Vertical skydiving world record broken in Illinois
Published – Aug 04 2012 07:20AM EST ANDREA THOMAS, Associated Press OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) — Falling at speeds of up to 220 mph, a group of nearly 140 skydivers shattered […]
Philosopher Martha Nussbaum takes aim at anti-Muslim intolerance
Nussbaum finds the European and American discourse on the related topics of immigration, integration, hijab, niqab, sharia law, minarets and mosques, including the “Ground Zero mosque,” to be mostly ignorant, […]
Religious diversity of Asian Americans; One in ten are Hindu
Survey highlights religious diversity of Asian Americans; One in ten are Hindu About one in ten Asian Americans are Hindu (10%), and they mostly adopt aspects of America’s predominantly Christian […]
Earth to Mars rover, Curiosity: Have you landed? – Extreme Engineering Put To Test
Curosity’s Seven Minutes of Terror On Sunday night, millions of miles away, a nail-biter of a landing will be executed—or not—on Mars. The Mars rover, Curiosity, which has been traveling to the distant planet for the past eight-and-a-half months, will land on the red planet by remote control. To stick the […]
Christian, Muslim men of faith had much in common: Messages of Faith
The Christian apostle Paul (Saul of Tarsus) and Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim ruler after the death of Prophet Muhammad, were both great men of faith who etched their influence on their respective religions. In his commentary on Paul, Luke Timothy Johnson, a professor at Emory University, said: “Paul […]
Saudi students to establish Islamic center in the Murray State University
RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Saturday 4 August 2012 Saudi students at Murray State University in Kentucky have received a license to establish an Islamic center where they can organize cultural and […]
Sacrifice is a common feature among fast-growing faiths Ramadan highlights religions that require sacrifice — a feature of fast-growing faiths
By Matthew Brown, Deseret News WEST VALLEY CITY — On Aug. 19, Mohmmad Jbailat will have fasted for 29 days, a pillar of his Islamic faith and an opportunity to […]
Obama brings Erdogan into bat
Credit: Asia Times The image the White House used to illustrate United States President Barack Obama’s phone call to Recep Tayyip Erdogan conveyed a simple but blunt message, according to the Turkish press: “Whack Bashar, Erdogan Bey”. However, in helping overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Turkish prime minister is […]
Head scarf clearance for Saudi jukoda neither ‘a victory nor a defeat’
Source: Globe and Mail The Olympic clash of cultures – Muslim tradition versus judo tradition – went to the fundamentalist Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s as female judo fighter Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani will fight in Friday’s heavyweight match wearing a head scarf or hijab. But the main Imam of […]
30 mosques in 30 days: a Ramadan project
Source: Toronto Star Himy Syed has set himself some lofty goals this Ramadan: to break fast at 30 mosques in the GTA over 30 days and not gain any weight in the process. It helps that he gets to most of his destinations by bike. Already, over the course of […]
U.S. releases Religious Freedom Report 2011
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom either alone or in community with others […]
UN Assembly to vote on harsh Syria resolution
Russian TV: A non-binding draft resolution on Syria pushed by several Arab states is about to be put to vote at the UN General Assembly. Russia has already announced that […]
Ramadan a time to refine, renew faith.
Source: Northumbeland Today – July 21 marked the beginning of the Holiest month for Muslims, the month of Ramadan. The month of Ramadan predates Islam itself. Even prior to the advent of Islam, the month of Ramadan was considered holy, sacred and a source of peace. According to the lunar […]
Young Ahmadi (22 year old) killed- Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi ra ji oon
Source: CBC News, CityTv At 11:50 p.m. on Wednesday, police responded to a weapons call on Colombo Crescent, near Jane Street and Teston Road. Police say that an altercation had occurred, which resulted in two victims — a 22-year-old man and a 27-year-old man —suffering stab wounds. The two men […]
Interfaith: Fasting Separately, Breaking The Fast Together
Source: The Jewish Week After sundown on Sunday, at the end of the day-long Tisha b’Av fast that commemorates the destruction of the Holy Temples in ancient Jerusalem, the more […]
A Catholic said: What Arranged Marriages Taught Me About Love
by Jennifer Fulwiler – National Catholic Register I remember the first time I found out that one of my friends had an arranged marriage. I was at a work function and struck up a conversation with a coworker in which I asked him how he and his wife met. When […]
Obama authorizes covert US support for Syrian rebels
RT: US President Barack Obama has signed a secret order allowing the CIA and other American agencies to support rebels seeking to overthrow the Assad regime, a US government source told Reuters. Obama reportedly gave the order, known as an intelligence “finding”, earlier this year. The presidential finding also provides […]
Did Washington Kill Its Favourite Saudi Prince, Bandar Bush?
Saman Mohammadi Infowars.com August 1, 2012 Following unofficial reports by Voltaire Network that Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia was assassinated on July 26, analysts pointed to the government of Syria […]
Hell and al-Qaeda descend on Syria
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/07/31/hell-and-al-qaida-descend-on-syria Tarek Fatah, Toronto Sun Who would have thought a Canadian mother of two would leave her children behind and join the international jihad unfolding in Syria? Meet Thwaiba Kanafani. She left the comforts of her apartment in downtown Toronto, soon to appear in a YouTube video dressed in camouflaged […]
Islam in Brazil
By Diana Rojas. In the year 2000, Islam had about 27, 239 followers in Brazil, according to the census by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). In the census, the IBGE did not allocate a specific category to Islam, but instead included it in the category of “other […]