A morally wrong notion of rights
Source: New Straits Times: ‘NO’ TO BLASPHEMY: Attacks on things held dear by all faiths are repugnant and merit restraint by law No society on earth can function, and no […]
Army colonel threatens to sue top general for ‘concealing truth about Islam’
RT: A US Army colonel who was suspended from a top military college for teaching an anti-Islamic course is threatening to sue America’s top general for “violating academic freedom” and “caving in to Islam.” Lt. Col. Matthew Dooley’s attorneys have put Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin […]
Why Muslims hate America
Author: Qasim Rashid Source: Washington Post Many of age Americans remember Sept. 11, 2001—a day we justly cried out for freedom, free speech, and democracy. Fewer, however, remember Sept. 11, 1973 when America backed dictator Augusto Pinochet’s forces to overthrow and kill Chile’s democratically elected President Salvador Allende. […]
Actress from anti-Muslim movie sues director, Google
The Jewish Light: (JTA) — An actress who was featured in the controversial anti-Muslim film “Innocence of Muslims” has sued the film’s director, as well as Google and YouTube. ………… The lawsuit would require Google to take down the trailer from YouTube, which is owned by Google. Garcia said in […]
Anti-Islamic advertisements to hit NYC
Russian TV: Anti-Islamic advertisements will go up across New York City’s subway system next week after a federal judge ruled that the city’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority could not legally refuse to host the signs on the basis of “demeaning” language. As early as next Monday, ten NYC subway stations will […]
Aid at America’s front lines
By Pete Troilo DEVEX.COM If you don’t believe foreign aid is a critical factor in the U.S. foreign policy calculus, recent events and headlines should make you think again. This […]
What’s the Ahmadiyya View on the Movie, plus new perspective who gains
What Ahmadis are doing about the Anti-Islam Movie ? Several people including my Zere-Tabligh in Kashmir and a CAIR official who writes on Muslim issues asked me what Ahmadis are doing about it? Ahmadis condemn all forms of attacks and derogatory remarks about the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and the blessings of […]
Anti-Islamic advertisements to hit NYC
RT: Anti-Islamic advertisements will go up across New York City’s subway system next week after a federal judge ruled that the city’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority could not legally refuse to host the signs on the basis of “demeaning” language. As early as next Monday, ten NYC subway stations will showcase […]
Muslims: Don’t Confront Violence With Silence
Source: Express Tribune and Huffington Post By: Dr. Faheem Younus Sir, it was 1995, North Medical Ward of Lahore’s Mayo Hospital, where you famously said in your English-Punjabi accent, “Putter ji, batti uthay balo, jithay hanaira howay” (Son, light a candle where it’s dark). You didn’t want your students to […]
The sad truth about U.S. attitude towards Palestinians
By DAOUD KUTTAB Thursday, 20 September 2012 For the second time in less than three months, the leader of a major U.S. party stereotypes Palestinians in racists and anti-peace terms. The revelation of Mitt Romney’s foreign policy attitude when it comes to the Palestinians sheds light on the gap between […]
U.N. chief says anti-Islam filmmaker abused freedom of expression
Reters – UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday the maker of an anti-Islam film that triggered violent protests across the Muslim world abused his right […]
Another response by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Ahmadiyya Muslims Community response to the Anti-Islamic Film & Its Protesting The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, California, wholly and unconditionally condemns the attacks on the U.S. staff and facilities in Libya and Egypt. This past Tuesday night, an armed mob stormed the U.S. Consulate in the city of Benghazi, setting it ablaze and killing […]
Income Inequality Is Worse Now Than It Was During Slavery
Businessinsider.com: Here’s a finding that would have made for great occupy sign last year: American income inequality may be more severe today than it was way back in 1774 — even if you factor in slavery. That stat’s not actually as crazy (or demoralizing) as it sounds, but it might […]
Dark Cloud on the Horizon – Moral Relativism
By Paul Kokoski The Western world is increasingly succumbing to the prejudice of “political correctness”. More and more we live in a time and situation where pluralism and tolerance are, irreconcilable with absolute truth, the highest values. Laws are constantly being changed or newly introduced in order to satisfy the […]
USAID booted out of Russia
Wed Sep 19, 2012 PRESSTV.COM The US Agency for International Development (USAID) says it is withdrawing from Russia after Moscow decided to call a halt to the agency’s work in the country. “The United States recently received the Russian government’s decision to end USAID activities in the Russian Federation,” US […]
US 2012 – Mitt Romney’s Middle East views revealed
18 September 2012 A second secret video clip has emerged of remarks by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, saying the Palestinians are committed to Israel’s destruction. He tells donors the Middle East will “remain an unsolved problem… and we kick the ball down the field”. The video is from the […]
Letter to Editor – San Francisco Chronicle
NOTE: When Jay Jason from San Francisco editorial team called me yesterday for verification before printing this, we had a little chit chat about my Muslim News. Then it occurred to me that I had left out our famous slogan “Love for All and Hatred for None.” I requested Jason to […]
Catholics Then, Muslims Now: A Case against Islamophobia
Source: NY Times By DOUG SAUNDERS Published: September 17, 2012 THE short, crude anti-Muslim video that sparked a wave of violent protests across the Middle East did not emerge from an obscure pocket of extremism; it is the latest in a string of anti-Muslim outbursts in the United States. In […]
An Enigma in the Mortgage Market That Elevates Rates
Imagine a 30-year mortgage on which you only pay 2.8 percent in interest a year. Such a mortgage could already exist, but something in the banking system is holding it back. And right now, few agree on what that “something” is. Getting to the bottom of this enigma could help […]
Al-Qaida calls for attacks on US diplomats
Source: TOI The group urged Muslims to pull down and burn American flags at embassies, and kill or expel American diplomats to “purge our land of their filth in revenge for the honor of the Prophet.” CAIRO: Al-Qaida’s branch in North Africa on Tuesday called for attacks on US diplomats […]