RNS: In an article originally published in early 2012 and originally titled “Word power,” Aung San Suu Kyi wrote: “Words allow us to express our feelings, to record our experiences, to concretise our ideas, to push outwards the frontiers of intellectual exploration. Words can move hearts, words can change perceptions, words can […]
http://boingboing.net/: The House unanimously passed a bill that would bring much-needed improvements to the Freedom of Information Act; the Senate had bi-partisan support for it, too — but outgoing Sen Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) singlehandedly killed the bill in a closed-door committee meeting. He offered vague, bullshitty excuses for this, citing nonspecific issues […]
NY Times: THE Islamic State has visibly attracted young Muslims from all over the world to its violent movement to build a caliphate in Iraq and Syria. But here’s what’s less visible — the online backlash against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS and ISIL, by young Muslims declaring […]
Daily Times: Junaid Jamshed does not fit that mould by any standard. Except that there is not one kind of religious fundamentalism. He just got caught in the crosshairs of two warring groups fighting for the crown Junaid Jamshed has been left very confused. On the one hand, being part […]
Pakistan can be allowed to become radicalised or it can be salvaged as a large Muslim majority, democratic nation state Starting with the Lahore Resolution, every major landmark constitutional document, including the Objectives Resolution, has promised religious freedom and equal rights for minorities in Pakistan. Despite this, the situation of […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This is the story of Azhair Ahmad, who migrated to USA, approximately 18 months ago. He did his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from University of Engineering & Technology Lahore – Pakistan and Masters in science […]
ABS-CBN — MANILA (UPDATED) – Typhoon Ruby (international name Hagupit) has left at least 8 people dead in the Visayas, authorities said late Sunday night. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said two people in Iloilo — Thea Rojo from Balasan and Ernesto Baylon from Estancia — […]
Religion News Service | By Adelle M. Banks WASHINGTON (RNS) “African-American brothers and sisters, especially brothers, in this country are more likely to be arrested, more likely to be executed, more likely to be killed.” It’s the kind of statement that’s often cited by black clergy and civil rights activists. But […]
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Salameh Bihar, 56, who was displaced after Israel destroyed his house in Gaza’s Shajaiya neighborhood in the recent war, is still waiting to rebuild his three-story house. But he is not optimistic about succeeding. Summary: Engineer Imad al-Khalidi has developed a replacement for cement to […]
Through his work Khalid tries to show that the idea is more important than anything else. For him it is the individual’s ideas that make him different from his peers […]
Reports by UN observers in the Golan Heights over the past 18 months reveal the type and extent of cooperation between Israel and Syrian opposition figures. The reports, submitted to […]
Book Review : The Inspiring Life of Abdus Salam Author Dr Mujahid Kamran , vice chancellor Punjab University, Department of Physics, Government College Lahore Publisher – University of the Punjab, Lahore 2013 ISBN 978-969-9325-11-3 The Inspiring Life of Abdus Salam by Dr. Mujahid Kamran I purchased a copy of […]
Courtesy New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2014 By THE NEW YORK TIMES DEC. 2, 2014 Photo Credit Illustrations by Jon McNaught Continue reading the main story Continue reading the main story Share This Page Email Share Tweet Pin Save more Continue reading the main story The year’s notable […]
http://felixonline.co.uk/This year, the true face of Islamic Caliphate has been obscured by the smoke rising from Iraq. Kindled by the horrific actions of militant extremist group ISIS, the conflict there […]
Inc.com: by Jeff Haden — Stay at your mental and emotional best by avoiding a few common habits and beliefs. Possibly you’ve stopped paying attention. Or possibly you’ve fallen into bad habits. Or possibly you’ve grown complacent. Whatever the reasons, you’re now compromising, settling, or flying on unhappy autopilot. Remarkably successful people […]
ROME — HRH Prince Hassan has called for encouraging interfaith dialogue as a way to celebrate religious diversity and culture, and focus on similarities rather than differences. In an address […]
The Daily Star As the anti-ISIS coalition – which includes over 60 countries – meets in Brussels, it is worth considering what exactly it has achieved. The coalition has bombed the jihadis in Iraq since August and in Syria since September, yet the militant group – which most of the […]
A Sunni governor offers advice to defeat ISIS David Ignatius| The Daily Star The Obama administration’s slow campaign against ISIS takes a small step forward this week as a leading Sunni politician visits Washington to urge support for a 10,000-member national guard force that could gradually help regain control of […]
The Magazine in full If knowledge is power, then the British government’s secret gazetteer of the Gulf, known simply as “Lorimer” after its author, epitomises the scale of imperial ambition. Intended to be a portable handbook, it was anything but, writes Matthew Teller. It’s one of the 20th Century’s most […]
Loonwatch: It’s not just Wilders, but other members of his PVV party who make grotesque statements about Islam and Muslims that should have no place in a 21st century pluralistic […]