Pope criminalizes leaks, sex abuse in first laws
Source: TOI VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has overhauled the laws that govern the Vatican City State, criminalizing leaks of Vatican information and specifically listing sexual violence, prostitution and possession of child pornography as crimes against children. More:
New York Times shocker: The truth about Egypt slips out
Salon.com: Have you noticed the silence, the casual indifference, of the Obama administration since the Egyptian army shoved President Mohamed Morsi from office in a military coup that gets bloodier by the day? Well, that is what you are supposed to notice. Barack Obama goes golfing as Cairo descends into […]
Bent on establishing a ferociously Islamist state
Source: The Economist: Secure the Sahara, if you can WHEN French troops planted their tan boots in the sands of Mali earlier this year, they faced not one but three problems in the west African nation. With the help of arms looted from Libyan depots, an alliance of Tuareg […]
What are we testing for?
Source: LUBP The prime minister said that the most recent carnage in Hazara Town is a “test case”. This is better than nothing. However, it makes one wonder what are we testing for? Testing for limits of human indifference to slaughter? What is the threshold that will make us snap? […]
Unveiled threats
Source: The Economist: IN SHANSHAN county in the western region of Xinjiang, efforts in May to promote “ethnic-harmony education month” were declared a success after official lecture teams delivered more than 100 speeches on the topic to 80,000, mostly Muslim, residents. On June 26th it became clear that their hard […]
Muslims nations press UN over Myanmar Rohingyas – Finally
Dunya news tv: UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Islamic nations on Wednesday called on UN leader Ban Ki-moon to do more to halt the “tyranny” they say Muslims are enduring in Myanmar. Religious riots in Buddhist-majority Myanmar have cast a shadow over heralded political reforms since military rule ended two years […]
Venezuelan Minister Has One Piece Of Advice About NSA Snooping: Quit Facebook
Business Insider: by Diego Ore. “Comrades: cancel your Facebook accounts, you’ve been working for free as CIA informants. Review the Snowden case!” wrote Prisons Minister Iris Varela on her Twitter account. CARACAS (Reuters) – A Venezuelan government minister on Wednesday urged citizens to shut Facebook accounts to avoid being unwitting […]
Islam The True and Living Faith: By Mirza Ghulam Ahmad- Promised Messiah and Mehdi (pbuH)
THE ESSENCE OF ISLAM : VOLUME I Extracts from the Writings, Speeches, announcements and Discourses of the Promised Messiah Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian [May peace be upon him] Islam […]
A mixed bag
Source: The Economnist: THE fall of Muhammad Morsi in a military coup has prompted celebration in some quarters of the Arab and neighbouring Muslim world, mourning in others, and hesitation and confusion elsewhere. Moderate Islamist parties have denounced the coup while distancing themselves from Mr Morsi’s failings that provoked it. […]
Has the Temple Mount Become a Muslim Theme Park?
Source: The Conservative Papers. The Temple Mount, which is Judaism’s holiest location, has turned into a theme park for Muslim children in the course of the last month, according to Jewish activists. Temple Mount organizations are outraged at the “desecration” of Judaism’s holiest site, as Muslim authorities encourage ball games, among others, […]
Obama’s ‘zero option’ on AfPak is viable
Source: Asia Times: he Clausewitzean fog of war is thickening in the Hindu Kush. The New York Times reported over the weekend that President Barack Obama is seriously considering a “zero option” for Afghanistan, namely, a total pullout of American troops by end-2014 – lock, stock and barrel, as they […]
Influential perpetrators?: Prayer leader allegedly paraded naked
Source: ET A prayer leader who was allegedly paraded naked in Chohar Sharif village has blamed the police of siding with the accused men. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday after filing a complaint with the district police officer (DPO) of Haripur, Chan Muhammad Khan, 51, who is the prayer leader […]
Altaf Hussain under investigation by Police:
Source: ET LONDON: London Metropolitan Police said that an investigation is being carried out against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain on charges of money laundering and provocation to torture, BBC Urdu reported on Thursday. London Police wrote a written response to BBC Urdu Service, verifying the raids on Altaf Hussain’s residence […]
In Greece, a case study on Islam in Europe
Washington Post: I have always been honored when asked to speak at the Friday sermon in a mosque. It is both spiritually elevating to interact with worshippers and socially it […]
What the OBL report means for Pakistan
Source: ET It’s like May 2, 2011 all over again. Except that instead of missing pieces and details, there is a story to satiate your ghairat’s rabidly thirsty disbelief. Don’t be fooled by the faded A4 paper and plain typewriter font; this isn’t a US Navy Seal’s best-selling hardcover of the Osama bin Laden […]
Islam centre plan for former pub
lep.co.uk: A pub that became the flashpoint for racial violence more than a decade ago could be re-opened as an Islamic education centre. Preston City Council has received a planning […]
You know someone who is gay, but do you know a polygamist?
Since the U.S. Supreme Court made largely favorable rulings for gay marriage last month, there has been hope in some quarters, even predictions, that polygamy is next. The thinking, by […]
Ramadan cannon was ‘born by chance’
JEDDAH: KHADIJA HABIB ARABNEWS Thursday 11 July 2013 It appears to have come about by accident that the Ramadan cannon is now emblematic of the ninth month of the Muslim […]
How to start a fight?
HOW TO START A FIGHT >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 1. >>>>>> >>>>>> One year, I decided to buy my mother-in-law a cemetery plot as >>>>>> a Christmas gift… >>>>>> >>>>>> The next year, I didn’t buy her a gift. >>>>>> When she asked me why, I replied, >>>>>> >>>>>> “Well, you […]