Germany’s Bremen recognizes Islam as official religion
World Bulletin / News Desk: With the approval of the agreement, Muslims gained a religious community status for the first time in the history of Germany. The federal state assembly […]
How Islamic finance and a more ethical capitalism go hand-in-hand: According to Sir Zafarullah Khan
Source: Guardian UK By Sheeza Ahmad … The mention of Muhammad is significant to understand how today’s Muslims are encouraged to create wealth; supporting the notion of an existing relationship between Islamic business and social enterprise. According to Sir Zafrullah Khan, the former Pakistani politician and diplomat, the Holy Qur’an […]
Plotter of Mumbai attacks jailed for 35 years
An American man who admitted to scouting targets ahead of the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks and then cooperated with US authorities to avoid execution was sentenced to 35 years in prison. David Coleman Headley, 52, pleaded guilty in 2010 to 12 charges related to the carnage in Mumbai and a […]
Communists urge revival of moral values in Russia: Morality without God?
Russian TV: The Russian Communist party (KPRF) blames the media for bringing the society to moral and spiritual decline and urges the government to introduce tougher censorship and preserve the […]
Clone a Neanderthal baby for the Sake of Science and Religion
Epigraph: “The Christian resolve to find the world evil and ugly, has made the world evil and ugly.” Friedrich Nietzsche Artist’s representation of a modern man and neanderthal side by […]
ICRC fears spread of Mali conflict
by Matthew Allen, in Davos, swissinfo.ch Jan 24, 2013 – 07:38 The current fighting in Mali could spark conflicts in neighbouring countries, as refugees flooding across the borders heighten existing […]
Criticism grows of France war on Mali
Criticism has grown of France’s rush to war in Mali without clear international approval, Press TV reports. On January 11, France launched a war under the pretext of halting the advance of fighters in Mali. Some political analysts believe that Mali’s abandoned natural resources, including gold and uranium reserves, could […]
Names and attributes of God — an Islamic point of view
Dr. Jaafar Sheikh Idris ARABNEWS Friday 25 January 2013 Prior to the modern age very few people disputed the fact that the world has a creator. This fact was for […]
All will groan if Netanyahu is a winner
January 23, 2013 12:45 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Story Summary For the past generation and a half, since the late 1970s, Israeli society has been moving steadily to the right through three main trajectories: greater reliance on military force as a primary foreign policy tool, more […]
Kerry’s words on Assad certain to draw scrutiny
Story Summary ARABNEWS Jan. 11, 2013 Sen. John Kerry has held up Syria as a country that could bring peace and stability to the Mideast and predicted that the now-disgraced […]
Kerry tackles questions on Iran and Syria
Story Summary President Barack Obama’s nominee for secretary of state testified at his confirmation hearing that the United States must get its fiscal house in order to lead in the […]
Fewer than one in four people think Islam is compatible with British life
Mail Online: Tim Shipman. ‘But let me tell you what’s really dangerous. It’s when people are treated differently because they hold a different religious belief. It’s when a country turns a blind eye towards that discrimination. Fewer than one in four British voters believes Islam is compatible with the British […]
‘India, a living example of secularism’
Source: The Hindu It was the first time that His Holiness the Dalai Lama participated in the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival since its inception in 2005. And when he did, almost everybody present at the Diggi Palace, the venue of the festival, quit whatever they were doing and congregated in […]
North Korea plans new nuclear test, threatens to target US
RT: North Korea has announced it’s about to carry out a third nuclear test and more long-range rocket launches, which it says are designed to target the United States. “We are not disguising the fact that the various satellites and long-range rockets that we will fire and the high-level nuclear […]
Interview with Doug Saunders – ”Muslim Infiltration Is a Myth”
Source: Qantara.de Interview by Aygül Cizmecioglu In his book “The Myth of the Muslim Tide”, Doug Saunders puts theories from critics of immigration under the microscope. He talked to Aygül […]
10th Anniversary of the Death of Annemarie Schimmel – Searching for the Inner Life of Islam
Source: Qantara.de Author: Stefan Wild As one of the most eminent western scholars of Islam, Annemarie Schimmel is still held in high esteem in the Islamic world. But despite being a […]
UN Launches Drone Investigation Into Legality Of U.S. Program
Source: The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — The United Nations opened a major new investigation on Thursday into the United States’ use of drones and targeted assassinations. The U.N. investigation, led by special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights Ben Emmerson, is expected to focus on the legal justification for America’s […]
How can I be a True Muslim? میں سچا مسلمان کیسے بنوں؟
میں سچا مسلمان کیسے بنوں؟ وسعت اللہ خان بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام، کراچی ایک سنی دیوبندی گھرانے میں پیدا ہونے والا وسعت اللہ خان خود کو ایک اچھا مسلمان ثابت کرنے کے لئے کہاں تک جائے، کیا کرے ؟ شاید شیعوں کو مارنے سے میرا کام نہیں چلے […]
HIV-Resistant Cells Created By Stanford Researchers Could Protect Patients From AIDS
Stanford University Source: Huffington Post Researchers at Stanford University have created HIV-resistant T-cells, a breakthrough that, if proven successful in humans, could potentially stop the virus from developing into AIDS. […]
Church and State: Where Catholic Beliefs and Public Needs Collide
By Frank Hornig, Barbara Schmid, Fidelius Schmid and Peter Wensierski SPIEGEL.DE Rape victims are being turned away, and divorced employees are losing their jobs. Catholic hospitals, kindergartens and nursing homes […]