Together we can conquer hatred
Source: The Guardian By Michael Haines and Barbara Henning, October 17, 2014 Tomorrow afternoon a memorial service will be held for David Haines, one of the three Britons kidnapped by […]
Religion and human rights can co-exist
winnipegfreepress.com: The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is finally open. It’s a magnificent building for a magnificent mission: to promote the idea that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. One of those rights is the right to religion. According to Article 18 of the […]
Angelina Jolie Makes Powerful Plea For Syrian Refugees
Epigraph: And what is the matter with you that you fight not in the cause of Allah and of the weak — men, women and children — who say, ‘Our […]
The telegenically dead
Aljazeera: by Sarah Kendzior Why Israel and its supporters fear Gaza’s dead. In the beginning, they were the “telegenically killed”. That is what Charles Krauthammer, in his July 17 article in Washington Post stated. To Krauthammer, Palestinians are not people but production values. War does not destroy families: It “produces […]
The Observer view on Gaza and Israel’s international reputation
theguardian — It is clear that more and more people across the world – justifiably or not – are asking why western governments may assert a moral and legal right to mount air strikes in defence of embattled women and children dying in the mountains of northern Iraq, but […]
Gaza: how international law could work to punish war crimes
Source: The Guardian UK By Geoffrey Robertson The security council will be vetoed, but now that Palestine is a state there’s another route to justice For three weeks, the world has […]
Human Rights Council establishes Independent, International Commission of Inquiry for the Occupied Palestinian Territory
UNCHR: 23 July 2014 The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its Special Session on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, after adopting a […]
Thousands march through London over Gaza crisis
BBC news — Thousands of people have marched through central London to call for an end to Israel’s ground campaign and air strikes in Gaza. Protesters marched from Downing Street to the Israeli embassy in Kensington. A police blockade stopped them from gaining access. Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly and Hyde […]
Can I Give Charity to a Thief, a Prostitute or a Non-deserving Person During Ramadan?
Source: The Huffington Post By Farahnaz Zahidi: Writer, editor and teacher Pakistan is internationally known for many things. For the surge of extremism. For the footballs we supplied to the World Cup. For an often exaggerated emphasis on the “miseries” of its people. But it is lesser known for being one of […]
'Stop The Beauty Madness' Has Brutally Honest Message For Women
Huff Post — It’s a message that has been ingrained in the heads of women around North America: you don’t look good enough. Yet. But a fearless new campaign is trying to get women to shake free from the shackles of this dangerous thought. The “Stop The Beauty Madness” campaign […]
‘Stop The Beauty Madness’ Has Brutally Honest Message For Women
Huff Post — It’s a message that has been ingrained in the heads of women around North America: you don’t look good enough. Yet. But a fearless new campaign is trying to get women to shake free from the shackles of this dangerous thought. The “Stop The Beauty Madness” campaign […]
I am Muslim and Republican – and was attacked by people in my party
theguardian: by Saba Ahmed — Earlier this year, I attended an event with former House speaker Newt Gingrich, despite knowing of his stereotypical attitude towards Muslims. I realized then the power of one voice to change people’s prejudices – and how rarely people like me use ours: I was the first Muslimah to whom he […]
Education is the key to combating fundamentalism
Free speech, religious tolerance, an understanding of the dignity of others, the liberty of the individual, the freedom to make the most of one’s talents, and respect for the institutions of our democracy are what make Britain great. Given all the facts, it is now impossible to deny that Britain […]
Confucius and the Age of Anxiety
Source: The Huffington Post By Rodney L. Taylor, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Religious Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder Confucius points to the Noble Person, chün tzu, as the epitome of human development, a person of moral goodness who is described as having fulfilled a variety of the salient Confucian virtues including goodness, jen, righteousness, i, […]
Global refugee figures highest since WW2, UN says
Epigraph: And what is the matter with you that you struggle not in the cause of Allah and of the weak — men, women and children — who say, ‘Our Lord, take […]
An Invitation to Other Religions: Demonstrating Human Rights and Universal Brotherhood from Your Scriptures?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I was very happy to see the rescue of the 33 miners in Chile, in October […]
A new initiative by the Secretary-General to improve UN action to safeguard human rights around the world
UN.org: The need for early action, and the crucial role of responding early to human rights violations, is at the heart of the “Rights up Front” initiative. “Rights up Front” […]
Israel, Singapore more Islamic than Malaysia, study suggests
pigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
Ireland ‘the most truly Muslim country in the world’
Source: The Irish Times The country in the world most faithful to the values of the Koran is Ireland according to an Iranian-born academic at George Washingon University in the US. Next are Denmark, Sweden and the UK. In a BBC interview, Hossein Askari, Professor of International Business and International […]
Honour abuse doesn’t just happen abroad – it’s here on our doorsteps
Telegraph: by Jasvinder Sanghera As the world learns of Farzana Parveen’s fate, a pregnant woman who was stoned and beaten to death by her own family in Lahore, Jasvinder Sanghera calls on the Prime Minister to officially recognise honour abuse here in the UK The world quite rightly has been […]