The Sexual Misery of the Western World
Source: The Muslim Matters By Daniel Haqiqatjou LOS ANGELES, United States — After Woodstock came campus surveys on sexual assault. After bra-burning came date rape. The Sexual revolution of the […]
Guru Inc.: India’s holy men enter the world of big business
The flashy Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh — whose devotees call him a “messenger of god” and “saint” but not a businessman — lent his name to a line of organic products, expanding beyond the music videos and movies he makes and stars in. (Courtesy of Ajay Dhamija) https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/guru-inc-indias-holy-men-enter-the-world-of-big-business/2016/02/26/6ee7a542-d596-11e5-a65b-587e721fb231_story.html “Our […]
Sectarian Violence and the Role of the Muslim Ummah
By Basheer Ahmed M.D., who believes Education, Research and Service to the Humanity is the Greatest Worship Today the Muslim community is plagued by sectarianism. The majority of murdered Muslims were killed by other Muslims in the name of Islam. The ongoing civil war in Syria is an aggravated version […]
Tolerance is Islam’s cardinal principle
ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 4 March 2016 Tolerance in Islam, is not a mere fairytale phrase, but Muslims live it in reality. Islam urges us to be tolerant and forgive others. This is indicated in both the Qur’an and the Sunnah. One of the features of Islam […]
Pakistan: An execution, Not a Policy Turnaround
02/29/2016 Aparna PandeDirector, India Initiative, Hudson Institute The execution in Pakistan of Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri — the bodyguard who in 2011, under influence of religious zealots, killed secular Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer — has strategically coincided with the US-Pakistan strategic dialogue taking place in Washington DC. Given Pakistan’s history […]
New Fences on the Old Continent: Refugee Crisis Pushes Europe to the Brink
AFP Even as Chancellor Merkel continues pursuing a deal with Turkey, Austria and its Balkan neighbors to the south have taken things into their own hands. With fences going up across the region, Greece is in trouble and the EU can’t figure out what to do. By SPIEGEL Staff A […]
Syrians should decide Assad’s fate: UN envoy
Staffan de Mistura, UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, speaks during a news conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday. (AP) AFP Published — Saturday 5 March 2016 PARIS: United Nations envoy Staffan de Mistura said Friday the Syrian people, not […]
Islamic art exhibit underway at U.S. museum
Islamic art exhibit underway at U.S. museum TEHRAN Times Art Desk TEHRAN – The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco is displaying works of Islamic art in an exhibition, which opened on February 26. The artworks are from India under the Moguls in the 16th century, Iran during the reign […]
Impoverished interior poses risk for struggling Tunisia
By AFP – Mar 03,2016 – JORDAN TIMES People shelter from the gun fire outside a house in El Aouija, outside Ben Guerdane, 650km away from Tunis, Wednesday (AP photo) TUNIS — Government neglect in central Tunisia, where poverty and unemployment rates are several times the national average, risks […]
Ahmadiyya Women hold Peace Symposium in Toronto, Today
Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association of Canada is going to hold its 1st Annual Peace Symposium on March 6, 2016 at Tahir Hall Community Center (10610 Jane St, Maple, ONL6A 3A2) […]
Calgarians invited to visit Baitun Nur Mosque on Sunday
Calgarians will have a chance to visit a mosque on Sunday. It’s part of a nationwide campaign for Canadians to learn and experience “the true and peaceful teachings of Islam” […]
Scott Kelly 340 days in space -May be you do go bananas
Himalayan lakes, spacewalks and the presidential primaries helped Scott Kelly keep his wits over 340 days in space, the astronaut told reporters on Friday, days after he landed back on Earth from a record-setting mission. http://www.theguardian.com Nasa astronaut Scott Kelly speaks during a press conference on Friday in Houston. Kelly […]
59% of U.S. Catholics say the church should allow women to become priests
Source: Pew Research Forum Many Catholics say the church should change its stance on key issues. In particular, they would like to see it expand eligibility for the priesthood, relax […]
Genetics of cancer tumours reveal possible treatment revolution
Source: Gulfnews London, New York: A landmark discovery into the genetic makeup of tumours has the potential to open a new front in the war on cancer, delivering potent therapies […]
Turkish authorities seize country’s largest newspaper
Source: Al Jazeera Police using tear gas and water cannon raided the headquarters of Turkey’s largest-circulation newspaper, hours after a court placed it under the management of trustees. Police set […]
How can scientists believe evolution is compatible with religion?
Source: The Conversation Evolution and religion may not be at war after all. True, the two may sometimes seem like incompatible, competing worldviews: evolutionary science is regularly rejected by prominent […]
India denies visas to US religious freedom body
Source: The Guardian India has denied visas for a delegation from the US government agency charged with monitoring international religious freedom. The delegation from the US Commission on International Religious […]
Russia’s Lavrov, Kerry call for prompt start to Syria talks
Reuters International MAR 5, 2016 – 09:16 MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in a late phone conversation on Friday called for a prompt start to the next round of Syria peace talks, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The […]
Swiss announce unilateral safeguard clause to curb immigration
EU-SWITZERLAND By Urs Geiser MAR 4, 2016 – 16:14 Justice Minister Sommaruga (centre) and Economics Minister Schneider-Ammann (right) during Friday’s news conference in Bern (Keystone) The Swiss cabinet has proposed to use a unilateral safeguard clause to curb immigration if it is unable to reach agreement with the European Union […]
Pell says meeting with Australia abuse survivors was ‘hard and honest’
Source: The Guardian Cardinal George Pell, a top adviser to Pope Francis, has vowed to help survivors of sexual abuse in his native Ballarat in Australia after meeting a dozen […]