Why are Buddhist monks attacking Muslims?
By Alan Strathern Oxford University BBC NEWS MAGAZINE Of all the moral precepts instilled in Buddhist monks the promise not to kill comes first, and the principle of non-violence is […]
Jokes …
Clean and Thoughtful Jokes The groom says to his lovely bride “Honey, I need to go to work, I’ll see you pretty soon?” The bride said with a sad voice “Why, don’t you see me pretty now?” JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ A reporter interviewed a 135-year-old woman. “And what do you think is […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community world leader to visit the West Coast
By Canan Tasci canan.tasci@ inlandnewspapers.com @ChinoValleyNow on Twitter CHINO — Ahmadiyya Muslim Community members are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their world leader in Southern California on Saturday. In his […]
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks: Netanyahu open to peace referendum (action needed, not talk…)
May 2, 2013 – 12:39 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Switzerland for its help in organising a referendum on a peace treaty with the Palestinians. Netanyahu made the comments during talks with the Swiss Foreign Minister, Didier Burkhalter, on Thursday in Jerusalem. “Come to Switzerland and we will […]
Church of Scotland: Jews do not have a right to the land of Israel
A new church report challenging Jewish historic claims and criticizing Zionism has drawn anger and harsh condemnation from the local Jewish community. By Anshel Pfeffer | May.03, 2013 | HAARETZ […]
Bhutto murder-case prosecutor shot dead in Islamabad
Gunmen have shot dead the prosecutor investigating the murder of Pakistan’s ex-leader Benazir Bhutto, police say. Attackers shot Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali as he drove to a court hearing in the […]
UN to relocate 80,000 displaced Somalis
The United Nations has announced plans to relocate some 80,000 displaced Somalis living in the war-torn capital Mogadishu, Press TV reports. According to the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), an estimated 200,000 to 360,000 people who fled the country’s famine, are currently living in more than 500 overcrowded camps. In […]
Syria militants exhume grave of Prophet’s companion
Reports from Syria say Wahhabi extremists have desecrated the grave of an ancient Muslim figure near the capital, Damascus. The militants have reportedly attacked the mausoleum and exhumed the grave […]
NE China to build robot industrial base
Source: China Daily SHENYANG – A robot industrial base with an estimated annual output of 50 billion yuan (8 billion U.S. dollars) will be established in northeast China’s Liaoning Province, […]
Practicing Islam Does Not Equate to Radicalism
Source/Credit: Germantown Islam Examiner By Shahina Bashir The news of the Tsarnaev brothers have left the front pages but the question, ‘Why did they do this?’ hasn’t left our minds. […]
Disney pulls out of Bangladesh factories
Source: CNN Money By Emily Jane Fox The Walt Disney Company has stopped production of branded merchandise in Bangladesh, in response to the spate of fatal factory accidents last fall. The company sent a letter in March to vendors and licensees to transition production out of the “highest-risk countries,” like […]
National Day Of Prayer 2013, May 2, Proclamation By President Obama
Epigraph: “And when My servants ask thee (Muhammad) about Me (Allah), say: ‘I am near. I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he prays to Me. So they should […]
Pakistan Survey: 87% against sectarian party but 46% for anti-Ahmadi party
The Republic of Prejudice “A whopping 86.6 per cent reject the idea of voting for a party that promotes a secterian agenda … 45.7 per cent reply they would vote […]
You’re a fake! Take a look at Iran’s case – The Multiplicity of Messiahs
Source: www.economist.com The authorities think that too many people are claiming to be the Mahdi EARLIER this year Iran’s authorities arrested a score of men who, in separate incidents, claimed to be the Mahdi, a sacred figure of Shia Islam, who was “hidden” by God just over a millennium ago and […]
Picture of the Day-Smallest Cat
Smallest Cat Mr Peebles may look like a kitten, but he is actually 2-year-old. The tiny cat got its size from a genetic defect that stunts growth. At just 6.1-inch (15.5 cm) high and 19.2-inch (49 cm) long, he currently holds certification from The Guinness Book of World Records as the worlds smallest […]
Indonesian Government Tramples on Religious Freedom- US Agency
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5-Year-Old Accidentally Kills His Sister Using A Rifle Made For Children
Business Insider: Dylan Lovan. Sharon Rengers, a longtime child advocate at Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville, said making and marketing weapons specifically for children was “mind-boggling.” “It’s like, oh, my God,” she said, “we’re having a big national debate whether we want to check somebody’s background, but we’re going to […]
Vatican to house two Popes for first time as Benedict returns
The Telegraph: The Vatican will become home to two Popes today for the first time in the history of the Roman Catholic Church when Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI moves back […]
Ahmadiyya: The Persecuted Muslims, Who Love Life in England
Standpointmag: As Friday prayers end thousands of believers stream out of the mosque. Keen-eyed men with Pashtun cheekbones hover by a convoy of cars, many of them wearing the traditional […]