Source: The Daily Beast Sorry, Evangelicals, Syria Will Not Spur the Second Coming Sep 5, 2013 4:45 AM EDT President Obama’s anticipated strikes against Syria have some on the Christian right proclaiming Biblical prophecy and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Easy there, writes scholar Candida Moss, we’ve been here […]
Source: chron.com The Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center is participating in the third annual Muslims for Life campaign with blood drives throughout Houston. The nationwide Muslims for Life blood drive campaign […]
Source: presstv.ir A recent study shows the name of Islam’s prophet, Mohammed, has become the most popular name for small business owners in the Italian city of Milan. The study, conducted by Milan’s Chamber of Commerce and published on Wednesday, shows that Mohammed is taking the first place over traditional Italian […]
Source: calgaryherald.com Re: “Should a Muslim write about Jesus?” Mansoor Ladha, Opinion, Aug. 31. Mansoor Ladha writes: “We should invite Christians to write about Prophet Muhammad and about Islamic doctrines in […]
Source:The Times of Israel ‘Israel wants to hold 40% of West Bank in peace deal’ Palestinian official, in unconfirmed leak from new negotiations, says Netanyahu wants to retain dozens of […]
RT: The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted on Wednesday to approve President Barack Obama’s plan to strike Syria in retaliation for the reported use of chemical weapons by […]
Mohammad in the eyes of Non Muslim Scholars: Prof. John Adair in his book “The Leadership of Muhammad” writes: Why does truth or veracity, honesty and high principle, matter in […]
craigconsidinetcd.wordpress.com: In all likelihood, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA will soon bomb Syria in the hope of dealing a blow to Syrian President BASHAR AL ASSAD’s regime. This dangerous act of war is a betrayal of the foreign policy vision of America’s founding fathers and will only serve to further weaken the US’s floundering moral credibility […]
Huff Post: Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is celebrated in 2013 from sundown on Sept. 4 to nightfall on Sept. 6. The Hebrew date for Rosh Hashanah is 1 Tishrei 5774. Though Rosh Hashanah literally means “head of the year,” the holiday actually takes place on the first two days of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, which […]
Huff Post: One issue often discussed on news sites and blogs over the last several days is the many attacks on Egypt’s Christian communities. Several outlets have reported that violence […]
Huff Post: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) blasted Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade on Tuesday for questioning members of a Syrian opposition groups’ use of the phrase “Allahu Akbar” after what Kilmeade said “looks like a fighter jet being shot out of the sky.” “I have a problem helping those people screaming […]
Source: NY Times: Vladimir Putin is wrong. The Russian president’s welcome message to the participants of the G-20 summit that begins on Thursday in St. Petersburg asserts that the meeting “will confirm the G-20’s role as an efficient mechanism for coordinating the world’s leading economies’ approaches to global economy and […]
Source: Asia Times: By Amantha Perera COLOMBO – That it would be a visit fraught with diplomatic tension was undoubted. Navanetham ”Navi” Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, was into the third day of her week-long visit from August 25 to August 31 to Sri Lanka when […]
Source: Dawn.Com when our Prophet (PBUH) not only by words but by deeds treated the Jews and Christians handsomely after he conquered them. He showed to them outmost tolerance and regard and respect for their faith and beliefs. The whole history of Muslims where they ruled is replete with those […]
pakteahouse; Jinnah unequivocally wanted Pakistan to be a secular state August 13th, 2013 | 68 Comments By Yasser Latif Hamdani I am writing this article as a rebuttal to Khuldune Shahid’s article “Jinnah’s Pakistan a mirror of his contradictions.” It is necessary because if you do not counter a falsehood in […]
Time: In a remote Wales town, artist Judy Rodrigues sees a chance to complete a search for belonging traced through the ancient synagogues of London and Amsterdam. In Israel, retiree Sara […]
Telegraph; Known as Slaves’ Hill, the site is among thousands of copper mines scattered about the Timna Valley in the Aravah Desert, an area previously thought to have been mined by the ancient Egyptians in the 13th century BC. The discovery of an Egyptian temple at the heart of the […]
Summary Conventional wisdom says that a weakened Syria would undermine Iran’s regional influence, but a U.S. military intervention in the country could actually benefit Tehran. The government there has devised […]
jakarta Globe; The government has no plans to disband the Ahmadiyah congregation in Bekasi, despite a request from the municipality. “The government’s position is to uphold the constitution, which guarantees religious freedom and freedom to one’s own beliefs,” Coordinating Minister of Security, Political and Legal Affairs Djoko Suyanto told the […]
Global Post: ST PETERSBURG, Russia — Russia said on Wednesday that a military strike onSyria could have catastrophic effects if a missile hit a small reactor near Damascus that contains radioactive uranium. The […]