36 Ahmadis ‘convert’ to Sunni Islam??
Thirty six followers of Ahmadiyah “converted” to Sunni Islam during a ceremony conducted at Agung grand mosque in Tasikmalaya, West Java, on Thursday. “We really appreciate the move from those […]
Jesus never said in the Gospels: “I was dead and now I am alive!”
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD A comment by a devoted Christian in the Muslim Times gave me the title of my article or column for today. I […]
Playing the Jewish card in Germany
Source: The Local Someone in his position in the United States would not spark such heated debates as he does in Germany. There have been many people called anti-Semites by prominent Jewish Americans – most recently US President Barack Obama’s choice for Defense Secretary – Chuck Hagel. More:
“ISLAM AWARENESS WEEK”: CAIR CONVENTION, UC IRVINE
UC Irvine’s ‘Islam Awareness Week’: A CAIR Convention The latest example of the Muslim Brotherhood’s unsettling influence on U.S. campuses. By Arnold Ahlert · January 16, 2013 5 Comments The Muslim Student Union (MSU) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) is holding its 2013 “Islam Awareness Week 2013” from January […]
Germans hunting Mr or Ms Right not having kids
Source: The Local. Germans choose not to have babies because they have not found a suitable mother or father for their child rather than due to financial concerns, a government report released on Wednesday suggests. More:
The talkative dead:“What started with the Ahmadis is not going to end with the Shias. Who is next?”
Source: Dawn.Com The Alamdar dead’s voice rose as one and asked: “What started with the Ahmadis is not going to end with the Shias. Who is next?” My relationship with the people I come across on any given day is decided by their numbers. When they are individuals or small […]
Freedom of Speech is not Absolute or ‘Gospel Truth!’
Epigraph Exceptions to freedom of speech, recognized in European Convention on Human Rights interests of national security territorial integrity or public safety prevention of disorder or crime protection of health […]
Bringing in the bullion: Germany to repatriate gold from US and France
Russian TV: Germany’s central bank is set to reclaim some of its vast gold reserves held in the US and France. The move follows an audit criticizing Bundesbank for mismanagement, […]
Arrest order piles pressure on Zardari
Source: Asia Times: By Syed Fazl-e-Haider KARACHI – Pakistan was plunged into political turmoil on Tuesday following the Supreme Court’s decision to order the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, who took over only last June, for alleged corruption. His predecessor, Yousaf Raza Gilani, was forced to leave office […]
Arab ministers back media strategy to fight terrorism
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Thursday 17 January 2013 Arab information ministers have endorsed a media strategy presented by the Kingdom to combat terrorism, Culture and Information Minister Abdul Aziz Khoja announced yesterday. He was speaking to reporters after meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Salah Abdul Maqsoud in Cairo. The minister said […]
Chai with …. Imam Shamshad
Chai With…Imam Shamshad January 5, 2013 By ideastudios Interview with Imam Shamshad I am talking with Imam Shamshad A. Nasir, the spiritual leader (Imam) at the Baitul Hameed Mosque in […]
USA: The Ideal Interfaith Inaugural Benediction
by Mike Ghouse HUFFPOST RELIGION One of the many roles of a president is to shape and nurture the direction of the nation, and President Obama has been a good shepherd. Indeed, he is committed to building an America, where each one of us becomes a nurturer to the other, […]
EU to send army trainers to Mali
CONOR POPE, in Strasbourg IRISH TIMES The European Union is to priortise plans for a military training mission in Mali to help the government there combat Islamist rebels, the European Union’s head of foreign affairs Catherine Ashton said today. She was speaking at an emergency hearing at the European Parliament […]
MuslimKidsMatter | Am I Doing the Right Thing? – A Muslim Preteen and the Hijab Heebeejeebees
Do you ever wonder about the purpose of hijab? Do you sometimes think that wearing a hijab might be too much for you? Are you interested in hearing what other […]
Logical: A petition to require firearm owners (in the USA) to provide secure storage and liability insurance for each firearm in their possession
we petition the obama administration to: To require firearm owners to provide secure storage and liability insurance for each firearm in their possession. On behalf of everyday Americans who realize […]
The World from Berlin – ‘Pakistan Needs a New Political Culture’
Source: Spiegel International Author: Renuka Rayasam The political crisis in Pakistan threatens to trigger yet another period of instability in the country. The three-way power struggle between the military, the […]
Bangladesh gets Russia loans for weapons, nuclear plant
Source: Reuters By Alexei Anishchuk MOSCOW | Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:42pm IST (Reuters) – Russia on Tuesday granted Bangladesh a $1 billion loan for weapons purchases and $500 million to help one of Asia’s poorest countries build its first nuclear power plant, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. Putin moved […]
Netanyahu may be facilitating ‘the demise of the Jewish state’
by Allister Sparks, BusinessDayLive AS ISRAEL prepares for a general election next week amid widespread Middle East turbulence and uncertainty, one of the country’s most influential politicians has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of endangering the security of the Jewish state by seeking a Greater Israel through his policy of […]
Dozens held after Islamists attack Algerian gas field
Jan 16, 2013 – 10:58 By Lamine Chikhi ALGIERS (Reuters) – Islamist militants attacked a gas field in Algeria on Wednesday, claiming to have kidnapped up to 41 foreigners including seven Americans in a dawn raid in retaliation for France’s intervention in Mali, according to regional media reports. The raiders […]
Criminal complaint – Malaysia campaigners tackle Swiss banks
by Clare O’Dea, swissinfo.ch Jan 15, 2013 – 18:29 The rainforest advocacy group Bruno Manser Fund (BMF) has filed a complaint to the Swiss attorney general’s office against four banks […]