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 […]
The Holy Prophet Muhammad Recognized, as a Great Law-Giver, by US Supreme Court in 1935
Epigraph: “And We (Allah) have sent thee (Muhammad) not but as a mercy for the whole mankind.” (Al Quran 21:108) Collected by Dr. Abdul Alim There is a frieze in the Supreme Court […]
Ahmadi mosque vandal stands trial in Bandung
The Jakarta Post, Bandung Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) member Muhammad Asep Abdurahman, aka Utep, on Thursday began his trial at the Bandung District Court following his accusation on the destruction of an Ahmadiyah mosque. State Prosecutor Agus Mujoko said that Utep had been charged with Article 170 of the Criminal […]
Anonymous comments, gutless trolls, and why it’s time we all stop drinking this digital poison
Why is anonymity, the bane of every newspaper Letters Editor in the world, accepted as cyber-journalism – the more hateful, the more understandable? by Robert Fisk, The Independent, UK He tells “lie upon lie, all of them directly or indirectly aimed at the destruction of Israel”. And he has received […]
Asian nations tolerate, and even support, dynastic succession
Story Summary To the extent that culture matters in politics, the recent spate of leadership changes in Northeast Asia suggests that Asian societies are more tolerant – if not supportive – of dynastic succession. South Korea’s recently elected president, Park Geun-hye, is the daughter of Park Chung Hee, who ruled […]
String of bombings kill 101, injure 200 in Pakistan
Jan 10, 2013 – 19:21 By Gul Yousufzai SWISSINFO.CH QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – At least 101 people were killed in bombings in two cities in Pakistan on Thursday, officials said, with most casualties caused by sectarian attacks in the city of Quetta. Two coordinated explosions killed at least 69 people […]
Syria coalition proposes transition govt; Brahimi sees Assad excluded in peace plan
ARAB NEWS Thursday 10 January 2013 BEIRUT/DAMASCUS/CAIRO: A core Syrian opposition group is proposing that the leading National Coalition set up a transitional government in areas outside regime control, according to a document obtained by AFP. The Syrian National Council called on the Cairo-based umbrella group the Syrian National Coalition […]