Ramadan Reflection Day 7: Building Tender Hearts
Source: huffingtonpost.com The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessing of God be upon him, once told his companions “Indeed God has vessels amongst the people of the Earth, and the vessels of […]
Pope Francis chooses five-year-old Ford Focus as Popemobile of choice
Source: in.news.yahoo.com Earlier this month, Pope Francis created a stir when he told Catholic priests around the world to chose “more humble” vehicles, imploring them to think of the poor rather […]
Uttarakhand floods: 5,748 people missing as ‘presumed dead’
Source: news.yahoo.com Dehradun, July 15 (IANS) A month after a cloudburst and flash floods unleashed death and destruction, Uttarakhand is still counting its losses, both physical and financial. While the government has decided to declare […]
150 Million Europeans Hate Israel
Source: Conservative Papers. by Simon Plosker In the first part of our exclusive interview, Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld posited that today, well over 150 million Europeans believe that Israel is exterminating the Palestinians. Since the interview was published, Gerstenfeld’s views have been featured in The Times of Israel and a debate […]
The man with no memory
Source: CNN When police found the unconscious man in a Southern California Motel 6, the IDs on him said he was Michael Thomas Boatwright from Florida. But when the man awoke at Desert Regional Medical Center a few days later, he said he’d never heard of Boatwright. He didn’t recall […]
Syria’s children deserve chance to be kids again
Source: By Lucy Liu, Special to CNN Bekaa Valley, Lebanon (CNN) — In my nine years as a UNICEF ambassador, I’ve been to camps for people displaced by conflict. Though hardly luxurious, they usually have some kind of structure: a water source, latrines, even schools. In Lebanon, even the most […]
Scottish Schools Focus on More Than Just Tests
Source: NY Times: Perhaps English parents and policy makers would do better to turn their attention slightly less far north. Education in Scotland has long been run differently from the rest of Britain. While schools in England encouraged students to specialize, Scottish schools traditionally aimed for a greater breadth of […]
Syrian university strips Turkish PM of PhD
Source: TOI DAMASCUS: Syria’s Aleppo University has stripped Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of an honorary doctorate citing his support for Syrian rebels and crackdown on Turkish protesters, state media reported on Tuesday. More:
Jews observe Tisha B’av today- Thousands Stream to Kotel
Arutz Sheva: Thousands of people came to the Kotel Monday night to mark Tisha B’av, commemorating the destruction of the Holy Temples, Jerusalem, and the Jewish commonwealth. This year marks […]
Men — the new second class citizens
Fox News: by Suzanne Venker. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is easily used against them since its definition of violence is so broad that virtually any conflict between partners can be considered abuse. “If a woman gets angry for any reason, she can simply accuse a man and men are […]
Front Porch: Jews, Muslims to observe common traditions at Lynnwood event
Heraldnet: Two faiths connect Jews and Muslims in the Puget Sound plan to break ritual fast together at an event in demonstration of two faiths observing common traditions to build a stronger community. The “Two Faiths, One God” is scheduled from 7:30 to 9:30 tonight at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Center, […]
Malaysia asks Vatican envoy not to back use of ‘Allah’ word
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Turkish-Israeli military cooperation would open up a can of worms in the Arab world’
Russian Today: he re-creation of a historical alliance between Israel and Turkey against a “common enemy” would be seen as “bad news” across the Arab world, political analyst Chris Bambery […]
Financing the Pakistani economy under Shariah law
ET: LONDON: With the strengthening of democracy in Pakistan, calls for building an interest-free economic system are increasingly gaining traction. As the debate on public sector borrowing intensifies in the wake of the recent budget and the government’s successful conclusion of a US$5.3 billion facility from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), […]
Meet a moderate Syrian insurgent
Source: Asia Times: By Pepe Escobar Hi, my name is Mostafa and I’ll be your moderate insurgent today. I’m addressing you all because we badly need your help. We could have started a Facebook page, like We Need Your Weapons or something, or ask the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights […]
Pakistan’s religious extremists leave for ‘greener pastures’
Source: Dawn: ISLAMABAD: Suleman spent years targeting members of the Shia community in his home country of Pakistan as a member of sectarian terrorist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). Now he is on his way to a new sectarian battleground, Syria, where he plans to join rebels battling President Bashar Assad’s regime. […]
Dr. Abdus Salam’s Push for Nuclear Energy in Pakistan
Courtesy: Saleem ud Din, Nazir Umoor-e-Aama & Spokesperson of Jama’at Ahmadiyya Pakistan Where was Qadeer khan at that time? Any body knows ? pic.twitter.com/vVU3ecwxrx — Saleem ud Din (@SaleemudDinAA) July 15, […]
Why America is winning the modern Great Game
The term the Great Game referred to the strategic rivalry between the British and Russian empires in Central Asia. Today’s great game is the battle for economic survival in a world of low growth. As economic nationalism reasserts itself, reducing free trade in goods and service and free movement of […]
Opinions: What really breaks Syria – “The U.S. slaughtered the wrong pig”
By Dr. Jürgen Todenhöfer The U.S. slaughtered the wrong pig. (google translate from German being used, please excuse the grammar). Six times I visited Syria in the last two years, […]
Aurangzeb and Islamic Rule in India
When historians look back at Muslim rule in India, their perspective greatly shapes the way they present historical characters. Some people are seen as great and enlightened leaders, while others […]