Turkey reportedly leaks Israeli intelligence to Iran
Damage caused to Israel described as ‘significant’ and move said to be ‘an effort to slap the Israelis,’ Washington Post reports. By Barak Ravid The Turkish government of Prime Minister […]
Pennsylvania, US: Hundreds attend Muslim festival in Bensalem
Source: phillyburbs.com Hundreds of Muslims gathered in Bensalem on Wednesday for services marking the festival of Eid-ul-Adha where the faithful remind themselves of the necessity of self-denial and submission to […]
eDigest: The Last Sermon of the Prophet Muhammad: The Beginning of Universal Brotherhood
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Verily, the most honorable among you, in the sight of Allah, is he who is the most righteous among you. Surely, Allah is […]
Fear and loathing in House of Saud
Source: Asia Times: Every sentient being with a functional brain perceives the possibility of ending the 34-year Wall of Mistrust between Washington and Tehran as a win-win situation. Here are some of the benefits: The price of oil and gas from the Persian Gulf would go down; Washington and Tehran […]
Pakistan: a culture of intolerance
Source: Asia Times: Pakistan’s impoverished and peaceful Christian community has endured mob rampages, blasphemy charges, and was largely spared the ravages of suicide bombings, till last month. Suicide bombings on September 22 at Peshawar’s All-Saints Church, which is designed like a mosque to reflect inter-faith harmony, killed 83 worshippers and […]
Senate reaches deal to end shutdown, avoid default
Source: CNN Washington (CNN) — Senate leaders on Wednesday worked out a deal to reopen the government and avoid a potential U.S. default as soon as midnight, sources told CNN’s Dana Bash and Ted Barrett. Formal announcement of the agreement will come at 12 noon ET on the Senate floor, a […]
Egypt: Relations with United States in ‘turmoil’
Source: TOI: CAIRO: Egypt’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that relations between his country andthe United States are in “turmoil” followingWashington’s decision to suspend delivery of tanks, helicopters and fighter jets to Egypt. The suspension, announced last week, came in response to the unrest in the wake of the July 3 military coup that […]
Egypt: Relations with United States in 'turmoil'
Source: TOI: CAIRO: Egypt’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that relations between his country andthe United States are in “turmoil” followingWashington’s decision to suspend delivery of tanks, helicopters and fighter jets to Egypt. The suspension, announced last week, came in response to the unrest in the wake of the July 3 military coup that […]
Time out:
Source: Dawn.Com: It was, perhaps, inevitable given the work ethic that prevails in Pakistan. After initially declaring a three-day holiday period for Eidul Azha, the federal government followed Sindh’s lead and, on Monday, announced that on Friday, too, the country would be taking time out from business as usual, thus […]
Explosion kills K-P minister Israrullah Gandapur, nine others
Source: ET A suicide bomb targeted Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Law and Parliamentary Affairs MinisterIsrarullah Gandapur, who was killed along with nine other people while 30 others were injured, Express News reported. The attack reportedly took place when the minister was meeting visitors at his traditional village in Kulachi, which is located 45 kilometers from […]
Asia: What’s at Stake for America
Source: The Conservative Papers: The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center recently released “A New View of Asia: 24 Charts That Show What’s at Stake for America,” an annual publication highlighting the critical importance of U.S.–Asia relations. The report documents in graphic form important economic, geographic, military, and political trends in the region […]
Al Qaeda And Muslim Brotherhood Hold Secret Meeting
Source: The Conservative Papers: Al-Qaeda and the international organization of the Muslim Brotherhood met secretly last week in Jordan according to a source quoted by the Egyptian daily Al-Youm al-Sabaa on Saturday. More:
Why are Muslims finding it harder to complete the haj?
Source: The Economist: THIS week Muslims from all over the world are in Saudi Arabia for the haj. The Koran says that all Islam’s followers who are physically and financially able should make the annual pilgrimage—one of five pillars of Islam—once in their lifetime. Pilgrims travel to Mecca to carry out […]
Turkey: Main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu: The Prophet is my ancestor
Source: hurriyetdailynews.com Main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has claimed that he is a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, speaking during an interview with daily Hürriyet. “It is true, the family that I belong […]
Sheriff: Taunting post leads to arrests in Rebecca Sedwick bullying death
By Steve Almasy. Kim Segal and John Couwels, CNN Winter Haven, Florida (CNN) — The attorney for a 14-year-old Florida girl charged with aggravated stalking that allegedly led to the suicide of a 12-year-old classmate told CNN that her client isn’t responsible for a controversial Facebook post that led to the […]
How fast food poverty costs America billions
salon.com Twin studies released at noon Tuesday estimate that the majority of families of front-line fast food workers use public assistance, at a taxpayer cost of nearly $7 billion a year, while seven publicly-traded fast food corporations made $7.4 billion in profit last year. The first study finds that 52 percent of […]
Eid al-Adha at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
Palestinian Muslim pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s old city on Eid al-Adha or “The Feast of Sacrifice” on October 15, 2013.
Regular bedtimes linked to better behaviour in kids
CTV News: – Most parents learn pretty quickly that an overtired child is an unruly child. Now, a new study finds that children’s behaviour problems might be linked not just to how much sleep they get, but whether they have a regular bedtime. New research published in the journal Pediatrics finds that […]
HUMAN RIGHTS Armed settlers attack mosque, burn cars in West Bank village
Dylan Collins and Patrick O. Strickland The Electronic Intifada Burqa 14 October 2013 Israeli settlers raided Burqa, a village near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, on 10 October. […]