Daily News Egypt: Nader Soliman, founder and head of the Christian Youth Movement, is calling for President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to be awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize, Soliman told Daily News Egypt Wednesday. Soliman supported his request to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, who give out the award, […]
Rappler.com: OSLO, Norway – Norwegian Muslims organized a peace vigil in Oslo Saturday, February 21, in a show of solidarity with Jews a week after fatal shootings in Denmark targeted […]
Salon.com: What does President Obama think about Islam and terrorism? Many Republicans think he’s unable to see, or unwilling to acknowledge, that the vast majority of terrorism in recent years has been perpetrated by Muslims. This view of Obama is mistaken. There’s a difference between what he says about Islam […]
Telegraph: The cameras are still rolling at Byker Grove. These days, though, they are set high above the security fence at the edge of the grounds, next to signs warning off intruders. When the children’s soap finished its run, in 2006, producers abandoned the Victorian mansion where it was filmed. […]
Source: Huffington Post The Huffington Post | By Ryan Grenoble One peace ring begets another. A group of Norwegians plans to link hands and encircle a mosque in Oslo, Norway, […]
Bill O’Reilly Also Lied About His War Experience, Mother Jones Claims Posted: 02/19/2015 8:41 pm EST Updated: 02/21/2015 12:00 pm EST http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/19/bill-oreilly-war_n_6717260.html Perhaps Fox News host Bill O’Reilly feels even more sympathy for NBC’s Brian Williams now that O’Reilly, too, has been accused of overplaying his battleground experience. On Thursday, […]
Russian tensions could escalate into all-out war, says Nato general General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, Nato’s deputy supreme allied commander in Europe, says Vladimir Putin could try to invade and seize Nato territory By Ben Farmer, Defence Correspondent 20 Feb 2015 Tensions with Russia could blow up into all-out conflict, posing […]
Turkey enters Syria to remove precious Suleyman Shah tomb Hundreds of Turkish forces in armoured vehicles have entered war-torn northern Syria to evacuate troops guarding a historic tomb, demolishing it and moving the remains to a different site. The remains of Suleyman Shah, who died in the 13th Century, […]
Magazine Monitor A collection of cultural artefacts Homeless people in the UK are getting free meals thanks to a centuries-old Sikh tradition. Why, asks Rajeev Gupta. “We come here because we get food… A hot meal. It’s a luxury for me.” John Davidson is 55 and homeless. He is one […]
The Daily Star The latest episode in the long-running U.N.-produced soap opera “peacemaking in Syria” emerged this week when envoy Staffan de Mistura informed the Security Council about the regime’s readiness to halt its attacks in Aleppo. However, the offer coincided with regime offensives in Aleppo as well as southern […]
387. Commandment – Men shall have a share of that which they have earned, and women a share of that which they have earned [4:33] And covet not that whereby Allah has made some of you excel others. Men shall have a share of that which they have earned, and […]
News courtesy: Shahid Parvez Badruddin Saheb, Sec. Dawat-il-Allah, Bangalore For the 2nd year in a row the Book Stall of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Bangalore has been awarded the Best […]
Epigraph: “Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.” — George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731][Note 1][Note 2] – December […]
theguardian: by Chris Gunness — Six months after international donors pledged billions after the last war, the cash has not materialised, lives remain shattered and the desperate suffering goes on Jibril, left, lost two of his four grandchildren to hypothermia in the storms last month. The family now live […]
Hundreds of Turkish troops in armoured vehicles have entered into northern Syria and evacuated a historic Ottoman tomb and the soldiers guarding it. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the remains of Suleyman Shah would be moved elsewhere in Syria. He said troops had destroyed the tomb’s complex, apparently to prevent […]
Source:TOI WASHINGTON: Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has reportedly gone on record to say that his country is not on the verge of collapse and that a ceasefire agreed last week is non-existent as pro-Russia separatists continued to attack government troops in east Ukraine. Yatsenyuk also said that there was […]
The family of a British woman living with Isis fighters in Syriahas branded her a “disgrace” after it emerged she may have enticed three missing young UK girls to join her. Police believe that Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and Amira Abase, 15, are heading to Syria after they […]
Source:ET The outcome of last week’s three-day counter-extremism summit in Washington would be judged by the follow-up actions stemming from the exchange of ideas at the forum. The one idea that should be fundamental to any action plan was articulated by US President Barack Obama, who made it clear that […]
The Nationalist Solution Source: New York Times The struggle against Islamic extremism has been crippled by a failure of historical awareness and cultural understanding. From the very beginning, we have […]
Source: ET “We consider the freedom to have, to retain, and to adopt, a religion or belief, is a personal choice of a citizen.“My government will ensure that there is complete freedom of faith and that everyone has the undeniable right to retain or adopt the religion of his or […]