THE ABSOLUTENESS OF THE CERTAINTY OF GOD’S EXISTENCE
Is there a God? Yes. I am as certain that there is a God as I am certain of anything. I am as certain that there is a God as […]
Mad scramble for Afghan exits
Credit: Asia Times: The continuing lull in US-Pakistan relations complicates the Afghan withdrawal process for European forces, with Central Asian routes more expensive and diplomatically complex than the Pakistani link closed over last November’s friendly fire incident. Anger at “negative acts” by US troops is also high among US allies. […]
Atheists don’t own reason
Examining the new atheists’ own “reasonableness” and “internal coherence The Washington Post: By Tom Gilson The new atheists–participants in the contemporary anti-religion movement led by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, the […]
Why American Atheists are advertising to Jews and Muslims
Source: the Guardian American Atheists is an educational organization; we always intended to inform, to make people think. We never avoid being provocative, though that’s not the goal. We have not only a right, but a duty to speak the truth and to be heard. So our recent billboard campaign in Brooklyn and […]
How the German Economy Became a Model
Source: Spiegel Germany:By Thomas Schulz in New York Getty Images It wasn’t so long ago that many viewed Germany’s economic model as outdated and the country as the “sick man of Europe.” These days, however, even the Americans have come to praise parts of it, though they still doubt whether […]
Unstoppable legacy of the ‘war on terror’
Credit: Asia Times: By Karen J Greenberg You might think the United States was entering the end of the 9/11 era. Think again. What we in fact have is a national security state wedded to a “war on terror” growing ever-more obsessed with secrecy and ever-more repressive in a world […]
Muslim group to hold local open house on Shari’a law
Source: Kincardine News – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada is once again coming to Kincardine to teach the community about Islam, this time regarding the “misunderstood” Sharia law. National executive director Rizwan Rabbani said the information session is meant to “promote religious harmony dispel misconceptions about Islam and […]
Shari’a ” The misunderstood Islamic Law” Openhouse in Paris
Source: Paris Star – Paris will welcome back the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada (AMYA) this weekend for another afternoon of informative lessons on the Islam religion. The County of Brant Public Library Paris branch will host the group of Muslim youth on Saturday, March 24, 2012 from noon […]
Religion or science: That is not the question: Or is it? and only Ahmadiyya Islam has the Answer
Express Tribune: by Danish Shah: The argument begins with this question: why should science and religion be kept separate? The answer depends on what you believe; however, let me present […]
Afghanistan and the Long War
Credit Stratfor: By George Friedman The war in Afghanistan has been under way for more than 10 years. It has not been the only war fought during this time; for seven of those years another, larger war was waged in Iraq, and smaller conflicts were under way in a number […]
Tornado Hits San Antonio as Severe Weather Rattles South and Midwest
Source: Yahoo News Severe weather hammered the Midwest and South from Minnesota to Texas including a tornado that touched down in San Antonio, where at least 50 homes were damaged or destroyed. Residents across this broad region were bracing for flooding Tuesday after the severe weather brought heavy rain and […]
U.S. War Game Sees Perils of Israeli Strike on Iran
NY Times: The officials said the so-called war game was not designed as a rehearsal for American military action — and they emphasized that the exercise’s results were not the […]
Drones at Issue as U.S. Rebuilds Ties to Pakistan
NewYork Times; By DECLAN WALSH: Making up is never easy. But as Pakistan and the United States try to restart their troubled relationship after a year of spectacular crises, the difference […]
Forget the Money, Follow the Sacredness
Source: The New York Times Author: Jonathan Haidt In the film version of “All the President’s Men,” when Robert Redford, playing the journalist Bob Woodward, is struggling to unravel the […]
New York Times Says Running Pam Geller’s Anti-Islam Ad Could Put Lives In Danger
The New York Times found itself at the center of a controversy on Thursday over its refusal to immediately run an anti-Islam ad. Fox News and the Daily Caller ran stories questioning whether the Times‘ decision to indefinitely delay publishing ad was a sign the paper had a religious double-standard. The articles note that the Times previously ran an […]
Muslim men tour community to allay concerns about Islam, Qu’ran
Source: North Battleford Daily News – About eight Muslim men held an Open House at the North Battleford Library Wednesday afternoon to dispel what they say are myths about Islam and the Holy Qu’ran, the Islamic Bible. Banners outlining various aspects of the Qu’ran were set up in the library’s […]
Children of Abraham: Event invites people of all faiths to gather as family
On March 29, Muslims, Jews and Christians will gather in Lincoln’s Westminster Presbyterian Church for food and fellowship. The event, Children of Abraham: A Family Gathering, will be Lincoln’s first […]
Seeking social peace together
By Scott Neil Coming together in a spirit of cooperation and collaboration to achieve social peace, and promoting a God-centric life, were messages that stood out at a peace symposium […]
In America, TV watches you: CIA to spy on people through household items
Russian TV: With a growing number of ‘smart gadgets,’ spying on homes may start to become much easier. In fact, CIA Chief David Petraeus admitted that Americans were effectively bugging […]