Life as a refugee in your own land
The idea of being a refugee in your own land is alien to most of us that live in Europe. Yet that is the reality faced by hundreds of thousands […]
Israeli Knesset discusses bill to divide al-Aqsa mosque between Muslims and Jews
Ahlul Bayt News Agency: Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage stated that members of Likud party led by the Deputy Knesset Speaker Moshe Feiglin have proposed a bill to divide […]
France backs away from showdown over NSA snooping revelations
RFI France does not want an escalation of the row over US snooping on millions of French citizens’ telephone communications, the government’s spokesperson said Tuesday, after a breakfast meeting between US Secretary of State John Kerry and French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius. Fabius told Kerry that the snooping, which targeted […]
Expat granted divorce over ‘abnormal’ sexual demands
Husband made her sleep with him and first wife in same bed By Bassam Za’za’, Legal and Court Correspondent Published: 20:04 October 22, 2013 Gulf News Dubai: A second wife was granted a divorce because her husband made her have sex with him and his first wife. The Asian woman, […]
Rihanna asked to leave mosque in Abu Dhabi
Popstar Rihanna was asked to leave an Abu Dhabi mosque because she did not have permission for a photoshoot, it emerged today. Staff at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque say they asked the singer to leave the compound after her actions were considered to be at odds with the ‘sanctity’ of […]
10 Facts About The Transforming Global Religious Landscape
Source: The Huffington Post By Yasmine Hafiz Posted: 10/22/2013 8:08 am EDT | Updated: 10/22/2013 9:42 am EDT The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life conducted a comprehensive demographic study of over 230 countries and territories in 2012, and some of their results might surprise you. Here are ten […]
How to Tackle Terrorism in Pakistan
By Obaid Ullah Khan Tackling terrorism, and dealing with terrorists are two separate issues. On the latter our leadership is obscuring the matter, thus delaying the immediate actions. If the terrorists are not controlled, this could result in grave consequences. But if this object is somehow achieved (which is in fact not possible […]
The muzzling of Canadian Scientists
Canadian government scientists can’t speak freely because of meddling: Survey An Environics survey suggests 86 per cent of scientists feel they could not speak out against dangerous departmental decisions without retaliation. Bruce Campion-Smith / Toronto Star Oct. 22, 2013 OTTAWA—Political meddling is compromising the federal government’s ability to craft fact-based […]
eDigest: A Secular Constitution for a Pluralist People – Atheist Ireland Submission to Constitutional Convention
Lead post today collected by Dr. Abdul Alim, Philippines A Secular Constitution for a Pluralist People – Atheist Ireland Submission to Constitutional Convention By MICHAEL NUGENT on OCTOBER 18, 2013 Atheist Ireland has today made this submission to the Constitutional Convention. 1. Executive Summary 1.1 Atheist Ireland is an advocacy […]
Muslim-Hating Racist Pavlo Lapshyn Admits Murdering Mohammed Saleem, Planting Mosque Bombs
Source: Huff Post ZK A man with a hatred of “non-whites” has admitted murdering a grandfather who was on his way home from a mosque. Ukranian student Pavlo Lapshyn also plotted a series of nail bomb attacks near mosques in the West Midlands. The self-confessed racist had only just arrived […]
Saudi move ‘could shake world out of complacency’
Soruce: Arab News: KUWAIT CITY: Gulf countries and Egypt have applauded the Kingdom’s decision to reject a UN Security Council seat in protest at the world body’s failure to act on issues like Syria and Palestine. Saudi Arabia turned down a coveted two-year term on the council on Friday in […]
Delayed Jobs Report Finds U.S. Adding Only 148,000 Jobs
American employers added 148,000 jobs in September, according to a delayed report released Tuesday by the Labor Department. The pace of growth was somewhat slower than what economists had been expecting. The unemployment rate ticked down to 7.2 percent from 7.3 percent the previous month. Federal Reserve officials and economists […]
Bangladesh Parliament member sentenced to death for crimes against Hindus
Source: Washington Post By Richard S. Ehrlich| Religion News Service,October 03, 2013 RNS () — A court in Muslim-majority Bangladesh sentenced an Islamist member of Parliament to death for genocide and other crimes against Hindus during the country’s 1971 war for independence. Salahuddin Chowdhury is the first opposition party member […]
Saudi Arabia’s refusal to sit on Security Council
Source: Morocco World News: Rabat- Morocco expressed understanding, on Monday, of the refusal of Saudi Arabia to sit on the UN Security Council, said a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. More:
What the Bible Says About Money (Shocking)
Source: Money News: Most people know Sean Hyman from his regular appearances on Fox Business, CNBC, and Bloomberg Television, but what they don’t know is that Sean is a former pastor, and that his secret to investing is woven within the Bible. Perhaps that can explain why, despite his uncanny […]
Obama catches fainting pregnant woman during speech
Source: Morocco World News: During his speech on healthcare reform on Monday, U.S. President Barack Obama caught a pregnant lady beginning to faint behind him, and then joked: “That’s what happens when I talk too long.” More:
Targeting of Ahmadis continues in Pakistan
Source/Credit: X Index By Zofeen T. Ebrahim As the Muslim festival of Eid ul Adha drew to a close last week, it left a bad taste in the mouth of several Pakistanis when they heard that those belonging to the Ahmadi community were stopped from performing the ritual of animal sacrifice […]
White Widow Samantha Lewthwaite’s ‘Ode To Osama’ Poem Found On Laptop
Source: Huff Post UK Samantha Lewthwaite, the so-called ‘White Widow’, penned a dubious ditty to Osama Bin Laden, it has emerged. Kenyan police found the poem, littered with spelling errors and poor grammar, amongst downloads of fitness guides and videos, a body-building manual and instructions for making bombs and chemical […]
White Widow Samantha Lewthwaite's 'Ode To Osama' Poem Found On Laptop
Source: Huff Post UK Samantha Lewthwaite, the so-called ‘White Widow’, penned a dubious ditty to Osama Bin Laden, it has emerged. Kenyan police found the poem, littered with spelling errors and poor grammar, amongst downloads of fitness guides and videos, a body-building manual and instructions for making bombs and chemical […]
Has David Cameron Resigned?
Source: HUFF POST Oops. WalesOnline lifted the hopes of the entire nation today – by starting a live blog announcing David Cameron’s resignation. More: