Dawn: WASHINGTON, Dec 27: Human resilience for the 13 highest risk countries has been declining but in Pakistan it has been increasing, shows a recent study by researchers associated with the US Department of Energy. Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories, which conducts research for the Department of Energy, are developing […]
Anti-Islam Law Denied The Muslim Observer, News Report, Posted: Dec 21, 2012 LANSING, Mich. — Last week, Muslims nationwide were urged to take action against HB 4769, better known as the Anti-Islam Legislation. State Legislator Dave Agema, a Republican from Michigan, was the state representative behind this bill, and actively pushing for […]
NY Times: By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN: Three weeks ago, the prime minister of India appointed Syed Asif Ibrahim as the new director of India’s Intelligence Bureau, its domestic intelligence-gathering agency. Ibrahim is a Muslim. India is a predominantly Hindu country, but it is also the world’s third-largest Muslim nation. India’s greatest security […]
The Freedom of Thought 2012 report: the non-religious are still being persecuted By Waleed Alhusseini (Getty Images) Like many non-religious people around the world, I use the internet to express my thoughts. Especially in a country where the vast majority believe in one religion, and do not like to hear any […]
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 […]
Islamic Law, Adoptions, and Kafalah by Faisal Kutty / November 8th, 2012 There hasn’t been a concerted push to open doors for Muslim orphans because the expectation would be that those efforts would fall flat… – Chuck Johnson, chief executive, National Council for Adoption Conventional wisdom — among both Muslims and non-Muslims — […]
Demos: By Nomi Prins: According to the SEC’s own report card on “Enforcement Actions: Addressing Misconduct that led to or arose from the Financial Crisis” the SEC has levied charges against 112 […]
Express Tribune: VISOKO: A new woman mayor in Bosnia who is the first in her country and the continent to wear the hijab, said Tuesday her election was “a model for […]
Daily Times: PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan has directed a woman accused of running a brothel to “improve herself” by attending classes at a mosque every day for a month, reports BBC News. The PHC chief justice made mosque attendance part of her bail […]
Dear readers peace be on you all. In several of my interactions with the mainstream Muslims, the question has been posed, “What are Ahmadis doing about the Anti-Islam You Tube movie”. Their objection being why Ahmadis are not seen on the streets smashing properties and assaulting people. They fail to […]
At UN, free speech divides West and Muslim nations Los Angeles Times Prompted by the anti-Islam video produced in California that has stirred deadly riots around the world, delegations from major Muslim nations have arrived at the U.N. prepared to demand international curbs on speech or media that they believe defame … […]
NOTE: When Jay Jason from San Francisco editorial team called me yesterday for verification before printing this, we had a little chit chat about my Muslim News. Then it occurred to me that I had left out our famous slogan “Love for All and Hatred for None.” I requested Jason to […]
The news of growing unrest among Muslims and specially as seen here in Sydney and other parts of Australia is very sad and discouraging. They must adhere to what the Holy Quran teaches. If they feel they have been wronged then must be patient for “God is with the patient.” […]
Islam in Japan by SHEIKYERMAMI on SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 Japan is not immune. There are major efforts to Islamize the sons of the Samurai. Islam is Encroaching on Japan? …the native converted Japanese are of a particularly aggressive strain, they see in Islam a facsimile of the Bushido, the samurai blind obedience essence which somehow appeals […]
A Conversation With: Author and Police Officer Nazrul Islam By ANURADHA SHARMA Amit Gupta/ReutersMuslim boys reading the Qoran at a madrasa in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, in this 2005 file photo. KOLKATA – Despite his reputation as a tough, no-nonsense police officer who has stood up to the government on several occasions, Nazrul Islam […]