Muslim misconceptions purpose of Dayton forum
By Kelli Wynn Staff Writer Dayton Daily News Dayton — Clearing up misconceptions about Muslims and educating non-Muslims about the Islam religion founder are the two main purposes of tonight’s […]
The truth about Pakistan: Justice Katju
The Nation: “Dekho mujhe jo deeda-e-ibrat nigah ho, Meri suno jo gosh-e-naseehat niyosh hai.” – Mirza Ghalib According to reports, Pakistani cities – Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar, etc – are rapidly becoming killing fields, with bomb blasts and gun firing a regular occurrence, and ethnic violence between Sunnis and Shias, and […]
210 more billionaires in past year amid rising global poverty
Tue Mar 5, 2013 SOURCE: PRESSTV Amid the surging poverty across the globe, a newly released list of richest people in the world points to the climbing number of billionaires […]
From Baghdad to Tripoli: Cultural connections open diplomatic doors
by Rachid Khachana in Doha, swissinfo.ch Mar 4, 2013 While serving in diplomatic posts across the Arab world, the current Swiss ambassador to Qatar found that speaking the local language […]
Feigned ignorance (John Kerry in the ‘Middle East’)
STORY SUMMARY John Kerry’s visit to the Middle East this week may be his first as U.S. secretary of state, but it is just his latest foray into the region […]
Saudi Arabia: Tough guidelines for minor marriage hailed
RIYADH: HUDA SALIH & REEM WAFAI ARABNEWS Proposed guidelines from the Ministry of Interior could make it tougher for girls below 16 to get married. Fahd Al-Bakran, a spokesman for […]
Injured Syrians pour into Jordan as border clashes rage
by Taylor Luck, Jordan Times. AMMAN/MAFRAQ — Some 1,750 Syrians crossed into Jordan early Monday, pushing the total number of new arrivals over the past four days to over 7,500, […]
Israel opens Palestinians-only bus lines in West Bank (the ‘Apartheid line’?)
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel launched two Palestinians-only bus lines in the occupied West Bank on Monday, a step an Israeli rights group described as racist and which the transport ministry […]
Mohammad (PBUH), The Maitreya: Praised and Prophesized by Buddha in Traditions and Scriptures
The Buddhist Prophecy: Extracted from book: Muhammad in Buddhist Scriptures A. H. Vidyarthi and U. Ali (From the Burmese source.s.)The Buddha said to Sariputta:- “……………………. Our cycle is […]
Was Mother Teresa not so saintly after all?
Dailymailonline.uk: Researchers spark controversy by claiming her care of the sick was ‘dubious’ and handling of cash ‘suspicious’ Researchers are calling into question the saintly image of Mother Teresa after carrying out research into her life. Born Agnes Gonxha in Albania, she founded the Missionaries of Charity and spent much […]
Malala Yousafzai among Nobel peace prize nominees-but May be Too Young to get it!!
Daily Telegraph: The list of nominees is kept secret for 50 years. But thousands of people are eligible to nominate candidates – including former laureates, members of parliament and government around the world, some university professors and members of certain international organisations – and they can disclose the names they […]
New Zealand Anti-Islam Rant Reaches UN
Source: onislam. CAIRO – A United Nations committee on racial discrimination has reprimanded New Zealand over “inflammatory” anti-Islam comments made by a lawmaker, urging the government to promote ethnic harmony and combat stereotypes and prejudices against ethnic and religious groups. “The committee regrets the recent inflammatory remarks by a Member […]
Malaysian troops fight Philippine-Muslim group
Source: Theage.com. Eight policemen were killed, two in Kampung Tanduo near Lahad Datu and six in Kampung Simunul, Semporna, following skirmishes with bands of armed intruders claiming to be from the royal army of the Sulu Sultanate in the Philippines, on March 1 and 2. Eighteen of the armed intruders […]
Politics, secrecy play role in selection of religious leaders around world
Source: Toronto Star By: Leslie Scrivener Roman Catholic cardinals will soon gather beneath Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope to succeed Benedict XVI, who retired in February. Before entering the conclave, the cardinals will have taken a vow of “inviolable secrecy” to never discuss the […]
HAF HINDUS APPLAUD BANGLADESH WAR CRIME VERDICT: HAF
Hindu Americans Applaud Bangladesh War Crimes Verdict, Concerned by Growing Violence Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2013) — Hindu Americans across the country applauded last Thursday’s verdict by the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh, established in 2010 to investigate war crimes committed during the 1971 War of Independence from Pakistan. […]
Obama to demand Israel withdraw from West Bank: Report
US President Barack Obama is going to demand a timetable for an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied West Bank during his visit to Israel later this month, a report says. The World Tribune quoted on Monday an unnamed Israeli official as saying that “Obama has made it clear to [Israeli […]
Actions of British soldiers in Iraq probed
A public inquiry into whether British soldiers committed crimes in Iraq nine years ago is due to start shortly A public investigation into whether British soldiers committed crimes while serving in Iraq nine years ago is due to start shortly. The investigation will determine whether UK troops killed civilians. Al […]
Israel celebrates successful 9/11 operation on Purim holiday
For more than eleven years, Israel has been wildly celebrating the success of its 9/11 operation against the United States of America. The latest example: Israeli children recently dressed up […]
Saudi Arabia to behead seven on Tuesday: rights group
Courtesy: Reuters RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is scheduled to execute seven men on Tuesday for crimes committed when they were juveniles aged under 18, the British-based rights group Amnesty International said. The seven were sentenced to death in 2009 for an armed robbery in 2006, but Amnesty quoted the […]
Train torched in Dhaka
Source: BD news 24 Miscreants have set a train on fire at Dhaka’s Kamalapur Railway Station, the nerve-centre of Bangladesh’s rail network, in the last leg of the two-day strike called by Jamaat-e-Islami. Railways Minister Mazibul Hoque has blamed the Jamaat for the act of arson. The attack on the […]