Mormon Church Admits Founder Joseph Smith Had 40 Wives
Nov 11 (Reuters) – The Mormon church has admitted that founder Joseph Smith married about 40 women including a 14-year-old and others who were already the wives of his followers, […]
Pakistan born kid becomes world’s youngest Microsoft IT specialist
Dawn: ISLAMABAD – Pakistani-Briton Ayan Qureshi, who has only just started going to primary school, successfully completed the assessment to become the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional on the planet. A five-year-old kid broke the previous record of six and a half by passing the exam at the age of five […]
Punish Pakistan for its un-Islamic blasphemy laws
Barbarity of burning a Christian couple alive in Pakistan is worse than the beheadings by the Islamic State. Haroon Siddiqui, Thestar.com 2014/11/12 ASIF HASSAN / AFP/GETTY IMAGES Pakistani minority Christians protest the murder of a Christian couple who were killed for alleged blasphemy in a small village in the province […]
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USA: Religious Leaders gathered to clear the misconceptions in Religions
Glen Ellyn Area Religious Leaders gathered at Faith Lutheran Church at 41 North Park Boulevard in Glen Ellyn. The event was hosted by The Rev. George D. Smith, Rector and […]
BBC: IS propaganda ‘targeting’ Midlands’ youngsters
Source: bbc.com The head of counter-terrorism in the West Midlands has warned “vulnerable youngsters” are being targeted by Islamic State (IS) propaganda. Midlands Muslim groups also said their sense of safety […]
Second Quran and Science Symposium Today, 10 AM EST
Epigraph: Blessed is He (Allah) in Whose hand is the kingdom, and He has power over all things; … Who has created seven heavens in harmony. No incongruity canst thou […]
Burma ‘backsliding’ on some reforms, Obama says before visit
theguardian — US president cites persecution of ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority and crackdown on journalists in assessment published as he is set to visit the country Burma policemen holding shields line up as they stand guard in front of the old ministers’ office in Yangon before Barack Obama’s visit Burma’s […]
65 Reasons to Believe Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross
Posted by Mirza Ghulam Rabbi Read about Jesus: The humble prophet of God – His life, Crucifixion & his death Author: Imam I. H. Kauser, National President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Australia The […]
Uzbekistan students stage rare protest against forced labour in cotton fields
theguardian: by Joanna Lillis — Around a million Uzbeks are forced to help harvest the country’s ‘white gold’ every year. Now, students have tentatively begun to speak out against it.EurasiaNet.org reports Public servants are drafted in every year to help harvest the country’s crucial cotton crops. Uzbekistan’s practice of sending forced […]
King meets Kerry, Netanyahu for talks on Jerusalem tension
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday hosted a trilateral meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cool tempers arising as […]
Egypt, Sudan to coordinate on Libya unrest
Summary Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said Sunday his country will work with Sudan to support Libya’s military against Islamic militants in a bid to restore stability to the two countries’ war-torn neighbor. El-Sissi’s remarks came at the end of a two-day visit by Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir. El-Sissi said Sudan […]
Disunity and distress
The Daily Star Ten years after the death of Yasser Arafat, and the situation for Palestinians is at its direst in years, and any hope of unity between different factions […]
War with Isis: The forgotten, plucky Kurds under siege in their enclave on Syria’s border with Turkey
Robert Fisk visits Rumeilan, where its people strive to extract oil, produce asphalt and continue the struggle against the Islamist militants The skies are grey-black from the oilfields and refineries […]
Internal Review Finds Widespread Failures by Secret Service in White House Breach
Source: NY Times: An intruder was able to climb a fence and enter the White House in September because of a succession of “performance, organizational, technical” and other failures by the Secret Service, according to a damning review of the incident by the Department of Homeland Security. More:
Policy Brief: Reimagining Human Rights in Pakistan
<!–0–> Jinnah Institute Source By Asad Jamal A rising graph of extremism in Pakistan has triggered alarm on the plummeting standards of human rights protections and entitlements across the country. The recent burning of a Christian couple by a 1,500 strong mob on the outskirts of Lahore underscores the gravity […]
Latin America Is Losing Its Catholic Identity
NY TImes: These are heady days for Roman Catholics in Latin America. For the first time, one of their own is serving as pope, providing a visible reminder of the importance the region plays in the global church. But after a century in which nearly all Latin Americans identified as […]
Pope Francis Is Considering Making Marriage Annulments Cost-Free
Huff Post: VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis considers eliminating church charges for marriage annulments, revealing he once fired an official who tried to charge thousands of dollars for one. […]
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Iran: New Law Proposes 74 Lashes for Dog Owners
New Iranian Law Proposes 74 Lashes for Dog Owners A new law proposed in Iran would make walking, owning or selling a dog a crime punishable by 74 lashes and a fine of $370 to $3,700. Sun, November 9, 2014 Clarion Project An Iranian woman stands in front of a […]