Jordan’s King Finds Fault With Everyone Concerned
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK THE NEW YORK TIMES Published: March 18, 2013 CAIRO — King Abdullah II of Jordan leads one of the smallest, poorest and most vulnerable Arab nations. […]
Destruction of Historical Sites in Islam’s Holiest City-Why?
Source” the Atlantic Cities, by Zvika Krieger. A report by the Saudi British Bank (SABB), one of the kingdom’s biggest lenders, estimates that $30 billion will be invested in construction and infrastructure in Mecca over the next four years from local and foreign companies. Up to 130 new skyscrapers are […]
You Wouldn’t Believe How Fast Americans Are Losing Their Religion — But the Fundamentalists Have a Plan
As their power declines in America, fundamentalists are moving to developing countries not as far along the secularization curve. And they’re causing massive damage. March 15, 2013 | Sometime last […]
Dear George Bush and Dick Cheney, You Are Guilty of Murder: A Letter from a Dying Veteran
“I hope that before your time on earth ends, as mine is now ending, you will find the strength of character to beg for forgiveness.” March 19, 2013 | To: […]
Rebels pick US citizen as Syrian prime minister
By BEN HUBBARD | Associated Press YAHOO NEWS ..ISTANBUL (AP) — The man chosen to head the Syrian opposition’s new interim government is a Syrian-born American citizen who has spent […]
UK: Malala Back In School After Taliban Shooting
Sky News: Just months after brain surgery, the schoolgirl who was shot in the head by the Taliban goes back to school. A Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the […]
A Way To Bridge The Muslim-Christian Gap By The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Source: JSOnline.com “If any Church or other place of worship stands in need of protection, they will find us standing shoulder to shoulder with them.” His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad […]
Shiite, Ahmadiyya and Sunni Under One Umbrella
Religious Affairs | Sierra Express Media By: SEM on March 19, 2013. Various religious sects in the Islamic faiths in Sierra Leone including Ahmadiyya, Shiite and Sunni converged last Saturday 16th March, at the […]
Students in US Promote Prophet Mohammad (saw)’s Message Of Peace With Roses
Source: Ummid.Com A group of Saudi students in the United States have launched a campaign to publicize Prophet Mohammed in seven cities across the country, Al Arabiya reported quoting Al Sharq newspaper. The campaign, “Mohammed, the prophet of mercy” was established in February marking the prophet’s day of birth, it said. […]
Pakistan: Minorities’ votes may decide fate of 96 constituencies
From the Dawn Newspaper | Our Staff Reporter | 16 hours ago ISLAMABAD: Votes of religious minorities can play a key role in the coming elections in about 96 constituencies of national […]
Quote of the Day: Michael Shermer on Christianity
Michael Shermer makes a fairly provocative yet a correct statement, in my opinion, in the middle of a recent debate: I have a problem with resurrection. So, you believe that […]
Fed meeting: Bracing for Bernanke buzzkill
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Stocks are rallying, job growth is strengthening and a housing recovery is well underway — but don’t expect the Federal Reserve to back away from its stimulative policies just yet. If anything, the Fed is likely to deliver a buzzkill after its two-day meeting wraps up Wednesday. […]
Prophet of Islam: Mohamed gets the biopic treatment
The Independent: There are controversial subjects, and then there is Mohamed. Yet the fear of controversy appears not to have deterred film-makers in Iran and Qatar, who are producing a […]
Jesus spent his last supper with Pontius Pilate, claims just-deciphered 1,200-year-old Egyptian manuscript
Mailonline: Claim explains why Judas used a kiss to betray Jesus, since he could have transformed to foil any attempt at description Manuscript also claims that Pontius Pilate offered his […]
Three Proofs Against Trinity, from the Quran, in Ninety Words
Holy Trinity, fresco by Luca Rossetti da Orta, 1738–9 (St. Gaudenzio Church at Ivrea). By Zia H Shah MD As Jesus lay dead for three days and three nights, God the Father continued […]
Failure on anti-polio front: Sherry warns of travel fears
Dawn: ISLAMABAD, March 18: Our ambassador to the United States has advised the government to seek US help to ward off possible “travelling restrictions” being imposed on Pakistan for failing to eradicate polio virus. “There are already moves afoot in the World Health Organisation (WHO) to make vaccinations mandatory for […]
Punjab interim CM: Asma Jahangir declines caretaker role
Express Tribune: LAHORE: A day after her name was suggested among the three nominees for the caretakerPunjab chief minister slot, rights activist and former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Asma Jahangir turned the offer down, Radio Pakistan reported on Tuesday. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) had unveiled its picks for the caretaker […]
Silence
Source: ET The most important thing that I learned under those tragic circumstances was that bigotry and hatred are not the most urgent problems. The most urgent, the most disgraceful, the most shameful and the most tragic problem is silence. More:
The Christians of Pakistan mean nothing to the pope
Source: ET The election of the new pope has been the talk of the town and the air is buzzing with excitement everywhere except in Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS The last Pope, Benedict XVI, elected at the age of 78, was the oldest person to have been elected as pope since […]