U.S. Sees Gains by Sunnis as Chance to Curb Iran’s Power
NY Times: RAMALLAH, West Bank — For years, the United States and its Middle East allies were challenged by the rising might of the so-called Shiite crescent, a political and […]
Only in America
Only in America (I thought any would be immigrants or visitors might like some more information before traveling there:) 1. Only in America……can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. 2. Only in America……are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink. 3. Only in […]
Breaking news: Long Island’s First Ahmadi Muslim Martyr- Chaudry Nusrat Sahib of New York
Twitter by Saleemuddin: We all come from Allah and to Him shall we return Chaudry Nusrat Mahmood Sahib who had come from New York to attend the wedding of son in Karachi and […]
Christmas Tree arrives infront of Capitol Hill Building: Is it Violation of Separation of Church and State?
Source: Yahoo News. The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is pulled by workers into place as it is delivered to the west side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington November 26, […]
Russia ‘alarmed’ over record Afghan heroin bust
Source: RT.com The Federal Drug Service reported that over 175 kilograms of heroin have been seized in a year long police operation in Naberezhniye Chelny. The record haul points to […]
From Man Who Insulted Muhammad, No Regret
NY Times: LOS ANGELES — Fuming for two months in a jail cell here, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula has had plenty of time to reconsider the wisdom of making “Innocence of Muslims,” his crude YouTube movie trailer depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a bloodthirsty, philandering thug. Bret Hartman/Reuters Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, who […]
The Unhappy Marriage of Capitalism and Conservatism
Nancy Folbre is an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She recently edited and contributed to “For Love and Money: Care Provision in the United States.“ One explanation of Mitt Romney’s defeat in the presidential race focuses on the growing demographic diversity of the electorate. The declining share […]
Live, and for God’s sake, let others live
Source: Dawn.Com Lamps were put out. The Imam freed his followers of all their obligations and said: “You are free to go now.” This was a lesson in freewill. No one left. This was a tie of love. They all died with him, a lesson in commitment. Lamps were put […]
Distinction between religion and culture questionable
Distinction between religion and culture questionable Alia Hogben – The Kingston Whig Standard, Kingston, Ontario Nov 10/12. In recent times, many Muslims insist that religious teachings should take precedence over cultural values or practices. Religions’ pure message should not be contaminated by cultural practices that are seen as negative and […]
Universe, human brain and Internet have similar structures
dnaindia: ANI: The structure of the universe and the laws that govern its growth may be more similar than previously thought to the structure and growth of the human brain […]
How the Bible Began Saying Life Begins at Conception
Huffiington Post: Evangelical anti-abortion advocacy rests on a surprisingly flimsy foundation. And exposing that fact makes establishment evangelical leaders nervous. On Nov. 7, Christianity Today published a feature-length article on the front page of its website that was its second such article responding to an op-ed I wrote for CNN. In the op-ed, titled “When […]
Black Friday Shopping-Thanksgiving
Huff Post: Black Friday has now officially invaded Thanksgiving and pretty soon it will just be Black Thanksgiving — a holiday when Americans will give thanks for bargin prices. Seeking wisdom to staunch the “shop till you drop” stampede, HuffPost Religion offers these quotes from Jesus and the New Testament in hopes that they might […]
How To Teach Evolution To Creationists: Evolution and Faith can be Compatible
Scientific American: John Horgan: I’m teaching Darwin again this semester, in two separate courses, and I’m confronted with a familiar dilemma: How should I respond to students who reject evolutionary […]
Internal emails offer details on Osama bin Laden burial
Source: TOI: WASHINGTON: Internal emails among US military officers indicate that no sailors watched Osama bin Laden’s burial at sea from the USS Carl Vinson and traditional Islamic procedures were followed during the ceremony. The emails, obtained by The Associated Press through the Freedom of Information Act, are heavily blacked […]
On Thanksgiving, Jews And Muslims Volunteer Together Despite Middle East Violence
WASHINGTON (RNS) It’s an idea that feels particularly poignant this Thanksgiving: American Jews and Muslims banding together to help the homeless and other needy people. The interfaith collaboration has been […]
Tribute to Abdus Salam on Rawal TV
Prof John Moffat (80), professor emeritus University of Toronto, is a former student of Dr Abdus Salam. He did his Ph.D under Dr. Salam in 1959 in Cambridge. He has written a book Einstein Wrote Back: My Life in Physics. There is a chapter on Dr. Abdus Salam in the book, where he is described as […]
Insider Inquiry Inching Closer to a Billionaire
Over the last half-decade, as federal authorities secured dozens of insider trading convictions against hedge fund traders, they have tried doggedly to build a case against one of Wall Street’s most influential players: the billionaire stock picker Steven A. Cohen. On Tuesday, the government appeared to inch closer to that […]
The world won’t end next month, Maya experts insist
Source: ET A screen grab from the movie 2012 based on the Mayan calendar. PHOTO: PUBLICITY MEXICO CITY: Relax doomsayers, the Maya people did not really mark their calendar for the end of the world on December 21, 2012. As tourists book hotels rooms in Mexico’s Maya Riviera and Guatemalan resorts […]
Gaza ceasefire hangs in the balance
by Ruth Pollard Middle East Correspondent The Sydney Morning Herald AS MIDDLE East leaders work with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to broker a ceasefire agreement acceptable to both Israel and Hamas, United Nations ambassadors in New York said the Security Council would hold an open debate on the […]
Burma’s Rohingya minority get attention from Obama’s visit
Source: Toronto Star Author: Olivia Ward For decades, Burma’s Rohingya Muslims have suffered discrimination and harassment, and recently, arson, rape, violent attacks and murder. Dozens have drowned in an effort to escape by sea; others have been pushed back from Bangladesh, or kept in bleak camps where malnutrition is rife. […]