9/11 Memorial Interfaith Service, You are Invited
I would like to invite you to an Interfaith memorial service in honor of the victims of 9/11 at our mosque on Wednesday 11th September 2013 starting at 7 PM […]
Quebec reveals religious symbols to be banned from public sector
The Globe and Mail: Quebec’s minority government has laid out a plan to crack down on religious accommodation in the province, including a ban on religious symbols that forbids public […]
The Multifaith Movement For Justice
Huff Post: Rev. Dr. Katharine Rhodes Henderson. A Stone of Hope: The Multifaith Movement for Justice and the Urgent Need to Move Freedom Forward Religious voices that have exemplified a tone of division and exclusion, and advanced ideas of individual rights, have too long-dominated our public discourse. A growing body […]
We All Wear Masks
Huff Post: by Peter J. Rubenstein. Choosing Your Legacy We all wear masks. We wear a mask to hide our self-perceived faults and weakness: the mask of certainty when we are shaken, the mask of gregariousness when we might be shy the mask of humor when we’re hurting, the mask […]
Kerry becomes first war casualty
Source: Asis Times: By M K Bhadrakumar Launching the military attack against a far away country in real slow motion is not an easy thing to do and the most taxing part of the diplomatic acrobatics by the United States as it embarks on the strikes against Syria is to […]
The Abuse you Get if you Support Ahmadiyya Islam online and Ahmadiyya Response
Geoff’s Shorts A former short story blog. On Discussing Islam Yesterday I sent the following two tweets: If you’re a Muslim who spends time online threatening Ahmadiyya Muslims, know that you aren’t giving a favourable impression of Islam. — Geoff Shorts (@geoffsshorts) September 5, 2013 If you’re an Ahmadiyya Muslim who […]
US not at war with Syria!
Source: The Nation By Yasmin Aftab Ali It is easier to start wars than to end them. It is easier to blame others than to look inward, to see what is different about someone than to find the things we share. But we should choose the right path, not just […]
Video: Astonishing Story of the Prophet at Rose Theatre of Brampton
The Formal presentation starts at 51:30 minute mark:
Michelle Obama Opposes Syria Strike, President Says
Source: The Huffington Post First Lady Michelle Obama opposes military action in Syria, President Barack Obama told PBS and NBC News on Monday. “My own family members… they’re very wary […]
Obama says Russian proposal on Syria ‘potentially positive’ -NBC
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama, seeking to boost support for military action against Syria, said on Monday that Russia’s offer to work with Damascus to put its chemical weapons under international control is potentially positive but should treated skeptically. “I think you have to take it with a grain of salt […]
Assad could prevent military strike by giving up chemical weapons:
Source: TOI LONDON: Secretary of state John Kerry said on Monday that Syrian President Bashar Assad could resolve the crisis surrounding his purported use of chemical weapons by turning “every single bit” of his arsenal over to the international community by the end of the week.But Kerry, who joined British […]
Syria intervention: Would Operation Biffing Arabs be the best name for it? America in Lebanon’s civil war in the 1980s, just as it is poised to do in Syria
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Almost exactly 30 years ago today, I was having breakfast with my landlord below my home on the Beirut Corniche. The date was 19 September 1983, but nothing has changed – neither Mustapha’s little garden with its yellow and red flowers, my balcony two storeys […]
The (farcical) emperor is naked
Source: Asia Times: By Pepe Escobar There is nothing tragic about the Obama presidency, capable of drawing the analytical talents of a neo-Plutarch or a neo-Gibbon. This is more like a Pirandello farce, a sort of Character in Search of An Author. Candidates to Author are well documented – from […]
Obama Is No Longer a Friend
Source: FP On the morning of Sept. 4, Russian activists welcomed the G-20 Summit with a protest action that nearly blocked St. Petersburg’s Nevsky Prospect highway. Scores of protestors linked with the artistic collective Voina (“War”) marched out of the Museum of Authority, a private gallery that has since been […]
Same War, Different Country
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: September 7, 2013 SAY, did you see the news from Libya — the last country we bombed because its leader crossed a red line or […]
When will the media notice that Al-Jazeera America is the Muslim Brotherhood Channel?
SEPTEMBER 07, 2013 5:00 AM • BY DIANA WEST “Al-Jazeera America”: The very name gives me the heebie-jeebies. What does Al-Jazeera have to do with America? Everything, if the cheers and happy talk of the American press corps are any measure. Entranced, media critics have greeted the rollout of “AJA” […]
This is how Ahmadi Muslims remember 9/11
Muslims for Life’ blood drive held at Milwaukee mosque The “Muslims for Life” blood drive held on Saturday, September 7th wasn’t just about saving lives, but also about changing misconceptions. […]
EU to US: Assad guilty of Syria gas attack, but no military backing before UN report
Russia Today: The European Union says the Syrian government was the likely perpetrator of the Damascus chemical attack on August 21, but that it will not be rushed into any military action before an official UN report is released. “Information from a wide variety of sources confirms the existence of […]