USA, Gitmo, Torture and the Holy Prophet Muhammad
Epigraph: Now, when you meet in war those who are bent on fighting the truth, smite their necks until you overcome them fully, and then tighten their bonds; but thereafter […]
Obama administration in ‘final stages’ of planning Gitmo closing
By Kevin Liptak, CNN White House Producer, Wed July 22, 2015 (CNN) The Obama administration is in the “final stages of drafting a plan to safely and responsibly” close the terrorist […]
Iran’s Jewish community leader calls Netanyahu ‘narcissistic, delusional’
Jerusalem Post: Community, Haroun Yashayaei, has harshly criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an article appearing in a major Iranian newspaper. The piece was published soon after the nuclear deal was struck with world powers last week. “There is no doubt that the Israeli prime minister is so narcissistic that none […]
By inflating Islamic extremism, David Cameron has lost sight of what really threatens us
Guardian: Sir Winston Churchill’s statue in Parliament Square should be removed to a museum. All busts and portraits of the great man in parliament and the prime minister’s residence should be taken down and placed in storage. Why? To discourage his successors from slipping their tiny feet into his shoes. […]
Refugee crisis: Making sense of migration: facts and figures
REFUGEE CRISIS Making sense of migration: facts and figures By Duc-Quang Nguyen and Stefania Summermatter JUL 22, 2015 – 11:00 A growing number of asylum seekers are making their way to Europe. In several countries, Switzerland included, there have been calls to close the borders. In this summary, swissinfo.ch […]
A long battle with terror
DR. ZUHAIR AL-HARTHI ARABNEWS.COM Published — Thursday 23 July 2015 Observing current events leads to the conclusion that instability and breaking our country’s social fabric are part of a systematic project to instil sectarianism in our society. The predators want to set off explosions from within. The […]
Further fracturing Arab countries
Jun 17,2015 – JORDAN TIMES by Michael Jansen The battle between Kurdish militiamen and Daesh over the strategic Syrian border town of Tel Abyan has been a crucial test for both sides; Daesh is certain to try to regain control. The town, across from the Turkish city of Akcakale, is […]
Nepal quake forces ‘living goddess’ to break decades of seclusion
Nepal quake forces ‘living goddess’ to break decades of seclusion By AFP – Jul 22,2015 – JORDAN TIMES 0 0 googleplus0 0 0 Dhana Kumari Bajracharya only ever appeared in public while being carried in an ornate wooden palanquin (AFP photo) PATAN, Nepal — When a massive earthquake struck Nepal in […]
The Ahmadis and the Politics of Religious Exclusion
The Ahmadis and the Politics of Religious Exclusion by Rabwah Times In this path-breaking new work, Ali Usman Qasmi, assistant professor at LUMS (Lahore University of Management Sciences) traces the history of the political exclusion of the Ahmadiyya religious minority in Pakistan. According to a recent assessment of state persecution in […]
Overcoming Spiritual Laziness
aleteia.org: by Theresa Branch — Why “I’m spiritual, not religious” doesn’t really work “Spiritual but not religious” is a cliché among many young people, including Christians. “Why,” goes the question, “do I need church when I can pray anywhere?” A 2012 Pew Research Poll reports the appalling numbers. Twenty percent […]
Franklin Graham Should Worry About Radicalizing Right-Wing Christians, Not Muslims
Huff Post: by Qasim Rashid — In his July 17 Facebook post, Franklin Graham, president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse, spewed unhinged hatred and bigotry against American Muslims. Writing his response to the Chattanooga shooting, Graham used language that can only succeed in radicalizing Americans: We are under […]
Strong tremor rattles Kathmandu valley; epicenter in Bhrikutimandap
Recent Natural Disasters — Update 11:40 pm Nepal Seismological Center has confirmed magnitude 4.6 aftershock with epicenter inKathmandu. Below is the message posted by NSC: Due to some technical problem in National Seismological Center, location of 2015/07/22 22:14 earthquake was given in Sindhupalchok. Now we corrected the location of that event to Kathmandu. We are very […]
God or No God? — The Real Fairytale
Source: The Huffington Post By Kashif N. Chaudhry; Physician, writer and human rights activist I recently wrote a blog post demonstrating no conflict exists between science and faith. The perceived conflict […]
Prophet Moses in the Holy Quran
By Haris Raja; tweet him @harisaraja The Iran nuclear deal has started political posturing from both sides as congressional members begin assessing the deal in the next few weeks. The GOP […]
Easy DNA Editing Will Remake the World. Buckle Up.
Source: Wired.com Spiny grass and scraggly pines creep amid the arts-and-crafts buildings of the Asilomar Conference Grounds, 100 acres of dune where California’s Monterey Peninsula hammerheads into the Pacific. It’s […]
US retailer pays $25,000 to Muslim woman in headscarf suit
World Bulletin / News Desk A U.S. fashion retailer has agreed to pay more than $25,000 to a Muslim woman who was denied a job because she wore a […]
Iqaluit Muslims to build Nunavut’s first mosque
Source: CTV News About 30 metres off the edge of Iqaluit’s Road to Nowhere, construction is underway on the territory’s first mosque. Right now, the structure is barebones – just […]
Erdoğan and the Arab Street
Erdoğan’s stances against Israel made him a hero in the eyes of Arabs, something they don’t usually see in their leaders Yeni Şafak | Haya Al-Atassi | 22 July 2015, 17:37 The mosques are our barracks The domes our helmets The minarets our bayonets The faithful our soldiers This sacred army guards […]
‘Families have a key role to play in fight against terror’
Arab News © Provided by Arab News Daesh extremists have made it a priority to mold children under their rule into a new generation of militants, luring them into becoming fighters, suicide bombers and executioners. Academics in the kingdom have urged parents to play an active role in protecting their […]