Are there more US black men in prison or college?
Source: BBC By Wesley Stephenson Are there more black men in prison than in college in the United States? It’s an oft-repeated claim that there are more black men in […]
Interactive graphic: the story of every Pope in history, from Saint Peter to Pope Francis
Daily Telegraph: View this interactive graphic with details of every pope in history, from Saint Peter, the first Bishop of Rome and one of the twelve apostles, to the new […]
Shocked and upset” after being deported from Sri Lanka for displaying a Buddha tattoo on his arm
Source: BBC.Com. Antony Ratcliffe, 42, from Nottingham, was turned back at Colombo’s main airport on Friday for allegedly showing a lack of respect for Buddhism. The authorities are tough on perceived insults to Buddhism – the religion of the island’s majority ethnic Sinhalese. But Mr Ratcliffe says the “inoffensive” body […]
This is blasphemy. Let’s kill this lover tomorrow
Source: Dawn.Com The young man entered the tavern and asked for a glass of wine. “Heart-red, soul-crystal or world-muddy?” asked the bartender. “I am colourblind,” said the client. “Quench my thirst, please.” The bartender gave him a glass of water and said: “Know your drink before you ask.” Now a […]
Health Benefits of Aloe Vera
Source: Homesteading/Survivalism. When I say aloe vera is the most impressive medicinal herb invented by nature, I don’t make that statement lightly. Of all the herbs I’ve ever studied — and I’ve written thousands of articles on nutrition and disease prevention — aloe vera is the most impressive herb of […]
This ‘grandson of a Holocaust survivor’ is taking matters into own hands to ‘Talk Back to Hate’
Akiva Freidlin launches ad campaign to rebuke American Freedom Defense Initiative’s hateful, anti-Islamic subway posters NEW YORK DAILY NEWS by Clem Richardson Like many people, Akiva Freidlin found the American […]
Jewish and Muslim, Bonding Over Dieting
BROOKLINE, Mass. — Your mother-in-law fixes you a plate of food. Does she determine what you eat, and how much? By DINA KRAFT The New York Times So went the […]
Is Any Hope Left for Mideast Peace?
By RASHID KHALIDI NEW YORK TIMES WHAT should Barack Obama, who is to visit Israel next Wednesday for the first time in his presidency, do about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? First, he must abandon the stale conventional wisdom offered by the New York-Washington foreign-policy establishment, which clings to the crumbling remnants […]
The man who dug a well and found an army
by Xudong Yang and Dahai Shao, swissinfo.ch Mar 15, 2013 When peasant Yang Zhifa found a piece of old terracotta as he dug a well, he thought he’d stumbled on […]
America faces a changed Middle East
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY Much of the discussion in the U.S. about President Barack Obama’s trip to the Middle East next week centers around whether he will initiate any new diplomatic moves on Arab-Israeli peacemaking, and what he might say about Iran and the continuing […]
Ten years after the invasion, did we win the Iraq war?
By Andrew J. Bacevich,March 08, 2013 Andrew J. Bacevich is a professor of history and international relations at Boston University and a retired Army officer. An updated edition of his book “The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War” will be published this month. Judgments rendered by history […]
At least 112,000 civilians dead in a decade in Iraq: report
STORY SUMMARY At least 112,000 civilians were killed in the 10 years since the US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq that ousted Saddam Hussein, a new report published on Sunday said. Including combatants on all sides of the decade-long conflict, as well as yet undocumented civilian fatalities, the figure could rise […]
Wrong Interpretations By Maulvis (so called religious scholars) Defaming Islam
Source: EurAsia, by Tanveer Jafri. Statements and fatwas by different clerics help initiating a global discourse on the teachings of Islam. Unfortunately, the statements given by the liberal maulvis, showing the humanitarian side of Islam, are less highlighted; whereas the staments and fatwas delivered by the radical Mullahs in which […]
CIA may target Syrian extremists with drones
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Saturday 16 March 2013 LOS ANGELES: The US Central Intelligence Agency is collecting information on radicals in Syria for possible lethal drone strikes against them at a later stage, The Los Angeles Times reported late Friday. Citing unnamed current and former US officials, the newspaper said President […]
Obama due in Jordan Friday
JORDAN TIMES: AMMAN — US President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Jordan on March 22 as part of his Middle East trip that also includes the West Bank and […]
EU’s Ashton urges caution on lifting arms ban for Syria rebels
Reuters | Mar 16, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES BRUSSELS — The European Union’s foreign policy chief urged caution on Saturday about a Franco-British drive to lift an EU arms embargo to help rebels in Syria, questioning the impact such a step might have on attempts to reach a political settlement […]
Syrian general, 20 soldiers defect — opposition : General says only those with special interests now back Assad
BEIRUT — A brigadier general and about 20 soldiers defected from the Syrian army in two separate incidents on Saturday, activists said, in another sign that the strength of President Bashar Assad’s armed forces is diminishing. Brigadier General Mohammed Khalouf appeared dressed in a camouflage military uniform in a video […]
Who is Destroying Muslim heritage- an Israeli View
The Jerusalem Post: There is a veritable industry out there producing an endless stream of “reports” about imaginary Israeli efforts to destroy, damage or defile Muslim sites, in particular the […]
Sunni Muslims of Qatar And The Rival Shia Sect Of Persia In A Real Battle Over Making Film on the Life of Prophet Muhammad (saw)
By: Tim Appelo Source: Hollywood Reporter Iran and Qatar are bringing the life of the Prophet Muhammad to the big screen in dueling biopics. In December, Qatar-based Alnoor Holdings announced it will spend up […]