The head of the American military has stated that the worst possible outcome of the Syrian civil war would be an “unstable state with all the risks that involves”. General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff in the US, pointedly avoided repeating the demands by David […]
Guardian: An Israeli attack on Iran would delay but probably not stop its nuclear programme, the most senior US military officer has claimed. General Martin Dempsey reinforced Washington’s opposition to unilateral Israelmilitary action as he made clear that US military chiefs were equally wary of getting ensnared in Syria. In common with Nato’s supreme commander, US […]
Source: The Washington Post By Faheem Younus The straw man of the famous post-Sept. 11 slogan, “Not every Muslim is a terrorist but every terrorist is a Muslim” was debunked […]
Source of Data: The Globe and Mail Myth #1: The Muslim population in the West is growing fast and will soon become a majority in Europe – and a major […]
The National Post: Arguing that it is “biased” for his children to be given free Gideon Bibles in class but not free atheist literature, an Ontario father is launching a human rights case that aims to drive the Gideons out of the province’s public schools. “I don’t think 10-year-old kids […]
The Express Tribune What makes a good Muslim By Tazeen Javed Published: August 27, 2012 The writer is an Islamabad-based freelance communications consultant. She tweets @tazeen and blogs at http://tazeen-tazeen.blogspot.com In Pakistan, there are many Islamic sects with multiple factions in these sects. While some people have started to question […]
Credit: Atimes Ann Romney’s disappointing speech may not be the last disappointment she delivers. Even if she had delivered her words with perfect execution, the decision to feature Mitt Romney’s spouse underscores parts of the presidential candidate’s story and platform that may harm the campaign. More:
Credit: Jakarta Globe. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sets off Thursday on a sweeping Asia tour from a rising China to tiny island states as her outspoken role on the region’s hotspots raises hackles in Beijing. In the midst of a US presidential campaign, the former candidate is expected […]
Afifa Jabeen Quraishi ARABNEWS Wednesday 29 August 2012 The first scene of a movie inspired by the book If I Should Speak by Riyadh-based American novelist Umm Zakiyyah is complete […]
KIMBERLY DOZIER | AP ARABNEWS Wednesday 29 August 2012 WASHINGTON: A firsthand account of the commando raid by US Navy SEALs that killed Osama Bin Laden contradicts previous accounts by […]
President Obama has managed to avoid war with Iran, but his wars still could come back to haunt him, Andrew Levine, a scholar at a Washington think tank told RT, exposing the pitfalls of the US electoral system and Obama’s term in the White House. RT: You contributed to a book […]
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/28/muslim-brotherhoods-prima-donna Muslim Brotherhood’s prima donna- By Tarek Fatah First posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 06:48 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 06:51 PM EDT Guess who’s coming to Canada? It’s none other than the prima donna of the world Islamist movement, the grandson of the founder of the […]
By PAUL KOKOSKI Bishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979), one of the most remarkable Americans of the 20th century once remarked: “Unless souls are saved, nothing is saved; there can be no world peace unless there is soul peace.” One of the most common words spoken in the world today is […]
By Neil Sands (AFP) AVARUA, Cook Islands (AFP) ― U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to make a rare foray to the South Pacific this week, in a […]
RT: A group of US soldiers planning to take over their base, blow up targets around the country, wrest control of the government and kill the president – it could be a Hollywood blockbuster, but it’s a developing story in the southern state of Georgia. Four US Army soldiers from […]
A notary in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo has sparked controversy by accepting a civil union between three people. Public Notary Claudia do Nascimento Domingues has said the man and two women should be entitled to family rights. She says there is nothing in law to prevent such an […]
(Reuters) – U.S. single-family home prices gained for the fifth month in a row in June, a fresh sign of improvement in the housing market, a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday. The S&P/Case Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan areas gained 0.9 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis, topping […]
Credit CNN via Wasim Sroya of Selvenia. Editor’s note: Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is chairman of the Cordoba Initiative, one of the key figures in the plan for an Islamic center near ground zero, and author of “Moving the Mountain: Beyond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in […]
U.S. troops tried to burn about 500 copies of the Koran as part of a badly bungled security sweep at an Afghan prison in February, despite repeated warnings from Afghan […]
RT: As the US government deports tens of thousands of immigrants, children are increasingly watching their parents handcuffed and dragged away as they get handed to social workers and denied contact with their broken up families. Nearly 45,000 parents who were illegally in the US were deported in the first […]