Americas

The heart of the problem

source. TOI on Line Just as the witticism in American politics today is that the intellectually challenged Tea Party activists are pitted against the snobbish Coffee House elites, a witticism for the current Indian situation is that ‘Anna’ Hazare is taking on what we might call the ‘Rupaiah’ politicians and […]

Irene is God’s message for Washington

Source: Dailytimes MIAMI: For Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, Hurricane Irene and last week’s earthquake in the eastern United States were a message from God that Washington needs to change its policies. Even as Irene was beginning its raking course up the East Coast over the weekend, which killed 21 […]

Who funds Muslim-baiting in the US?

Source: Aljazeera English A new report details how a small group of donors and ‘intellectuals’ have pushed Islamophobia into the mainstream. It has been just about a decade since Islamophobia exploded in this country. That was of moment that the World Trade Center and Pentagon were hit by al Qaeda […]

The true victims of religious extremism

Source:dawn.com In many fundamentalist religious movements – be it in the US, Europe or on anywhere else—it always boils down to owning the women or changing their status equivalent to a piece of chattel. Polygamist Warren Jeffs (C) is flanked by Las Vegas Metro Police SWAT officers during an extradition hearing […]

George W Obama?

Source: asiatimes on line. A close look at Barack Obama’s advisers – the saved and the sacked – shows just how the president has created an airless world of conventional comforters around him and so doomed his presidency to repeating that of his predecessor, George W Bush. It’s an atmosphere […]

Beck’s Holy Land Crusade

A voice of Christian Zionists in the U.S., Beck is staging a rally in Jerusalem this week to “restore courage,” specifically the courage of ordinary Americans to publicly champion Israel. At a time when the Israeli government is feeling especially besieged—by armed attacks, a Palestinian initiative at the U.N., and […]

Baby boomers expected to spend in pursuit of youth

The Associated Press NEW YORK — Baby boomers heading into what used to be called retirement age are providing a 70 million-member strong market for legions of companies, entrepreneurs and cosmetic surgeons eager to capitalize on their “forever young” mindset, whether it’s through wrinkle creams, face-lifts or workout regimens. YOUTH […]

Islamic group preaches love rather than hatred

Source / Courtesy: The Beacon Herald. By Rita Marshall. When Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at members knocked on Stratford doors this past winter, most residents wanted to know more about “jihad.” Noman Khalil, part of Ahmadiyya’s youth association faith outreach program, said jihad refers to an internal struggle to be just. “That’s the […]