The House That Abdus Salam Built…The ICTP in Trieste
IAEA: The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics stems the brain drain of physicists from developing nations at a time of new scientific challenges. In the early 1960s, both […]
If the first thing you ask a Muslim woman is if she’s American, you might be a bigot
theguardian: by Linda Sarsour — I am Muslim and I am American. Speaking out against the Islamophobia industry is how I practice my patriotism. Spreading hate against Muslims is, apparently, a quite lucrative business in the United States. Saba Ahmed’s experience demonstrates that there is a systematic demonization of Muslims […]
If the first thing you ask a Muslim woman is if she's American, you might be a bigot
theguardian: by Linda Sarsour — I am Muslim and I am American. Speaking out against the Islamophobia industry is how I practice my patriotism. Spreading hate against Muslims is, apparently, a quite lucrative business in the United States. Saba Ahmed’s experience demonstrates that there is a systematic demonization of Muslims […]
eDigest: Pope Francis Says 99% Of Vatican Opposed Palestine-Israel Prayer Meeting
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Obama: U.S. Prepared to Take ‘Targeted’ Action in Iraq
President Barack Obama said Thursday that the United States is prepared to take “targeted and precise” military action against Islamist militants in Iraq, but he pledged that American forces “will not be returning to combat.” He said the United States is prepared to send as many as 300 American military […]
Obama: U.S. Prepared to Take 'Targeted' Action in Iraq
President Barack Obama said Thursday that the United States is prepared to take “targeted and precise” military action against Islamist militants in Iraq, but he pledged that American forces “will not be returning to combat.” He said the United States is prepared to send as many as 300 American military […]
Noam Chomsky: The responsibility of privilege – The famed linguist and political activist says intellectuals have a moral duty to hold centres of power to account.
His popularity – or notoriety as some would say – endures because he is still criticising politicians, business leaders and other powerful figures for not acting in the public’s best interest. At the heart of Chomsky’s work is examining the ways elites use their power to control millions of people, […]
Switzerland: Migration Data: More foreigners move to Switzerland
swissinfo.ch June 18, 2014 – 12:46 The number of foreigners living in Switzerland has risen by 3.3% over the past year and about 24% of Switzerland’s eight million people do […]
World Muslim body vows to combat ‘sectarian policies’
The Saudi-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, which represents more than 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide, affirmed Thursday a commitment to unity in combatting “sectarian” policies. OIC members will stand “united in combatting sectarian, confessional, and exclusion policies that have led to sedition in some countries and threatened their security and stability,” […]
World Muslim body vows to combat 'sectarian policies'
The Saudi-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, which represents more than 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide, affirmed Thursday a commitment to unity in combatting “sectarian” policies. OIC members will stand “united in combatting sectarian, confessional, and exclusion policies that have led to sedition in some countries and threatened their security and stability,” […]
Naya Zamana Editor gets life threats in Lahore
Urdu magazine editor Shoaib Adil gets life threats June 19, 2014 LAHORE: The editor of progressive Urdu monthly magazine Naya Zamana, Lahore, Mohammad Shoaib Adil, has reportedly been receiving life threats from religious militants for publishing the autobiography of a retired Lahore High Court judge, Muhammad Islam Bhatti, […]
An Invitation to Other Religions: Demonstrating Human Rights and Universal Brotherhood from Your Scriptures?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I was very happy to see the rescue of the 33 miners in Chile, in October […]
Pope Francis Promises Not To Pray For Argentina In World Cup
Huffington Post Posted: 06/14/2014 12:09 pm EDT Updated: 06/14/2014 12:59 pm EDT Print Article VATICAN CITY (AP) — He recently renewed his Argentine passport and remains an official card-carrying member of his favorite Buenos Aires football club. But Pope Francis has pledged absolute neutrality for the World Cup. Francis recalled […]
Jordan Could Be the Next Target of ISIS!
Source: Stratfor: The June 15 edition of the Jordan Times reported that Amman had beefed up security along its border with Iraq amid fears that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant is inching toward the kingdom. Quoting unnamed Islamist sources, the report added that the jihadist group had […]
Felipe VI calls for ‘new Spain’ as sworn in as king
Felipe VI has called for “a new Spain that we will build together” after being proclaimed the country’s head of state in a ceremony in parliament. Spain’s new king Spanish […]
Felipe VI calls for 'new Spain' as sworn in as king
Felipe VI has called for “a new Spain that we will build together” after being proclaimed the country’s head of state in a ceremony in parliament. Spain’s new king Spanish […]
“All hell will break loose”
Now we will have the bizarre spectacle of the US joining Iran in strengthening the Al Maliki regime against the ISIS threat, while trying to bring down Iran’s Syrian ally, President Bashar Al Assad, a goal Washington shares with ISIS Razi Azmi June 19, 2014 The pharaoh is having the […]
"All hell will break loose"
Now we will have the bizarre spectacle of the US joining Iran in strengthening the Al Maliki regime against the ISIS threat, while trying to bring down Iran’s Syrian ally, President Bashar Al Assad, a goal Washington shares with ISIS Razi Azmi June 19, 2014 The pharaoh is having the […]
Croatia’s Embattled Govt Woos Church Over Schools
Source: Balkan Insight Croatia’s centre-left government is striving to end quarrels with the powerful Catholic Church over education in what is seen as a move to boost its tumbling ratings. Vedran Molnar, the new Minister of Education, is to meet the Catholic primates of both Croatia and Bosnia – and […]
Did the U.S. and Israel Want Open-Ended Chaos in the Mideast?
Did the U.S. and Israel Want Open-Ended Chaos in the Mideast? They might have quite coldly and consciously fomented conflict in order to achieve their strategic objectives in the region. By Thomas Harrington, CounterPunch June 17, 2014 | During the last week we have seen Sunni militias take control of […]