War/Terrorism – Getting the Facts Right: Muslims vs. Christians
Terrorism and the other Religions Posted on 04/23/2013 by Juan Cole Contrary to what is alleged by bigots like Bill Maher, Muslims are not more violent than people of other […]
Thousands of Rohingya Muslims being Killed by “Peace loving” Buddhist Monks, but No one calls it Buddhist Terrorism
Editor’s Note: An incident in the US in Boston allows Islamophobes to come out guns blazing to paint Islam as a terrorist promoting Religion. Thousands of Rohingya Muslims have been killed in one of the worst ethnic cleansing since the Bosnian Muslim Genocide, by the Buddist Monks but no one […]
Why Americans should care about Ahmadiyya Muslims: CNN Blogs
CNN Religion Blogs: Editor’s Note: Naseem Mahdi is national vice president and missionary in charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA. By Naseem Mahdi, Special to CNN Last weekend, more than 6,000 Ahmadi Muslims gathered in Virginia for their 62nd annual convention. But with more than 2 million Muslims living in the United States, […]
Editorial: Ahmadi exclusion
Express Tribune: As has been the case since 1985, the country’s 200,000 Ahmadis will not be casting their ballots on May 11. They remain a community without representation and voice, marginalised within a society where they have been subjected to ceaseless discrimination, denied jobs and education, ostracised, beaten and sometimes […]
Picture of the Day: Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an used for Oath in 2007
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (left) and US Congressman Keith Ellison (right) at his swearing-in ceremony with President Thomas Jefferson‘s Qur’an, in 2007 Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician and lawyer serving […]
Boston Bombers Do Not Represent American Muslims
Source: The Huffington Post By Rabbi Marc Schneier: President, Foundation for Ethnic Understanding; Vice President, World Jewish Congress In the wake of the horrific attacks in Boston last week perpetrated by two ethnic Chechen brothers who appear to have been motivated by extreme Islamist ideology, we are already seeing a dangerous […]
Confucius Institute opens in DC
Updated: 2013-04-11 10:54 By Joseph Boris in Washington (China Daily) Source: China Daily On a day of unseasonable heat that ensured all of Washington’s cherry blossoms had burst into full bloom, Chinese and American dignitaries opened the first Confucius Institute in the US capital, expressing hope for a flowering of […]
Not all terrorism is equal
Editor’s note: David Rothkopf writes regularly for CNN.com. He is CEO and editor-at-large of the FP Group, publishers of Foreign Policy magazine, and a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. (CNN) — […]
Ambitious’ scholarships launched
Source: China Daily The $300 million scholarship fund for foreign students to study in China launched by US private equity tycoon Stephen Schwarzman represents a “remarkably ambitious” effort to boost understanding of China by the United States and other Western nations, an executive member of the Asia Society said. “For […]
Bali festivals: tradition of co-existence
Bali festivals showcase interfaith bonding …………. Pointing to the recent incident where the Islamic Defender’s Front pressured the closure of three Ahmadiyah mosques in West Java, Suratna stated “ We […]
Muslims helped foil alleged Canada train bomb plot
By Ian Johnston, Staff Writer, NBC News Muslims helped foil an alleged al Qaeda-backed plot to blow up a rail line between the United States and Canada, according to a […]
Radical preacher who inspired Boston bombers
Feiz Mohammad, the radical preacher cited by dead Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, is a former boxer who blames women for being raped and called for a prominent Dutch politician to be beheaded. Widely known as ‘Sheikh Feiz’, the preacher was born in Australia circa 1970-1 but fled to Lebanon, […]
A great source of wisdom and learning: Khalifatul Masih IV. Questions and Answers sessions
Please click on here to access the library of Questions and Answers provided by Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul-Masih IV. (may Allah be pleased with him). http://www.alislam.org/v/c-17.html
Keith Ellison: The first Muslim to be elected to the US Congress
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the Congressman. For other people named Keith Ellison, see Keith Ellison (disambiguation). Keith Ellison Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota‘s 5th district Incumbent Assumed office January 3, 2007 Preceded by Martin Olav Sabo Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 58B district […]
It’s Not What Happens to You That Matters, It’s How You React-Taylor’s Gift
Huff Post: by Todd Storch. Our oldest daughter Taylor has been buried. She was 13. The world as I knew it is over. Nothing makes sense. Up is down. Go is stop and left is right. I have no control. On the first day of our family ski trip, Taylor, […]
You won’t believe this! Inside Saudi Arabia’s ‘prison’ for terrorists
For terrorists, the prison experience can be harrowing, especially in other countries where civil rights aren’t a thing. However, in Saudi Arabia, prison for terrorists is eerily like a resort […]
Keith Ellison On Boston Bombing: Someone’s Religion Should Not Be ‘Cause For Alarm’
The Huffington Post | By Amanda Terkel Posted: 04/22/2013 5:02 pm EDT | Updated: 04/22/2013 5:07 pm EDT Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), the first Muslim elected to Congress, issued a word of caution on Monday […]
‘Arabs, Muslims in US can be messengers of understanding’ – King of Jordan on a visit to the USA
King urges swift, effective solution to escalating Syria crisis AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday emphasised the important role US Arab and Islamic organisations can play in communicating […]
Health Experts: Leishmaniasis on the Rise in War-Torn Syria
Cecily Hilleary April 22, 2013 Health workers in northern Syria have reported a dramatic rise in cases of Leishmaniasis–locally dubbed “Aleppo Button Disease” for the sores it produces–and are calling […]
More Palestinians calling for a One State Solution
See the video report here: Source: The Real News