Source: thejakartapost.com Ahmadis in Ciamis, West Java, are observing their religious activities as usual at the Nur Khilafat Mosque, despite a call from the local Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) for them to cease worshipping in a bid to maintain security and order. “Everything is normal and secure as of now. Hopefully, […]
Our physics has to allow for free will and even though nineteenth century physics only suggested determinism, Quantum physics has provided, at least possible avenue, for both free will and […]
Source: ucanews.com Muslim council demands sect adheres to mainstream teachings. Followers of a minority Muslim sect in Indonesia are continuing daily prayers in their West Java mosque despite a call for a ban from the district’s Indonesian Ulema Council. Syaiful Uyun, an Ahmadiya cleric at the mosque, told ucanews.com that daily […]
Report by Khalid Minhas | Public Affairs and Outreach Director – Miami I was invited by Rabbi Barry Silver to deliver a talk to his congregation- L’Dor Va Dor in Lake […]
Sherif Gaber, detained since last fall on allegations that he started a Facebook page for atheists By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICKAPRIL 25, 2014 NYtimes 04/26/2014 Photo Student supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood blocked a road in Cairo on Wednesday. Credit Aly Hazzaa/El Shorouk Newspaper, via Associated Press CAIRO — The […]
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed in […]
Source: CNN Varanasi, India A10-hour journey on Indian roads can be difficult and this one, fueled by faith, was more so. Dinesh Chandra Mishra packed moth-eaten woolen blankets for the trip along with muslin and cotton quilts that had once been crisp and white. He also brought a single-burner kerosene […]
Epigraph: The Arabs of the desert say, ‘We believe.’ Say, “You have not believed yet; but rather say, ‘We have accepted Islam,’ for the true belief has not yet entered into your hearts.” […]
Think meditation is hard, or requires hours and hours of silence and stillness? Think again, mindfulness expert Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. said at Thrive, The Huffington Post’s second Third Metric conference […]
Huff Post: by Yasmine Hafiz — Though in some traditions goddesses exist only in the spiritual realm, in Nepal they live and breathe. These kumari, or “living goddesses,” are pre-pubescent girls considered to be the earthly manifestations of divine female energy, incarnations of the goddess known as Taleju, the Nepalese name for Durga. […]
Film at 9/11 Museum Sets Off Clash Over Reference to Islam By SHARON OTTERMANAPRIL 23, 2014 Photo A film at the soon-to-open National September 11 Memorial Museum on the roots of the attacks has been denounced by an advisory group made up of clergy from different faiths. Credit Damon Winter/The […]
by Matthew Allen, swissinfo.ch April 25, 2014 – 11:01 The mind-boggling $100 trillion (CHF88 trillion) of debt racked up by governments, central banks and companies worldwide has turned some heads towards Switzerland’s successful track record of reducing its own debt burden. But is it a sustainable approach? Swiss voters approved […]
Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has stressed the need for moral uprightness to contribute to the growth of the country’s economy. He said the nation will progress if the structures put […]
Source: NY Times: Student supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood blocked a road in Cairo on Wednesday. CAIRO — The architects of the military takeover in Egypt promised a new era of tolerance and pluralism when they deposed President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood last summer. Nine months later, though, Egypt’s freethinkers and religious minorities are […]
TORY SUMMARY by David Ignatius As the Iran nuclear talks reach roughly the halfway point in the six-month timetable for negotiating a comprehensive agreement, both sides report slow, steady progress in closing gaps – but no deal yet. Second, Iran continues to mix its pragmatic stance in the negotiations with […]
STORY SUMMARY by Rami G. Khouri This week, the Israeli Transportation Ministry announced that it would establish designated bus routes for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, allowing Jewish Israelis to travel on buses without Palestinians. The creation of bus routes for Palestinians alongside other routes that Jewish Israelis and […]
Source: The Local Britain, he says, is what the rest of Europe should aspire to. “This is the only country left in Brussels where representatives have maintained a certain common sense.” A ‘frustrated’ liberal A long time supporter of the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP), Henkel says he became “frustrated” […]
By Laura Smith-Spark, Gul Tuysuz and Victoria Butenko, CNN Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) — U.S. President Barack Obama threatened Russia on Friday with new sanctions over its actions in Ukraine as the Ukrainian Prime Minister […]
Source: NY Times: LONDON — Hearing an Indian official talk the other day about Delhi’s booming arms trade and ever-closer relationship with Israel, I had a thought that also struck me while listening to Israeli businessmen in Beijing. The idea may be summed up in three words: It is sustainable. […]
Source: NY Times: President Obama offered a toast to Empress Michiko and Emperor Akihito of Japan during a state dinner at the Imperial Palace. CreditStephen Crowley/The New York Times TOKYO — President Obama encountered setbacks to two of his most cherished foreign-policy projects on Thursday, as he failed to achieve a […]