I have spent a lot of time over the last couple of weeks looking into the story that Saudi Arabia provided rebel fighters in Syria with chemical weapons. More specifically, I have been looking at the story of how it became a story – along with the questions this raises […]
Author Gary J. Bass’s ‘The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger and a forgotten genocide’ is due for release on Tuesday. The book throws new light on the genocide carried out by the Pakistan army in erstwhile East Pakistan and the compulsions of the principal players, the United States, India and Pakistan. […]
The reference is to an organization styled as “Ansarullah Bangladesh” whose activists and at least one leading figure have been arrested by security personnel The advent of a hitherto unknown extremist outfit lends credence to the apprehension that we have not yet been able to adequately appreciate the threats that […]
JPMorgan Chase, seeking to avert a wave of litigation from the government, is negotiating a multibillion-dollar settlement with state and federal agencies over the bank’s sale of troubled mortgage securities to investors in the run-up to the financial crisis. During settlement talks this week, proposals emerged that would require JPMorgan […]
The Telegraph: Some 27% of the thousand 18 to 24-year-olds questioned said they did not trust them, while fewer than three in 10 (29%) thought Muslims were doing enough to […]
Press TV: Israeli forces injure several Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque http://www.presstv.ir/player/player1.swf MORE
Source: LUBP The recent events in Pakistan have shown that the state of Pakistan is entering a new phase which may be called “the Takfiri State of Islam”. You may replace “Islam” by “Islamism” or “Islamofascism,” but it will be a lexical choice. You may even say, “Not yet,” but […]
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. Indeed, the most honorable among you, in the sight of Allah, is he who is the most righteous among you. Surely, Allah is […]
‘Iran seeks to resolve problems, not to create them,’ Iranian president says. ‘Nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction have no place in Iran’s security and defense doctrine.’ Source: […]
The News Tribe: by Masroor Ahmed Khan – ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf President Makhdoom Javed Hashmi said that the current blasphemy law in the country is against Islamic principles and must be amended. During a session at National Assembly Javed Hashmi responded and said that Pakistan was created by […]
Meeting of scholars from two dozen countries viewed as latest bid towards restoring peace in Central Asian nation. Ali M Latifi Al Jazeera Kabul, Afghanistan – Hundreds of Islamic scholars […]
Source: China Daily By Li Jiabao in Beijing and Amy He in New York (China Daily) World economies still mend, as Beijing optimizes exports Thanks to a recovery in the […]
Source: Jakarta Globe. Nairobi. Ali Hassan Gitonga, 33, a recent convert to Islam from the Meru community in Kenya’s Eastern Province, is said to have travelled to Somalia for training with Al Shabab in 2011. He is under arrest for alleged involvement in the Sep. 21 Westgate Mall terror attack in Nairobi. […]
The most popular name on planet earth is Muhammad, so says CNN, at the end of this video clip http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_embed_2x_container.swf?site=cnn&profile=desktop&context=embedwww&videoId=bestoftv/2013/09/18/exp-erin-judge-allows-parents-to-keep-baby-name-messiah.cnn&contentId=bestoftv/2013/09/18/exp-erin-judge-allows-parents-to-keep-baby-name-messiah.cnn
Source: Morocco World News. These actions must also seek to enhance the sense of citizenship and active participation of foreign nationals and immigrants, as well as educating them on the values of tolerance and the rejection of all forms of discrimination, racism and hatred. Similarly, these actions will strive to […]
The Huffington Post: By: Craig Considine It is with disgust that I am writing this note on the Muslims who recently attacked two churches in Peshawar, Pakistan, where over 70 […]
Source: The Local Three days after the election handed Angela Merkel’s party a clear victory whilst destroying its key ally, the isolated victors are no closer to forming a new government. Josie Le Blond looks at where the Chancellor goes from here. More:
Hollywood puts a thin mask on racial stereotyping Toronto Star, Sep. 22, 2013 The problem with Raj’s accent in The Big Bang Theory is that Hollywood is playing into a stereotype of Indian men not being ‘real men.’ By: Veena D. Dwivedi Published on Sun Sep 22 2013 The news […]
Source: CNN (CNN) — British-born Samantha Lewthwaite was once seen as a kind of victim of the July 2005 London terror attacks — the pregnant wife of one of the suicide bombers who killed 52 people, now left alone to care for her children. She condemned the attacks, but then vanished. […]