Shia, Ahmadi, Hindu? Then Run for Your Life
India Today: By Pervez Hoodbhoy Blaise Pascal, the famous 17th century philosopher and mathematician, observed that “men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it for religious conviction”. His words could apply to Gujarat 2002. Or to today’s Pakistan, where your religious affiliation-whether by birth or […]
Who Owns Hinduism?
Huff Post: Deepak Sarma. Another good question to ask concerns the propriety of appropriating or merely utilizing purportedly proprietary Hindu symbols, practices, clothing, images and so on. The question — basically, “Who owns Hinduism?” — revolves around a number of separate, but related questions: First, who speaks on behalf of, […]
Expanding our empathetic scope (thoughts of a Syrian student in the US …) by Burhan Aldroubi
by Burhan Aldroubi Source: The Williams Record Western imperialism, a modern segment of historic imperialism, continuously inspires discussion in our classrooms. Realist and morally deterministic arguments go head to head, with both regrets and admissions realized as afterthoughts. Formal discussions about Latin America or the Levant can perhaps be viewed […]
The Unknown Pakistan
With all due credits to Saatchi & Saatchi – recreated from their original video to fit a shorter time frame. The true colors of Pakistan. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150963027400388&set=vb.512920387&type=2&theater
Mob ransacks Ahmadiyah village
According to the spokesman, 29 buildings were damaged in the attack, including a mosque, a mushola (small mosque) and an elementary school. The Jakarta Post: ….. Unknown assailants attacked an […]
Sharia do like it
Source: The Economist: A new study reveals what Islam means in different countries ISLAMIC law, in many eyes, has overtones of rigid puritanism. Yet some of its staunchest backers are also strong supporters of religious pluralism, reports the Pew Research Centre, a think-tank, in a survey of 38,000 Muslims conducted in 39 […]
It will be a boy
Source: ET LONDON: Prince Harry has reportedly revealed the sex of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first child, saying it will be a boy and that he is excited about welcoming his first nephew. And while Prince Williams and Duchess of Cambridge, whose maiden name is Kate Middleton, have made no […]
Played flute to escape death.
Source> BBC.Com. Arn Chorn-Pond was a child in Cambodia when the Khmer Rouge came to power in 1975. Born into a family of artists and musicians, he was sent to a children’s labour camp where he escaped death by playing his flute for the camp guards. His brother and sister […]
One of the biggest trials in Germany
Source: BBC.Com She has the sweetest face. Beate Zschaepe smiles gently at the camera as she twirls for the video the police made for their files. She is dressed in a girlish pink top as she performs the required choreography shortly after giving herself up. It is a face of […]
Richard Dawkins, ‘Islamophobia’ and the atheist movement
by Martin Robbins (Guardian) Sam Harris is about as consistent as Glenn Greenwald is concise, which made their exchange of multi-thousand word cowpats last month particularly grueling reading. That’s a shame, […]
Canada accuses Qatar of trying to buy UN agency
AP | May 04, 2013 | 23:30 SOURCE: JORDAN TIMES TORONTO — A bid by Qatar to relocate the United Nations’ civil aviation agency from Montreal to the tiny emirate has angered Canada, where politicians from all sides vowed Friday to band together to fight the proposed move. The International […]
Christian Professor From Iowa College Says Jesus was a Muslim
Epigraph: “Say ye: ‘We believe in Allah and what has been revealed to us, and what was revealed to Abraham and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob and his children, and what was given […]
Discovering a Mosque in the World’s Largest Catholic Country
Huff Post: Throughout my entire life, I have always been surrounded by others who share my Muslim faith: my very large Indian family, my friends from Connecticut, the thriving Muslim population at Georgetown and around Washington, D.C. For this reason, the biggest challenge for me while studying abroad in Rio […]
Police dog eats suspect’s hamster
The Digital Spy arabnews Tuesday 7 May 2013 ONDON: A police dog has eaten a crime suspect’s hamster. Police officers were searching the home of Muza Khan in Oldham for drugs when the incident occurred. The sniffer dog knocked over the rodent’s cage, before devouring the animal, the Digital Spy […]
Malaysia’s long-ruling coalition hangs on to power
EILEEN NG | AP ARABNEWS Monday 6 May 2013 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia’s long-governing coalition won national elections Sunday to extend its 56 years of unbroken rule, fending off the […]
Saudi Arabia: 166 ‘reformed’ militants freed
RIYADH: GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN ARABNEWS Monday 6 May 2013 Saudi Arabia released yesterday 166 former Al-Qaeda members and repentant militants after they underwent a long-term state-sponsored counseling program (Munasaha) aimed at reintegrating them into society, said Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, spokesman of the Ministry of Interior. The rehabilitation program and release […]
22 dead as Bangladesh Islamic groups demand blasphemy law
ET: DHAKA: At least 22 people were killed as Bangladeshi police fought pitch battles with tens of thousands of hardline protesters in the capital Dhaka, police and medical officials said Monday. Dhaka police spokesman Masudur Rahman said police used sound grenades, water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse at […]
Cautiously Optimistic: Swiss Foreign minister reckons Middle East talks possible
May 3, 2013 – 13:10 There is a ‘window of opportunity’ for Israel and the Palestinians to get back to the negotiating table, said Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter after […]
Syria: UN says rebels used nerve gas
May 6, 2013 – swissinfo.ch The United Nations has gathered testimony that suggests that rebels have used the nerve gas sarin in the Syrian conflict, Swiss prosecutor Carla Del Ponte […]