7 Big Discoveries Made at CERN
Source: Yahoo News Higgs Boson to the World Wide Web The world’s biggest atom smasher, where monumental discoveries such as the detection of the once-elusive Higgs boson particle and the […]
Pakistan’s Second Amendment is Root Cause of Sectarianism
By Kashif N. Chaudhry, Huffington Post: Kashif Religious clerics in Pakistan celebrate September 7th as a day of victory for Islam and Pakistan. Officially dubbed the “Khatme Nubuwwat Day” or […]
Pakistan's Second Amendment is Root Cause of Sectarianism
By Kashif N. Chaudhry, Huffington Post: Kashif Religious clerics in Pakistan celebrate September 7th as a day of victory for Islam and Pakistan. Officially dubbed the “Khatme Nubuwwat Day” or […]
Michael Phelps arrested on DUI charge: A Wake Up Call for the Western Civilization
Epigraph: They ask thee (Muhammad) concerning wine and the gambling. Say: ‘In both there is great sin and also some advantages for men; but their sin is greater than their […]
How Saudi Arabia is distancing itself from the Islamic State
Thirteen years after US President George W. Bush declared war on terrorism, the Middle East is no closer to victory. Instead, terrorism appears to have morphed into an even more […]
UAE: female fighter pilot dropped bombs on the Islamic State
Maj. Mariam al-Mansouri, the first female fighter pilot in the history of the United Arab Emirates, led the the Gulf state’s bombing raids over Syria this week. Photos of al-Mansouri, beaming from her cockpit, that were released by the country’s state news agency have taken social media by storm. Major Mariam […]
Say no to Haj selfie!
Say no to Haj selfie! JEDDAH: AFIFA JABEEN QURAISHI ARAB NEWS Published — Tuesday 30 September 2014 They can be seen video recording themselves walking around the Kaaba, kissing […]
IS insurgents hide behind civilian homes to avoid airstrikes
• Locals say strikes have reduced checkpoints • Militants travel on two wheels instead of four • Hide in trenches in backyards of civilian houses RAHEEM SALMAN AND YARA […]
eDigest: A Lecture in Harvard Law School Today: “Apartheid of the Ahmadis in Pakistan”
Epigraph: And what is the matter with you that you fight not in the cause of Allah and of the weak — men, women and children — who say, ‘Our Lord, take us out of this town, whose people are oppressors, and make for us some friend from Thyself, and make for […]
KSA to host 1.4m Hajis from abroad
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR ARABNEWS.COM Published — Tuesday 30 September 2014 More than 1.4 million foreign pilgrims are expected to perform Haj this year, said Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar. “About […]
The myth of religious violence – by Karen Armstrong
The popular belief that religion is the cause of the world’s bloodiest conflicts is central to our modern conviction that faith and politics should never mix. But the messy history […]
UK Home Secretary Theresa May warns Isil will become nuclear threat if we don’t stop them
Home Secretary Theresa May warns Isil could acquire “chemical, biological or even nuclear weapons” in the “world’s first truly terrorist state” The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) could acquire nuclear weapons if they are allowed to consolidate their hold in Iraq and Syria, Theresa May has warned. […]
UK Home Secretary Theresa May warns Isil will become nuclear threat if we don't stop them
Home Secretary Theresa May warns Isil could acquire “chemical, biological or even nuclear weapons” in the “world’s first truly terrorist state” The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) could acquire nuclear weapons if they are allowed to consolidate their hold in Iraq and Syria, Theresa May has warned. […]
UK: David Cameron defends plans to cut benefits for working poor
PM says plans for £3bn-a-year cuts set out by George Osborne are better than reducing benefits for wealthier pensioners. David Cameron has defended his plan to carry out billions of pounds of extra cuts to benefits for the working poor, saying it is only fair to ensure welfare payments are […]
7 things that make a Pakistani feel at home in India
Dawn: 1. Honk, honk, beep, beep. Hey, you…! A Pakistani driving license may not hold in India. But rest assured that a Pakistani’s road sense, cultivated through decades of weaving in and out of chaotic traffic, is exactly what one needs to be a great driver in India. You are […]
Belgium tries 46 over Syria jihadist links
Source: BBC Related Stories ‘Over 3,000 Europeans join jihadis’ Enforcing UN resolution on foreign jihadists Why is Islamic State so violent? Forty-six people have gone on trial in Antwerp on charges of belonging to a group that sent jihadists to Syria, the largest case of its kind in Belgium. Prosecutors […]
Anti-Islam, but pro-gay? How mosque opponents tie themselves in knots
Guardian: The left seem to be very stupid, I suppose,” Mike Holt says. The Queensland-based former One Nation candidate is bemused when I ask him why he believes some progressives […]
No, Pamela Geller, the Qur’an Is Not Anti-Semitic
Epigraph: Allah forbids you not, respecting those who have not fought against you on account of your religion, and who have not driven you forth from your homes, that you […]
No, Pamela Geller, the Qur'an Is Not Anti-Semitic
Epigraph: Allah forbids you not, respecting those who have not fought against you on account of your religion, and who have not driven you forth from your homes, that you […]
This non-Muslim woman is wearing a headscarf for all the right reasons
mamamia.com: by Alys Gagnon — Kate Leaney. In many ways, Kate Leaney is a pretty average 27-year-old Australian woman. She lives in Adelaide, holds down a full-time job, hangs out with friends and messes around on her social media in her quiet moments. But last week was quite different for […]