USA: Binghamton man keynote speaker at Muslim conference
CORNING — The actions of a few Islamic radicals have given the Prophet Muhammad and Islam a bad reputation, according to a Muslim organization dedicated to painting a more accurate […]
No country for minorities
Aijaz Zaka Syed Friday, February 22, 2013 Source: Dubai eye The News Pakistan http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-9-161448-No-country-for-minorities The writer is a commentator on Middle East and South Asian affairs. These aren’t the best of times for minorities in South Asia. From the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, to the idyllic Buddhist paradise of Sri […]
Common Household Chemicals Linked to Human Disease in Landmark UN Study
Mercola.com: A typical American comes in regular contact with some 6,000 chemicals and an untold number of potentially toxic substances on a less frequent basis. There are about 75,000 chemicals […]
Meerut sets new standards in Hindu-Muslim unity
Source: ANI News Meerut, Mar 4 (ANI): Meerut, situated in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, is famous for harmony between people of diverse religions who live here. One place in the city which exemplifies this fact is a temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman in the Baksar area of the […]
Two Muslim students win all 3 Sanskrit medals in Gujarat University
Source: Indian Express Defying stereotypes, a Muslim boy and girl have bagged all three medals instituted for the BA course in the ancient Indian language by the Gujarat University. Two of the medals for Sanskrit were won by Taiyab Sheikh, a student of Y S Arts and Commerce college in […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Seeks to Dispel Myths About Muhammad
By Nicholas C. Stern News-Post Staff The Muslim Ahmadiyya Community has launched a nationwide campaign to dispel misconceptions and misunderstandings among many non-Muslims about Islam and the religion’s prophet, Muhammad. The […]
Has Atheism Become a Religion?
Source: Huff Post, by David Lose. Before you dismiss the question out of hand, consider these four inter-related bits of evidence: 1) As recently reported in the New York Times, military personnel who identify themselves as “Atheists” have requested chaplains to tend to their spiritual needs. As the Times article notes, “Defense Department statistics […]
Rise of Bosnian mayor with a head scarf challenging assumptions about Islam
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 […]
Rights watchdog condemns Pak record on minorities
Zeenews.com: Human Rights Watch: Islamabad: The Pakistan government should immediately take legal action against Islamist militant groups and others responsible for threats and violence against minorities and other vulnerable groups, Human Rights Watch has said. HRW said Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy law had “come under renewed scrutiny” after a mob torched […]
Islam: Personal Experience of God- The Only Antidote to Aetheism- An Advise to Children by Khalifa of Islam
Alislam.org: At around 45th minute into the programme (upto 55th minute), Huzoor is asked a question by a young girl and Huzoor gives a detailed answer explaining why is it […]
The Only Way Forward for Pakistan is to Become Truly Federal and Secular State
Daily Times: True federalism or secularism? Or both? — Shahid Ilyas Pakistani leadership since the initial years of the country’s creation has followed a self-defeating policy with regard to the ‘linguistic’ issue Some fellows are against both linguistic and Islamic identity in Pakistan. They fail to understand that Pakistan without […]
Symposium Series in USA: Muhammad – The Messenger of Peace
Epigraph “If we could view Muhammad as we do any other important historical figure we would surely consider him to be one of the greatest geniuses the world has known.” Karen […]
Hinduism Path to Monotheism – A Theological Reflection on Shiva on the Occasion of Mahashivaratri
Source: The Huffington Post By Anantanand Rambachan Professor of Religion, Saint Olaf College, MN On March 10, Hindus around the world will celebrate Shivaratri (The Night of Shiva). I share these theological reflections on the occasion of this sacred festival. For centuries, Hindus have worshiped and described God through the name […]
New Mormon scriptures tweak race, polygamy references – Scholars laud changes, say they bring a more accurate, fuller view of faith’s history.
By Peggy Fletcher Stack | The Salt Lake Tribune Mormon historians are cheering the newly released English edition of LDS scriptures, pointing to new wording about race and polygamy that […]
A Theological Reflection on Shiva on the Occasion of Mahashivaratri
Source: Huff Post, by Anantanand Rambachan. On March 10, Hindus around the world will celebrate Shivaratri (The Night of Shiva). I share these theological reflections on the occasion of this sacred festival. For centuries, Hindus have worshiped and described God through the name and form of Shiva. The name Shiva […]
Switzerland: Integrating Foreigners: Cabinet agrees criteria for permanent residency
by Urs Geiser, swissinfo.ch Mar 8, 2013 Foreigners seeking permanent residency in Switzerland must speak one of the country’s four national languages, according to a government proposal. The bill includes […]
US govt should blacklist Pakistan’s Geo TV
Source: LUBP: In the afternoon of 9 March, a mob of 3,000 Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (ASWJ/LEJ) and PML-N activists destroyed the entire neighborhood of Joseph Colony, Badami Bagh, in Lahore. The destruction was carried out when a rumor was deliberately spread by the religious-political activists affiliated to the Deobandi/ASWJ/LeJ mosque in […]
Battling phantoms in Pakistan and Bangladesh
Aijaz Zaka Syed ARABNEWS Sunday 10 March 2013 IT’S a depressing landscape from one end of the Muslim world to another. From Bangladesh and Pakistan to Afghanistan and from Syria and Iraq to Egypt, it is the same story everywhere. Extremism, intolerance and violence have emerged as an existential threat […]
UN peacekeepers seized by Syrian rebels freed, arrive in Jordan
AMMAN — Filipino UN peacekeepers seized by Syrian rebels on the Golan arrived in Jordan on Saturday, hours after their captors released them from an ordeal of more than three […]
Saudi (lady) journalist wins media leadership award
JEDDAH: RIMA AL-MUKHTAR ARABNEWS Sunday 10 March 2013 On the occasion of International Women’s day, Nawal Al-Rashid, Saudi managing editor of the female section at Al-Riyadh daily newspaper and secretary […]