In early spring of 1998 when the torn piece of paper arrived in my mailbox at Goodyear, listing my name and salary alongside those of the three other area managers, my life changed forever. I’d stopped to check my mail, as I’d done every day for 19 years. I flipped […]
Russian TV: Despite continuing pleads to abolish drone strikes in Pakistan, the United States used an unmanned aircraft to target a girls’ school over the weekend, executing four suspected militants […]
In Los Angeles, a Wal-Mart building permit is getting a once-over. In New York, the City Council is investigating a possible land deal with the retailer’s developer in Brooklyn. A state senator in California is pushing for a formal audit of a proposed Wal-Mart in San Diego. And in Boston […]
Credit: Asiatimes: This is in light of the widely-disseminated news over the weekend that the US has deployed its latest generation of stealth bombers at “Iran’s doorway”, possibly in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is in dispute with Tehran over the three islands of Abu Musa, Little Tub and […]
Ahmadiyya Times: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Brazil held it 19th Annual Convention on April 14 and 15 at their Mission House in Petrópolis, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The two-day […]
Everybody has heard about the tragic Trayvon Martin murder. Far fewer, however, are aware of the brutal killing of Shaima Alawadi, an Iraqi-born American citizen and mother of five, in her home near San Diego. There are conflicting reports about the facts of the crime. In some accounts, a note was found […]
By Zunaira Mubasher Satkohi, USA In Pakistan women can legally divorce their husbands. Through the woes of my colleagues, however, I learned about the social stigma associated with divorced women in Pakistan. In an Islamic studies class I learned of the prohibition of female infanticide towards the beginning of […]
Source: Missoulian Aisha Rahman is a American-born Muslim raised in a small town in Tennessee, where her father was a doctor at a small hospital. Her family had emigrated earlier […]
NY Times: THE United States has been narrowly saved from lethal terrorist plots in recent years — or so it has seemed. A would-be suicide bomber was intercepted on his […]
(Reuters) – In the political arena, one side is winning the war on child obesity. The side with the fattest wallets. After aggressive lobbying, Congress declared pizza a vegetable to […]
by Daoud Kuttab “The sudden flurry of visits also came after the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, publicly called on all who can to visit Jerusalem as a statement of solidarity. Abbas said what Faisal Husseini said in this regard, namely that visiting a prisoner doesn’t equate recognition of his jailers….Jerusalemite […]
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/26/a-clash-of-religiosities By Dr Farzana Hassan, The Toronto SUN We are witnessing a resurgent culture of clashing religiosities. The latest religious controversy erupted in Saskatoon when a city councillor recited a Christian prayer at a volunteer appreciation dinner. Ashu Solo, a non-Christian volunteer, felt “excluded.” He has since vowed to complain […]
Russian TV: Week-long demonstrations over a proposed rise in university tuition fees have erupted into violence in Quebec. Police in Montreal clashed with thousands of students who accuse the government […]
Source: The Baltimore Jewish Times By Neil Rubin One of the most traveled intersections in the heavily Jewish Upper Park Heights / Pikeville corridor is now the home to a […]
Source: The New York Times The Obama administration is expected to announce a broad plan on Thursday to foster development of the nation’s “bioeconomy,” including the use of renewable resources and biological manufacturing methods. The National Bioeconomy Blueprint, as the plan is called, discusses a variety of measures and […]
Source: Orangeville Citizen – A Quran Exhibition will be held in the Alton community centre this Saturday, April 28, from 12 noon to 4 p.m Sponsored by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Weston North area, Toronto, the forum is designed to enhance a better understanding of the true teachings of the […]
Source: Simcoe.com – MIDLAND – A Muslim organization will pay another visit to Midland this weekend to tackle misconceptions and answer questions about Islam. Saturday’s information session will tackle the subject of “Sharia: The Misunderstood Islamic Law.” It will take place at the Midland Public Library from noon to 4 […]
Source: Sault Star – An open house to promote religious harmony, dispel misconceptions about Islam and to educate people about the true and peaceful teachings of Islam will take place Saturday at the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library. The Holy Qur’an Open House will be held at the main and […]
Source: Los Angeles Times Author: Carol J. Williams The Oslo courtroom where confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik is on trial offers a look at a tragic outcome of anti-Islamic hostility. […]
Google bosses and Avatar director James Cameron have teamed up to form a company that aims to mine natural resources from asteroids. The project, which will require a massive investment and huge advances in technology, was launched at The Museum of Flight in Seattle. The plan is to use commercially-built […]