NY Times: WASHINGTON — After failing to head off a vote in the United Nations on Thursday that would upgrade the Palestinian Authority’s status, the United States and Israel are looking ahead to how they […]
NY Times: LOS ANGELES — Fuming for two months in a jail cell here, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula has had plenty of time to reconsider the wisdom of making “Innocence of Muslims,” his crude YouTube movie trailer depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a bloodthirsty, philandering thug. Bret Hartman/Reuters Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, who […]
THE ECONOMIST, Beirut. A MOB attacked Alexander Aan even before an Indonesian court in June jailed him for two and a half years for “inciting religious hatred”. His crime was to write “God does not exist” on a Facebook group he had founded for atheists in Minang, a province of […]
Express Tribune: LONDON: A 16-year-old girl is thought to have become the first person to speak from the House of Commons despatch box in the British parliament while wearing a hijab, The […]
Book Review by Atif Munawar Mir of the book “The Dialects of Secularization” What should be the main source of morality and law in a pluralistic world? In pre-modern times, religion was the source of morality and law. The members and leaders of religious societies would consult scriptures when formulating […]
Dawn: Credit Rueters: ISLAMABAD: A new British-based Islamic group plans to meet in Islamabad to issue a religious decree against a Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Pakistani Taliban, accusing her of supporting “occupying” US forces. The move against Malala Yousufzai, 15, is likely to provoke outrage. In the days following […]
Daily Star: By Dominik Lemanski BRITISH-based Muslim extremists want the schoolgirl shot by the Taliban to face a possible death sentence. The radicals will head to the Pakistani capital of Islamabad […]
Russian TV: Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said in statement that it was already worried about a shortfall in medical supplies before the bombardment because of the long standing […]
Source: Record fine, manslaughter charges for BP spill Reuters Photo: U.S. Coast Guard, File. IMAGE: Fire boat crews battle the blazing remnants of the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon, off Louisiana, on April 21, 2010. 1 hr ago By MSN and wire services BP has agreed to pay the largest […]
Source: NY Times op ed By Thomas Friedman ISRAELI friends have been asking me whether a re-elected President Obama will take revenge on Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu for the way he and Sheldon Adelson, his foolhardy financier, openly backed Mitt Romney. My answer to Israelis is this: You should be […]
Washington Post: LAHORE, Pakistan — The young police inspector came to court to present evidence in a beating case. He left with his head and lip bloodied and his uniform torn — assaulted, he said, by a gang of black-suited assailants. The notorious lawyers of Lahore had struck again, police and […]
Nigeria: In Makkah, Nigerian Islamic Scholars Set Differences Aside BY NURUDDEEN M. ABDALLAH, 10 NOVEMBER 2012 Mecca — When renowned Nigerian Islamic scholars converged on the Mount of Arafat and Plains of Muna in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, they set aside their differences and prayed, ate and lived together. Can these […]
Global Post: LONDON, UK — These are strange times for the British far right. As painful austerity fans surges in nationalism that are lifting their European counterparts’ political fortunes, the […]
Dawn: ISLAMABAD: More than a million people have signed a global petition supporting shot Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, UN envoy Gordon Brown said Friday, amid calls for her to be […]
Religious Right is Dead: By Damian Thomson Daily Telegraph: Guys – have a quick puff of your joint before heading down the aisle with your boyfriend. In addition to re-electing […]
Guardian: By Mohammad Hanif: Apparently, Pakistanis don’t need the Taliban to destroy their schools any more – they can do it themselves. Last week, a girls’ high school was set ablaze in […]
Broward Schools’ Diversity Board Meeting Turns Ugly Over Muslim Holidays Proposal (VIDEO, POLL) The Huffington Post | By Christiana Lilly Posted: 11/02/2012 12:16 pm EDT Updated: 11/02/2012 8:29 pm EDT FOLLOW: Islam, Polls, Video, Broward County Schools, Council On American-Islamic Relations, Cair,Fort Lauderdale Tea Party, Islamic Holidays At School, Muslim Broward, Miami News A Broward School District Diversity Committee meeting got ugly Thursday night […]
Foreign Islamic militants worry Syrian rebels but also provide a powerful … Fox News ALEPPO, Syria – The presence of foreign Islamic militants battling Syria’s regime is raising concerns over the possible injection of al-Qaida’s influence into the country’s civil war. Syria’s rebels share some of those misgivings. But they also see in … See all […]
Hajj: Pilgrims Arrive In Mecca Amid Regional Turmoil Huffington Post MECCA, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Millions of pilgrims arrive this week in Mecca for Islam’s annual haj pilgrimage, which starts on Wednesday, with Saudi authorities warning they will stop any disruptive protests over the conflict in Syria. The Grand Mosque … See all […]
by Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch Islamophobic tweets and attacks against foreigners on Facebook, blogs, posters and TV – recent incidents involving politicians and party members have given food for thought as Switzerland prepares to appear before the Human Rights Council. Over the past few months a number of alleged discrimination cases […]