United States free speech exceptions
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Exceptions to free speech in the United States are limitations on the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech and expression as recognized by the United […]
Saudi Arabia condemns deadly Paris attack
Source: Gulfnews.com Dubai: Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, condemned Wednesday’s shooting attack on a French satirical magazine known for its send-ups of radical Islam. “The kingdom therefore strongly condemns and denounces this cowardly terrorist act that is rejected by true Islamic religion as well as the rest of the […]
A War Between Two Worlds
Geopolitical Weekly JANUARY 13, 2015 | 09:00 GMT Print Text Size Stratfor By George Friedman The murders of cartoonists who made fun of Islam and of Jews shopping for their Sabbath meals by Islamists in Paris last week have galvanized the world. A galvanized world is always dangerous. Galvanized people can […]
UN: Muslims ethnically cleansed in CAR
aljazeera.com: Christian militias in Central African Republic have carried out ethnic cleansing of the Muslim population during the country’s ongoing civil war, but there is no proof there was genocidal intent, a United Nations commission of inquiry has said. “Thousands of people died as a result of the conflict. Human […]
Erdogan accuses West of hypocrisy after Paris rally
http://www.reuters.com/assets/iframe/yovideo?videoId=361751448 Source: Reuters Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accuses the West of double standards, for condemning Islamist militant attacks in France, but failing to denounce anti-Muslim acts in Europe.
351. Commandment – Love each other like a kinship
351. Commandment – Love each other like a kinship [42:24] This it is whereof Allah gives the glad tidings to His servants who believe and do good works. Say: ‘I ask of you no reward for it, except that I am inviting you to God because of love of kinship.’ And whoso […]
Defiant Charlie Hebdo publishes prophet cartoon on first post-attack issue
Source:france24.com The French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo will publish a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed along with the words “All is forgiven” Wednesday on the cover of its first issue since Islamist militants killed 12 people at its central Paris offices More…..http://www.france24.com/en/20150113-charlie-hebdo-publishes-prophet-cartoon-cover/ Additional Reading Examining Both Sides: Freedom of Speech […]
Paris attacks give boost to German anti-Islamist movement
Source: france24.com Inflamed by last week’s terror attacks in France, a record 25,000 anti-Islamist protesters marched through the east German city of Dresden on Monday, many holding banners with anti-immigrant slogans. More….http://www.france24.com/en/20150113-pegica-german-anti-islamist-swells-paris-attacks/
Latest News: Qur’an published in Maori language!
This is truly a remarkable and newsworthy item. For the first time in history, a Te Reo Mauri version of the Holy Qur’an, now known in Maori as Karanu Tapu, […]
Merkel says Islam ‘belongs to Germany’ ahead of Dresden rally
CREDIT: REUTERS/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday Islam “belongs to Germany“, in a clear repudiation of anti-immigration protesters gathering in Dresden and other cities. A […]
350. Commandment – kindness to blood relations
350. Commandment – kindness to blood relations [33:7] The Prophet is nearer to the believers than their own selves, and his wives are as mothers to them. And blood relations are nearer to one another, according to the Book of Allah, than the rest of the believers from among the Helpers as well as the Emigrants, […]
Merkel to join German Muslim rally for tolerance
Merkel to join German Muslim rally for tolerance By Frank Zeller for Business Insider . Berlin (AFP) – Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to join a Muslim community rally Tuesday […]
Robert Fisk: The only point of ‘terror lists’ is to get those named a palace invitation – The Cordoba Foundation has now found itself on the ‘list’ alongside al-Qaeda and Isis
When are we going to give up our infantile “terrorist” lists? The IRA were “terrorists”. So was the Irgun. So was EOKA. So was the Mau-Mau. And their leaders – every bloody one of them – met Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Think Begin, Makarios, Kenyatta. How long, […]
The free-speech hypocrisy of some world leaders marching in Paris
Washington Post: by Adam Taylor — On Sunday, at least 1.5 million people marched through Paris in a dramatic display of solidarity after extremists killed 12 people at the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and four at a kosher grocery last week. A police officer also was fatally shot. It was […]
Freedom of Speech, Not Freedom From Consequences
Source: New York Times By Yousef Munayyer is a Palestinian-American writer and analyst. Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from its consequences. The ideal of freedom of speech is […]
The Pope Has A Message For Christian Fundamentalists: You’re No Better Than ISIS
addictinginfo.org: by Kerry-Anne — The Pope gave liberals an early Christmas Present this week, on a flight back from Turkey…by drawing a parallel between Christian Fundamentalists and Islamic terror groups such as ISIS. When a journalist attempted to draw the Pope into yet another condemnation of the world’s 2 billion Muslims on […]
Rector at the Great Mosque of Paris Calls for Abandoning Political Islam
Dalil Boubakeur, Rector at the Great Mosque of Paris, tells Christiane Amanpour that political Islam should be abandoned. This is what the Muslim Times has been preaching since its inception. […]
The secret to a happy life: revealed!
grist: by David Roberts — What’s the secret to a happy life? “That the only thing that really matters in life are your relationships to other people.” Wow. That’s pretty straightforward. But can you boil it down just a little more? “Happiness is love. Full stop.” I don’t want to brag, […]
Meet U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik, the Youngest Woman to Ever Break into the Old Boys’ Club of Congress
makers.com: by Wendy Naugle — Something unusual happened when U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) went to freshman orientation in what would become her new office building: She got stopped by Capitol Hill police—they didn’t think the ponytailed 30-year-old looked like a member of Congress. But while Stefanik may be young, […]
Why depicting Prophet Muhammad angers many Muslims
Muslims attend the Friday prayer at the Sehitlik mosque in Berlin, Germany, Friday. Believers in the mosque commemorated the victims of the terror attack at the Paris offices of the weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) ALI KHALIL | AFP Published — Friday 9 January 2015 Last update 10 […]