming to the White House for tea
Source: Jihad Watch Next week, al-Zawahiri will be coming to the White House for tea. “Report: London is mediating indirect secret talks between US and Hezbollah,” by Ariel Ben Solomon in the Jerusalem Post, November 27 (thanks to all who sent this in): The US and Hezbollah are in secret indirect […]
‘HOUSE OF PEACE’ [Dar-ul-Aman] Ahmadiyya Muslim Community center to offer space for recreation, prayer
Source: theneworleansadvocate.com High above the entrance to the new Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Center are the words “Darul Aman.” “Translated, it means house of peace,” said Mobashir Ahmed, president of the Ahmadiyya […]
The Bible and Slavery: It’s Not That Complicated?!
Source: bridgewatersociety.wordpress.com My father recently referred to basic ethics as “biblical morals.” I rehashed the tired arguments that suggest our morals come from elsewhere and encountered, in response, a religious meme […]
Explore God – Is the Bible Even Reliable?
Source: heartsupport.com Most people will believe anything they hear as long as someone makes it sound important, so when it comes the the reliability of the bible, most people assume it’s […]
Oldest known Bible in U.S. sold at auction
Source: thecelebritycafe.com The first book written in the US has fetched $US14.2 million ($15.59 million) in New York, becoming the world’s most expensive printed book sold at auction. The translation of […]
Atheist Billboards To Flood California City As Non-Believers Make Holiday Push
Huff Post: by Meredith Bennett-Smith — Just in time for the holiday season, an anti-religion organization is planning on erecting dozens of atheists billboards in an effort to let fellow non-believers know they’re “not alone.” The Greater Sacramento Chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) has paid for 55 different […]
Secularism: what does it mean to you?
theguardian — Our panel discusses whether a secular society merely separates church and state, or if secularism has a wider remit Will Self: ‘I think of it as the separation of church(es) from the state’ I suspect it doesn’t mean anything particularly original to me: I simply think of it […]
Gun lobbyist claims guns were in the Bible and God is ‘judging’ unarmed Americans
Source: rawstory.com Gun Owners of America Executive Director Larry Pratt recently warned unarmed Americans that he had found firearms in the Bible, and that was proof that God was “judging” unarmed […]
Ronald Reagan’s Son Records Atheist Radio Ad: ‘Not Afraid Of Burning In Hell’
The Huffington Post | By Shadee Ashtari Posted: 11/26/2013 1:53 pm EST Ron Reagan, the son of former President Ronald Reagan, has recorded a radio ad promoting the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The ad has been running on the progressive radio program “The Randi Rhodes Show.” In the ad, which […]
Why Muslims should celebrate Thanksgiving?
Epigraph: And, truly, thy Lord is gracious to mankind, but most of them are not grateful. (Al Quran 27:74) By Imam Shamshad A. Nasir of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Baitul Hameed Mosque […]
Gravity the perfect space film for our Godless times?
ABC News: by Justine Toh — Such a world may set the stage for remarkable feats of human endeavour but it endlessly frustrates the inevitable questions of human existence (how are we here? why are we here? why does anything exist at all?) that the silence of space can only […]
Central Library hosting exhibit about prophet Muhammad
Burlington Post An exhibit is coming about Islam’s prophet. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada – Burlington Branch, is staging The Life of The Holy Prophet Muhammad on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., at Central Library, Centennial Hall, 2331 New St. There is free admission and complimentary refreshments. The […]
Iraq Collapse Shows Bankruptcy of Interventionism
by Rep. Ron Paul, June 03, 2013 May was Iraq’s deadliest month in nearly five years, with more than 1,000 dead — both civilians and security personnel — in a rash of bombings, shootings, and other violence. As we read each day of new horrors in Iraq, it becomes more […]
U.S. and Saudis in Growing Rift as Power Shifts
Source: NYT Those days are over. The Saudi king and his envoys — like the Israelis — have spent weeks lobbying fruitlessly against the interim nuclear accord with Iran that was reached in Geneva on Sunday. In the end, there was little they could do: The Obama administration saw the […]
Israel’s Iran Dilemma
Source: NYT The era of traumatized alienation is over. The United States and Iran have embarked on a new phase in their relationship. It is marked by bilateral negotiations, handshakes, smiles, side-by-side flags and significant compromise, including United States acquiescence to a “mutually defined enrichment program” for Iran in any […]
Quebec Profs Don Hijab in Muslim Solidarity
OnIslam & News Agencies Tuesday, 26 November 2013 00:00 Jaffary, the Concordia professor asserted that veil should remain as a free choice for Muslim women in Quebec. CAIRO – Showing […]
Accolade: Pakistani scientist features on leading American journal
By Farooq Baloch Published: November 26, 2013 The Express Tribune KARACHI: A leading American science magazine has listed a technology by a Pakistani scientist in its ‘World Changing Idea’ list– […]
47,000 WASHINGTON D.C. STUDENTS TASTE FIJIAN CUISINE; FIJI EMBASSY, US
47,000 WASHINGTON D.C STUDENTS TASTE FIJIAN CUISINE Students throughout Washington D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) learned about Fiji and enjoyed Fijian food on Wednesday, November 20, in celebration of Fiji Food Day. The Embassy of Fiji in Washington, D.C. proudly partnered with the Embassy Adoption Program, DCPS Food And Nutrition Services, […]
Video: Four more charged in Steubenville, USA, rape case
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_embed_2x_container.swf?site=cnn&profile=desktop&context=embedwww&videoId=us/2013/11/25/bts-dewine-steubenville-rape-grand-jury-presser.cnn&contentId=us/2013/11/25/bts-dewine-steubenville-rape-grand-jury-presser.cnn School chief and 3 others indicted Superintendent Michael McVey was the only one charged with felonies in connection with the 2012 rape of a 16-year-old girl that made national headlines. This brings to six the number of people indicted after two students were convicted in the rape. FULL STORY How […]