China to execute parking-row toddler killer
Epigraph: And there is life for you in the law of retaliation, O men of understanding, that you may enjoy security. (Al Quran 2:184) Source: BBC A court in China has sentenced a […]
The ‘Columbian Exchange’: How Discovering the Americas Transformed the World
By Johann Grolle spiegel.de Columbus’ arrival in the Americas sparked the globalization of animals, plants and microbes. A recent book takes a closer look at how items from the New […]
“This is the deadliest attack on a church and the Christian community in Pakistan’s history
Source: CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — All Saints Church was designed to look like a mosque — to symbolize unity amidst a community of many religions. Completed in 1883, it was built within the old walled city of Peshawar during a century of relative peace and harmony. But the weekend bombing […]
No German, No Benefits: Turkish Family Fights Language Requirement
By Bruno Schrep Spiegel.de After three-and-a-half years of legal wrangling, there’s still no end in sight. At least officially, the case centers on €290.70 ($392). The K. family, thus identified […]
Pope Francis appeals to Muslims on peace
By Cecilia Okoth and Saudha Nakandha Pope Francis has called on the Muslim fraternity to promote peace and development saying it will bring about reconciliation. During a mid-morning visit to the Supreme Mufti, Sheikh Shaban Mubajje at Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC), Archbishop Michael Blume, the Apostolic Nuncio in Uganda, […]
The Champions of Democracy!: Truth About of Jamaat-e-Islami
They keep on claiming they are democratic. They show how democratic they themselves are! People sometimes get impressed by the way they speak or present their stance. Here is the true concept of their democracy. Mr. Maududi’s ‘Siasi Kashmakash’ is also published as ‘Tahreeq e Azadi e Hind aur Musalman’. […]
The silent majority is dead
ETWhenever there is a terrorist attack in Pakistan, there are the usual rounds of condemnation from various quarters. Then, people go about their business as usual, till another such attack happens and then the film is repeated again. It seems that everything happens but nothing happens. People condemn the act, yet still, […]
Abercrombie & Fitch to change ‘look policy,’ allow hijabs
Washington Post— Abercrombie & Fitch will change its “look policy” and allow employees to wear hijabs after a three-year legal battle with two Muslim women was settled out of court. The settlement requires Abercrombie to report religious accommodation requests and discrimination complaints to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for […]
Tormenting the Souls of Religious Arabs: ‘Arab Spring’ Degrades into Sectarian Counterrevolution
By Nicola Nasser PALESTINE NEWS NETWORK The blind sectarian rampage, which has been waging a war on worship mosques, churches and religious shrines have become a modern Arab trade mark phenomenon, since what the western media called from the start the “Arab Spring” overwhelmed the Arab streets. The sectarian rampage […]
Official: Kerry to sign landmark arms trade treaty
By MATTHEW LEE — Sep. 24 2:02 PM EDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — American officials say Secretary of State John Kerry will sign a landmark treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade during the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting this week. The officials said Kerry will sign the Arms […]
Kenyan president: Terrorists defeated
NAIROBI, Kenya: The terrorists who took control of a Nairobi mall and held off Kenyan security forces for four days have been defeated after killing at least 67 civilians and […]
Pilgrim reduction leads to Makkah rent fall
The government’s decision to reduce the number of domestic pilgrims this year by 50 percent has forced Haj service providers to double their charges in order to offset their losses, […]
Sri Lanka Muslim leader criticises own govt. over extremism claims
Tuesday September 24, 2013 8:35 PM, IINA Colombo: Sri Lanka’s main Muslim political leader, who is also the justice minister, criticized his own government for blaming religious tensions in the mainly Buddhist nation on Islamists. Rauf Hakeem said he had been “disturbed” by recent comments from the country’s defense minister, […]
Rise above the veil of misinformation about Muslims
When it comes to Muslim-related issues we, in Britain, do things differently. We do not ban the face veil which is worn by some Muslim women, like they do in […]
In Pakistan, some religious “scholars” are calling for the persecution of a religious minority…
Irtiqa: by Salman Hameed – Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) Secretary Maulana Abdul Rauf Farooqi said it was time to pounce on Ahmadis. He called them apostates and said that they deserved “extreme steps”. It is easy to target a minority. History, unfortunately, is full of such examples. We are seeing one […]
Balochistan Earthquake Creates New Island
Source: Samaa TV Channel For English News Read Here – Dawn News by Syed Ali Shah
Indonesia has long been celebrated for its pluralism but…..
‘Intolerance in Indonesia is becoming mainstream’ Indonesia has long been celebrated for its pluralism, but there are signs that this may be about to change Source: Catholic Herald Earlier this summer, I spent a month travelling around Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation and third-largest democracy. It is a nation […]
ISNA’s charitable status revoked in Canada, over alleged link to terror organization
Source: Toronto Sun BY SHAWN JEFFORDS ,TORONTO SUN FIRST POSTED: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 11:10 PM EDT | UPDATED: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2013 05:51 AM EDT TORONTO – The Canada Revenue Agency has revoked the charitable status of an Islamic group after it says it distributed over $280,000 to an agency allegedly linked to a terrorist organization […]
President Obama Recognizing the Dignity and Inalienable Rights of Everyone
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 […]
Switzerland: FOREIGN WARS: Mercenary services outlawed by parliament
September 24, 2013 – 12:04 Private security contractors based in Switzerland will no longer be allowed to provide mercenaries and will have to report to the federal authorities any services they plan to supply beyond the country’s borders. New legislation, which was approved Monday by parliament, will be applied to […]