BBC Video: Cult versus religion?
Congregants Were Abused and Shamed at Church Where Fatal Beating Occurred, Ex-Member Says Source: New York Times The founder and longtime pastor at Word of Life Christian Church shamed congregants […]
The German Lynchmob: Islamophobe Movement Returns With a Vengeance
The German Lynchmob: Islamophobe Movement Returns With a Vengeance DPA It was nearly dormant for months, but recent weeks have seen the return of Germany’s islamophobic, anti-refugee Pegida movement. More confident and aggressive than ever, officials worry the hatred could spread to the mainstream. By SPIEGEL Staff “I’m not a Nazi,” the innkeeper says, […]
KUNDUZ TRAGEDY : Plans in place for Afghan bombing probe: IHFFC
By John Heilprin OCT 15, 2015 – 09:20 The burnt-out MSF hospital after explosions in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on October 3 (Keystone) A Swiss-based world body for investigating breaches of international humanitarian law says it has requested permission from the United States and Afghanistan – and already prepared an […]
India: Two dead as Sikh protesters clash with police after desecration of holy book
Clashes between police and Sikh protesters in Kotkapura, Punjab, on 14 October left two dead and nearly 70 injured. Protesters were demanding the arrest of those responsible for tearing hundreds of pages from the Sikh holy scripture and scattering them around the village of Bargari two days earlier. By Priyanka Mogul […]
Deep Divisions in Turkey as Election Nears
But Turks Share Negative Views of Foreign Powers BY JACOB POUSHTER As a result of a political deadlock stemming from the June 2015 parliamentary elections in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called a snap election, set for November 1, 2015. Even before the current political stalemate, Turks were split […]
The ugly order of free-for-all killings in Israel-Palestine
Oct 15,2015 – JORDAN TIMES There is something terribly inaccurate in discussing the latest upsurge in violence between Israelis and Palestinians as another upsurge in violence. How many times have we heard that phrase in the last 85 years, since the early 1930s, which marked the start of communal […]
A 14th-Century Muslim Philosopher Explains Walmart’s Slide The world’s largest retailer saw its stock dive Wednesday among dire forecasts. Ibn Khaldun saw it coming.
Mike Mozart / Flickr DAVID A. GRAHAM OCT 15, 2015 Walmart had its worst day in almost 30 years on Wednesday, after the company released dire predictions for profitability. While analysts had expected modest growth of 4 percent in the coming fiscal year, the big-box retailer forecast a decrease of […]
The West rightly condemns Isis’ vandalism of ancient sites – but not Saudi Arabia’s
Saudi Arabia’s grotesque destruction of Muslim history is directly linked to Isis’s own purgation of the past Robert Fisk @indyvoices Monday 12 October 2015 David Cameron meets with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal inside 10 Downing Street in London, on March 22, 2011. Akira Suemori – WPA Pool/Getty Images […]
Canada elections: Anti-Muslim prejudice is a nasty theme of campaigning as the liberal nation’s democracy loses its way
Something has gone profoundly wrong with the country Winston Churchill once called ‘the linchpin of the English-speaking peoples,’ reports Robert Fisk Robert Fisk Ottawa @indyvoices Monday 12 October 2015 Conservative […]
Analysis What a real debate about Canadian values would look like
CBC: The phrase “Canadian values” is the slipperiest euphemism in this country’s political vocabulary. In the past two months, the phrase has been appropriated — chiefly by the Conservatives but also by the other parties — and brandished at the head of the partisan parades. It’s been, at times, a […]
India: Tribute by a cook even Dr Abdul Kalam would have liked it
Silent tribute by a cook even Dr Kalam would have liked! Written by: Dr Anantha Krishnan M Updated: Thursday, October 15, 2015, 17:06 [IST] Share this on your social network: FacebookTwitterGoogle+ Comments (0) Mail Hours before Prime Minister landed at the DRDO Bhawan in New Delhi to unveil a bust of […]
Parents Arrested After 19-Year-Old Dies In Church ‘Counseling Session’
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (AP) – Two teenage brothers were brutally beaten in church – one of them fatally – in an effort by their parents, sister and other members of […]
Pak failed to protect religious freedom: US
The Times of India: WASHINGTON: The US on Wednesday lashed out at the Pakistan government for its failure to prosecute those responsible for religious freedom abuses, saying such environment encourages intolerance and acts of violence. “In Pakistan, the government’s general failure to investigate, arrest or prosecute those responsible for religious […]
Calls to fight hate speech after attack on Pakistani Ahmadis
UCA news: Pakistan’s minority Ahmadiyya Muslims are calling on authorities to curb hate speech against the persecuted community following a recent drive-by shooting in Karachi. The attack comes after a Christian man in another part of the country was arrested under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws — another example, activists say, […]
‘To hell with their culture’ – Richard Dawkins in extraordinary blast at Muslims
The Express: The British scientist was appearing on a live TV chat show in the United States when he blasted “to hell with their culture” when referring to some practices in Islam, such as women being made to wear burkhas. Dawkins was appearing on the Bill Maher’s HBO show and […]
NJ archbishop sets rules for barring Catholics from Communion
ROME (RNS) Even as Pope Francis and Catholic leaders from around the world debate ways to make the Catholic Church more inclusive, Newark Archbishop John Myers has given his priests […]
Bernie Sanders Defends Hillary Clinton on Email Controversy at Debate
Source: Time “The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails” Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders had a made-for-TV moment of solidarity at the Democratic debate […]
Book Review: Muslim, Christian and Jew: Finding a Path to Peace Our Faiths Can Share
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
What is Common between the Holy Prophet Muhammad and President Abraham Lincoln
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times One quality is immediately obvious that they were both liberators of slaves and there are many other commonalities […]