NSA spying: “They have destroyed the system”
by Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch October 30, 2013 – 15:24 The city of Geneva has been in the spotlight this week as part of the latest National Security Agency (NSA) spying […]
A new age in U.S.-Mideast relations
Story Summary An interview with U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice in the New York Times a few days ago capped a fascinating debate that has been going on in circles that follow the United States’ Middle East policy – if we should speak of an actual “policy” or perhaps […]
Assad sets tough conditions for talks, Geneva II in doubt
Story Summary Syrian President Bashar Assad told the Arab League-U.N. envoy Wednesday that foreign support for the armed opposition must end if any political solution to the country’s conflict is […]
Saudi Arabia: Rekaaz aims to engender forgiveness among youth
RIYADH: RODOLFO C. ESTIMO JR. | Arab News Staff The Saudi non-governmental organization, Rekaaz, aims to instil values among youth aged 15 to 25 through its campaign on forgiveness, scheduled for next year. “We are drawing up a plan for activities for 2014 and we are working on courses in […]
The Bangladesh poor selling organs to pay debts
Source: BBC News Green rice paddies surround the dusty, narrow road to the heart of Kalai, a village six hours north of Dhaka, in Bangladesh’s Jotpurhat district. Children play naked, hanging off stringy bits of bamboo that hold up the makeshift hut they live in. They, like millions of other […]
Radical, & impetuous side to Mr. Harper- Senate scandal
Bob Rae, The Globe and Mail Oct 30, 2013 More than 20 years ago (keep your eyes open now), I participated in the constitutional process we now know as the Charlottetown Accord. After the failure of Meech, it was an eighteen month effort by the federal government, provinces, territories and […]
Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti urges youths not to go fight in Syria
Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti, the highest religious authority in the birthplace of Islam, has urged young Saudis to refrain from fighting in Syria. The kingdom has backed the rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad, publicly calling on the world powers to “enable” Syrians to protect themselves, but is wary that fighters […]
Lunch with the FT: Muhammad Yunus By Martin Dickson
The Nobel Peace Prize-winner and economist drinks a glass of water and talks about microcredit This is awkward: I am about to sit down to lunch with a man who […]
A Christopher Hitchens dream: Atheism on the rise in Egypt
Atheists in Egypt are on the rise — and assertively pushing their way into the country’s political debates By Khaled Diab Is Egypt going through a crisis of faith? During my recent visit to Egypt, I met so many non-believers that it was almost tempting to think that atheism has […]
Hundreds walk to stamp out hunger, promote peace-Muslim youth group effort raises $21K at College Park campus event
Source: gazette.net More than 200 people of varying faiths answered the call of a Muslim youth group to combat hunger, taking part in a walkathon through the University of Maryland, College […]
U.S. private hiring slows, inflation stays muted
(Reuters) – U.S. private-sector employers hired the fewest workers in six months in October while tepid domestic demand kept inflation benign last month, suggesting the economy was still in need of stimulus from the Federal Reserve. The slowdown in private job growth was the latest signal that the labor market […]
eDigest: Peace Symposium Bangalore 2013 a Big Hit
Epigraph: Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, […]
Video: An Interview with the Head of Ahmadiyya Community Israel
Interview with Sheikh Mohammed Sherif Oudeh Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Haifa, Israel by Feras Hamed on i24news AR TV Normal 0 false false false EN-CA X-NONE X-NONE […]
Noam Chomsky: America’s infrastructure is broken
Salon: In order to understand the rationale behind the fortification of the border and the physical form it has taken in recent years, it is necessary to go back a little first. The US-Mexican border, like most borders, was established by violence – and its architecture is the architecture of […]
Of holy lies and Lal Masjid
The ongoing Lal Masjid case, leaving aside everything else, is an example, if one were still needed, of what’s wrong with us. By Ejaz Haider TRIBUNE Two sets of people […]
Islam belongs in people’s lives, not in politics, says Karima Bennoune
Guardian: Writing a book about Muslim fundamentalism, the subject of Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here, felt like dancing in a minefield, admits Karima Bennoune. The law professor, who describes herself […]
Islam belongs in people's lives, not in politics, says Karima Bennoune
Guardian: Writing a book about Muslim fundamentalism, the subject of Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here, felt like dancing in a minefield, admits Karima Bennoune. The law professor, who describes herself […]
Spy expert says Australia operating as ‘listening post’ for US agencies including the NSA
ABC News: by Jason Om and staff — A veteran spy watcher claims Australia is playing a role in America’s intelligence networks by monitoring vast swathes of the Asia Pacific region and feeding information to the US. Intelligence expert Professor Des Ball says the Australian Signals Directorate – formerly known […]
Spy expert says Australia operating as 'listening post' for US agencies including the NSA
ABC News: by Jason Om and staff — A veteran spy watcher claims Australia is playing a role in America’s intelligence networks by monitoring vast swathes of the Asia Pacific region and feeding information to the US. Intelligence expert Professor Des Ball says the Australian Signals Directorate – formerly known […]
Be fruitful and multiply – Orthodox Church opposes birth control in Muslim region
Russia Today: A senior Russian Orthodox cleric has strongly opposed a populist politician’s suggestion to fight terrorism by imposing birth control in the predominantly Muslim regions. The idea has already […]