ISLAMBAD: As the country remains torn over minority persecution in the name of blasphemy, Islamic groups including Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) and Khatm-e-Nabuwwat, in an unprecedented and surprising move, came out on Monday and publicly denunciated the arrest of a young girl for allegedly burning a Noorani Quaida, reports guardian.co.uk. The All Pakistan […]
Express Tribune: The Sindh provincial government has moved a step closer to ensuring minority places of worship are protected from the tentacles of the “land mafia”. “Religious buildings are only […]
Global Post: In the US this week, the brouhaha over Rep. Todd Akin’s remarks about “legitimate rape” touched on the hot-button issues of individual freedom, government intervention, party politics and […]
SOURCE: SPIEGEL.DE He extols the virtues of poverty and humility, but the German bishop of Limburg enjoys first-class flights and a luxurious new living complex. As the truth comes out […]
Malik Siraj Akbar Editor in Chief, ‘The Baloch Hal’; Author; Contributing Writer Who Benefits From Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law Christianity , Islam , Pakistan , Pakistan Blasphemy Law , Rimsha Masih , Blasphemy Laws , World News Last weekend’s arrest and imprisonment of Rimsha Masih, an 11-year old Christian girl, by Pakistani authorities in the nation’s capital, Islamabad, on charges of blasphemy, is deeply alarming. The girl, whose […]
22/08/2012 By Lambeth Palace media release The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has sent his annual greetings to Muslim communities for the festival of Eid Al-Fitr on Sunday 19 […]
Source The Economist: The Economist estimates that annual spending by the church and entities owned by the church was around $170 billion in 2010 (the church does not release such figures). […]
NY Times: I BELIEVE that in 1978 God changed his mind about black people,” sings Elder Kevin Price in the Broadway musical “The Book of Mormon.” The line is meant to be […]
Political ban on restricted synod for Fiji Methodist Church Updated 14 August 2012, 11:33 AEST The Methodist Church in Fiji has finally been given permission to hold its annual meeting or synod. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/sites/all/libraries/jwplayer/player.swf Political ban on restricted synod for Fiji Methodist Church (Credit: ABC) The meeting has been banned by […]
Report highlights Islam’s global diversity Source: The Washington Post By Chris Lisee| Religion News Service, Updated: Monday, August 13, 3:02 PM WASHINGTON — Nearly all Muslims can agree on the basic beliefs of Islam: There is one […]
Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama Your views PM slams SDL’s constitution submission Read or post your comments PM slams SDL’s constitution submission Publish date/time: 12/08/2012 [12:11] Print this page Email this page Shut down the party and go home if you cannot come up with proposals that will bring a […]
Islamic Center Imam asks for ‘day of forgiveness’ as new mosque opens http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=recommend&api_key=184474251565027&channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D9%23cb%3Df16ff0fc38%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.dnj.com%252Ff3400e4e7c%26domain%3Dwww.dnj.com%26relation%3Dparent.parent&extended_social_context=false&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnj.com%2Farticle%2F20120811%2FNEWS%2F308110038%2FIslamic-Center-Imam-asks-day-forgiveness-new-mosque-opens%3Fodyssey%3Dnav%257Chead%26nclick_check%3D1&layout=standard&locale=en_US&node_type=link&ref=artrectop&sdk=joey&send=false&show_faces=false&width=429 2:28 PM, Aug 10, 2012 | Comments http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=recommend&api_key=184474251565027&channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D9%23cb%3Df3741488d%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.dnj.com%252Ff3400e4e7c%26domain%3Dwww.dnj.com%26relation%3Dparent.parent&extended_social_context=false&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnj.com%2Farticle%2F20120811%2FNEWS%2F308110038%2FIslamic-Center-Imam-asks-day-forgiveness-new-mosque-opens%3Fodyssey%3Dnav%257Chead%26nclick_check%3D1&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&node_type=link&ref=artsharetop&sdk=joey&send=false&show_faces=false&width=155 A A Friday Prayers at ICM: Friday Prayers at ICM FILED UNDER News First Friday prayers at new Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, August 10, 2012. Purchase ImageZOOM Worshipers pray […]
Washington Post: American nuns on Friday backed away from a direct confrontation with the Vatican, saying they want a respectful “open dialogue” with Rome about disputes over gender, human sexuality and authority. […]
Justice Fernando will not hear NLTB trial Publish date/time: 09/08/2012 [13:10] Print this page Email this page High Court Judge, Priyantha Fernando has today revealed that he will not hear the Native Land Trust Board trial of former Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase, former NLTB General Manager, Kalivati Bakani and former […]
SDL submission wants return of 1997 constitution Publish date/time: 08/08/2012 [17:05] Print this page Email this page Reinstate the Great Council of Chiefs, bring back the 1997 constitution with amendments, Fiji to be a Christian state and the name Fijian should only be for the i-taukei. These were the main […]
Recalling our debt to Islam BY VERN BARNET: Special to The Star: This may be a good time, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, to ask why many of us, including […]
Hotly contested mosque to open Friday in Tennessee Erik Schelzig / AP file A worker walks out of the construction site of a mosque being built in Murfreesboro, Tenn., June 21, 2012. By NBC News staff and The Associated Press A new mosque outside of Nashville, Tenn. that […]
Violence erupts at anti-Islam protest in Sweden The Associated Press Published: Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 – 6:25 am Last Modified: Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 – 8:56 am STOCKHOLM — Swedish activists clashed with police amid a hail of bottles and fireworks in downtown Stockholm on Saturday as they tried to break […]
Inquirer News: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) leads tens of thousands in a prayer-rally at the Edsa Shrine in Mandaluyong City on Saturday to show Congress that most Filipinos oppose a bill that would curb the country’s population growth. Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Senators Vicente […]
Daily Telegraph: The schoolgirl’s divorced parents were “at war” over her desire to be baptised at the church her father, himself a convert, now attends. But at the end of […]