Pulse signal discovered in ocean by a Chinese Ship
Source: China Daily PERTH, Australia – Haixun 01, a Chinese patrol ship searching for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, detected a pulse signal with a frequency of 37.5kHz per second […]
Breaking off ties strongly discouraged in Islam
KHALID BAIG Published — Friday 4 April 2014 “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him maintain the bonds of kinship” (Bukhari) A YOUNG man went to attend the weekly Hadith lecture of Sayyidna Abu Huraira but stopped when he heard him saying “If anyone sitting here […]
eDigest: Video: Young Australians turning to Islam
Epigraph He (Allah) it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad), with guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions. And sufficient is Allah as […]
Global Religious Diversity
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Sex Abuse Cost The U.S. Catholic Church Nearly $3 Billion According To Report By Bishops Conference
Source: The Huffington Post By Yasmine Hafiz The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released their eleventh annual report on the progress of implementing the Charter for the Protection of […]
Poland partially revokes its ban on ritual animal slaughter
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Muslim groups are putting their faith in food banks to help tackle poverty
The Sufra food bank, run from a small community centre on a north-west London housing estate, is in high demand. The Muslim charity’s Wednesday afternoon session sees a constant stream of […]
Pakistan: Towards insanity
Daily Times: What has happened to the minorities in Pakistan over the last few months could not be taken as spontaneous or scattered events. The burning down of temples, the instant verdict of a death sentence in Sawan Masih’s case and now the arrest of Tahir Ahmed, an Ahmedi, on the […]
Did Adolf Hitler marry a woman of Jewish descent?
Source: TOI Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler’s long-term lover who married the Nazi leader hours before their joint suicide in his Berlin bunker, may have had Jewish ancestry, ground-breaking DNA testing has found. DNA analysis of hair samples from a hairbrush claimed to belong to Braun suggests that the fascist dictator […]
Today: Afghan election will surprise you
Source: CNN What of the Taliban? Well, they regard elections as against Islam, so they will write themselves out of this historic event and will only be seen by most Afghans as spoilers who will try to interrupt the election. More:
Putin is playing by his own rules.
Source: CNN Putin is playing by his own rules. What could the modern world do against a dictator with nuclear weapons and vast approval within his own country? Not much. And about the economic sanctions: How often are they truly successful? Only Putin knows whether he’s going to take more […]
Wi-Fi speeds are about to triple
Source: CNN Money By James O’Toole @jtotoole April 4, 2014: 3:53 PM ET The ultra-slow Wi-Fi at your local coffee shop could soon be getting a big boost. Qualcomm (QCOM, Fortune 500) announced plans this […]
Jesus a Muslim? Fail
Epigraph: The Messiah, son of Mary, was only a Messenger; surely, Messengers like unto him had indeed passed away before him. And his mother was a truthful woman. They both […]
The Values of Europe: family, work, society, politics and religion
Vista — The roles of men and women have changed, with women in most European countries enjoying broadly the same educational and employment opportunities as men. Have these changes in family composition and roles resulted in a dramatic change of values? Yes and no. History – combining elements of Antiquity, […]
Women’s rights: what have we achieved in the last 20 years?
theguardian: by Natricia Duncan — Next year will mark the 20th anniversary of the historic fourth World Conference on Women and the launch of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, when 189 national governments made a commitment to achieve equality, development and peace for women worldwide. On International Women’s Day 2014, […]
Polygamy bill allows Kenyan men many wives Kenya’s parliament passed a bill allowing men to have a limitless number of wives, irritating women’s rights groups.
by Malkhadir Muhumed Nairobi, Kenya – Kenyan men have practiced polygamy, or plural marriage, as far back as they can remember. In fact, the country has produced Ancentus Akuku Ogwela, who married 130 wives, and, when he died at 92, left behind 210 children.But a new marriage bill that gives […]
Polygamy bill allows Kenyan men many wives Kenya’s parliament passed a bill allowing men to have a limitless number of wives, irritating women’s rights groups.
by Malkhadir Muhumed Nairobi, Kenya – Kenyan men have practiced polygamy, or plural marriage, as far back as they can remember. In fact, the country has produced Ancentus Akuku Ogwela, who married 130 wives, and, when he died at 92, left behind 210 children.But a new marriage bill that gives […]
Nigeria: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at marks anniversary in style
Source: mydailynewswatchng.com Muslims from all walks of life gathered at the main auditorium of the University of Lagos Akoka , last Sunday, March 30th, 2014 to rejoice with members of Ahmadiyya […]
Myanmar religious leaders vow unity for child rights, call for tolerance and respect of religious and ethnic diversity
© UNICEF Myanmar Yangon, 4 April 2014 – In an unprecedented joint initiative undertaken through the partnership of Ratana Metta Organization (RMO) and UNICEF, leaders of four main religions in Myanmar met in Yangon to express their unequivocal commitment to the realization of child rights and the building of a […]
eDigest: God Is Not a Christian
Epigraph Say, ‘He is Allah, the One; Allah, the Independent and Besought of all. He begets not, nor is He begotten; and there is none like unto Him.’ (Al Quran 112:2-5) President […]