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Catholic Church Defends Ritual Slaughter
Arutz Sheva: The Body representing the Catholic Church in Poland has said the right of Jews and Muslims to carry out their religious practices must not be infringed. The Presidium of the Polish Episcopal Conference issued a statement in relation to the ban saying that the practice of slaughter without […]
European Council Calls for Circumcision Ban
Arutz Sheva: The European Council calls circumcision of children a violation of human rights, calls for legal ban until age 15. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, a pan-European group, has passed a resolution condemning circumcision of children as a violation of human rights, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency […]
Mosques open doors to non-Muslims
Source: The Local Over a thousand mosques welcomed visitors on Thursday as part of an annual event celebrating the integration of Germany’s four million Muslims into society. Organisers said […]
Bangladesh could show India the way in 3G | Forbes India Blog
Absurd as it may seem, Bangladesh might soon lead India in the adoption of 3G: the spectrum is cheaper, 3G networks are ready to be rolled out and smart phones are more keenly priced. Bangladesh held its first 3G spectrum auction in September. This was a much-awaited event, but one which […]
Bangladesh could show India the way in 3G | Forbes India Blog
Absurd as it may seem, Bangladesh might soon lead India in the adoption of 3G: the spectrum is cheaper, 3G networks are ready to be rolled out and smart phones are more keenly priced. Bangladesh held its first 3G spectrum auction in September. This was a much-awaited event, but one which […]
Slaughter of the innocents: The Vietnam war as never seen before
Images chronicle the work of press photographers in the front lines of the conflict that was the ‘last newspaper war’ CAHAL MILMO THE INDEPENDENT Exhausted to the point of collapse […]
The Rise and Fall of Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood
By David Schenker Ammon Voice of the Silent Majority Today, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is down, if not completely out. After the Egyptian military deposed President Mohamed Morsi, a ranking Brotherhood bureaucrat, in July, Egypt’s courts charged him with a litany of felonies and the army cracked down, shooting […]
Vatican reveals 72-mln-pound-profit in first financial report for 125 years
Source: in.finance.yahoo.com Edinburgh, Oct. 2 (ANI): The Vatican bank has published the first annual report in its 125-year history, as part of an attempt to become more financially transparent. Bank President […]
Why the Health Care Law Scares the G.O.P.
This spring, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce urged the state Legislature to accept the federal government’s plan to expand Medicaid for the poor and disabled. The business lobbying group had not suddenly gone rogue. Here is how Daniel P. Mehan, its president, summarized his feelings about President Obama’s health care […]
eDigest: A challenge for Dawkins: Where did carbon come from?
Lead article written by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A challenge for Dawkins: Where did carbon come from? Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD This popular article in Google-knol was first written by me in December of 2009. Atheists are right in exposing the […]
Terror Has No Religion
Huff Post: by Harun Yahya – The essence of Islam is love, compassion and friendship. Muslims are obliged to defend and protect the freedom of thought and faith with the command in the Koran, “You have your religion and I have my religion” (109:6) and “…There is no compulsion where […]
Vladimir Putin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
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 […]
Louboutin turns heel on anti-Islam ad
BRUSSELS: Luxury shoe designer Christian Louboutin is asking a Belgian court to kill a far-right campaign using his iconic stilettos for a poster denouncing Islam, the Belga news agency reported Wednesday. […]
Fifty-one per cent of Israelis have considered emigrating
A recent poll by Israel’s Channel 10 has revealed that 51 per cent of Israelis have considered migrating to North America. The majority of the respondents attributed their desire to […]
At least 82 dead, many missing as migrant boat sinks off Sicily
By Massimiliano Di Giorgio ROME (Reuters) – At least 82 people died and scores were missing after a boat carrying migrants from Africa sank off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa […]
Pakistan: The (Muslim) Pakhtun guardians of churches
ET: KARACHI: Mumtaz Khan wakes up before the crack of dawn every day and offers Fajr prayers. Immediately afterwards, he heads towards St Anthony’s Church in Karachi. He’s been doing this for the past 12 years. He’s a guard at the Catholic parish. “No religion teaches attacking places of worship,” says […]
China’s Ambitions in Xinjiang and Central Asia: Part 1
Analysis Editor’s Note: This is a three-part series on China’s evolving strategic interests in Central Asia and in its own far northwest, the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Part 1 looks […]
China's Ambitions in Xinjiang and Central Asia: Part 1
Analysis Editor’s Note: This is a three-part series on China’s evolving strategic interests in Central Asia and in its own far northwest, the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Part 1 looks […]
A challenge for Dawkins: Where did carbon come from?
Epigraph: Whatever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (Al Quran 57:2) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief […]