As Syria fighting grows, young professionals leave Damascus
Middle-class professionals who hoped Damascus was a safe place to wait out the Syrian conflict are having second thoughts — and leaving. By Rasha Elass, Los Angeles Times April 28, […]
International Conference Adopts Campaign to Free Prisoners
RAMALLAH, April 28, 2013 (WAFA) – The “Freedom and Dignity” International conference Sunday adopted the launch of an international campaign to free Fatah leader and lawmaker Marwan Barghouti and all prisoners in Israeli jails, said a press release on Sunday. The Free Barghouti campaign said that Member of the African […]
Living on the Lake: Provide a refuge for bees with native plants
By Sue Schneider April 29, 2013 Bright green leaves, flowers, birds, sunshine, rain… but spring wouldn’t truly be spring without the soft humming of bees. When people speak of bees, […]
In Perspective: What really holds back Islamic science
Source: Scidev.net From: David Dickson Conservative traditions, rather than religious belief, seem to be the main barrier to modern science in Muslim countries, says David Dickson. Earlier this month, I […]
“Now we can take on the Gaza fishing fleet and the Gaza blokade flotilla”! or Israeli Navy unveils new submarine
The INS Rahav, the Israeli Navy’s 5th Dolphin-class submarine, was inaugurated today by the IDF and Ministry of Defense at a ceremony in Germany Israel’s fifth Dolphin-class submarine, the INS […]
Religion and Politics: A Combustible Concoction
Huff Post: by Michael Rohrer. Believing in God is a personal choice. One should be able to display it or not. Much the same as there are people who don’t feel comfortable with public displays of affection, there are people who don’t feel comfortable participating in public displays of religious […]
Tears and Rage as Hope Fades in Bangladesh
Source: NY Times. By JIM YARDLEY SAVAR, Bangladesh — The mother stood at the edge of the wreckage, pressing her lips to photos of her two children — Asma, who had worked in a garment factory on the fourth floor, and Sultan, who worked on the fifth. For five days […]
France to keep defence budget stable, cut 34,000 jobs
France24. France will keep its defence budget broadly stable for the next five years, after meeting stiff resistance from lawmakers and the army to proposed cuts, although the flat budget will mean 34,000 job losses by 2019. A five-year blueprint for military strategy published on Monday said, “in total, from […]
Qatar returns statues to Greece amid nudity dispute
Guardian: It was a spat that nobody wanted – neither the Greeks, the Qataris nor, say officials, the two nude statues that sparked the furore. But in a classic clash […]
The Christian Theology and Nature of Jesus
Epigraph: “The Messiah, son of Mary, was only a Messenger; surely, Messengers like unto him had indeed passed away before him. And his mother was a truthful woman. They both […]
Can You Respect a Religion You Disagree With?
Huff Post: In my last post, I implied that one of the reasons we may wish to perceive religious choices to be solely about methodology — and not substantive theological and ethical concerns — is because it is much more uncomplicated thereby to accept the value of freedom of religion. […]
Papal Primer: History’s 10 Most Intriguing Popes
Source: The Live Sciences Tia Ghose, LiveScience Staff Writer Date: 11 February 2013 Time: 12:25 PM ET Pope Benedict XVI made headlines today (Feb. 11) when he announced he was stepping down — something no pope has done since the Middle Ages. While that’s big news, the Catholic Church has […]
Half citizens? The Ahmadiyya community of Pakistan
Jahane-Rumi: Half citizens? The Ahmadiyya community of Pakistan Throughout 2012, members of the Ahmadiyya community of Pakistan from all walks of life were harassed, threatened, and at times killed, with impunity. These attacks were the latest in a wave of violence and maltreatment that stretches back to the early years […]
Ordinance XX is Unconstitutional – Fakhr G. Ebrahim: But Separate Electoral list for Ahmadis is Fine?
The News: The Ahmadiyya community sit back and watch while others vote By Bilal Farooqi For more than three decades, they have not dropped a vote down the slit of a ballot box — at least not until renouncing their faith. Ironically, even the man who had so diligently fought […]
Pakistan: Rabid mullah mob attacks Ahmadiyya property in Punjab
According to many media reports, the Islamist mob is backed by the brother of Tahir Ashrafi, chairman of the Pakistan Ulema Council. Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | Int’l Desk […]
LHS student helps Ghana school create its own library in T.I. Ahmadiyya School, Ghana
By PETER BAUMANN / peterb@laramieboomerang.com • Sunday, April 28, 2013 Source: BOOMERANG Laramie High School senior Emily Simpson poses for a photograph with students of the T.I. Ahmadiyya Basic School […]
Conversations with the General: Talking to Syria’s rebel leader about chemical weapons, jihadi rebels, and the day after Assad falls
BY AFSIN YURDAKUL | APRIL 28, 2013 FOREIGN POLICY SOMEWHERE IN NORTHERN SYRIA — On a chilly morning in late March, I met the Free Syrian Army (FSA) Chief of […]
Simplicity of Islam attracted me – Colonel Donald S. Rockwell
Source: ARABNEWS Colonel Donald S. Rockwell was born in Illinois, United States. He completed his studies in universities of Washington and Columbia where he received many honorary degrees. He was a poet, literary critic as well as editorial director at Radio Personalities. He gained the rank of colonel while participating […]
Memoirs of a Saudi Ph.D. student: OMG no maid? No problem!
Hatoon Kadi ARABNEWS Monday 29 April 2013 Yes here I am, the sophisticated Ph.D. student writing about doing without domestic help after the morning marathon of, “kids put on your clothes now! Finish your breakfast and brush your teeth. Whaaat? You haven’t made your bed? Do it now before school!” […]
Warning: Withholding pilgrims’ passports illegal
JEDDAH: Khadijah Habib ARABNEWS Monday 29 April 2013 The Ministry of Haj has warned hotels and other accommodation facilities against seizing passports of pilgrims under any circumstances, cautioning that punitive action will be taken if irregularities are detected. In a phone conversation with Arab News, Muhammad Al-Bijawi, director of the […]