Eid Al-Fitr 2012: A Celebration At The End Of Ramadan
Source: The Huffington Post | By Jahnabi Barooah One of the most joyous days in the Islamic calendar, Eid al-Fitr, also known as Eid ul-Fitr or Eid, is a celebration that marks the end […]
Don’t worry people, there is no Muslim Tide
Source: National Post Author: Chris Selley Canadian journalist Doug Saunders’ new book, The Myth of the Muslim Tide (Knopf), promises and delivers an impartial examination of the notion that Muslim immigration […]
China treating Barack Obama as a doormat: Paul Ryan
Credit:TOI WASHINGTON: Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan has accused President Barack Obama of allowing China to treat him like a “doormat” and failing to stop its economic cheating. “They (China) steal our intellectual property rights. They block access to their markets. They manipulate their currency. President Obama promised he would […]
What Potatoes Say about the State of US Democracy?
The debate in the US Congress last winter over whether potatoes should be curbed in school lunches is emblematic of the modern-day crisis in US governance. Lobbyists and other powerful interest groups dominate the tenor of the debate. Unsurprisingly, most Americans have lost confidence in their leaders. More:
Time, CNN reinstate Zakaria after plagiarism review
Rueters: Time magazine and CNN said on Thursday they were reinstating journalist Fareed Zakaria after suspending him last week for plagiarism. Time said in a statement that it believed Zakaria […]
Israel and Islam: What impact do they have in America?
Authors, legal experts and ministers will come together on Sept. 11 in Tulsa to discuss in detail the impact that the nation of Israel and the Islamic movement will have on the future of America. It’s all a part of the Israel & Islam conference on Sept. 11 at Oaks […]
Jury says Muslim hotel owner discriminated
The Associated Press The Sacramento Bee SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A Muslim hotel owner discriminated against a Jewish group during a Southern California poolside charity event by ordering removal of […]
Is every human life sacred and When are drone killings illegal?
Editor’s note: I have modified the title of CNN news a little and chosen the picture above. Let us remember our Old Testament: Thou shall not kill! To examine the […]
Washington Post Apologizes to Farid Zakaria and issues a Correction
Washington Post: Correction: This article incorrectly states that in his 2008 book, “The Post-American World,” Fareed Zakaria failed to cite the source of a quotation taken from another book. In fact, […]
Israel pushes US to share red-line on Iran
Credit: Asia Times By Gareth Porter WASHINGTON – Two recent interviews apparently given by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak provide evidence that the new wave of reports in the Israeli press about a possible Israeli attack on Iran is a means by which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Barak hope […]
Miracle in Joplin: $250,000 Raised to Replace Burned Mosque
Huff Post: Randy Turner. Sometime on the night of Aug. 2, the goal of $250,000 to rebuild the Joplin Islamic Society mosque, which was destroyed by a fire Monday morning, was met — and the money keeps pouring in. After a tornado that destroyed one-third of the city and left 161 people […]
Diversity Of Islam Highlighted
Huff Post: WASHINGTON (RNS) Nearly all Muslims can agree on the basic beliefs of Islam: There is one God, Muhammad is God’s prophet, Muslims should fast during the holy month of Ramadan and give alms to the poor. Yet beyond these central pillars of the faith, Muslims worldwide vastly differ […]
CNN: Islamic sect has appealing message for U.S. politicians but has global enemies
By Dan Merica, CNN Washington (CNN) – You’ve almost certainly never heard of him, but Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad drew some serious star power at a recent Capitol Hill reception […]
Popular anti-Muslim myths busted in new book
• Myth: Islam breeds terrorism. In fact, terrorists tend to be non-faithful individuals (many using drugs, alcohol and prostitutes), who are drawn to radical peer groups for political or personal […]
Mortgage probe could lead to action soon
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — A joint federal and state probe into mortgage-backed securities fraud is close to “significant action,” with a possible announcement in coming weeks or months, according to a source familiar with the probe. Despite last week’s announcement that the Department of Justice was closing a criminal investigation […]
The Real Reason Israel Wants To Strike Iran Before The US Election: CIA Analyst
Businessinsider.com: For months senior Israeli officials have said the “window of opportunity” for attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities is “before the U.S. presidential election in November” because Iran’s nuclear facilities will soon […]
Kosher atheists? Leave God, keep the Rules?
Washington Post: I would argue that both Emanuel and Boteach stand on wobbly ground, for the Jewish tradition also presupposes a belief in a supernatural God who, in the Torah, […]
Enjoy 3rd World War on Video!
Credit: Zafarullah Khan-Germany. Click HERE for the video.
The Story of Mother Who Lost Her Daughter
Source: CNN Author: Amanda Enayati The first thing I do when I arrive in D.C. is lose my kid. Our plane has just landed at Reagan National Airport. My children […]
Imagine flying from New York to London in under an hour
Credit: CNN Perhaps Han Solo said it best in Star Wars when, describing his hyper-fast smuggling spaceship the Millennium Falcon, he said, “It may not look like much, but it’s got it where it counts.” While the Air Force might take exception to being likened to the Falcon, in reality […]