ET: Social networking giant Facebook censored 54 posts in Pakistan on the request of the government between July and December 2014, as it said it saw a decline in the number of requests made from Pakistan. In its latest bi-annual transparency report on requests made by governments to the social […]
Source: The Daily News BY MUSTAFA AKYOL; akyol@mustafaakyol.org The term “Islamophobia” entered the global political language in the past decade. The New American Oxford Dictionary defines it as “a hatred or […]
Epigraph: And We have enjoined on man to be good to his parents. His mother bears him with pain, and brings him forth with pain. And the bearing of him […]
Epigraph: And We have enjoined on man to be good to his parents. His mother bears him with pain, and brings him forth with pain. And the bearing of him […]
Yes, Toronto: Even you may see the northern lights Tonight TORONTO — In a city rife with lights that blot out the night sky, it’s rare to catch the northern […]
The Globe & Mail: A Conservative MP has apologized after saying women who want to wear the face-covering niqab during citizenship ceremonies should “stay the hell where [they] came from.” […]
Source: Newsweek By Shawki Allam, The Grand Mufti of Egypt Every Muslim is in utter shock about the senseless, appalling and cowardly attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris, and the […]
Source: Newsweek By Shawki Allam, The Grand Mufti of Egypt Every Muslim is in utter shock about the senseless, appalling and cowardly attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris, and the […]
The outpouring of rage over Islamic extremism in Europe has reignited the familiar critique of Islam as an intolerant faith whose adherents are inherently pre-modern and unable, or unwilling, to […]
Source: RT The parliament of Haryana state in northern India has banned the slaughter of cows and sale of beef in a unanimous vote. The law imposes both a fine […]
Pakistan is believed to have one of the highest numbers of death row prisoners in the world Continue reading the main story Related Stories Pakistan ends executions freeze Pakistan man given stay of execution Pakistan ready to ramp up executions Pakistan has hanged 12 convicts, the largest number of people […]
newsandstar.co.uk: A piece of religious history has been restored by archivists in Carlisle. The team at Cumbria County Council’s city-based archive services have returned architectural drawings for one of the […]
newsandstar.co.uk: A piece of religious history has been restored by archivists in Carlisle. The team at Cumbria County Council’s city-based archive services have returned architectural drawings for one of the […]
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Dawn: ISLAMABAD: Members of opposition and treasury benches in the National Assembly on Monday said religious minorities are feeling insecure in the country due to the deteriorating law and order situation. Commenting in the National Assembly regarding the terrorist attacks on churches in Lahore, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MNA Syed […]
Washington Post: Americans tend to pick and choose who should be afforded civil liberties to some degree, a centuries-old issue that has flared up once again after a video of racist chants by University of Oklahoma fraternity brothers went viral. The university’s president David Boren last week expelled two students filmed making the racist chants. […]
cnbc.com: Sir Elton John disagrees with a bill in Georgia that would allow individuals and businesses to use their religious beliefs to discriminate against certain groups of people, including gay residents. The English pop star, a champion for LGBT social movements worldwide, wrote an op-ed in the Atlanta Journal Constitution […]
aglimpseoflondon.com: Islam just as in Christianity has many sects. Here in London the largest mosque in Western Europe is that of the Ahmadiyya sect. With millions of followers and in […]
Source:Stratfor There is a general view that Vladimir Putin governs the Russian Federation as a dictator, that he has defeated and intimidated his opponents and that he has marshaled a powerful threat to surrounding countries. This is a reasonable view, but perhaps it should be re-evaluated in the context of recent […]