Islam, Violence and Woolwich
theartofmisinformation.com: By Damir Rafi: the whole of Britain held its breath in the hope that reports of a terror attack were misreported, it soon became clear that two murderers savagely […]
Ministries reaffirm curbs on Ahmadiyah
The minister’s statement could have a huge impact on the public. This statement could easily cause them to attack and even murder Ahmadis. The Jakarta Post: As President Susilo Bambang […]
New envoy: Drones impede Pakistan’s role in Afghan peace, says Nawaz
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Kamran Yousaf Published: May 31, 2013 ISLAMABAD:Prime minister in-waiting Nawaz Sharif has said that a solution to the controversial drone campaign […]
Indonesian president gets religious ‘statesman’ award
The Jakarta Post: Indonesia’s president has accepted a statesmanship award from a U.S. interfaith foundation that says it hopes to encourage him to promote freedom of worship and tolerance in […]
Will mammoths be brought back to life? Liquid blood find fuels cloning hopes
By Nick Thompson, CNN (CNN) — Remember when woolly mammoths roamed the planet? No? Well don’t worry if you missed the last ice age — scientists have moved one step […]
Youth unemployment threatens Europe unity: German minister
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has warned that Europe is in danger of being torn apart should it fail to defeat the growing unemployment among youth. “We need to be more successful in our fight against youth unemployment, otherwise we will lose the battle for Europe’s unity,” Schaeuble told a […]
Low expectations (on ‘peace conference’ for Syria)
STORY SUMMARY An international “peace” conference to tackle the crisis in Syria is taking shape for next month, but as the preparations for the event are ramping up, so is the level of pessimism. The conference has been preceded by the setting of a number of conditions, by both sides. […]
DOUBLE TROUBLE: US expats feel the burden of FATCA
by Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch May 28, 2013 US anti-tax evasion legislation known as FATCA – the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act – has caused upheaval among the American expat community and dual Swiss-US nationals living in Switzerland where it was agreed in February. “People are very angry and upset but […]
Bahraini dies battling Assad forces
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ARABNEWS Friday 31 May 2013 DUBAI: Bahrain has urged its citizens not to travel to Syria to fight alongside fighters ranged against government forces after a Bahraini youth was killed there in battle, local press reported yesterday. “Supporting the right of the Syrian people to self defense […]
Syrian fighters demand half of coalition seats
REUTERS Friday 31 May 2013 BEIRUT: Syria’s opposition fighters said yesterday they should be granted half the seats in the opposition Syrian National Coalition, warning that without strong representation of […]
No to Blasphemy Laws
Daily Times: by Marvi Sermad. One is amazed at the audacity of the advocates of blasphemy laws, who think of themselves as vigilant guards of not only the Almighty, but religious personages as well, thereby creating an illusion that God and the Prophet (PBUH) might not be able to deal […]
Believers’ hearts remain with Allah at all times
HARUN YAHYA ARABNEWS Friday 31 May 2013 Some people never consider the great blessings they enjoy throughout their lives. Yet starting the day in good health every morning, being able […]
Chinese worker cleared of blasphemy
Daily Times: MUZAFFARABAD: Authorities in Azad Kashmir on Thursday cleared a Chinese man accused of committing blasphemy by desecrating a holy Quran, officials said. Lee Ping, the administration manager of a Chinese consortium building a major hydropower project, was accused on May 17 of throwing the Islamic holy book on […]
The road less travelled: From Ismail Goth to Harvard
ET: KARACHI: “If someone had told me ten years ago, that one day I will be going to Harvard, I would have asked them what Harvard was,” stated 23-year old Anum Fatima in a gentle but poised tone. Seated amidst endless volumes of books in the library at The Citizens Foundation, […]
Violent militants are not Muslims
startribune.com: by Fouzia Saeed: Citizens of peaceful countries cannot continue to live in fear, seeing the space for their daily activities steadily reduced. The Boston Marathon bombing has created the potential for generating worldwide support to deal with the menace of terrorism. Many militants call themselves jihadis and crusaders of […]
British Christianity dies while Islam thrives. Why?
Telegraph blogs-podcast: New analysis of the 2011 census makes horrible reading for the Churches – attendance down 15 per cent in a decade. Meanwhile, one in 10 young Britons is […]
A Prayerbook for Peace: Nurturing Understanding Between Abrahamic Faiths
Huff Post: John Philip Newell: I do not know how many Christians have read the Quran. And I do not know how many Muslims have read the Christian Scriptures. But […]
Deism: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences
Epigraph: And He it is who created the heavens and the earth in accordance with the requirements of wisdom and the Truth; and the day He says, ‘Be!’, it will […]
The World’s Muslims’ Poll and Women Rights
Source: Pew Research Center A new survey report looks at attitudes among Muslims in 39 countries on a wide range of topics, from science to sharia, polygamy to popular culture. The survey finds that overwhelming percentages of Muslims in many countries want Islamic law to be the official law of their land, […]
Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) ISLAMABAD: Minorities to be unsafe if blasphemy law amended
Source: www.thenews.com.pk ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has said that the existing blasphemy law should not be amended, saying that all the prophets are equally respectable. It said that the minorities would become unsafe if amendments were made in the blasphemy law. These views were expressed in a meeting […]