October 23, 2013 12:17 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY In a fascinating juxtaposition, two news stories this week affirmed all that is right and wrong in the system of American justice as it pertains to the killing of civilians around the world. One story reported […]
Japanese legend has linked oarfish sightings to earthquakes STEVE CONNOR THE INDEPENDENT SCIENCE EDITOR TUESDAY 22 OCTOBER 2013 Giant snake-like fish washed up onto Californian beaches in recent days may […]
The unprecedented Saudi refusal to take up its Security Council seat is not just about Syria but a response to the Iranian threat by ROBERT FISK THE INDEPENDENT WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2013 The Muslim world’s historic – and deeply tragic – chasm between Sunni and Shia Islam is having worldwide […]
JERUSALEM: Israel’s security service and the military say Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian man in the West Bank believed responsible for a Tel Aviv bus bombing last year. The […]
Source: BBC Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif is due to meet President Barack Obama in the White House seeking an end to drone strikes and the formation of a new post-Afghanistan war relationship. But correspondents say that few breakthroughs are expected on contentious issues on their agenda. The US is unlikely […]
Source: The Huffington Post By Craig Considine: Ph.D. candidate, Trinity College Dublin; Film director, ‘Journey into America’; Interfaith activist In his recent article, Sam Harris, a popular critic of Islam, referred to […]
(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co’s preliminary $13 billion mortgage settlement with the U.S. government could end up costing the bank closer to $9 billion after taxes, because the majority of the deal is expected to be tax deductible, two sources familiar with the matter said. The deduction also means […]
Pope Francis Expels German ‘Luxury’ Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Els From Diocese Of Limburg Pope Francis temporarily expelled a German bishop from his diocese on Wednesday because of a scandal over […]
Pope Francis Expels German ‘Luxury’ Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Els From Diocese Of Limburg Pope Francis temporarily expelled a German bishop from his diocese on Wednesday because of a scandal over […]
President Obama and Prime Minister Sharif Lead post today collected by Dr. Falak Rahman, Philippines USCIRF to President Obama: Raise Religious Freedom Concerns with Pakistani Prime Minister Source: Press […]
Source: Euronews: Russia is still cleaning up in the aftermath of a bomb that exploded outside the Southern Russian city of Volgograd on Monday. President Vladimir Putin travelled to the […]
Mufti Mahmud – Declaration of Ahmadis as Non-Muslim (2 of 3) The Parliament of Pakistan unanimously accepted a Bill and Constitutional Amendment declaring Ahmadis as non-Muslims, in 1974. This is […]
Huff Post: It was a typical Saturday afternoon and I had decided to take my three-year-old daughter with me to the mosque to pray dhuhr (the afternoon prayer). While we were there, my head in prostration, my daughter running around in the vast open space, I began to wonder what […]
Huff Post: RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Around 150 clerics and religious scholars have rallied outside the Saudi king’s palace, protesting against women seeking the right to drive. The senior religious leaders said the United States was behind a campaign calling for women to drive on […]
Source: Qantara.de Youssef Adlah and Younes Al-Amayra initiated the first Poetry Slam for Muslims in Germany. In it, respect for religion must be maintained – no matter what the theme. […]
Source: Qantara.de In her essay, Sara Silvestri argues that an overarching ban for burqas and niqabs in Britain would be more dangerous than beneficial for public interest and for the […]
indianherald.com: Khalifa of Islam, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Hazrat Khalifat-ul-Masih V, Head of Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was invited to Australia by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association of Australia recently […]
Source: Qantara.de A burqa-wearing superhero? The first episode of Haroon Rashid’s animated “Burka Avenger” has been shown in Pakistan. The creator of the series says he wanted to create a […]
Source: Qantara.de A burqa-wearing superhero? The first episode of Haroon Rashid’s animated “Burka Avenger” has been shown in Pakistan. The creator of the series says he wanted to create a […]
Source: LUBP Perhaps this is the anguish the families feel doing their best to “survive” after ASWJ,LEJ and the Taliban have left them in a colorless world.Perhaps after reading this, we can empathize with such survivors.It is based on what I have been made to witness from childhood through adolescence […]