Los Angeles Times: American conservatives are deeply divided about Thomas Jefferson. His Democratic-Republican Party embraced many bedrock conservative principles, favoring states’ rights, opposing attempts by the Federalists to strengthen the federal government […]
Credit: CNN Belief Blog via Wasim Saroya: By Dan Merica, CNN Washington (CNN) – A major American Muslim group is embarking on a national campaign Friday to clarify a word it says has been given a bad name by recent global and domestic politics: Sharia. The Islamic Circle of North […]
Stratfor analysts did not believe that Osama bin Laden was buried at sea, according to Stratfor emails leaked by WikiLeaks. At 5:26 a.m. on May 2, the morning after Barack Obama announced the successful raid on bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound, Stratfor CEO George Friedman sent an email with the subject “[alpha] OBL” that […]
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=bestoftv/2012/03/01/ac-harrisburg-illinois-mayor-tornado.cnn (CNN) — Weary residents may get some good news Thursday as the monster storm system that already battered many Midwestern states and caused a dozen deaths is expected to weaken. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center downgraded its outlook for severe weather from moderate to slight over the […]
Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | US Desk Source/Credit: The Guggington Post | Gadling Blog By Chris Owen | February 28, 2012 Humanity First works to assist people affected by natural disasters, war, […]
Credit:Stratfor: The United States imposed sanctions on Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security on Thursday, while semi-official state media reported that a political official of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) had again threatened that Iran will attempt to close the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, however, the […]
In this incredible capture by Dmitry Moiseenko, we look down the jaw-dropping Dragon Falls in Venezuela. Known locally as Churun Meru, it’s apparently about 10 km south of Angel Falls in […]
Source: The Christian Science Monitor By Reza Aslan and Harris Zafar / February 29, 2012 There are those who would have you believe that Islamic law, or sharia, is taking over America. […]
By Jason Horowitz, Published: February 28 On Dec. 25, 1964, as Mitt Romney enjoyed his last Christmas break as a high school student in Michigan, two Mormon missionaries visited Darius Gray in Colorado […]
Credit:Asiatimes BY:- Pepe Escoba Qatar and the House of Saud have been weaponizing the Free Syrian Army for months now, while Washington sticks with the “lead from behind” plot twist. Try arguing that arming Shi’ites in Saudi Arabia’s eastern province or pro-democracy protesters in Bahrain is also a “very good […]
By Emily Chung, CBC News A new study gives new meaning to the word “classy” — it turns out wealthier, better educated, more successful people have a greater tendency to […]
Russian TV: It was a kindergarten class piece of art that Jessie Sansone probably won’t want to hang on the refrigerator anytime soon. After Jesse Sansone’s 4-year-old daughter drew a […]
NY Times: The counterman at the Jordan Halal Restaurant, a greasy spoon of a greasy spoon on South Orange Avenue, tossed up his hands as I pulled out my press […]
Source: BBC Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), one of the world’s top-rated universities, has announced its first free course which can be studied and assessed completely online. An electronics course, […]
Washington Post: By Lisa Miller, Published: February 24 Last week, the Christianity police, in the persons of Rick Santorum andFranklin Graham, came forward to discredit the president’s religious beliefs. First, Santorum called President Obama’s […]
Source: Huffington Post By Qasim Rashid The anti-Muslim base in America is no stranger to promoting misinformation about Islam, Muslims and even President Obama. During Franklin Graham’s Feb. 21 “Morning […]
Source: USA TODAY Author: Aamer Madhani The White House defended President Obama’s apology to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the burning of Qurans in Afghanistan in the face of criticism […]
Source: World Muslim Congress. Thanks to ya’ll for the extensive responses on the topic. Most of us agree on certain basics, some don’t, and it is time to close with the following notes and move on: 1. Whether the Pakistani right wingers believe Ahmadies are Muslims or not, they need […]
Tea with Simon Critchley: The Separation of Church and State Is Impossible The New Yorker (blog) February 15, 2012: by Rollo Romig “Religion is the basis and Foundation of Government.” That’s […]
Businessinsider.com: It is almost surprising that the concept of slavery is very foreign to those living in the developed world, especially the U.S., since it was extensively practiced as recently […]