Huff Post: Shane Hipps. The long slow decline of religion in America has produced much hand wringing among Christians. The grief and anxiety are inevitable, but not entirely necessary. After all, Jesus didn’t come into this world to start a new religion. His stated purpose was actually to announce the […]
Global Post: The world’s biggest importer of firearms is also the top exporter — and the main obstacle to a UN treaty on the skyrocketing small arms industry. Jennifer WilmoreDecember […]
The wife of Mr. Abdul Hamid (founder of famous Shaheen Sweets and Restaurant at Lexington Ave NY and in Jackson Heights) and grandmother of Zeeshan Hamid of Shaheen Hicksville, breathed her last on Dec 11th, 2012. Inna lillahe wa inna alehe rajeeon. The funeral prayer (Janaza) will be held on […]
Source: Asia Times: By David Vine “Are you monitoring the construction?” asked the middle-aged man on a bike accompanied by his dog. “Ah, si,” I replied in my barely passable Italian. “Bene,” he answered. Good. In front of us, a backhoe’s guttural engine whined into action and empty dump trucks […]
Huff Post: Salam Al MarayatiThis week, a historic convention will take place involving American Muslims and All Saints Church in rosy Pasadena — the first national Muslim convention at a church. We will move to how we collectively work for a cultural climate change that ends the paradigm of polarization. America’s religious […]
In a major boost for the enemies of Bashar al-Assad, the American government has recognized the Syrian National Council as the true representative of that nation’s people. “We have made […]
AFP | Dec 11, 2012 | 22:13 Updated: Dec 11, 2012 | 22:13 KUWAIT CITY — The US military will retain a “strong presence” in the Middle East despite a […]
SOURCE: CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY Vatican City, Dec 11, 2012 / 12:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- An official for the Vatican’s Latin America commission has warned against a “gray pragmatism and mediocrity” that he believes has infiltrated Christianity in America. Professor Guzman Carriquiry, secretary for the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, made […]
By Fareed Zakaria The Daily Star, Lebanon STORY SUMMARY For 11 years, the United States has been operating under emergency wartime powers granted under the 2001 “Authorization for Use of Military Force”. It grants the president and the federal government extraordinary authorities at home and abroad, effectively suspends civil liberties […]
The current generation of school-age students spend more time online than any other. But what happens when they are asked to live and interact without mobile phones and with limited internet for a few months? At the Mountain School in rural Vermont, 45 students from across the US find out […]
Dawn: WASHINGTON: The “Next Eleven,” which include Pakistan, will collectively overtake EU-27 in global power by 2030, says a US government report released on Monday. Although America’s influence will reduce, it will remain the “first among equals,” adds the report prepared by the US National Intelligence Council with inputs from […]
Salma Abu El-Magd arrested after interrupting speech by Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam El-Erian in New York, released after four hours in custody An Egyptian-American activist has been arrested in New […]
Source: transparency.org Looking at the Corruption Perceptions Index 2012, it’s clear that corruption is a major threat facing humanity. Corruption destroys lives and communities, and undermines countries and institutions. It […]
Russian TV: From the Christian West to the Islamic Middle East, atheists face discrimination and persecution including execution, life in prison, the revocation of citizenship and the denial of education […]
The Huffington Post | By Harry Bradford Forget political brinksmanship, this whole debt ceiling thing could be solved quite elegantly with two coins. Made of platinum and worth, oh, $1 […]
By Mike Ghouce: Indeed, I am concerned about Maulana Suharwardy’s comments about Ahmadiyya Muslims; the full email is appended below. As a Muslim and as a human, it is my duty to speak out when I see wrong, and thank Allah, I have stood up for every possible human I […]
Havana (CNN) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced late Saturday that his cancer has returned and that he will go to Cuba to undergo surgery. Speaking during a televised address from the presidential palace, he said that if his health were to worsen, Vice President Nicolas Maduro should replace him. […]
Source: CNN Havana (CNN) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced late Saturday that his cancer has returned and that he will go to Cuba to undergo surgery. Speaking during a televised address from the presidential palace, he said that if his health were to worsen, Vice President Nicolas Maduro should […]
Source: India West via Wasim Sroya Chino,California Religious intolerance and strife fill the headlines and the world’s many faiths often seem at odds with each other. But on Nov. 4th at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Baitul Hameed Mosque in Chino, some 300 people from the world’s major religions gathered for Religious […]
They depict how long it took to travel by train across the U.S. at various points from 1800 to 1932. Sadly, we haven’t made much progress since then… People complain about the trains in the United States: They’re not fast enough, they don’t go to convenient locations. This is a […]