NY Times: Grinning for the camera, the suicide bomber fondly patted his truckload of explosives. “We will defeat these crusader pigs as they have invaded our land,” he declared as […]
By Ryan Strom The Daily Star Lebanon The holiest month of the Islamic year, Ramadan, began Friday, July 20. This Ramadan, many Muslims are looking at a new dimension of the month – our impact on the earth. This is particularly important as we learn more about the effects of […]
The Daily Star Lebanon Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is seen on board his charter plane in Tel Aviv, Israel as he travels to Poland, Monday, […]
Dawn: In Pakistan, the Constitution and other laws and policies restrict religious freedom and the government enforced these restrictions, says a US State Department report released on Monday. The report, […]
RT It’s more than just stockpiling surveillance drones to spy on US citizens: the United States Army is attempting to procure an arsenal of riot gear in case the military must go toe-to-toe with civilians on US soil. A solicitation for weapons posted on the official government website for federal business opportunities […]
RT: Israeli officials are denying reports that the White House has provided them with a contingency plan in case of a showdown with Iran. Nevertheless, the head of America’s Defense Department is gearing up for a week of talks in the Middle East. US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is overseas […]
Credit: NY Times. ASPEN, Colo. — Tensions flared between the United States and Pakistanon Friday, as two top officials traded accusations of doing too little to combat Taliban sanctuaries in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The tart exchange between the officials, Douglas E. Lute, President Obama’s top adviser on Afghanistan and Pakistan, […]
Credit: Spiegel Germany REUTERS Republican contender Mitt Romney heads to Poland on Monday, the last stop of an overseas tour that has already taken him to England and Israel. So far, German newspapers have not been impressed with his performance, citing embarrassing verbal blunders and superficial political posturing. In addition […]
BY Maryam Shah, TORONTO SUN The first time Ann, 69, heard the azaan, or call to prayer, it was on one of her three trips to Egypt. “Of course, it did something different to me than it would to someone else,” she recalled. “I found it very spiritual in the content.” […]
http://www.thestar.com/videozone/embed/1234056 Source: Toronto Star WASHINGTON—A young man talking on a cellphone meanders along the edge of a lonely train platform at night. Suddenly he stumbles, loses his balance and pitches over the side, landing head first on the tracks. Fortunately there were no trains approaching the Philadelphia-area station at that […]
Tel Aviv denies briefing from Washington but Romney stresses Tehran’s nuclear programme threat By Layelle Saad, GCC GULF NEWS Dubai: A top US security official has briefed Israel on plans for a possible attack on Iran, according to a report published in the Haaretz daily. According to the Israeli newspaper, […]
Toronto Sun: When Zakria Nasrullah Khan heard the third gunshot, he realized it wasn’t a tire bursting or a car backfiring. It was two men shooting at him and his mosque, […]
CBC: Standing on Israeli soil, U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Sunday declared Jerusalem to be the capital of the Jewish state and said the United States has “a solemn duty and a moral imperative” to block Iran from achieving nuclear weapons capability. “Make no mistake, the ayatollahs in Iran […]
A MISSISSIPPI couple was told by a pastor that they could not get married at their church because they were black. Source: NEWS.COM.AU From correspondents in Mississippi AFP Pastor Stan […]
Russian TV: While US politicians boast strong ties with Israel, CIA officials suggest Israel is one of its biggest counter-intelligence threats. With spyware that rivals that of American agencies, it […]
Pakalert: Recent storms in my own area reminded me that power outages resulting in a grid down can happen anytime, to anybody, anywhere. Some outages are planned, some are the […]
Source: Huffington Post Author: Eliza Wood Are Mormons any closer to Christians than Muslims? Short answer: no. Long answer goes something like this: As the media shapes our understanding of the Mormon faith, now that we Americans consider electing our first Mormon presidential candidate (Mitt Romney), it might be wise for […]
By James Rainey LOS ANGELES TIMES July 27, 2012, President Obama is struggling to get to 50% — not just of voters in November — but of Americans, at any time, who will recognize that he is a Christian. The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life released […]
PARIS, TEXAS — This charming, droopy city needed new fire trucks not long ago, but, like many American municipalities today, couldn’t necessarily afford them. The mayor, a small-government Republican, dithered: […]
by Avi Spiegel, co-authered by Adina Bathzniki, HUFFINGTON POST Imagine this scenario: a group of women in southern California ask their local YMCA for an extra swim class. The YMCA would have to stay open a bit later than usual, but it happily obliges. It is summer, and the women, […]