Norwegian Muslims rally against Islamic militants
Associated Press, Stockholm: Norway’s prime minister and other politicians have joined Muslim leaders and thousands of other people for a demonstration in Oslo against radical Islamists. READ MORE…
Cavalli offends Sufi moslems all over the world with his new logo
A sultry ad for a perfume created by Roberto Cavalli has touched a raw nerve with followers of Islamic Sufism, who claim the Italian design house has inappropriately used a symbol sacred to practitioners of their mystical faith. Commercials for the scent Just Cavalli, featuring the scantily clad daughter of […]
Viewpoint: Why Arab Spring has not delivered real democracy
On the face of it, one might conclude that democracy is thriving in the Arab world. On Tuesday millions of Syrians are voting in presidential elections. Egyptians have just chosen a new head of state and will elect MPs in the near future. Earlier this year, elections were held in […]
The Only Way Forward for Pakistan is to Become Truly Federal and Secular State
Daily Times: True federalism or secularism? Or both? — Shahid Ilyas Pakistani leadership since the initial years of the country’s creation has followed a self-defeating policy with regard to the ‘linguistic’ issue Some fellows are against both linguistic and Islamic identity in Pakistan. They fail to understand that Pakistan without […]
Thousands join Shahbagh sit-in
Source: The Daily Star By Sushmita S Preetha Forty-two years after the Liberation War, sentiments of liberation were rekindled as thousands yesterday refused to leave the street and go home until their demand for capital punishment for war criminals were met. The spontaneous agitation began on Tuesday afternoon shortly after a […]
The Public Square
Source: NY Times. A short video on Terry Jones’s hate speech attempt in Times Square, 2011. Click here to play the video.
The Real Winner of American 2012 Elections: Wall Street
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 […]
AHMADIYYA MUSLIM RESPONSE ON MALTA TV
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 […]