The story of Maurice Bucaille’s inspiring conversion to Islam
MAURICE Bucaille was born to a French parent and, like his family, he grew up a Christian. After his secondary education, he joined Faculty of Medicine, France University. Later, he […]
Pakistan SC seeks ECP reply against bar on Ahmedis’ listing on electoral rolls
* Court asks for reply on 2002 order that prohibits listing of Ahmedis or Qadianis on general electoral rolls By Hasnaat Malik ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has sought a concise statement from the Election Commission of Pakistan over the six-year-old plea against the enforcement of Conduct of General Elections (Second […]
Spain overturns city’s ban on full-face veils
Reuters ARABNEWS Friday 1 March 2013 MADRID: Spain’s Supreme Court has overturned the city of Lleida’s ban on women wearing full-face veils — such as burqas or niqabs — in […]
Manning plea statement: Americans had a right to know ‘true cost of war’
After admitting guilt in 10 of 22 charges, soldier reveals how he came to share classified documents with WikiLeaks and talks of ‘bloodlust’ of US helicopter crew Ed Pilkington at […]
Gambling with God:
Source: CNN The faithful fill St. Peter’s Square as Pope Benedict XVI attends his last public audience on Wednesday, February 27, in Vatican City. Benedict’s decision to resign earlier this month caught a lot of Vatican watchers, apparently even some in his inner circle, off-guard. (CNN) — The love of […]
There’s more to Islam than protests and violence
Source: Jacksonville.com, by Wayne Ezell. “The future of the Islamic world is one of the two defining forces for us in the next quarter century,” she said. “The other is globalization.” Both pose major policy challenges for the United States, she adds. After 40 years as a foreign correspondent, noted […]
The Saudi Arabization of Islam
Source:Countercurrents.org, by Sazzad Hussain. The discovery of oil in 1934 made Saudi Arabia to gain prominence among the western colonial powers and with the British-US oil companies, corporate world and arms producers, it emerged as a powerful country. After taking up of the custody of the holy mosques of Mecca […]
City University Pulls Islam Prayer Space Over Sermons Content: Jewish Chronicle
City University pulls Islam prayer space over sermons content By Jennifer Lipman, February 28, 2013 Follow Jennifer on Twitter A London university that was found to have serious problems with campus radicalisation has won praise from extremism monitor Quilliam after withholding campus space for Muslim prayers unless staff are permitted to […]
New American Media News Headline
Havana Real Estate “Boom” Lures Investors & Exiles New America Media, News Analysis, Louis Nevaer Just over a year after the Cuban government permitted the first sale of real estate between private parties, a housing boom is emerging in Havana. Sequestration Nearing, Calif. Schools Get Breathing Room […]
GALLOWS for Sayedee, Naib Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh!
Courtesy: The Daily Star GALLOWS for Sayedee War crimes tribunal finds him guilty of 8 out of 20 charges, hands death for 2 offences Julfikar Ali Manik and Mahbubur Rahman Khan Ending all speculations, the first war crimes tribunal yesterday sentenced Jamaat leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee to death in its […]
Picture of the Day: Mother and baby Orangutans
The orangutans are the two exclusively Asian species of extant great apes. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, orangutans are currently found in only the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Classified in the genus Pongo, orangutans were considered to be one species. However, since 1996, they have […]
French Muslim Leader on Papacy: ‘A New Beginning Is Necessary’
Dalil Boubakeur is one of France’s most prominent Muslims. In a SPIEGEL ONLINE interview, he discusses what retiring Pope Benedict XVI did wrong in bridging the Muslim-Catholic divide and how […]
Benedict XVI: 10 things about the Pope’s retirement
Source: BBC Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation on Thursday – the first by a Pope for more than 600 years – is forcing the Vatican to consider some unusual questions. Here […]
“Prophet Muhammad freed African slaves” by 7th Grade Student Zarar Hayee
By: Zarar Hayee, Duluth News Tribune Source: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/259778/ Since 1976 the United States has celebrated February as Black History Month. We celebrate Black History Month to commemorate the efforts and perseverance of African- Americans in American society. In school we learned how blacks were forced to give up their seats and […]
Islam and U.S. Declaration of Independence Proclaim Equality
Source: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/259779/group/homepage/ By: Waqas Khalid, for the News Tribune Actor Denzel Washington uttered some pretty famous words in “Remember the Titans,” one of the best sports movies of our era. “I don’t care whether you’re black, white, green, or purple, I want my offensive players on this bus,” he said, […]
Betting on the New Pope to Reach Millions of Dollars
By ALEX ALVAREZ (@soalexgoes) While the U.S. has deemed it illegal to place bets on who will become the next pope — the selection process is considered an election — […]
Benedict XVI leaves Vatican, issues final tweet
Eric J. Lyman, Special for USA TODAY At 8 p.m. sharp local time (2 p.m. ET), Benedict will become the first pontiff in 600 years to retire. VATICAN CITY — […]
Naib Ameer Jama’at-e-Islami Bangladesh Sayedee to be hanged for War Crimes!!!
Source: http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=45092 A Dhaka tribunal on Thursday handed death penalty to top Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee for committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. The 73-year-old Jamaat nayeb-e-ameer […]
How to Pray? What would Prophet Mohammad (saw) say?
Source: http://omidsafi.religionnews.com/2013/02/28/how-to-pray-presence-in-the-heart/ By Omid Safi A man came to see the Prophet Muhammad (S). Before talking with the Prophet, he quickly performed his prayers. When he walked up to the Prophet, the Prophet sent him back to do his prayers over again, and said: ”You did not do your […]