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 […]
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:
<!–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 […]
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 […]
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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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 […]
German Football ‘Hooligans’ Take Up Battle Against Salafists A group of nearly 5,000 football hooligans gathered in the city of Cologne to protest the spread of Islamic extremism in the country. By Soeren Kern, Mon, November 10, 2014 German football ‘hooligans’ rally against Salafists and Islamism in Germany. A […]
BY AMAAR AHMAD As conflicts rage around the world and innocents suffer in the Gaza crisis, Ukraine-Russia tension continues, and sectarianism boils over in Iraq and Syria , one wonders if history is repeating itself. Just as in 1914, now a hundred years after Word War I, small conflicts have […]
NOV. 11, 2014 Thomas L. Friedman ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — When trying to make sense of the Middle East, one of the most important rules to keep in mind is this: What politicians here tell you in private is usually irrelevant. What matters most, and what explains their […]
Epigraph Allah is He Who raised up the heavens without any pillars that you can see. Then He settled Himself on the Throne. And He pressed the sun and the […]
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 Catholic, the […]
Forbes: by Divya Raghavan — Women make up nearly half the U.S. workforce, receive more college degrees than men and are the sole breadwinners in four of 10 American households. Yet, they earn less than men at virtually every job — a persistent problem known as thegender pay gap. And […]
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Huff Post: All my life, I’ve dreamed of serving my country. But when I tried to enlist in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program at Hofstra University, I was told I couldn’t because of my religious beliefs. I follow the Sikh faith, which requires that I keep my hair […]
christiansinpakistan.com: Russian Patriarch Kirill of Moscow has sent a letter to the President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain, pleading him to pardon the blasphemy convict Asia Bibi. Asia Bibi is a Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy. The letter was published on the Patriarchate website. The primate of the […]
The site in Mecca where the Prophet Mohamed is said to have been born is about to be “buried under marble” and replaced by a huge royal palace. The work […]
Source: citynews.ca A local Muslim group is reaching out to thousands of youths across the country in the hopes of stopping homegrown terrorism before it starts. Leaders in the Muslim community […]
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT Just 15 miles from the frontline of Isis, which persecutes their faith, the Christians of Qamishli gathered in the Church of the Holy Virgin for the wedding of Malek Aissa and Ilana Hacho. The bride was a priest’s sister, the bridegroom a computer engineer, and […]
Source: torontosun.com VAUGHAN – In the wake of the recent killings of two soldiers on Canadian soil by homegrown jihadists, a Muslim group is launching a campaign to fight youth radicalization. Ahmadiyya […]