The Seekers Who Aren’t
Source: Huffington Post By Greg Cootsona: writer/speaker on faith, science & culture (and all three together) Having spent two decades on church staffs and thus in conversations with other pastors, […]
FUNDAMENTAL VERSUS ALLEGORIC: WAR AND PEACE IN ISLAM
By Zia H Shah Permission to take up arms is given to those against whom war is made, because they have been wronged and Allah, indeed, has power to help them. (22:40) Followers of all religions can make tall claims about the beauty of their religions. In view of that, […]
Jihad of the Pen
Source: Alislam.org Many take up the pen, but few are granted the spirit to conduct the Jihad in the most acceptable manner. Many wish to take up the pen, but their incorrect beliefs and lack of knowledge prevent them from doing so, and thus they drop back into a state […]
Syria conflict: Russia’s build-up looks long-term
Source: BBC It is now four months since Russia launched its military intervention in Syria, with air strikes and a build-up of troops on the ground. The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg has been embedded with Russian troops and has sent this diary of his four-day visit. Crowded skies We last visited […]
It Cost Google One Billion Dollars to Keep its Search Bar on iPhones
Source: Gizmodo Google’s search bar has been a fixture on Apple devices for years, something that’s always seemed counterintuitive, what with Android being iOS’s only real competitor. According to Bloomberg, […]
The Surprising Reason Princess Charlene – and Very Few Others – Are Allowed to Wear White to Meet the Pope
Source: People When Princess Charlene of Monaco meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday, Catholic royal-watchers will be keeping a close eye on her clothes. What color Charlene […]
Budget Deficit Slips as Public Priority
Source: Pew Research Center As Obama enters his final year, mixed views of his legacy As Barack Obama begins his final year in office, the goal of reducing the budget deficit, which the public once ranked among the most pressing objectives for his administration, has continued its recent decline in […]
David Cameron needs to look beyond the veil
Source: The Guardian By Remona Aly For a man with an in-tray that never empties, David Cameron has strange priorities. This week, with the world economy shaking perilously and the EU […]
Iran, China agree to increase trade ties to $600b in ten years
Iran, China agree to increase trade ties to $600b in ten years Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that a new chapter has […]
Biden: We are prepared for military solution against Daesh in Syria
IN RIGHT DIRECTION: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and US Vice President Joe Biden in Istanbul. (AP) ARAB NEWS Published — Sunday 24 January 2016 ISTANBUL: US Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the US and Turkey were prepared for a military solution against Daesh in Syria should […]
Saudi man divorces wife for crying over TV show contestant’s exit
A Saudi man divorced his wife after he found her crying over the exit of a contestant in a reality show Published: 09:53 January 24, 2016 By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief Manama: A Saudi man divorced his wife of one month after he found her crying over the exit of […]
Switzerland: More refugees dependent on state assistance
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION JAN 22, 2016 – 11:26 Over a third of the dependents were under 17 years of age (Keystone) The number of refugees in Switzerland who are dependent on financial assistance from the state increased by almost 10% in one year. However, the proportion of dependent refugees is on […]
Swiss church studies UK survival techniques
THE ENGLISH WAY Swiss church studies UK survival techniques Religion http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:41900458 EMBED CODE JAN 23, 2016 – 17:00 Church attendance continues to decline in Switzerland and in the United Kingdom, but protestant leaders in both countries are trying out new ideas to buck the trend. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) Switzerland has a strong […]
Finally a sensible, but difficult, path to reducing terrorism
Jan 22,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI The difference between the sensible and superficial approaches to tackling the scourge of terrorism and other forms of violent extremism by groups such as Daesh was as clear as possible last week, in two efforts by the US government and the […]
Enough playing games on Syria
Jan 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL The much-anticipated peace talks on Syria will presumably be held next week in Geneva, but are now projected to be indirect negotiations between Damascus and the opposition, rather than face-to-face discussions. Much hope was pinned on these much delayed talks, but the fact […]
Shockingly common misconceptions about Islam
Businessinsider.com: Islam has been a huge topic in this election cycle. Did you believe any of these common misconceptions? Produced by Emmanuel Ocbazghi Watch: Follow BI Video: On Facebook
The age-old war between Muslim clerics and chess-players
A chess board and unemptied ashtrays in an abandoned house in the near-deserted and heavily bombed village of Yaroun in southern Lebanon on Monday, Aug. 14, 2006. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) The top religious cleric in Saudi Arabia denounced the sport of chess, declaring it “a waste of time” and reiterating […]
President Of Ahmadi Muslim Women In UK Responds to David Cameron
Source: Personalmusingsblog.wordpress.com By Nasira Rehman As the elected president of the women’s auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK I wish to express my concerns about the Prime Minister’s recent […]
Beyond 2nd Amendment: Contradictions in Pakistan’s Anti Ahmadi Laws
Shakoor bhai, an eighty-year-old bookseller from Rabwah, is the latest victim of persecution for being an Ahmadi. He was arrested for stocking and selling books that had either been banned through an official notification issued by the government of Punjab or were likely to cause disorder. He was prosecuted under […]
US visa waiver changes decried as discrimination
Source: Aljazeera Washington DC – The US government has been criticised for changes to its visa waiver programme that targets dual national citizens of Sudan, Iran, Iraq and Syria. The new […]