Can Obama Save Turkey From a Syrian Quagmire?
NY Times: Op Ed: WASHINGTON — WHEN Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, met President Obama at the White House on Thursday, the most pressing topic was the war in Syria. Turkey […]
America’s Chosen Muslims
Tikkun Daily: Saadia Faruqi: On May 11 at the Montage in Beverly Hills, approximately 300 people gathered to listen to a speech about standing up to extremism and intolerance in Islam. The topic was certainly not new, just another clarification of the old story: Islam doesn’t condone terrorism. The real reason why […]
Ahmadis, Shiites reject award for SBY
The Jakarta Post: The Ahmadiyah and Shia communities in East Java are urging the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, a non-profit organization established by US Jewish leader Rabbi Arthur Schneier, to reconsider its plan to award President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for the religious tolerance in Indonesia. The leader of Sampang Shiites in refuge, Iklil Al Milal, […]
Obama, Erdoğan reaffirm Assad must go
16 May 2013 /TODAY’S ZAMAN WITH WIRES, ANKARA US President Barack Obama said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad needs to leave power for a political solution in Syria after meeting with […]
German Christian Home-Schooling Romeike Family Loses U.S. Asylum Bid
By Krista Kapralos Religion News Service (RNS) A German family seeking asylum in the U.S. so they can home-school their children lost their appeal in federal court on Tuesday (May […]
Apartment construction slows sharply
A sharp pullback in apartment and condominium construction led to a big decline in overall home building in April, even as single-family home construction remained strong, according to government data released Thursday. The Census Bureau reported that housing starts fell 17% in the month to an annual pace of 853,000. […]
Source: Six Americans die in suicide attack in Afghan capital
By Atia Abawi and Fazal Ahad, NBC News KABUL, Afghanistan — Six Americans were killed when a suicide bomber targeted a convoy carrying foreign troops in Kabul on Thursday, according to a NATO source. The victims included two soldiers and four civilian contractors, the source added. Officials said at least […]
After recount, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan loses to PTI candidate in Rawalpindi PP-7
Source: ET TAXILA: On the third recount of polls in the PP-7 Rawalpindi 7 constituency, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Chaudhry Nisar Ali khan lost to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) candidate Muhammad Siddique Khan, reported Express News. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has not yet made the changes on their official […]
Cyclone Mahasen Fizzles as It Hits Bangladesh
Source: NY Times. COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Cyclone Mahasan weakened Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm and then dissipated, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh and spared Myanmar almost entirely, meteorological officials said. At least 18 deaths related to Mahasen were reported in […]
Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Arrives in British Columbia
Source: Press Release His Holiness to inaugurate the Largest Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque in British Columbia His Holiness, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Khalifa of Islam and the spiritual and administrative head […]
A fascinating map of the world’s most and least racially tolerant countries
Washington Post: When two Swedish economists set out to examine whether economic freedom made people any more or less racist, they knew how they would gauge economic freedom, but they needed […]
Is Richard Dawkins Really the World’s Leading Intellectual?
Huff Post: Rabbi David Wolpe: Prospect magazine just named the 65 leading intellectuals in the world. First on the list was Richard Dawkins, known for his work in biology and for his […]
Indonesian Media Needs to Cover Religion, Not Radicals: IARJ
by Camelia Pasandaran on 12:37 pm May 9, 2013. Indonesian media need to work together to ensure that religious extremists don’t have a voice in print, the International Association of Religion Journalists said on Wednesday. “Don’t give any room to the hard-liners,” said Endy Bayuni, of the steering committee of […]
ROCKS ON A ROLL : Huge colourless diamond goes for record (or should we call it: Picture of the Day?)
A pear-shaped colourless diamond – the largest ever offered at auction – has sold for a record CHF25.9 million ($26.7 million) in Geneva, where records were also set for the […]
Syria rebels ‘to crack down’ after video outrage
DAMASCUS — The Free Syrian Army (FSA) pledged on Wednesday to punish atrocities amid outrage over a video showing the mutilation of a corpse, as the regime ruled out discussing […]
Jordan says following Al Aqsa violations with ‘great concern’
by Hani Hazaimeh | May 16, 2013 | THE JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The government on Wednesday said provocative and unilateral Israeli measures in East Jerusalem and specifically against Al […]
Assad regime to refuse ‘dictate’ at peace meet
AGENCIES arabnews Thursday 16 May 2013 BEIRUT/DAMASCUS: The Syrian regime and its allies will refuse any “dictate” at an international peace conference, particularly concerning the departure of President Bashar Assad., […]
The ‘Myth’ Of Christian Persecution
Huff Post: by Lauren Markoe. (RNS) Growing up Catholic in England, Candida Moss felt secure in life, yet was told in church that Christians have been persecuted since the dawn of Christianity. Now, as an adult and a theologian, she wants to set the record straight. Too many modern Christians […]