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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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” […]
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. […]
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 […]
Huff Post: Jaweed Kaleem. Twenty years ago, Evgenia Cherkasova and Elena Kornilov were doctoral students in their mid-20s, living in the same housing complex at Penn State University. As they pursued their degrees — Cherkasova in philosophy, Kornilov in physics — both started families, and to take a break from […]
Source: norcross.patch.com Norcross Mayoro Bucky Johnson will join an annual commemoration of the 9/11 attacks on America by giving blood at the “Muslims for Life” blood drive. The event takes place 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Sept. 8, 2013 at the Baitul Baqi Mosque, 6113 Oak brook Parkway. From a […]