Jellyfish species on display
Source: China Daily MONTEREY, California – Giant cylindrical aquariums containing Moon Jellies are seen on display during the preview for the “The Jellies Experience” exhibition at the Monterey Bay Aquarium […]
Examining religion’s role in protecting human rights
cochranetimes.com: By Daniel Austin: More often than not discussions about the major world religions tend to focus on the differences. But for the past six years a conference in Cochrane has […]
$106,000 College Education For Free? Antioch College Waiving Tuition For Students Enrolling In Next 3 Years
Source: Yahoo finance How would you like to go to a private liberal arts college that will give you a full-ride tuition scholarship for four years? Sounds crazy? Actually, I’m serious. Antioch College in Yellow Spring, Ohio, is waiving the tuition for all its students, who enroll in the next three years. How much […]
Canadian professor finds true religion
Published: Mar 30, 2012 00:29 Updated: Mar 30, 2012 00:29 David Roy Woelke, a Canadian English language instructor at King Abdulaziz University, embraced Islam at the World Assembly of Muslim […]
Response to Saudi Grand Mufti’s Call For Destroying Churches
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA’s National Spokesperson, Harris Zafar, is interviewed on Jordan Sekulow radio show regarding the Saudi Grand Mufti’s statement that all churches in Arab peninsula must be destroyed.
Ahmadiyya Islam’s Answer to Saudi Grand Mufti’s edict: Muslims must Defend Churches
Daily Bulletin.Com: By Imam Shamshad A. Nasir: I am very sad to see the state of Islam today, where once again the beautiful message of Islam and the example of the Holy Prophet […]
Thousands march in protest to Florida hearing on Trayvon Martin slaying
Source: US News March 26 Updated at 5:42 p.m. ET: Thousands of people streamed through the streets of Sanford, Fla., on Monday to demand that authorities prosecute the man who […]
Supreme court weighs all-or-nothing on healthcare law
(Reuters) – The Supreme Court opened its final day weighing the fate of President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, considering on Wednesday whether the entire law can stand should the court rule against its centerpiece mandate that most people buy insurance. On this, the third and last day of historic arguments, […]
Exit Americans, enter sectarian strife
Credit: Asia Times: Following the withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq three moths ago, sectarian clashes between Shi’ite and Sunni groups have steadily increased. It’s the perfect environment for al-Qaeda to turn the region into the massive insurgent stronghold it used to be, while accusations mount that Iran is […]
USA/NATO route not likely to open soon.
Credit: Asia Times: By Amir Mir ISLAMABAD – Pakistan opposition parties are moving to block the reopening of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply routes into neighboring Afghanistan ahead of crucial deliberations to set new terms of engagement with the United States. The country’s major right-wing opposition party, led by […]
Pakistan Among World’s Worst Violators of Religious Freedoms
Worthy Christian News: WASHINGTON D.C. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom recommended that the Secretary of State name Pakistan as a Country of Particular Concern in its 2012 Annual Report. […]
Chocolate lovers tend to weigh less
Credit: TOI AP Photo NEW YORK: People who ate chocolate a few times a week or more weighed less than those who rarely indulged, according to a US study involving a thousand people. Researchers said the findings, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, don’t prove that adding a candy […]
Is ‘Year of the Bible’ making Christianity official religion of US?
Russian TV: Are some faiths more ‘legitimate’ than others in the US? The Freedom from Religion Foundation has filed a lawsuit over a State House resolution announcing 2012 as ‘the […]
Muslim open house educates public in Paris
Source: Paris Star – Prejudice can be viewed as part ignorance and part fear. That was Meredith Swanson’s belief as she approached the County of Brant Public Library in Paris on Saturday afternoon to ask some questions and educate herself on the Islam religion. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of […]
India, USA, Israel and Iran: It takes four to tango!
Editor’s note: I have just changed the title. By Fareed Zakaria, CNN India is America’s friend, Israel’s friend and Iran’s friend. Amid all the talk of an Israeli strike on Iran, how is India managing to stay friends with everyone? What in the world is going on? India is being criticized […]
Ex-US Vice-President Dick Cheney has heart transplant
BBC Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney has had a heart transplant and is now recovering in hospital, his office has said. It said the surgery had been carried out on Saturday at the Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia. Mr Cheney, 71, has had heart problems for much of his adult […]
US pays $50,000 for each death in Afghan shooting
Credit: TOI KANDAHAR: The United States has paid $50,000 in compensation for each Afghan killed in the shooting spree attributed to a US soldier in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan official and a community elder said on Sunday. The families of the dead received the money on Saturday at the governor’s […]
Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
NY Times: by Jonathan Haidt: THE RIGHTEOUS MIND You’re smart. You’re liberal. You’re well informed. You think conservatives are narrow-minded. You can’t understand why working-class Americans vote Republican. You figure […]
U.S. Plans No Charges Over Deadly Strike in Pakistan: From Allies to Foes
The New York Times: Erik Schmidt: An American investigation in December found fault with both American and Pakistani troops for the deadly exchange of fire, but noted that the Pakistanis fired […]