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 […]
170 Muslims Attend National Leadership Conference At Ahmadiyya Mosque In Chino
More than 170 Ahmadi Muslim men age 40-and-over gathered from all over the country to attend a three-day Leadership Conference at the Baitul Hameed Mosque in Chino. The men are members of an auxiliary within the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community called Ansarullah, which means “Helpers of Allah.” (The men are collectively […]
Bern (Switzerland) plans to ban mercenary companies
The Swiss government says it aims to ban any companies offering mercenary services in conflict areas, in a bid to preserve Switzerland’s cherished neutrality and ensure it respects international law. […]
Is female circumcision morally recommended?
Indonesian Ulema in favour of female circumcision: a “human right” The practice is “recommended” and according to “tradition”, although it can not be made compulsory. For the head of the […]
Anti-Jewish slogans are not Islamic
Are anti-Jewish slogans truly Islamic? by Sinem Tezyapar, the Jewish Journal: Anti-Jewish slogans uttered over the years within certain Muslim circles have given the impression that Islam is absolutely opposed […]
Twitter is My CNN
Epigraph: “So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable.” (Al Quran 87:10) By Zia H Shah MD I have never been invited to CNN and have a premonition that I never […]