Syria: An attempt to live a normal life
Over the past month, rebel forces in Syria have enjoyed tactical successes which analysts say demonstrate their growing ability to challenge the government’s military dominance. The Russians – who have […]
Idaho senator Michael Crapo accused of DUI in Virginia
(CNN) — U.S. Sen. Michael Crapo, R-Idaho, was arrested early Sunday morning in Alexandria, Virginia, and charged with driving under the influence, according to the town’s police department. Jody Donaldson, […]
Ahmadi Muslim Women share baubles for Peace
BERINGEN – On Tuesday morning visitors to the Municipal Administrative Centre (SAC) got a nice surprise as the women from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association presented Christmas ornaments. The women wanted […]
Indonesia and Muslim World League launch Islamic media website
Jakarta, NU Online Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Muslim World League have launched an international Islamic media website, http://www.islamicnewsmedia.org, to increase the public`s awareness of Islam. Suryadharma Ali, […]
MERRY CHRISTMAS: Chinese Credit Ratings Agency Dagong Puts The US On Negative Watch
Business Insider: Not that it affects anything at all, but Chinese credit rating agency Dagong used Christmas to put the US on negative watch. Dagong Global Credit Rating Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Dagong”) releases a credit rating report on December 25th, 2012, putting the United States of America […]
How Excess Holiday Eating Disturbs Your ‘Food Clock’
ScienceDaily: Dec. 21, 2012 — If the sinful excess of holiday eating sends your system into butter-slathered, brandy-soaked overload, you are not alone: People who are jet-lagged, people who work graveyard shifts and plain-old late-night snackers know just how you feel. …The food clock is there to help our bodies make […]
TED Talk: Salman Khan: Let’s Use Video To Reinvent Education
Source: The Huffington Post http://embed.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html Watch Salman Khan discuss the reinvention of education through video, then read a follow-up post by YouTube Education’s Angela Lin below. Growing up, my […]
Outrageously Over-the-Top Christmas Light Displays!
Ho, ho, whoa! Can you imagine the dedication it took to put this display up — and take it down? Wonder who had to climb up on the roof to perfectly position that star? More
1,600 Ahmadis from Pakistan reach Qadian
Hindustan Times: Dec 24, 2012 QADIAN (GURDASPUR): As many as 1,600 pilgrims from Pakistan have reached Qadian, the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslims, to participate in the annual convention of the sect to be held from December 29 to 31. Krishan Ahmad, deputy secretary media, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, said that […]
Who Will Retell? An Interfaith Miracle
By: Rabbi Rachel Gartner Source: The Huffington Post The Talmud teaches that Hanukkah menorahs should be placed in the window to fulfill the commandment of pirsumei hanes, publicizing the miracle. The Hanukkah miracles of resilience and faith are meant to be shared. Because the miracles we choose retell are the ones […]
Why (and How) Should Muslim Americans ‘Celebrate’ Christmas?
By: Dr. Faheem Younus Source: The Huffington Post Every December, Muslim youth, parents and converts in the Western countries face a familiar dilemma: Why (or how) should they “celebrate” Christmas? On this issue, Muslim scholars are divided. Integrators like the British Cabinet Minister, Baroness Warsi admonish immigrant Muslims to “celebrate Christmas in […]
Russia’s New Required Religion Class for 4th Graders
BY MATTHEW BRUNWASSER ⋅ DECEMBER 25, 2012 Source: PRI’s World This year Russia required fourth graders across the country to take a religion class. There are six choices: Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, secular ethics or world religions. Most Russians consider themselves Orthodox Christians, but most did not choose that […]
System for selective dissemination of Islamic data launched
The first comprehensive system for selective dissemination of Islamic data has been launched by the Development Bureau of Qom Seminary. IBNA: Manager of the Information System Administration of the Bureau, Mehdi Khatami Kashani, said introduction of the latest publications of the bureau is one of the missions of the new […]
Conspiracy theories? here is one: CIA, Mossad staged 9/11 to further the Zionist agenda
by Rodney Shakespeare: A Visiting Professor of Binary Economics at Trisakti University, Jakarta, Indonesia, Rodney Shakespeare is a Cambridge MA, a qualified UK Barrister, a co-founder of the Global Justice […]
Iraq agrees to extend oil pipeline through Jordan
Iraq and Jordan have agreed to extend an oil pipeline to the Red Sea city of Aqaba for the export of Iraqi oil to satisfy Jordan’s crude requirements. The agreement […]
Japanese youth increasingly convert to Islam, NU Indonesia
Source: NU Online Tired of the material life, Japanese youth are increasingly converting to Islam, setting a new balance between their life and religious beliefs. “That was nothing but a […]
Bethlehem celebrates first Christmas since UN recognition of Palestine
Festivities mark ‘birth of Christ and birth of state of Palestine’, patriarch tells crowds The Guardian: Deep in the Grotto of the Nativity, where a 14-point silver star set into […]
Syria’s Makdissi in U.S., helping intelligence agencies: report
STORY SUMMARY American intelligence officials secured safe passage for Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi to the United States, Britain’s The Guardian said in a report published Tuesday. The paper […]
Pope’s Christmas message says hope mustn’t die in Syria, Nigeria
By Philip Pullella The Daily Star, Lebanon VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict used his Christmas message to the world on Tuesday to say people should never lose hope for peace, even […]
Tribute to Dr Abdus Salam on RAWAL TV, Canada Nov 2012
Dr Abdus Salam, Muslim world’s first Nobel laureate in physics 1979, passed away November 21, 1996. In order to pay tribute to this giant of 20th century scientists, Prof Dr John Moffat and Zakaria Virk paid tribute on November 21, 2012, with program host Atif Mir. Prof Moffat did his […]