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 […]
At Least 19 Killed as Unrest Persists in Bangladesh
Source: NY Times. By JULFIKAR ALI MANIK and JIM YARDLEY DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh had yet another day of bloodshed on Sunday, as at least 19 people died in angry skirmishes between the police and supporters of the country’s biggest Islamist political party. The supporters were protesting the recent convictions […]
Buffett is worried about Fed policy
Buffett said he’s worried about market reaction whenever the Fed finally decides to start selling assets. NEW YORK (CNNMoney)Investor Warren Buffett said his biggest worry about the Federal Reserve’s policy of buying assets is how the markets will react once the central bank starts selling its holdings. In an appearance […]
A Journey Through Islam: Muslims have come up well in Ghana
AS early as the 8th century, Islam was introduced into West Africa by Arab merchants, who travelled through the trans-Saharan salt and gold trade routes. Later, Muslim scholars would accompany […]
Israeli officer desecrates Quran in Al-Aqsa Mosque
In new reported provocative move that may trigger outrage, Al-Aqsa Mosque Foundation reports that Israeli soldier kicked and stepped on the Quran in one of Islam’s holiest sites Police Officer […]
Bangladesh War crime files, 1971 Rape victims
Source: NBC News, USA By Liz Trotta The following investigative report was aired by NBC World News in 1972.
Islamic success story at German universities
Source: Deutsche Welle New Islamic theology courses at German universities are proving highly popular, even abroad. The courses were announced only three years ago, but they are already changing the […]