Gitmo Is Killing Me
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 […]
Wikileaks and 1974 Anti-Ahmadiyya Agitations
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 […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims Adherence to Non Violence Drives the Enemies Mad
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 […]
Vedic Philosophy and Quantum Mechanics On the Soul
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 […]
Video: World War III: A Warning by Khalifa of Islam and What Should be Done?
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 […]
Losing Pakistan: An Insider’s Look at How the U.S. Deals With Its Ally
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 […]
Warrior Prophet: Moses or Muhammad? An Answer to Islamophobes and Atheists
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 workers ‘banned from Gare du Nord during Israeli president visit’ (New version of Liberty, Brotherhood and Equality?) (Liberté, Fraternité, Egalité – the French State Motto)
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 […]
Richard Dawkins’ anti-Islam/anti-Muslim propaganda exposed: The facts
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, […]
West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan: Little Intolerance Here
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 […]
SAUDI ARABIA: Nitaqat cleanup: 2 million face ax
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 […]
Palestinian PM’s resignation complicates US plan (US has a plan? Great News!)
Reuters JORDAN TIMES AMALLAH — Palestinian officials and the United States voiced optimism on Sunday that the resignation of US-backed prime minister Salam Fayyad would not hinder Washington’s planned development initiative for the West Bank. Fayyad quit on Saturday after months of tension with President Mahmoud Abbas, leaving the Palestinian […]
Jordan needs ‘innovative solutions’ for refugee problem — IOM
by Abeer Numan | Apr 15, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — As the Syrian crisis enters its third year, Jordan and other refugee-hosting countries must come up with “innovative solutions” to reduce the exodus of Syrian refugees, said Davide Terzi, Jordan’s Chief of Mission of the International Organisation for […]
Transition Fallout: Job creation remains Tunisian headache
by Daniele Mariani back from Tunis, swissinfo.ch April 15, 2013 – 11:00 “Work, freedom, dignity” was the slogan chanted by Tunisians who took to the streets to topple the dictator Ben Ali. Two years after Tunisia’s revolution, the “work” part remains an unfulfilled promise for many. Switzerland is trying to […]
And now some breaking news:It all started early this week; The Islamic Emirate of Syriastan
Source: Asia Times: By Pepe Escobar PARIS – And now some breaking news coming from the Islamic Emirate of Syriastan. This program is brought to you by the NATOGCC corporation. Please also tune in for a word from our individual sponsors, the United States government, Britain, France, Turkey, the House […]
The words of God do not justify cruelty to women
Epigraph: Surely, men who submit themselves to God and women who submit themselves to Him, and believing men and believing women, and obedient men and obedient women and truthful men and truthful women, […]
Australia’s first Muslim woman in any parliament
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Australia will have its first Muslim woman in any parliament when academic Mehreen Faruqi replaces NSW upper house MP Cate Faehrmann this year, the NSW Greens say. […]
BBC documentary ‘ Science and Islam: 3 parts
Really cool series. . . BBC documentary – Science and Islam: The Language of Science (part 1) ————————————————————— BBC documentary – Science and Islam: The Empire of Reason (part 2) ——————————————————————- BBC documentary – Science and Islam: The Power of Doubt (part 3)
Eco-tourism in Tunisia’s new era
14 April 2013 Last updated at 01:33 GMT Help A slump in the number of visitors to Tunisia since the country’s revolution has forced those in the tourism industry to rethink their businesses. One growing sector is eco-tourism, a potentially lucrative source of income which can have great benefits for […]