Huff Post: Michaela Haas There is no hope for a female pope, but there might be one for a female Buddhist leader. When Pope Francis washed the feet of two young women during Easter, this provoked the criticism of conservative Catholics who pointed out that the liturgies only allow men’s […]
“Indeed, Allah enjoins justice, and the doing of good to others; and giving like kindred; and forbids indecency, and manifest evil, and wrongful transgression. He admonished you that you may […]
(CNN) — Two bombs struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring at least 28. The explosions sent smoke billowing into the air […]
SOURCE: SALON by Joe Darger Lately, the debate about gay marriage has led to many conversations about what makes a marriage and who can have one. It’s an interesting question […]
By Jillian Keenan| Source: Slate Recently, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council reintroduced a tired refrain: Legalized gay marriage could lead to other legal forms of marriage disaster, such […]
TEHRAN — The selection of the Afghan city, Ghazni, as the Capital of Islamic Culture was celebrated during a ceremony in Kabul on Saturday. A number of officials from member […]
The Associated Press, Lebanese-Syrian border – AL ARABIYA Hezbollah-backed fighters are taking an ever more active role in the ongoing Syrian conflict along the border with Lebanon. They claim their […]
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2013 – Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is likely to reach more than 5 percent on average in 2013-2015 as a result of high commodity prices worldwide and strong consumer spending on the continent, ensuring that the region remains amongst the fastest growing in the world — […]
(Reuters) – The pace of growth in New York state manufacturing slowed more than expected in April as new orders tumbled, the latest data to suggest the economylost some steam heading into the second quarter, data from the New York Federal Reserve showed on Monday. The New York Fed’s “Empire […]
Source: The New York Times By SAMIR NAJI al HASAN MOQBEL Published: April 14, 2013 41 Comments ONE man here weighs just 77 pounds. Another, 98. Last thing I knew, I weighed […]
Lutf Blog: US Diplomatic Cables, now declassified (or released) via wiki leaks, give an interesting insight into the Spring and Summer of 1974. United States has always enjoyed great influence in Pakistani establishment and certain details present in the diplomatic correspondence of that time show a government under threat. It appears […]
Daily Times: COMMENT: High context low trust culture —Yasser Latif Hamdani In the 1,400 years of Islam’s history, the great faith has sustained onslaughts both from within and without, without its glory dimming even slightly Congratulations are in order for the Khatm-e-Nabuwat Lawyers Forum, which comprises two and a half rotund lawyers […]
Huff Post: by Maurici Garrido. Religious traditions are often criticized for providing untestable elements in their books of wisdom. Among these elements, the soul’s existence is one of the most debated in talks between science and religion. But is the concept of the soul really so vague and does it […]
Mta.tv: Youtube: Press Point-6: published on Apr 14, 2013: http://www.alislam.org A live interactive programme exploring news stories from around the world relating to Islam. This episode discusses in detail the circumstances that can […]
Time: One evening in June 2009, Richard Holbrooke paid a visit toPakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari at the presidential palace in Islamabad. It was one of his first visits to the region as the Obama Administration’s special representative toAfghanistan and Pakistan. In that role, Holbrooke — who died in December 2010 […]
Editor’s Note: This article is a part of 5 part series on “Understanding Jihad”, a very well researched comparative study in defense of Islam destroying the common islamophobic notions. I […]
Black and North African railway workers were banned from working at Paris’s Gare du Nord when the President of Israel visited France over fears they might be Muslim, it has […]
Source: Loonwatch By Jai Singh There is currently increasing journalistic scrutiny of the atheist British scientist Richard Dawkins and his ally Sam Harris’ statements about Islam and Muslims. In December 2012, […]
Sandra Siagian & Yuli Krisna | April 15, 2013 jakarta globe While Indonesia grapples with the a rise in acts of violence against religious minorities across the country, several rights groups have pointed to West Java as a significant hotspot for intolerance. In the past four months, a Christian minister […]
EDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Sunday 24 March 2013 At least 2 million expatriates may lose their jobs or leave the Kingdom shortly as about 250,000 small and medium enterprises will […]