Scandal Christian couple forced to sell up Marazion B&B
THE CHRISTIAN couple at the centre of controversy after refusing to let a gay couple stay in a double room at their guesthouse say it is forcing them to sell […]
Norway: PM demands Progress apology for ‘sneak-Islam’
Outgoing Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has challenged Siv Jensen, leader of the anti-immigration Progress Party, to publicly apologise for using the term “sneak-islamization”. “If the deputy chairperson is able to regret it in English, I assume that the party leader Siv Jensen can regret it in Norwegian,” Stoltenberg said […]
The death toll in Syria continues to rise – whoever is doing the counting To the sound of the bombardment of rebel sites, Robert Fisk in Damascus discusses the victim tally with an Assad supporter
As the MIGs raced over Damascus this morning, two traffic cops – sweltering in white helmets on this hot autumn day – were issuing tickets on double parked cars near the Barada River. More than 100,000 dead – give or take a few thousand, if you believe the statistics – […]
Haj in pre-Islamic times
Dr. Bilal Philips Published — Friday 20 September 2013 ARABNEWS Haj and its rites were first ordained by Allah in the time of Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him). However, […]
Former physicist Angela Merkel seeks third term as German chancellor
Source: physicsworld By: Ned Stafford On Sunday millions of Germans will cast their votes in a federal election that will determine Germany’s chancellor for the next four years. First elected […]
How to be in a Photo that you Take? – Pakistanis Solve that Problem
Source: CNN Author: Saima Mohsin & Sophia Saifi Rehan and his team at Eyedeus Labs has created“Groopic,” a new smartphone app that lets you take a group picture — and put yourself in it. This way, the photographer will also be included in the picture. It’s easy to use and it’s […]
Pope says He is a Sinner, The Messiah of this Age wrote a Book, How to be free from Sin
Epigraph: And no burdened soul can bear the burden of another; and if a heavily laden soul call another to bear its load, naught of it shall be carried by the other, even though he be a kinsman. […]
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 […]