Shariah and Freedom of Speech and Expression
Source: Muslim Sunrise, Winter 2013 Volume Author : Atif Mir Introduction The phrase free speech is a deceptive one. It implies that speech is always free but it is not […]
‘We reported it blowing up first!’
Source: Dawn Author: Talha Ahmed For those of you lucky enough to have missed out on last night’s live television coverage of the attack at Jinnah International Airport, let me inform you that TV journalism died yesterday. What else would you call the broadcast of […]
Extremist: Debunking Terrorism and Anti-Islam Extremism
Goodmenproject.com: Editor’s Note: Below is an excerpt from Qasim Rashid’s new book, EXTREMIST. EXTREMIST’s back cover blurb reads: Terrorists and anti-Islam extremists are both wrong about Islam. Qasim Rashid proves just that in EXTREMIST: A Response to Geert Wilders & Terrorists Everywhere. Rashid debunks extremists head-on, clarifying important issues like […]
Airport Attack in Pakistan Shows Taliban’s Lasting Strength
NY Times: LONDON — Only a week ago, the Pakistani Taliban appeared to be on the ropes. Violent rivalries had split the insurgency in two. Peace talks with the government had collapsed. Military jets had pounded militant hide-outs in the tribal belt. Then on Sunday, the Taliban hit back. A […]
You Can’t Have It All: 40% Of Women Professionals Are ‘Hanging On By A Thread’
Forbes.com: by Cheryl Conner — Popular psychology to the contrary, most women professionals are struggling according to a new study by career strategist and author Megan Dalla-Camina. Dalla-Camina is the author of Getting Real About Having It All, a book she premiered in Australia late last year that is debuting in […]
You Can't Have It All: 40% Of Women Professionals Are 'Hanging On By A Thread'
Forbes.com: by Cheryl Conner — Popular psychology to the contrary, most women professionals are struggling according to a new study by career strategist and author Megan Dalla-Camina. Dalla-Camina is the author of Getting Real About Having It All, a book she premiered in Australia late last year that is debuting in […]
Letter to a real martyr: #Justice4Mehdi
Fox News: by Faheem Younus — Dear Mehdi, Greetings of peace! You’ve been all over the place: CNN, New York Times, Wall Street Journal,Washington Post, Reuters… Up until a week ago, most Americans didn’t know you. But now, for millions, you are a celebrity. Because the media is telling your story… How you hail […]
Muslims safeguard Hindus in Hadapsar post the Pune Muslim techie murder
Muslim community in Sayyad Nagar, Hadapsar show solidarity by patrolling the area,ensuring no Hindu household is attacked by any mob. READ MORE…
ROBERT FISK : An audience with ‘the Tiger’ – Bashar al-Assad’s favourite soldier …and a man you wouldn’t want to cross
Colonel Soheil Hassan is called ‘The Tiger’, and is one of the most-frightening men I have ever met. He is Bashar al-Assad’s favourite soldier and he sits straight in his chair by his field headquarters north of Aleppo. The Tiger writes poetry but is a very ruthless soldier. He expects […]
eDigest: Charles Darwin: An Epiphany for the Muslims, A Catastrophe for the Christians
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (Al Quran 59:25) The Lead articles written by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of […]
Fasting for three days can regenerate entire immune system, study finds
The Telegraph: A person’s entire immune system can be rejuvenated by fasting for as little as three days as it triggers the body to start producing new white blood cells, […]
Religion ‘makes people more generous’
Source: The Telegraph: Religious people are more generous than non-believers when it comes to giving to charity, research claims It preaches help for the poor and loving thy neighbour but […]
Religion 'makes people more generous'
Source: The Telegraph: Religious people are more generous than non-believers when it comes to giving to charity, research claims It preaches help for the poor and loving thy neighbour but […]
Ansar Charity Walk 2014 for British Charities, Video and Pictorial
Courtesy: Dr. Ijaz ur Rehman, UK The Charity walk that many had been eagerly waiting for took place on June 8th, Sunday. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is celebrating its 125th anniversary […]
Stories from an occupation: the Israelis who broke silence
A group called Breaking the Silence has spent 10 years collecting accounts from Israeli soldiers who served in the Palestinian territories. To mark the milestone, 10 hours’ worth of testimony was read to an audience in Tel Aviv. Here we print some extracts SERGEANT NADAV WEIMAN 2005-08, Nachal Reconnaissance Unit, […]
What It’s Like To Be A Third Culture Kid
thoughtcatalog.com: by Em Webster — You were raised in a different country than your parents. You have several nationalities by blood and another by birth. You have more than one passport and you identify with multiple cultures. You speak in numerous languages and you know phrases in many more. You’re […]
Preacher declares war on pluralism
Bambang Muryanto and Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta | Headlines | Mon, June 09 2014, 7:35 AM Headlines News Customs investigate perpetrators of crude oil smuggling Commentary: Prabowo: The (unwanted) hope for military power revival Freeport skating on thin ice Preacher Ja’far Umar Thalib whose followers have been linked […]
Half of 20-year-olds will never marry in ‘devastating’ trend
Couples are increasingly cohabiting without ever taking the decision to commit, as figures show a generational shift away from marriage By James Edgar10:44AM BST 09 Jun 2014 Half of 20-year-olds […]
Half of 20-year-olds will never marry in 'devastating' trend
Couples are increasingly cohabiting without ever taking the decision to commit, as figures show a generational shift away from marriage By James Edgar10:44AM BST 09 Jun 2014 Half of 20-year-olds […]
Food Insecurity in Palestine Remains High
4th June, 2014 FAO Joint press released by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the World Food Program (WFP) clarified the food security is high in Palestine. […]