The End of Catholic Church as We Know It
Washington Post: The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops will make an important decision this week: Do they want to defend the church’s legitimate interest in religious autonomy, or do they want […]
Saudi students in the US models of good conduct
By JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Most Saudi students who applied for US citizenship have subsequently abandoned their attempt to change nationality, a Saudi diplomat said. “Only 13 students applied for citizenship in the United States. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken firm steps against such actions such as stopping their […]
‘Islam’s real message is peace’, says visiting Imam
royalgazette.com: by Sara Westhead Exploring social peace is the focus of a faith-based seminar being held today by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Bermuda, in conjunction with the Anglican Church […]
Feminism’s final frontier? Religion.
Washington Post: By Lisa Miller The battle of the sexes, waged this election season with fulsome fury in the public space, is being fought in a much more painful, private sphere […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque makes plans for former synagogue
blog.pennlive.com By Mary Klaus Three years ago, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Harrisburg bought an uptown Harrisburg Lutheran church and turned it into a mosque. This winter, that same group […]
U.S. Extends Its Run of Strong Job Growth Another Month
In yet another sign of a strengthening recovery, the United States added 227,000 net jobs in February, the third consecutive month of gains over 200,000. The unemployment rate was unchanged from 8.3 percent in January, the Labor Department reported Friday, as nearly a half million people who had been staying […]
Pakistani woman receives US courage award
Dawn.com: WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Shad Begum was among 10 of the world’s leading women activists the United States honoured on Thursday for their efforts to improve the lives of other women. […]
US offered Israel new arms to delay Iran attack — report (until after the US elections).
AFP | Mar 08,2012 | 22:39 JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — The United States offered Israel advanced weaponry in return for it committing not to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities this year, Israeli daily Maariv reported on Thursday. Citing unnamed Western diplomats and intelligence sources, the report said that during Prime […]
A Personal Quest to Clarify Bin Laden’s Last Days Yields Vexing Accounts
NY Times: RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — In his quest for the truth about his country’s most notorious guest, Shaukat Qadir started where it all ended: the room whereOsama bin Laden was killed. Last […]
Top military leader talks of risk for US in Syria
By DONNA CASSATA | AP ARABNEWS WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta pushed back on Wednesday against fresh demands for US military involvement in Syria to end President Bashar Assad’s deadly crackdown on his people. “What doesn’t make sense is to take unilateral action right now,” Panetta told the Senate Armed […]
Anti-sharia laws: Legislating religiosity
Washington Post: By David Waters The legendary football rivaly between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Tennessee Volunteers began with a 6-6 tie on the third Saturday in October 1901. […]
Wikileaks document reveals: US-led NATO troops operate inside Syria
A document released by the WikiLeaks website has revealed that undercover US-led NATO forces are operating inside Syria against the Syrian government. Source: Press TV WikiLeaks released a confidential email from an analyst working for the US-based intelligence firm Stratfor, in which he claims to have attended a meeting in […]
Seriously, Washington’s Afghan policy will not work
By Fareed Zakaria, The Daily Star, Lebanon The controversy over the desecration of copies of the Quran in Afghanistan and the murder of Americans that followed is, on one level, one moment in a long war. But it also highlights the difficult and ultimately unsustainable aspect of America’s Afghan policy. […]
India’s Supreme Court to Hear Dispute on Drug Patents
MUMBAI, India — While China was becoming the world’s shop floor, India took its place as the world’s pharmacy, and in recent decades has been the largest provider of cheap, lifesaving medicines in poor countries across the globe. But most of that medicine has been generic copies of brand-name drugs […]
AIPAC beats the drums of war: A question of when, not if?
Washington Post: Dana Milbank: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told the AIPAC gathering on Monday night that Obama needs more of a “clear, declaratory policy” toward Iran. “If Iran […]
Obama, Netanyahu face struggle over Iran “red lines”
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are deeply at odds over how fast the clock is ticking toward possible military action against Iran’s nuclear program, and their talks on Monday are unlikely to change that. Even though Obama has offered assurances of stiffened U.S. resolve […]
America’s Islamic Blind Spots: “You can do anything to these people”
by Naomi Wolf, The Project Syndicate NEW YORK – In the wake of the Koran-burning by troops at the United States’ Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, protests continue to escalate, and the death […]
“Armed and Dangerous: U.S. Weapons Transfers to Israel”
Event of The Jerusalem Center, Washington, DC. Where The Palestine Center 2425 Virginia Ave, NW Washington, DC 20037 202.338.1290 Mr. Josh Ruebner National Advocacy Director, U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation Tuesday, 6 March 2012 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. EST The Palestine Center From 2000-2009, the United States gave […]
From ‘Nominal Catholic’ to Clarion of Faith
NY Times: GREAT FALLS, Va. — Rick Santorum was, in his own words, a “nominal Catholic” when he met Karen Garver, a neonatal nurse and law student, in 1988. As they made […]
Iran increasing ‘secret aid’ to Syria
TEHRAN: Iran is stepping up its military and intelligence support for Syrian government troops in their crackdown against opposition strongholds, The Washington Post reported late Saturday. Citing three unnamed US officials with access to intelligence reports from the region, the newspaper said Tehran had increased supplies of arms and other […]