Sydney. Papua New Guinean opposition leader Belden Namah has launched legal proceedings against an Australian detention center for asylum seekers in Manus province of this South Pacific island nation. Namah argues that the detention centre is illegal and the conditions there are inhumane. The move adds further weight to international […]
Pakistani voters appear divided on many questions of the day – including who to vote for in the upcoming elections and what issues are most critical for the country at […]
Iran and Pakistan have started several days of crucial talks to finalize a contract for the construction of a billion-dollar gas pipeline project between the two countries. The talks, which […]
Pope Benedict XVI to step aside on Feb. 28, Vatican says http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39788177?launch=50768156&csid=NBC_World_Blog&PG=MSVNA3&BTS=MSVNMB&height=429&width=600The pope announces he will step down on February 28 because of his failing health. TODAY’s Matt Lauer speaks with NBC’s Claudio Lavanga in Rome, who says the resignation “came as a shock,” and George Weigel, NBC […]
From The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/11/pope-resigns-live-reaction Kate Hodal reports from the Philippines, the largest Catholic country in Asia, with roughly 76 million predominantly Roman Catholic followers (others are Aglipayan Catholics): The church is a huge but increasingly divisive force in the nation, a place where some 7 million Roman Catholics came out […]
Monday, February 11, 2013, 8:08 AM Matthew Schmitz | @matthewschmitz Transcribed from George Weigel’s interview on NBC News this morning: It’s a surprise, obviously. This hasn’t happened since 1296, which is 717 years ago . . . The pope then was Pope Celestine V. He was 85 years old, too, […]
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Recent reconciliation meetings in Cairo between Palestinian officials have fallen short of expectations, an official said Sunday. Independent coalition chief Khalil Assaf told Ma’an TV that Palestinian […]
Source: Spiegel. Note: As intimated earlier by Chief Editor now it is confirmed that Pope is stepping down. REUTERS Pope Benedict XVI stated that he is “fully aware of the gravity of this gesture.” In a surprise development, the Vatican confirmed Monday that Pope Benedict XVI will step down later […]
Source: The Local. Cologne’s Archbishop Joachim Meisner has complained of a growing “Catholic-phobia” in Germany in the wake of two negative incidents involving the Church. More:
Source: BBC Pope Benedict XVI announces his resignation in a surprise statement Continue reading the main story Pope resigns Latest updates Live Full resignation text Reaction in quotes Electing a […]
Epigraph “Eyes cannot reach Him but He reaches the eyes. And He is the Incomprehensible, the All-Aware.” (Al Quran 6:104) “That humble attitude of mind toward the grandeur of reason […]
Huff Post: Erika L. Sanchez. According to Patel, one of the most controversial issues among Muslim feminists today is the notion of native informants, which is how she describes women who become known as authorities on Muslim issues, such as so-called honour killings. She believes it’s dangerous when any individual […]
AMMAN — Syria’s cultural and historical sites are under threat, the country’s top antiquities official warned on Sunday, calling on neighbouring states to step up efforts to curb potential trafficking […]
by Clare O’Dea, swissinfo.ch Renowned French Nazi hunter and historian Serge Klarsfeld has claimed that far fewer Jewish refugees were turned away at Swiss borders than previously thought. Klarsfeld puts […]
AN ARABNEWS Friday 8 February 2013 The moment a man opens his eyes to this world, he encounters a great order surrounding him. If he needs oxygen to survive, the […]
AFP | Feb 10, 2013 | 22:50 JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — The Israeli defence ministry on Sunday confirmed it had given the green light for the construction of 346 new settler housing units in two settlements in the southern West Bank, a statement said. “The defence ministry has approved […]
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah outlined his vision for the spurring comprehensive reforms in his Speech from the Throne on Sunday, which inaugurated the first session of the 17th […]
Tweets by Nasir9002: Urdu press clipping stating that presence of Mehrab (Arches) in Ahmadiyya places of worship is a violation of Islamic “Shiar”. Khatam Nabuwwat will take action of the local administration does not take legal action.
Daily Times: by Yasser Latif Hamdani: Merchants of religion and ideology: The Business of Religion We do not live in the Middle Ages, and even if we did, the faith of Islam does not allow any ecclesiastical authority or a secular one determining who is a Muslim and who is not […]
As Islam Grows, U.S. Imams In Short Supply by JOHN BURNETT Enlarge image Muslims pray during a special Eid ul-Fitr morning prayer at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Aug. 30, 2011, in Los Angeles. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Islam in America is growing exponentially. From 2000 to 2010, the number of […]