Pope warns Catholic Church may fall ‘like a house of cards’
Pope warns Catholic Church may fall ‘like a house of cards’ if it continues its obsession with abortion, gay marriage and contraception Source: DailyMail: The Catholic Church could fall ‘like […]
Give Syria Justice, Not Violence
His Holiness, the Khalifa of Islam and head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, is the only international Muslim leader to warn world leaders that their actions […]
Rep Speier Donates Blood As Part Of “Muslims For Life” Nationwide Drive
Source: Congresswoman Jackie Speier’s website Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) today donated blood as part of the third annual “Muslims for Life” nationwide blood drive. A partnership of the Ahmadiyya […]
Faulty rationalizations for Quebec’s official bigotry
Toronto Star, by Haroon Siddiqui, 18-9-2013 Faulty rationalizations for Quebec’s official bigotry: Since news broke of Pauline Marois’ Charter of Quebec Values, there has been a rise in ugly incidents. Quebec Premier Pauline Marois and PQ Minister Bernard Drainville with the controversial Charter of Quebec Values on Sept. 10, 2013. […]
University of Regina (Canada) installs special foot sinks for Muslim students
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Pope Bluntly Faults Church’s Focus on Gays and Abortion
Source: NY Times: Pope Francis, in the first extensive interview of his six-month-old papacy, said that the Roman Catholic church had grown “obsessed” with preaching about abortion, gay marriage and contraception, and that he has chosen not to speak of those issues despite recriminations from some critics. More:
Buddhism not blamed for Shooting by Aaron Alexis, but what if he was a Muslim?
Aaron Alexis: The Washington DC shooter, who killed at least 12 and injured 8 Lead Post collected by Mirza Ghulam Rabbi Buddhism not blamed for Shooting by Aaron Alexis, but what if he was a Muslim? The Title has been modified by the Muslim Times, from the original: Friends Say […]
Philippines: 100-plus dead in quixotic anti-American martyr mission
Global Post: BANGKOK, Thailand — The ragtag militants who stormed one of thePhilippines’ major cities to carve out a new nation — an imagined state they call “Bangsamoro Republik” — must have known they were on a suicide mission. Following their initial Sept. 9 assault, armed rebels from the Moro National Liberation […]
Germany defends chemical sales to Syria
Source: The Local Germany sold tonnes of chemicals to Syria which were capable of being put to military use. A question from the Left Party to the government showed that the chemicals were exported to Syria from 2002 to 2006, the Süddeutsche newspaper reported on Wednesday. The chemicals were […]
Attacks on US soil where non-Muslim natives were found involved
The latest shooting spree at the US Navy Yard Complex in Washington DC is one of the many terror attacks witnessed on the soil of the world superpower during the last two decades, where non-Muslim Native Americans have either been found involved or have been suspected of their involvement. In […]
Dalai Lama Urges Monks To Stop Attacks On Muslims
Huff Post. As the violence in Myanmar continues, the Dalai Lama urged monks to act according to the peaceful principles of their religion and told them to “remember the Buddhist faith.” The Dalai Lama made his remarks to reporters at an annual human rights conference in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic. […]
Pope Francis Sends Personal Message To Grand Imam of Al-Azhar
Huff Post. Cairo’s Al-Azhar University, considered one of the most important centers of learning in Sunni Islam, announced yesterday that Pope Francis has sent a personal messageto the Grand Imam of […]
Nigerian wins Muslim beauty pageant rival to Miss World
JAKARTA: A Nigerian woman tearfully prayed and recited Qur’anic verses as she won a beauty pageant exclusively for Muslim women in the Indonesian capital Wednesday, a riposte to the Miss […]
Robert Fisk in Damascus: In Syria’s capital, Assad’s troops may be winning this war – untouched by Obama’s threats
Dispatch from Damascus: The killing fields remain, and truth is as rare as hope by Robert Fisk, The Independent And so the war goes on. Missile alerts may be over […]
Syria crisis: Rebels turn on each other in border city of Azaz
RICHARD HALL Author Biography WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2013 THE INDEPENDENT Syrian rebels have turned their guns on each other in the border city of Azaz, where fault lines between moderate Western-backed rebels and extremist groups descended into open conflict today. Heavy clashes were reported in and around the city between […]
TW0-STATE ILLUSION
By IAN S. LUSTICK OPINION THE NEW YORK TIMES September 14, 2013 THE last three decades are littered with the carcasses of failed negotiating projects billed as the last chance […]
Pakistan: Clerics suggest amendment to blasphemy laws – Another Smoke Screen?
Daily Times: Clerics suggest amendment to blasphemy laws ISLAMABAD: Top religious clerics Wednesday suggested amendments to the country’s blasphemy laws, proposing the death penalty for people convicted of making false accusations. The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) suggested the government should bring in the death penalty for people convicted of […]
Taliban Have Already Won: The Pakistani state on its knees
daily times: COMMENT : The Pakistani state on its knees — Dr Mohammad Taqi Without setting the parameters for what exactly is the state willing to concede to the TTP in exchange for peace, the prime minister and his APC have left the door wide open for the terrorists to keep […]
In public shift, Israel calls for Assad’s fall
yahoonews: JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel wants to see Syrian President Bashar al-Assad toppled, its ambassador to the United States said on Tuesday, in a shift from its non-committal public stance on its neighbor’s civil war. Even Assad’s defeat by al Qaeda-aligned rebels would be preferable to Damascus’s current alliance with […]