WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that it would continue its stimulus campaign at the same pace it has maintained since December, neither increasing nor slackening its efforts, just as investors had expected. The Fed said the economy was expanding at a “moderate pace” and that the labor […]
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com By Amaar Ahmad: Ph.D Candidate in Electrical Engineering, Virgina Tech All great civilizations, such as the Greeks, Romans, Persians and today in the form of West, have arisen mainly by advancing […]
A Muslim Times’ original Op-Ed By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson America is a nation of immigrants. That is one of the principle reasons that we have been able to develop […]
Source: USA Today By Cathy Lynn Grossman Devotion to Islam shapes the lives of most Muslims but their views on democracy, religious law known as sharia, and family life are varied, a new study finds. The research report on Muslim views on religion, politics and society was released Tuesday by The […]
Washington Times: Religious freedom is under attack in Pakistan and the situation next door in Afghanistan is not that much better, despite an improvement since the country was ruled by the Taliban, a U.S. government advisory commission said in a report released Tuesday. “Pakistan represents the worst situation in the world for religious freedom for countries not currently […]
In a surprise twist to the decade-plus effort to ease access to morning-after pills, the government is lowering the age limit to 15 for one brand – Plan B One-Step […]
STORY SUMMARY In the two long years since the Syrian conflict erupted, the United States has unwittingly revealed much about its foreign policy preoccupations and motives, all of which point to a nation losing its superpower status and its reputation as the world’s policeman. It is depressingly easy to deduce […]
FABIENNE FAUR | AFP ARABNEWS Wednesday 1 May 2013 WASHINGTON: A majority of Muslims around the world want Shariah law to be implemented in their countries but are split on how it should be applied, […]
By Michael Lokesson · National Geographic News · Published April 30, 2013 The Boston marathon bombing has focused attention on the word “jihad.” Vice President Biden characterized the alleged bombers as knockoff jihadis.” The Associated Press reported that the elder brother had “vaguely discussed jihad” with his mother over the […]
by Michael Foust Baptist Press WASHINGTON (BP) — An NBA player Monday (April 29) made history by becoming the first player from a major American team sport to declare he’s […]
Forged: Writing in the Name of God–Why the Bible’s Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are Bart D. Ehrman (Author) It is often said, even by critical scholars who should […]
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Source: Conservative Papers. NBC News is reporting that attorneys for accused Boston Marathon Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are discussing a possible deal in which federal prosecutors might consider waiving the death penalty in exchange for a “full accounting” of the attack that left three people dead and 264 people injured. […]
Source:The Conservative Papers. by Tad Cronn Oh, it’s just a couple of typical American kids — that was Michael Moore’s reaction.The American system twisted a couple of good Chechen boys — from the president of Chechnya.The two boys suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings were angels who are being set up […]
Source:The daily Beast. A godless city? Please. President Obama’s former religious adviser on the surprising number of believers in D.C.’s corridors of power. More:
Source: Asia Times: Israel is standing up to American pressure to leave the Iranian nuclear program to Washington, despite recent reciprocal high-level visits and an “unprecedented” US$10 billion arms deal. Its intensions appear to be two-track: to push the US into more decisive action and to prepare world opinion for […]
Ahmadiyya Times: Source/Credit: Baitul Hameed Mosque: By Baitul Hameed Mosque | April 29, 2013 The news often highlights calls for Jihad against America, Israel and the West made by politically or religiously extremist […]
Salon.com: Progressives loved seeing Rep. Keith Ellison smack down his GOP congressional colleague Peter King on “Meet the Press” Sunday, insisting that profiling Muslims in the wake of the Boston bombing is not only wrong but “ineffective law enforcement.” As Ellison warned: “Once you start saying, we’re going to dragnet or surveil […]
Huff Post: by Pat Schneider. Sometimes when things are so real they hurt, words come that T.S. Eliot called “what we know and do not know we know.” I said, “Fred, I bet God is delighted! For the first time in your life, you talked to God in your native […]
FORT CARSON, Colo. — A female soldier in the U.S. Army pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of desertion after fleeing to Canada to avoid a second tour of duty in the Iraq war. Pfc. Kimberly Rivera was sentenced to 10 months in prison and a bad-conduct discharge after entering […]