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By Dr. Abdul Alim on May 2, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Cognitive Dissonance? Misunderstanding Islamic Radicalization in Pakistan

Diplomat: The turbulence seen in Pakistan since the turn of the year has spawned a keen effort, on the part of forward-thinking liberals, to disassociate everyday Pakistanis from the rampant extremism that plagues the country. Their views represent a counter narrative to the likes of firebrand cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz […]

By Dr. Abdul Alim on May 2, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Germany AfD conference: party adopts anti-Islam policy

BBC: The German right-wing party Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) has adopted an explicitly anti-Islam policy. Delegates at a party conference adopted a ban on minarets, the call to prayer and the full-face veil, saying Islam was “not part of Germany”. A delegate who called for more local dialogue with Muslim […]

By Dr. Abdul Alim on May 2, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

How anti-Muslim are Americans? Data points to extent of Islamophobia

The Guardian: Who exactly was Donald Trump appealing to when he called on Monday for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States”? Quite a few people, according to a YouGov poll conducted earlier this year which found that 55% of surveyed Americans had an “unfavorable” opinion […]

By Zubair Khan on May 2, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Putin declines invitation to visit Pakistan, claims report

Source: ET Providing a reason for turning down the invitation, Moscow explains there is not enough ‘substance’ in this trip. PHOTO: AFP Russian President Vladmir Putin has turned down Islamabad’s invitation to visit Pakistan and inaugurate a key pipeline project, a report carried by Indian news agency ANI said on […]

By Zubair Khan on May 2, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Vice President PPP Sherry Rehman praises party role in apartheid of Ahmadiyya sect

Source. Rabwah Time Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Vice President and former federal minister Senator Sherry Rehman has praised her party’s role in declaring the now persecuted Ahmadiyya sect as non-Muslim. She made the statement in an article commemorating the the 37th death anniversary of the party founder Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. […]

By rabyam on May 1, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

The European Muslim Heritage and its Role in the Development of Europe

Source: Muslim Heritage By Salim Al-Hassani In a keynote lecture pronounced by Professor Salim T S Al-Hassani in September 2003 at the European Parliament in Brussels, he used slides and 3-D […]

By rabyam on May 1, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

The Divide Over Islam and National Laws in the Muslim World

  Source: Pew Research Center BY JACOB POUSHTER As strife in the Middle East continues to make headlines, from the militant group ISIS to Syrian refugees, the Muslim world is […]

By rabyam on May 1, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

A tale of loyalty and betrayal, starring figs and wasps

Source: BBC By Deepa Padmanaban 1 May 2016 The succulent sweet fig is a nesting ground for thousands of tiny fig wasps. The fig tree and fig wasp share a […]

By rabyam on May 1, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

A Portrait of Jewish Americans

Source: Pew Research Center American Jews overwhelmingly say they are proud to be Jewish and have a strong sense of belonging to the Jewish people, according to a major new […]

By rabyam on May 1, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

COMMENTARY: Mormon ban on alcohol not always absolute

Source: The Washington Post By Pat Bagley | Religion News Service Mormons have always been dead set against alcohol, except when they weren’t. The LDS abhorrence of coffee, tea, tobacco and liquor (”Lips that touch wine shall never touch mine”) was not always absolute — a point to bear in […]

By Zia H Shah on May 1, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Michael Phelps, one of the most decorated athletes: ‘I don’t know if I’m an alcoholic’

Source:CNN By Matias Grez (CNN) Michael Phelps, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history, has a checkered and well-publicized history with alcohol and drug use. But is the 18-time Olympic […]

By rabyam on May 1, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Israeli Arabs more optimistic about two-state solution than Arabs living in the Palestinian territories

Source: Pew Research Center BY ANGELINA E. THEODOROU AND JACOB POUSHTER The idea that an independent Palestinian state can peacefully coexist with Israel has been the cornerstone of many Arab-Israeli peace initiatives in recent years. But while significant shares of Israeli Arabs and Jews are optimistic about the prospect of […]

By rabyam on May 1, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

If You Want to Be a Real Leader, Quit Being Fake

Source: Fortune By Steve Tobak These days it seems everyone’s a serial entrepreneur, best-selling author or motivational speaker. In a digital world full of virtual personas, authenticity is quickly becoming an […]

By zakariavirk on May 1, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

UK: Khan and Goldsmith, London mayoral candidates from different sides of the track

LONDON: The favourites to become London’s new mayor on Thursday are two completely contrasting candidates: Zac Goldsmith, the son of a tycoon financier, and Sadiq Khan, the son of a bus driver from Pakistan. Polls put Labour candidate Khan, 45 and his Conservative rival Zac Goldsmith, 41, as the top two […]

By Zia H Shah on May 1, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

The Daily Show – Confused Islamophobes Target American Sikhs

Hasan Minhaj sits down with designer and actor Waris Ahluwalia to find out how Islamophobia is affecting America’s (non-Muslim) Sikh population. Watch full episodes of The Daily Show now — […]

By Zia H Shah on May 1, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Video: President Obama Zings Donald Trump at Final White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Source: Time President Obama delivered laughs in Washington D.C. at a dinner honoring journalists Saturday, jabbing the media and the 2016 presidential candidates. Obama was giving his eighth and final […]

By zakariavirk on April 30, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

USA: ‘You’re a sinner’: how a Mormon university shames rape victims

 Madi Barney was told she could not register for future classes at Brigham Young University after she reported her rape. Photograph: George Frey/GEORGE FREY Madi Barney sat sobbing in the Provo, Utah, police department. It had been four days since the Brigham Young University sophomore had been raped in her off-campus […]

By rabyam on April 30, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

US urges action by Bangladesh to prevent killings

Source: Associated Press By MATTHEW PENNINGTON WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry called on Bangladesh’s leader to step up law enforcement to prevent a wave of killings targeting […]

By rabyam on April 30, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

Turkish journalists sentenced to two years in jail for reprinting Charlie Hebdo cover

Source: Reuters ANKARA | BY ECE TOKSABAY A Turkish court sentenced two journalists to two years in jail for blasphemy on Thursday, their newspaper said, after they reprinted a controversial […]

By rabyam on April 30, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

German cardinal tarred as ‘Antichrist’ for defending Muslims

Source: RNS By Rosie Scammell (RNS) A German Catholic leader’s defense of religious freedom has triggered a backlash after anti-Muslim statements by far-right politicians in the country. Editor-in-Chief Ingo Brueggenjuergen of […]

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