Decline of religious belief means we need more exorcists, say Catholics
Telegraph UK: By Nick Squires, Rome A six-day meeting in Rome aims to train about 200 Roman Catholic priests from more than 30 countries in how to cast out evil from people […]
What exactly does the halal method of animal slaughter involve?
Guardian: The debate over when meat is halal and whether it should be clearly labelled has been put back on the agenda by vets and animal welfare campaigners who want […]
Boko Haram: How Did We Get Here?- The Saudi Connection
gegelovespolitics.blogspot.co.uk: Boko Haram – What’s going on? First things first. The tragic kidnapping of 200 girls by Boko Haram is wrong. How did we get here? During colonial times, the public school educated British officers who ranNigeria admired the Fulani aristocracy because it reminded them of their aristocratic homeland […]
Stephen Colbert Warns America: ‘There’s A War On Religion,’ And Satan Is Coming To The Oklahoma Capitol
Source: The Huffington Post Stephen Colbert addressed viewers on The Colbert Report to solemnly say, “I don’t have to tell you, that there is a war on religion in America.” […]
Show This Video To Your Friend Who Is Always On His Phone
Huff Post: Alexis Kleinman — “I have 422 friends, yet I’m lonely.” That’s how writer and director Gary Turk starts his poetic tirade against technology, “Look Up.” He calls his very popular video “a spoken word film for an online generation.” With more than 11.6 million views on YouTube in only 10 days, […]
TERRORISM: Islamic seminaries emerge as looming threat (Pakistan)
A recent US Defense Department report has highlighted the role of Pakistani madrassas in militant attacks carried out in Afghanistan. But according to Islamabad, the report is nothing but bad […]
Issa Condemns Donnelly Comments on Islamic Law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. May 9, 2014 (AP) By JULIET WILLIAMS Associated Press Republican U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa on Thursday strongly condemned comments by GOP gubernatorial front-runner Tim Donnelly, in which the state lawmaker has tried to tie his Indian-American rival to fundamentalist Islamic law, calling his statements “hateful and ignorant garbage.” […]
Shot in Missoula: The Tragic Death of a German Exchange Student
By Karin Assmann, Marc Hujer, Fidelius Schmid and Andreas Ulrich Diren D., a German high school student from Hamburg, wanted to get a taste of American freedom during an exchange […]
Afghanistan’s ‘forgotten’ poor wince as billions in aid go to badlands
May 9, 2014 – 05:03 By Mirwais Harooni and Jeremy Laurence AAB BAREEK/KABUL Afghanistan (Reuters) – For all the billions of dollars in foreign aid that have poured into Afghanistan over the past 12 years, Sajeda, her head-to-toe burqa covered in dust, sobs that the world has forgotten the poorest […]
What are you doing, judges of Egypt, by abetting repression?
May 08, 2014 12:19 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY The conduct of the courts and judges in Egypt during the past three years is a critical element to watch as the country pursues its tortuous route toward a pluralistic constitutional democracy. Most of us are […]
UK ‘second best education in Europe’ Asian countries on Top
BBC: by Sean Coughlan — The UK is in second place among European countries and sixth overall in a global education league table. South Korea is top, with three other Asian countries and Finland making up the top five, in rankings from education and publishing firm, Pearson. The rankings include […]
Celebrating America’s National Day of Prayer in California
By Jonathan M.A.Ghaffar – BMH News Service The first Thursday in May is designated as America’s National Day of Prayer and all across the country representatives from across the spectrum […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Singapore holds a Charity Blood Donation event
On Sunday 4th May, Joo Chiat, the eastern part of Singapore, became the focus of attention for many local community members as they converged at Masjid Taha on Onan Road […]
Why the Homs truce matters for Syria
In spite of its brittle nature and the threat of such a move being nothing more than a short-lived lull, it still remains the most viable route to achieve a […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at condemns killing of students by Boko Haram
By Prince Okedinachi March 2, 2014 20:18:23pm GMT WorldStage Newsonline– Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Nigeria has condemned the killing of students in Yobe State and other attacks by the Boko Haram […]
Muslim scholars condemn Boko Haram’s ‘heinous’ acts
JEDDAH: HABIB SHAIKH Published — Thursday 8 May 2014 Religious scholars working under the world’s largest bloc of Islamic countries on Thursday denounced the mass kidnappings of Nigerian girls by an extremist group claiming to be fighting for Islam. The group called Boko Haram seized more than 200 pupils from […]
A follow-up: Islam embraces gender equality
Source: Duluth News Tribune By M. Imran Hayee Part of the feedback to my April 6 Local View column, “Quran forbids men from hurting wives,” indicated a mistaken inference by some […]
eDigest: Boko Haram does not represent Islam
Epigraph: Indeed, Allah enjoins justice, and the doing of good to others; and giving like kindred; and forbids indecency, and manifest evil, and wrongful transgression. He admonished you that you […]
India’s ‘Womanifesto:’ How central are women’s rights to this year’s elections?
CNN: by Monica Sarkar — The gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a moving bus in New Delhi in December 2012 marked a sharp turning point for the debate on women’s rights in India. The protests that exploded nationwide following the incident brought the issue forcefully to the political […]
Religious Tolerance, Sultan Mehmed II and the Prophet’s Promise
Lostislamichistory: Prophet Muhammad ﷺ promised his followers in the Arabian Desert that they would one day conquer the most powerful and legendary city of the day, Constantinople. For centuries, it seemed like […]