Russia allows hijab in IDs
Moscow, NU Online Russia’s Federal Migration Service (FMS) will now allow applicants for employment permits to be photographed with their head covered, if required by their religious beliefs, the Dozhd […]
Science and Religion: Notes on a Lecture by Professor David Kazhdan
Michael Kara-Ivanov. Everything would be simple if we could stop here and conclude that science and religion have nothing in common. Further examination will show, however, that in fact there are similarities in the way we think about these two areas. The opposition between the objective and the […]
Iran stages ‘modern warfare’ drill in Strait of Hormuz
RT: “Our present capabilities are incomparable to the past. Today, our youth, banking on the past experiences and modern science, have managed to show their capabilities to the world and be prepared for any threat,” IRGC Navy Commander Rear-Admiral Reza Torabi was quoted as saying. Iran claims its capability to defend […]
‘Mosque buster’ – to stop the ‘Tide of Islam’
Mail Online: Larisa Brown. A planning lawyer and self-styled ‘mosque buster’ claims he is fighting to stop the ‘tide of Islam’ by successfully blocking plans for the building of mosques across the UK. Gavin Boby, once linked to the far-right English Defence League, boasts he has already blocked plans for […]
Bangladesh Genocide Archive
Source: http://www.genocidebangladesh.org Following is a timeline produced from historical records and recently declassified US documents during the Nixon administration. Full timeline can be viewed online at this LINK Click on the live links for in-depth contents 1930-47: Development of the Two Nations Theory which led to the Partition of the Indiansub-continent on the […]
WHERE SPIRITUALITY MEETS VIOLENCE SYMPOSIUM: Interfaith America News
Posted by Interfaith America News Subscription information can be found below this message. Coming Events 2013 Homeles Census—Upcoming Interreligious Events Silicon Valley Interreligious Council SiVIC NEWS Community Service Opportunity: Volunteers Needed for 2013 Homeless Census and Survey Every two years, jurisdictions are required by the Federal Department of Housing and […]
IDF reveals closely-guarded statistics on soldier suicides: 24 take their own lives every year
Information about suicides in the IDF was first published by an anonymous Israeli blogger who was subsequently investigated by Israel Police and the Military Police. By Gili Cohen | Dec.27, 2012 | HAARETZ ISRAEL In the last 10 years, 237 soldiers killed themselves, according to official statistics released by the […]
Mecca and Madina grand mosques can save Pakistan
By Jamal Khashoggi Sunday, 13 January 2013 Saudi Arabia feels safe, or at least it should, when its wings are all right. “Saudi security” is based on an old strategy that withstood the change of times, leaders and the world around it; a strategy that always needs a strong Pakistan […]
First Muslim female Olympic winner could be IOC’s first woman president
By Al Arabiya The first Muslim woman to win an Olympic gold medal could be the first female to break men’s long-standing in heading the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for 2013, a newspaper reported Sunday. Nawal al-Moutawakel, who is IOC’s vice-president, became the first Moroccan, African, Arab, Muslim woman to […]
7 men gang rape another bus passenger in India
Authors: Faith Karimi and Harmeet Shah Singh Source: CNN In an incident eerily similar to a sexual assault that sent shock waves worldwide, Indian police say a woman was gang-raped over […]
Pakistan: A Bloody Terror to itself and the West
Tarek Fatah The Huffington Post An unprecedented protest is unfolding in the Balochistan city of Quetta in Pakistan. Thousands of people have staged a sit-in, and are using coffins to block a road to protest the slaughter of Shia Muslims by Sunni Muslim terrorists allied with the Taliban. On Thursday […]
The mystery of Tahir ul Qadri
Source: The Economist. WHO and what is Tahir ul Qadri? And, more importantly, who is behind him? Those are the questions now racing through political Pakistan, with no firm answers. The religious cleric, previously a minor figure politically, has been living in Canada since 2006, where he acquired Canadian citizenship. Since he arrived […]
U.S. House of Representatives Testimony: Persecution of Ahmadies
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Qutub Minar from the 13th Century: The Tallest Minaret in India
Source: Wikipedia Qutub Minar pronunciation (help·info) (English: The Qutub Tower; Urdu: قطب مینار) also Qutub Minar, is the tallest minaret in India [1] and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2] Located […]
President Jimmy Carter’s Remarkable Legacy in Books
Anwar Sadat (left), Carter, and Begin at Camp David, Maryland, 1978 James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th President […]
Qadri’s Long March and democracy
Source: ET The only thing we know about Tahirul Qadri’s January 14 Long March in Islamabad is that it will be attended by a lot of people. We still don’t know who has gathered those people and if they are being paid to attend. We don’t know who is behind […]
Islam is the only solution to the challenges of mankind says Spring of Islam conference
By TCN Staff Reporter Islam is the only solution to the challenges of mankind Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India: Three day Spring of Islam conference by Jamate-e-Islami Hind at Hyderabad was […]
Use Pen to counter Islamophobia: Yvonne Ridley
Use Pen to counter Islamophobia: Yvonne Ridley Source: IANS Hyderabad, Jan 13: Award-winning British-born journalist Yvonne Ridley has called upon Muslims to join together and publish the truth to counter […]
Difference between India and Pakistan: A Nation who beheads Vs. A Nation that gives gift of life to ‘enemy’
Source: MSN Pakistan has one of the highest cases of liver diseases, and Delhi’s Apollo Hospital has played host to over 400 Pakistani patients in the last eight years New Delhi: When Pakistani raiders were beheading Indian soldiers, a group of Indian doctors were helping their Pakistani counterparts to do […]
Carl Medearis dedicates life to promoting peace between Christian, Muslim worlds
By Amy Banton abanton@aikenstandard.com Carl Medearis is a man of two worlds. Medearis, an international expert in the field of Arab-American and Muslim-Christian relations, spoke at Cedar Creek Church Saturday evening. He has dedicated his life to promoting peace between two different worlds and has worked with former state Gov. […]