Putting radicalization in context
Source: The National Post In a January 3 news item, the National Post profiled a Canadian Security Intelligence Services (CSIS) report released under the Access to Information Act. The report […]
Most Russians and Pakistanis say they prefer a ‘strong ruler’ over democracy: PEW
Washington Post: The Pew global attitudes project, a big set of periodic surveys on everything from economics to religion, is a terrific window into the public opinions and ideas that […]
FPI member faces 5 years jail for damaging the Ahmadiyah An-Nasir mosque in Indonesia
Source: The Jakarta Post Prosecutors at the Bandung District Court on Thursday sought a five-and-a-half years jail sentence for Islam Defenders Front (FPI) member, Asep “Utep” Abdurahman, for allegedly damaging […]
France says ready to halt any rebel offensive in Mali
Jan 11, 2013 – 03:05 By Alexandria Sage and Tiemoko Diallo PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) – France would intervene to stop any further drive southward by Islamist rebels in Mali, President Francois […]
Obama criticized for white male cabinet
Source: TOI President Barack Obama on Thursday named Jack Lew as his Treasury secretary, the fourth white male he has named to the most prized cabinet posts in recent weeks. WASHINGTON: The first black US president is coming under fire from some of his own Democratic Party for naming a […]
Shimon Peres on Obama, Iran and the Path to Peace
Source: The New York Times By Ronen Bergman, an analyst for the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, is the author of ‘‘The Secret War With Iran’’ and a contributing writer for […]
Everybody’s right to use religious terms
From the Archives: This article was published in the Malta Times on Monday, February 1, 2010 By Laiq Ahmed Atif: He is Ameer of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Malta and is a […]
Shias leaders call for army intervention after Quetta bombs
Source: ET Mourners sit beside the coffins of blast victims at a mosque following overnight twin suicide bombings in Quetta. PHOTO: AFP QUETTA: Shia leaders called on the military on Friday to seize control of the provincial capital of Quetta to protect the Muslim minority after one of the worst sectarian […]
Shimon Peres: Israel’s government does not want to make peace with Muslim world
Telegraph: Robrt Tait: Intervening in the country’s general election campaign, Israel’s elder statesman warned of the perils of his country isolating itself from America. President Barack Obama was “not convinced” that Israel’s current leaders truly wanted peace, he said. “If there is no diplomatic decision, the Palestinians will go back […]
‘Some Germans want a second Holocaust’
Source: The Local Few writers have stung Germany’s conscience more than Henryk Broder, The Local’s German of the week. The prickly polemicist has sparked controversy by encouraging journalist Jakob Augstein be included in a top list of anti-Semites. More:
Immigrant workers ‘paid less’ than native peers
Source: The Local Immigrants working in Germany who come from poorer countries get paid just over half of their native colleagues’ salaries, it was reported on Wednesday. Poor language skills and a lack of qualifications appeared partially to blame. More:
Hagel can reveal the ‘real’ Obama
Source: Asia Times: By M K Bhadrakumar In Spanish, they say Dime con quien andas y te dire quien eres – “Tell me with whom you walk and I will tell you who you are.” When United States President Barack Obama walked into the East Room in the White House […]
OIC seeks urgent relief for Syrian refugees
ARAB NEWS Friday 11 January 2013 JEDDAH: Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) launched an appeal to member states and to their various nongovernmental organizations active […]
For a change: snow ball fight outside Al Aqsa Mosque
Agencies ARABNEWS Friday 11 January 2013 BEIRUT: The worst storms in a decade left swathes of Jordan and Israel under a blanket of snow and parts of Lebanon blacked out […]
Every traveller’s nightmare: Stranded Briton heads home after 22 days at Naia; kind Filipinos fed him
MANILA, Philippines—A man’s predicament that seems straight out of the Tom Hanks movie “The Terminal” finally had a happy ending at Ninoy Aquino International Airport. A 52-year-old British tourist who […]
Switzerland: Dubai firm to open 162-million-franc school
The location, in an industrial subdivision overlooking the Geneva-Lausanne highway, may not be the most promising for a school appealing to the international set. But investors from Emirates are counting […]
Muslims for Peace: The Essence of Islam
Huffington Post: Kelly James Clark: Last week I wrote about the most persecuted religion in the world — Christianity. So dire is the persecution of Christians, Christianity is in danger of […]
An Unlikely Connection Between the Prophet Muhammad and George Washington
Huff. Post: by Craig Considine: In seventh century Arabia, a middle-aged man had a vision to create a new religious and social order for a largely pagan and tribal society. The man, Muhammad, told his band of followers to behave wisely and civilly. “The best among you,” he said, “are […]
Banks Settle Foreclosure Charges for $8.5 Billion: New American Media Reports
Banks Settle Foreclosure Charges for $8.5 Billion Story tools New America Media, News Report, Ngoc Nguyen and SuZanne Manneh, Posted: Jan 10, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO – In light of a recent $8.5 billion settlement between federal bank regulators and 10 big banks, 3.8 million homeowners can expect to get a check in the mail.The agreement, […]
Hindu Americans share views Vice President on Gun Violence
Hindu Americans Share Perspectives with Vice President as Nation Grapples with Reducing Gun Violence Washington, D.C. (January 10, 2013) — Vice President Joe Biden met with a small group of faith-based leaders at the White House yesterday for a conversation on curbing gun violence in the United States. Representatives of the […]