ESPN sports caster foray into NY
Toronto born Adnan Virk sitting in for Keith Olberman in New York yesterday.
A Vision of Inclusivity: Islam and the Common Good of Humanity
Patheos.com; By Abdulaziz Sachedina A disclaimer is in place before I proceed to predict the future of millions of Muslims from various cultures and nationalities who adhere to Islamic tradition. […]
Pakistan: Terror groups are thriving as they enjoy patronage from the highest authorities
Dawn: Origins of militancy THE strong demands for military action against the TTP have put one party and its position regarding militancy in a tight spot. The PTI of Mr Imran Khan, which made a large platform out of opposing action and promoting talks as the only way to deal with […]
Russian flag over Crimea’s parliament as people barricaded inside
Russia Today: Local ethnic Russian ‘self-defense squads’ have taken control of and raised Russian flags over the buildings of the Crimean parliament and government in the region’s capital, Simferopol. Ukraine’s […]
Beard transplants latest fad for Brooklyn’s hip young men
ET: NEW YORK: Young men wearing pork-pie hats, knitted snoods and stylishly drab clothing are crowding doctors’ waiting rooms in a burgeoning trend: Brooklyn hipsters seeking beard transplants. Toting photos of perpetually scruffy-faced actors like Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Gosling, an increasing number of men in their late 20s to early […]
FBI Reportedly Had Extensive Investigation in Possible Fix for Ali vs. Liston I
Source: Bleacher Report By Gabe Zaldivar, Pop Culture Lead Writer Feb 25, 2014 Before there was Muhammad Ali, there was Cassius Clay, a bombastic young boxer who was expected to lose […]
China’s big tech moves onto banks’ turf
HONG KONG (CNNMoney) Yuan Ye has just sunk his $17,000 in life savings into an unusual investment: Yu’ebao, a fund run by Chinese e-commerce heavyweight Alibaba. Yuan, the owner of a […]
US Ahmadiyya Muslims Launch Nationwide “Muhammad Messenger of Peace” Campaign
Imran Jattala Los Angeles Islam Examiner February 26, 2014 The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – USA is hosting nationwide conferences to respond to allegations commonly made against “history’s most peace-loving person—Prophet Muhammad,” the community said in a statement emailed today, February 26th. The national campaign will see events taking place […]
Tharbiyath Camp Held
By Express News Service nie – KOCHI Published: 26th February 2014 A strong relationship with God is imperative for success, said Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’ ath district president B B Ahmad […]
Ukraine crisis : Swiss-led OSCE seen as ideal mediator in Ukraine
by Renat Kuenzi, swissinfo.ch February 26, 2014 – 16:26 Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter – who this year also acts as Swiss president and OSCE chairman – appointed senior diplomat Tim Guldimann as special envoy for Ukraine at the beginning of the week. Burkhalter also travelled to New York and Washington […]
Al-Qaeda and ISIS fight over the jihadist future
Story Summary By Brian Michael Jenkins Faced with open defiance from the leader of Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria and Iraq, Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri publicly expelled the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), suspending its franchise and stripping it of its status as part of the Al-Qaeda global […]
Cool relief to Haram worshippers
JEDDAH: Irfan Mohammed Published — Thursday 27 February 2014 A temporary air conditioning facility is going to be provided for visiting pilgrims in the old part of the grand mosque […]
Dialogue is solution to all sectarian divisions — King Abdullah of Jordan
Delivering a speech at a conference in Jakarta, where he also held talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on bilateral ties and the latest regional developments, the King stressed the role of the Ummah (Muslim nation) in spreading the true essence of Islam and contributing to the resolution […]
Jordan: Parliament votes to expel Israeli ambassador over Jerusalem violations
by Khaled Neimat | Feb 26, 2014 | 23:41 4 inShare MPs chat on the sidelines of a Lower House session on Wednesday (Photo by Khaled Oudat) AMMAN — The majority of the 150-member Lower House on Wednesday voted in favour of a motion to expel Israel’s ambassador to Jordan […]
King calls for giving a stronger voice to traditional, moderate Islam
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim Asalam Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuhu “Tree makasee”. Thank you. It is an honour to support Nahdlatul Ulama in its work for dialogue. To all of you, […]
Men Stepping Up: Ben Horowitz, Demba Diawara and Our Worldwide Fight to End Violence Against Women
Huff Post: by Ruth Messinger — … the most incredible thing about slavery was how it ended. An institution that was embedded into human culture, endorsed by the Bible, promoted by the Qur’an, pervasive in society, and embedded in the global economy was taken on and defeated by a movement […]
Are Asian family values the future?
Epigraph: Thy Lord has commanded, “Worship none but Him, and show kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age with thee, never say unto them any […]
Growing Inequality Mars 20 Years of Women’s Progress
Global Issues: by Jonathan Rozen — UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 (IPS) – As the world moves closer to the 2015 end mark of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a new U.N. report illuminates how far global society has come, but also how far it still must travel to achieve its […]
Selling Apples in Aleppo
A Syrian fruit vendor waiting for customers in the Shaar neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo. The city has been hit hard in the ongoing civil war in the country. The violence in the country has been ongoing for almost three years. Well over 100,000 people have been killed […]
Hong Kong: Ex-Ming Pao editor Kevin Lau attacked
Source: BBC The former chief editor of prominent Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao is in a critical condition after being attacked with a cleaver, officials say. Kevin Lau was attacked in Hong Kong by two men on Wednesday morning, police said. He suffered three wounds. The attackers reportedly fled by […]