Norwegian Muslims rally against Islamic militants
Associated Press, Stockholm: Norway’s prime minister and other politicians have joined Muslim leaders and thousands of other people for a demonstration in Oslo against radical Islamists. READ MORE…
1.3 million Muslims from abroad to perform Haj
More than 1.3 million foreign pilgrims are expected to perform Haj this year, according to the Haj Ministry. South Asian countries will send the largest contingent of 410,000 Hajis followed […]
Switzerland: MOSQUE SHOOTING: Complaint filed against politician for Islamophobic tweet
The Islamic Central Council of Switzerland has filed charges against a Swiss politician for incitement to commit a crime after he appeared to welcome the recent shooting of a Muslim and called for more such shootings. Minutes after a man was shot to death in a mosque in northeastern Switzerland […]
Phoney indignation
Summary The Daily Star, Lebanon In fact, Washington had already taken firm action, by launching airstrikes in northern Iraq to stem military advances by ISIS that came uncomfortably close to the autonomous Kurdish region and U.S. interests there. The U.S. has acted in Syria and Iraq only when it believes […]
Isis’s undoubted skill in exploiting social media is no reason for US leaders to start talking about the apocalypse – Power without responsibility has provided al-Baghdadi and his men with their most
by Robert Fisk, The Independent We keep banging on about British citizens turning into Jihadists – that tired old public relations man Dave Cameron does this all the time, with his worn-out political correctness – and it’s almost impolite to say “Muslim British citizens”. But isn’t it time we said […]
Qatar and the reason US hostage Peter Theo Curtis has been released – The Qataris are telling Assad that they are important in Syria
by Robert Fisk, The Independent So once again, the Fairy Godmother of the Middle East steps on to the stage. Qatar, the nation which supposedly paid £40m to free 13 […]
Who to blame for Argentina’s disastrous default? Its lawyers, of course
Hedge-fund manager Hans Hume, experienced with national debt and Argentina’s default, argues that the country needs to make a fresh start and fire the law firm that advised default was a good idea The Argentine nightmare continues. Attempts by local institutions, then international banks, have failed to either prevent or […]
When Faith and Facts Collide
Source: The Huffington Post By Dave Pruett, Former NASA researcher; Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, James Madison University Conflict between faith and science is as old as science itself. In 1543, Copernicus’s great work, On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, laid the groundwork for a new model of the cosmos, with the […]
The Struggle of Muslim Women to Fit in
By Maliha Fatima Rahman Coming of Faith brings the voices of Muslim American women to the world through multidimensional storytelling and empowerment initiatives. This post was originally published on Coming of Faith. I was […]
But no return ticket : A Crazy Plan for Mars
Source: Spiegel. It might become the mother of all reality shows. Fully 704 candidates are soon to begin competing for a trip to Mars to establish a colony there. Broadcasting rights are to fund the mission, but a return ticket is not part of the deal. More:
Qur’an lesson for today: And every one has a goal which dominates him; vie, then, with one another in good works
216. And every one has a goal which dominates him; vie, then, with one another in good works [2:149] And every one has a goal which dominates him; vie, then, with one another in good works. Wherever you be, Allah will bring you all together. Surely, Allah has the power […]
U.S. services sector growth slows for 2nd straight month in Aug: Markit
Aug 25 (Reuters) – – The pace of growth in the U.S. services sector fell for a second straight month in August, dropping to its lowest level since May, a survey showed on Monday. Financial data firm Markit said its preliminary services Purchasing Managers Index fell to 58.5 in August, […]
China To Pope Francis: Don’t ‘Interfere’ With Our Country’s Religion
Religion News Service | By Josephine McKenna Posted: 08/24/2014 8:14 pm EDT VATICAN CITY (RNS) China has reacted cautiously to a bid by Pope Francis to open new dialogue with Beijing, […]
Cardinal George Pell Sparks Outrage In Sex Abuse Survivors With ‘Trucking Company’ Analogy
Religion News Service | By Josephine McKenna Posted: 08/22/2014 7:43 pm EDT Our Source: The Huffington Post VATICAN CITY (RNS) One of the most powerful men in the Vatican, charged with […]
Open Letter to my Iraq Christian Brothers and to the so-called Bagdadi caliphate
Open Letter to my Iraq Christian Brothers and to the so-called Bagdadi caliphate There is a unique distinction in the great religion that has been established by the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad: this distinction lies in its very name. “Islam” means “Peace” indicating the structure on which this religion is […]
David Cameron’s government has blood on its hands over Gaza. We had to act
Guardian: Two weeks ago, nine of us from the London Palestine Action networktravelled to the village of Shenstone in Staffordshire and occupied the roof of an Israeli-owned drone engine factory. We closed […]
‘The fire (in Pakistan) is local, even if it gets external fuel sometimes’
Indian Express: Farahnaz Ispahani is a Pakistani politician affiliated with the Pakistan People’s Party who advocates minority and women’s rights. Her forthcoming book is on Pakistan’s religious minorities. In India recently to deliver a series of talks on Pakistan, she spoke to Gayatri Rangachari Shah: The title of your forthcoming […]
Muslim Community Seeks to Spread Message of Peace
austin.twcnews.com: An empty room isn’t always bad thing. To the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, it’s a sign they’re part of Round Rock. “It’s gotten to that point now to where it’s like, ‘Oh, open house. We already know these guys,’” Usama Malik, the Round Rock mosque was barred from participating in a […]
Who is Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi? From Al-Zarqawi to Al-Bagdahdi: “The Islamic State” is a CIA-Mossad-MI6 “Intelligence Asset”
the following article first published ten years in June 2004 pertains to Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, the legendary leader and founder of Al Qaeda in Iraq. The name of this mysterious jihadist organization was later renamed the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) and in 2013 it became the Islamic State of […]
Why defeating the Islamic State is necessary
Summary by Charles Krauthammer, The Daily Star Baghdad called President Barack Obama’s bluff and he came through. With the support of U.S. airstrikes, Iraqi and Kurdish forces have retaken the Mosul dam. In following through, Obama demonstrated three things: the effectiveness of even limited U.S. power, the vulnerability of the […]