Video: John L. Esposito: Ignorance and Islamophobia
Youtube: Published on Jun 30, 2012 Dr. John Esposito talks to Evangelicals at an inter-faith forum. http://vimeo.com/17014522 watch here:
The RoundRock Sertoma Club and the Ahmadiyya Bait-ul-Muqeet Mosque to work together now, after a rocky start in relationship
Source: statesman.com After the denial of a Fourth of July parade application led to a rocky start in their relationship, the Round Rock Sertoma Club and Bait-ul-Muqeet Mosque are vowing to work together, for the betterment of each organization and the community as a whole. The mosque and Sertoma issued a […]
Catholic community Diocese of Harrisburg Coveys Eid Greetings to Ahmadiyya Muslims
Rev. Paul R. Fisher Ecumenical and Interreligious Officer, Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, conveyed his sentiments to Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He wrote to the President of Ahmadiyya Community in Harrisburg, […]
Muslim Woman Harassed Over Religious Headwear While Taking Bar Exam
Above The Law: by Staci Zaretsky. From earthquakes to power outages to going into labor, we’ve written about almost every kind of bar exam horror story that exists on this earth. But we’ve never seen or heard of one that has been motivated by alleged religious bias — until today. Everyone knows that things like hats, hoods, […]
“Love for all, Hatred for none” – Message from a 124-year-old Islamic sect’s Baitur Rahman mosque in Delta
Source: theprovince.com Original Title: Baitur Rahman mosque Terrorist acts committed by Islamic extremists around the world have made life difficult at times for Muslims living in B.C. Leaders at the new Baitur […]
Rise in violence ‘linked to climate change
BBC News: by Rebecca Morelle. Shifts in climate are strongly linked to increases in violence around the world, a study suggests. US scientists found that even small changes in temperature or rainfall correlated with a rise in assaults, rapes and murders, as well as group conflicts and war. The team […]
Terror Alert: Middle East US embassies to close Sunday over security fears
Global Post; WASHINGTON — The United States said it would close 21 embassies around the world on Sunday and issued a travel alert over security concerns linked to Al Qaeda. The State Department listed the embassies on Friday, which range from Algeria to Yemen and beyond. Spokeswoman Marie Harf on Thursday called the step […]
Swallowed by a whale — a true tale?
Salon.com: An idea’s been floating around for some time that whales more than chewed people — that they swallowed them, and people might have survived in the stomach. Jonah’s story came first, and then there were rumors from the 19th century Yankee Whale Fishery — whaling ships leaving New York […]
Message of Pope Francis to the Muslims of the World for the End of Ramadan
To Muslims throughout the World It gives me great pleasure to greet you as you celebrate ‘Id al-Fitr’, so concluding the month of Ramadan, dedicated mainly to fasting, prayer and […]
Ball State University Bans Teaching Intelligent Design In Science Classes
Source: The Huffington Post By Tyler Kingkade Ball State University president Jo Ann Gora announced that the school would no longer teach intelligent design in science classes following a complaint about the curriculum at the public university. In a statement released Wednesday, Gora said “intelligent design and creation science do […]
CAIR-CAN changes its name hoping to distance itself from Brotherhood
Clarionproject.org The Council on American Islamic Relations-Canada (CAIR-CAN) has changed its name to the National Council of Canadian Muslims, hoping to distance itself from the reputation of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood entity. It actually wants you to believe that CAIR-Canada isn’t connected to CAIR. http://secure.clarionproject.org/analysis/cair-canada-alters-name-to-dodge-islamist-links CAIR-CA made the announcement on […]
When victimless crimes matter and victims don’t: the trial of Bradley Manning
by Josh Dougherty 2 August 2013 On October 22, 2010, the group WikiLeaks released the Iraq War Logs, a series of nearly 400,000 classified military records, also known as “SIGACTs”. These documents have remained publicly available on the internet in various forms since the original release, and IBC has been […]
If You are in Houston, You are Invited to an Iftar Dinner with Your Family
Muslims all over the world are observing Holy month of Ramadan. On behalf of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, I cordially invite you to an Iftar dinner on 3rd August 2013. Please see below for details. Your presence will be highly appreciated by our community members. IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE […]
U.S. to close embassies Sunday over security fears
AFP, Washington The United States said it would close an unspecified number of embassies around the world on Sunday over security concerns. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf on Thursday called […]
Russia Grants Snowden 1-Year Asylum
Source: NY Times: After a month holed up in the transit zone of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, Edward J. Snowden, the former intelligence contractor wanted by the United States for leaking details of surveillance programs, has received temporary refugee status in Russia and left the airport, his lawyer said Thursday. The […]
More Americans Are Being Raised Without Religion and Choosing to Stay that Way
Huff Post: Daniel Cox. With roughly three-in-ten (31 percent) Millennials now identifying as religiously unaffiliated the debate over why this generation is abandoning religion at an unprecedented rate has mostly centered around two explanations: Millennials are leaving because they do not like churches, but will eventually return as the churches […]
Why It Does Matter That Reza Aslan Is Muslim
Huff post: When FOX’s Lauren Green asked Reza Aslan why a Muslim would write a book about Jesus, she was biased. When Reza Aslan answered her, he was biased. When I watched the interview, I was biased. And when you read this article… well, you get the point. And on […]
New antibiotic that attacks MRSA found in ocean microbe
Source: BBC By Simon Redfern Reporter, BBC News A completely new and unusual antibiotic compound has been extracted from a marine microorganism found in sediments off the coast of California. The discovery of genuinely novel antibiotics is rare, and experts say resistance to the drugs poses a grave threat to […]
XKeyscore: NSA tool collects ‘nearly everything a user does on the internet’
• XKeyscore gives ‘widest-reaching’ collection of online data • NSA analysts require no prior authorization for searches • Sweeps up emails, social media activity and browsing history • NSA’s XKeyscore […]