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By Rafiq A. Tschannen on February 18, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

Christian threats force Muslim convoy to turn back in CAR exodus Peacekeepers prevent crammed cars from leaving Bangui for fear of attack, and evidence emerges of village massacre

David Smith, Africa correspondent theguardian.com, Friday 14 February 2014 18.03 GMT A convoy of more than 100 vehicles carrying Muslims trying to flee Bangui. Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP Thousands of Muslims tried to flee the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR) on Friday, only for their mass convoy of cars […]

By Dr. Abdul Alim on February 18, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

Twenty-First Century Islam: A Lived, Dynamic, and Nurturing Religion

patheos.com: By Asma Afsaruddin The future of Islam lies in the resolution of its fractious present. There are multiple conversations underway among Muslims today, both in the heartlands (Middle East, South- […]

By Dr. Abdul Alim on February 18, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

US under fire in global press freedom report

Daily Times: PARIS: Conflicts continued to weigh heavily on the media last year but press freedom was also under increasing threat from abuses by democracies like the United States, Reporters Without Borders said on Wednesday. In its annual World Press Freedom Index, the Paris-based media rights watchdog warned of the […]

By Dr. Abdul Alim on February 18, 2014 ( 1 Comment )

Israeli government: International Criminal Court threat ‘potentially very significant’

Middle East Monitor: A senior legal official at Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has warned that “the challenge of the International Criminal Court”, should the Palestinians join, “is potentially a very significant one”. Speaking yesterday at the annual meeting of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, MFA deputy legal […]

By Dr. Abdul Alim on February 18, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

Bradford Muslims help in flooded community

thetelegraphandargus.co.uk: A Keighley doctor has led a rescue mission by young Yorkshire Muslims to a flood-hit village in Somerset. Dr Aziz Hafiz and fellow volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim community travelled to Burrowbridge. […]

By Zia H Shah on February 18, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

A close call in space tonight: Asteroid zips by Earth

By Dana Ford (CNN) — Only in space would 2 million miles be considered a close call. An asteroid with an estimated diameter of three football fields zoomed by Earth late […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on February 17, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

Jihadism rears its head in the West Bank

Story Summary Security sources say the three were part of a local Salafist-jihadist group that planned to carry out attacks against Israeli targets in the West Bank. In the past two years, Israel had reported targeting militant cells bearing some connection to Al-Qaeda in the north of the West […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on February 17, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

Sharif condemns ‘heinous’ execution of 23 soldiers; peace talks stalled

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday condemned the “heinous” execution of kidnapped soldiers by a Taleban faction, warning that the deaths could affect ongoing peace talks. “Such incidents […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on February 17, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

FSA sacks chief over battleground failings

DAMASCUS: The Free Syrian Army has sacked its military chief after the Western-backed rebels suffered battlefield setbacks, amid signs the warring parties are escalating the fighting that has already killed […]

By Dr. Abdul Alim on February 17, 2014 ( 1 Comment )

Homeless Hungarian man hits lottery jackpot with his last few coins

theguardian: by Dan Nolan — Unemployed, in debt and facing another year living on the streets in Hungary, László Andraschek spent his last remaining coins on a lottery ticket. Now the formerly homeless man has a choice of accommodation around the world after becoming one of Hungary’s biggest lottery winners, […]

By Dr. Abdul Alim on February 17, 2014 ( 1 Comment )

The Dangers of Lost U.S. Credibility in the Middle East

The Diplomat: by Bobby Woods — As Iran’s newly elected president, Hassan Rouhani, undertakes a major charm offensive that seeks to woo U.S. President Barack Obama, many Americans are left to wonder whether Iranian promises of greater cooperation are valid or simply a stall and ruse. Obama has repeatedly said […]

By Zia H Shah on February 17, 2014 ( 10 Comments )

Founder of Pakistan and its Constitution at Odds with Each Other‏

Courtesy: Ansar Raza, Missionary Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Canada The founder of Pakistan, the father of the nation, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is quoted, in the following Urdu book, as saying that Honorable Sir Muhammad Zafrulah Khan is a “Muslim” and that he is praising him like his own son. Amazingly, the constitution of the same […]

By zakariavirk on February 17, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

From India, Proof That a Trip to Mars Doesn’t Have to Break the Bank

From India, Proof That a Trip to Mars Doesn’t Have to Break the Bank By SARITHA RAI FEB. 17, 2014 NYTimes Launch media viewer India’s Mars satellite will measure methane gas, a marker of life on the planet. Indian Space Research Organization/European Pressphoto Agency BANGALORE, India — While India’s recent […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on February 17, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

Saudi Regime Working to Lure the Arab League into Attacking Syria

By Fars News Agency Global Research, February 17, 2014 Fars News Agency After its failure in coaxing the US into war on Syria, Saudi Arabia is now attempting to persuade the Arab League (AL) to issue permission for military attack against the crisis-hit country, Arab media reports said. “The Saudi regime […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on February 17, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

Canada Welcomes Mossad Assassin, Offers Him New Identity

By Richard Silberstein Canadian media offers a shocking new development in the intelligence wars. This involves a honeypot security officer working for Canadian immigration. Her assignment was to romance an alleged Iranian spy. Sometime during their year-long romance, one night after having a few drinks too many, she told him […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on February 17, 2014 ( 1 Comment )

The Swiss Virus: Europe Gripped by Immigration Worries

The Swiss aren’t the only ones in Europe deeply concerned about immigration. Many across the Continent would also like to see limits placed on newcomers from elsewhere in the EU. […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on February 17, 2014 ( 4 Comments )

43. Reward for being grateful and punish for being ungrateful

[14:8] And remember also the time when your Lord declared, ‘If you are grateful, I will, surely, bestow more favours on you; but if you are ungrateful, then know that My punishment is severe indeed.’ [2:153] Therefore remember Me, and I will remember you; and be thankful to Me and do not be ungrateful to Me. [16:115] So eat […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on February 17, 2014 ( 1 Comment )

Iranian Speaker Urges Religious Leaders to Find Ways to Settle Muslim World Problems

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in a meeting with his Omani counterpart Sheikh Khaled Bin Hilal Al-Maouli called on Muslim religious and political leaders to increase contacts to find solutions the problems of the Muslim world. “What is happening today in the Muslim world, specially in Syria, is […]

By Zia H Shah on February 17, 2014 ( 3 Comments )

Muslims sue satirical paper for blasphemy, MP for hate speech

Epigraph: When Hillel, a first century Jewish scholar, was challenged by a Gentile that the Torah be explained to him, while Hillel stood on one foot, Hillel replied, “What is […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on February 17, 2014 ( 1 Comment )

New Spanish Law Would Give Sephardic Jews Dual Citizenship

If passed, the bill would allow 3.5 million Sephardic Jews to claim citizenship By Lily Wilf|February 12, 2014 7:10 PM|Comments: 12 Shlomo Moshe Amar, the former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, during his visit to Granada’s Alhambra on May 31, 2011, the first ever official visit by a […]

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