By HAMZA HENDAWI | AP, ARABNEWS CAIRO: The USAID director in Egypt has abruptly flown back to Washington after less than a year on the job, the first major casualty of a row between the two longtime allies over American funding for pro-democracy groups. Jim Bever left his post Thursday, […]
Courtesy / Source: Examiner.com By Shahina Bashir, Germantown Islam Examiner On August 10, 2011 President Obama hosted his third Ramadan Iftar dinner at the White House. Ramadan is the Muslim holy month in which the adherents fast from dawn to dusk. Iftar is the meal with which the Muslims break their fast at […]
LONDON — Ever since Lehman Brothers collapsed nearly three years ago, Europe’s leaders have repeatedly vowed to prevent any major European bank from failing. But as bank shares plummeted this week, the question on investors’ minds was not whether governments would rescue their banks if necessary. It was how much […]
By REUTERS, ARABNEWS BAGHDAD: Iraq’s fiercely anti-US preacher Moqtada Sadr has warned that US military trainers will be targets if they stay in the country beyond a year-end deadline for American troops to leave. The statement from Sadr, whose Mehdi Army militia fought US troops until 2008, follows a deal […]
Respected Naseem Mahdi, National Vice President of USA represented the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at this event on August 10, 2011. This was a historic first for our Community. Some details of the event from Daily Mail: […]
Source: Cision Wire Leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA speaks with President Obama about 9/11 commemoration The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA’s National Vice President, Mr. Naseem Mahdi, attended the annual White House Iftar Dinner last night, along with other American Muslim leaders. President Obama highlighted the many contributions and services of […]
Courtesy: CNN By Jim Kavanagh, CNN People tend to become less religious as they become more educated, right? Not necessarily, according to a new study. After analyzing data from a large national survey, University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologist Philip Schwadel found that people actually tend to become more religious – by […]
Source: The Huffington Post Ramadan is upon us — a time of fasting, charity, prayer … and fighting off Islamophobia. Norweigian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik killed 76 innocent people in a demented campaign to destroy Islam. Comedian Bill Maher recently called the Quran a “hate-filled holy book.” Evangelical atheist Sam […]
Source: Huffington Post RNS) After a car bomb detonated on Wall Street one minute past the noon lunch hour killing 38 people, federal investigators came up with a possible link to an overseas group. Islamic terrorists? Al Qaeda? No, Italian anarchists. The year was 1920, and in those days anarchists […]
Source: The Washington Post On the sweltering August streets of metropolitan Washington, sandals, short skirts and halter tops are seemingly de rigueur. Bare-legged women in the summer’s latest chiffon miniskirts crowd the Metro platform during rush hour. Yet not all women in the area are baring their arms and legs […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The risk of double dip recession is rising. And while economists disagree on just how likely the U.S. economy is to fall into another downturn, they generally agree on one thing — a new recession would be worse than the last and very difficult to pull […]
Courtesy / Source: AlterNet / By Medea Benjamin The Congressional recess is a time for elected representatives to be home in their districts, reaching out to their constituents. So why are one in five taking a junket to Israel? In this time of economic austerity, when jobs are being slashed and […]
Source / Courtesy: Yahoo News NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The Federal Reserve painted a much gloomier picture of the economy Tuesday, and indicated it would keep cash cheap and easy for at least two more years. Following its fifth policymaking meeting of the year, the central bank also surprised Wall […]
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is back in the spotlight, with investors anxiously wondering if the central bank will end a two-month hiatus and announce new measures to support the economy on Tuesday. Under its chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, the Fed has pushed the boundaries of its authority and defied […]
Courtesy or Source: Washington Post By Qasim Rashid Ramadan is upon us – a time of fasting, charity, prayer…and fighting off Libyan children study Koran inside the mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011. (Sergey Ponomarev – AP) Islamophobia. Norweigian terrorist […]
Source / Courtesy: The Jerusalem Post Eighty-one congressmen, or about 20 percent of the US House of Representatives, will visit Israel over the next three weeks during Congress’s summer recess, with the first group of 26 Democrats scheduled to arrive on Monday. The Israel Factor: The Republican presidential candidates Most […]
Everett, Washington (CNN) — The Boeing 787 Dreamliner sparkled Saturday in rare Pacific northwest sunshine as the plane made its long-awaited debut. Three years overdue and billions of dollars over the budget, Boeing will finally deliver the 787 Dreamliner to Japan’s All Nippon Airways next month in Tokyo. Read more
Gordon Ramsay claims his wife’s father stole $2.3 million from their company to fund a secret second family, writes Jonathan Wynne-Jones By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, The Sunday Telegraph He is notorious for the fiery rows that boil over in his restaurants’ kitchens, but now Gordon Ramsay has turned up the heat […]
This was written by a black gentleman in Texas and is so funny. What a great sense of humor and creativity! When U Black, U Black When I was born, I was BLACK, When I grew up, I was BLACK, When I go in the sun, I stay BLACK, When I […]