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 […]
US President Barack Obama has reportedly signed a secret order, authorizing more support for rebels fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. The decree broadly permits the CIA and other US agencies to aid militants in Syria against the country’s army, Reuters quoted informed sources as saying on Wednesday. The […]
Source: Stratfor: By Scott Stewart The unraveling of the al Assad regime in Syria will produce many geopolitical consequences. One potential consequence has garnered a great deal of media attention in recent days: the possibility of the regime losing control of its chemical weapons stockpile. In an interview aired July […]
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When Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip fatally shot the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, archduke Franz Ferdinand, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914, the assassination is seen as the event that […]
Source: BBC Mitt Romney has been accused of racism for suggesting to Jewish donors that “culture” might explain Palestinians’ income inferiority to Israel. A senior Palestinian aide said the Republican […]
Romney angers Palestinians with pro-Israel comment, suggests inferiority to Israelis Associated Press: JERUSALEM — Mitt Romney’s campaign stop in Israel left behind furious Palestinians charging that the Republican presidential candidate […]
Credit: Dawn.Com People professing different faiths — Illustration by Faraz Aamer Khan People professing different faiths — Illustration by Faraz Aamer Khan BEIJING: China criticized the US for its annual report on global religious freedom Tuesday, calling it a political tool based on groundless accusations that displayed Washington’s arrogance and […]
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, […]