February 2012 Review of Religions Jonathan Butterworth – UK Background In 2005, the Danish daily newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, published derogatory cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad(saw), the Founder of Islam. In its editorial, the newspaper argued that Muslims should endure insults and mockery, like all others. As shockwaves of indignation spread across […]
Incensed at a new sex education curriculum they say will be too graphic for young sensibilities, parents of thousands of GTA elementary students kept their children home from school […]
Religion is rarely the cause of terrorism but the portrayal of Islam suggests otherwise. Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, Islamist terrorism has remained in the focus […]
Epigraph: So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable. (Al Quran 87:10) By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor Happy Cinco de Mayo to all our readers, from the whole of […]
Source: Time By Lily Rothman @lilyrothman The annual celebration traces its origins back to a time when France tried to invade Mexico These days, the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo is considered […]
Washington Post: Only few months ago, nobody would have imagined that one of the most emotional pro-tolerance speeches would one day come from one of Germany’s fiercest critics of Islam and immigrants. Yet it was Kathrin Oertel – once the leader of Germany’s anti-immigrant Pegida movement, which drew tens of thousands of supporters […]
Dawn: WASHINGTON: Violent attacks on religious minorities in India have increased after the Modi government came to power, according to a US congressional report released on Friday. The latest US Commission on International Religious Freedom report also noted that “Pakistan represents one of the worst situations in the world for […]
Source: Huffington Post By Rabbi Marc Schneier; President, Foundation for Ethnic Understanding I am a strong supporter of the right to free speech guaranteed in the First Amendment to the […]
Euro Active News: Fire source and peace force: The role of religion in development Since 9/11, religion has been considered a source of conflict. But Germany’s Development Ministry wants to […]
(CNN) Violence over depictions of the Prophet Mohammed may mystify many non-Muslims, but it speaks to a central tenet of Islam: the worship of God alone. The prohibition began as […]
Epigraph: Have We not opened for thee (Muhammad) thy bosom, and removed from thee thy burden, Which had well nigh broken thy back, and We exalted thy name? (Al Quran […]
By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man |Published May 4, 2015 SOURCE: http://972mag.com/israeli-soldiers-testify-on-gaza-war-redefining-who-is-a-civilian/106311/ Two themes are present in almost all of the 60-plus testimonies collected by Breaking the Silence from Israeli soldiers who fought in the last Gaza war: loose rules of engagement and systematic, wanton destruction. But can the new documentation serve […]
Friday May 01, 2015 15:50 by IMEMC News & Agencies Hundreds of Ethiopian Jews protested Thursday evening [April 30, 2015], near Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s residence in Jerusalem, against racism, discrimination and continuous violence suffered at the hands of Israeli police. PNN file photo The ongoing anger of the […]
Friday May 01, 2015 15:50 by IMEMC News & Agencies Hundreds of Ethiopian Jews protested Thursday evening [April 30, 2015], near Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s residence in Jerusalem, against racism, discrimination and continuous violence suffered at the hands of Israeli police. PNN file photo The ongoing anger of the […]
Nepal Urges Foreign Rescue Workers in Kathmandu to Go Home KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s government urged foreign rescue workers in the quake-hit capital to return home Monday as hundreds of people visited Buddhist shrines and monasteries to mark the birthday of Gautam Buddha. Information Minister Minendra Rijal said the major […]
01:39 PM ET King Abdullah: “what we ask is other religions and societies across the world, stand with us. “ CNN’s FAREED ZAKARIA GPS features an interview with King Abdullah […]
01:39 PM ET King Abdullah: “what we ask is other religions and societies across the world, stand with us. “ CNN’s FAREED ZAKARIA GPS features an interview with King Abdullah […]
Let me try to get this right. The Saudis are bombing Yemen because they fear the Shia Houthis are working for the Iranians. The Saudis are also bombing Isis in Iraq and the Isis in Syria. So are the United Arab Emirates. The Syrian government is bombing its enemies in […]
Source: The Tribune Express By Shamim Ahmad; Published: May 3, 2015 “We the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic Republic…” — […]
(GARLAND, Texas) — Two armed men who opened fire on a security officer outside of a provocative contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad have been killed, authorities in the Dallas suburb of Garland said Sunday night. The City of Garland said in a statement posted on its Facebook […]