Source: Tehelka Ram Puniyani on how syncretism can lead to peace and progress like in pre-British days IT WAS heartening to note the observance of ‘Peace and Harmony Day on the anniversary of Vasant-Rajab on 1 July in Ahmedabad. Vasant Rao Hegiste and Rajab Ali Lakhani were two friends who […]
Source: Islamic Human Rights Commision The ASEAN NGO Coalition will organize a Freedom Flotilla mission to the Arakan/Rakhine state of Myanmar with the object of liberating the Rohingya from the continued persecution by the Myanmar securities. The situation in Myanmar is distortedly portrayed as a sectarian clash between Rakhine Buddhist […]
Source: Khabarsoutheastasia Better education and a less conservative mindset may be contributing to a higher quality of life for Muslims in India’s southern provinces compared to those in the north, sources told Khabar South Asia. Children watch from a mosque during a procession to mark Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, the celebrations of the […]
the guardian: When you think of the hijab, you probably don’t think “political”. Or “independent”. Or “empowered”. Feminist? Certainly not – feminism is far better known for burnt bras and slut-walks than headscarves. There is much misunderstanding about how women relate to their hijab. Some, of course, choose the headcover […]
Source: Twocircles.net New Delhi: For full 8 hours, mobs of the majority community allegedly ran on rampage in the Kosikalan village about 40 kms from Mathura district headquarters. Initial news reports said one person was killed in the violence but an eyewitness said at least five persons, all youths from […]
Fiji wants village law on fishing by pregnant women enforced Updated 1 June 2012, 10:29 AEST Fiji’s Ministry of iTaukei Affairs wants a village law preventing women from fishing once they are more than five months pregnant to be more strictly enforced. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/sites/all/libraries/jwplayer/player.swf Fiji wants village law on fishing by […]
Daily Telegraph: Over the past three months, Qatar – a state no bigger than Yorkshire – has embarked on the financial equivalent of a £7bn supermarket sweep. It has snaffled […]
The Express Tribune: Let’s temporarily come out of our latest feverish national dilemmas — whether the final word would be spoken by an elected or an unelected functionary of the state in the matter of the prime minister’s disqualification — and consider the significance of this question in other areas of our […]
Source: The Local Nearly half of the women killed in Germany are considered to have been victims of their boyfriend or husband – a far greater figure than the share of men killed by their partners, new police figures show. It is the first time that police figures have […]
Dave Sanders for The New York Times: Late last year, the New York City health department unveiled the latest installment in a subway advertising campaign meant to illuminate the perils of […]
Huff Post Most, if not all religions, function in the world of symbolism and communicate their universal messages to their followers through these religious symbols. Rituals, sacraments, prayers, worship services, religious ceremonies and more are nothing but to invite believers to engage with very deep ethical, moral and spiritual teachings […]
AllAfrica Wa — The Ameer and Missionary in charge of the Ahmadiyya Mission in Ghana, Maulvi Dr. Wahab Adam, has expressed optimism that despite the violence that characterised the just-ended biometric registration exercise in some constituencies, this year’s elections would be peaceful. According to him, recent developments on the political […]
Al Arabiya: Dozens of Bedouin women from southern Israel join the work force after an Israeli phone company opens a service center inside a local mosque, where women feel they can work without any inhibition. The country’s largest telecom group, Bezeq Israel Telecom, in a joint venture with the Ministry […]
Huff Post Sean Harris, pastor of Berean Baptist Church in Fayetteville, N.C., has now “apologized” for a delivering a sermon in which he told parents to “punch” their “limp-wristed” sons and force their “butch” daughters to “dress up” and “smell nice” from time to time. However, he claims that his words were […]
Credit: TOI WASHINGTON: Secret diaries of an Australian woman who was one of young Barack Obama’s girlfriends, show the warmth and trust of the future president in love, but also hint at his reserve and “coolness.” Accounts of the 1980s romance between Genevieve Cook and a twenty-something Obama in New […]
Source: Ibnlive.com New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) Cities with a population of 20 lakh or more are being considered for modern mass rapid metro rail and feasibility studies have been ordered in this regard. “We have already asked the state governments to conduct feasibility studies for metro rail projects in […]
Credit: First Post India by Wasim Sroya Pakistani Hindus carry an idol of Ganesha, for immersion at Laxmi Narain Temple in Karachi last year. Pakistani Hindu’s in India are in perpetual hope that the Indian government will offer them permanent refuge. Reuters “Hindus are like a fish out of water […]
The Telegraph. By Mike Harris If you want to know what price a great man will sell his legacy for – it’s $13 million. That’s how much it is costing President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, a spiteful autocrat, to employ former Prime Minister Tony Blair as his adviser. The man who […]
Source: The Guardian Author: Martin Chulov, Eileen Byrne, and Abdel-Rahman Hussein An explosive call for a sexual revolution across the Arab world in which the author argues that Arab men “hate” Arab women has provoked a fierce debate about the subjugation of women in countries such as Egypt, Morocco and […]
Source: First Things There is a simple truth about business: individuals, not “the organization” or “the law,” make the moral decisions behind each and every action a business takes. In a piece just released by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, this vital point is highlighted: the unequivocal responsibility […]