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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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:
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
MARIA ZAIN Every human being comes into this world by decree of Allah, and with him or her, carries a life journey that has been pre-ordained, written and endorsed by […]
KANO, Nigeria: Boko Haram’s leader said a northeast town seized by the insurgents earlier this month has been placed under an Islamic caliphate, in a video obtained by AFP on […]
Source: The New York Times By LAURIE GOODSTEIN AUG. 23, 2014 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — He was a familiar figure to the skinny shoeshine boys who work along the oceanfront promenade here. Wearing black track pants and a baseball cap pulled low over his balding head, they say, he would stroll […]