STORY SUMMARY Iran has detailed a plan to put an end to the crisis in its ally Syria, calling for an immediate ceasefire and the start of national dialogue between Damascus and rebels, media reported on Monday. Iran has long advocated a political solution and dialogue between the government and […]
Torture, rendition, sodomy: with ‘protectors’ like these, who needs ex-friends? by Robert Fisk, The Independent Last week was a bad week for our Protectors. It kicked off with the shameful details of the De Silva report, which concluded that the Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane had been murdered with British state […]
Epigraph: “And already have We (Allah) written in the Book of David, after the exhortation, that My righteous servants shall inherit the land.” (Al Quran 21:106) Reuters | Dec 17, […]
ZEINA KARAM | ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday 17 December 2012 BEIRUT: Syria’s vice president has acknowledged that the army cannot defeat the rebel forces trying to topple the regime and called […]
Source: Toronto Star Author: Kate Allen Depending on the doomsday theory, the world will end on Dec. 21 because the Mayan calendar is expiring, or because the planet Nibiru is about to hit Earth, or because galactic alignment will cause the gravitational release of hidden asteroids (whatever that is). For most, the […]
Source: Natural News Modern children are being poisoned like never before in the history of human civilization. No wonder the rate of autism in America has skyrocketed to 1 in 88 children over the last few decades, putting autism squarely in the “epidemic” category. But don’t expect any CDC action on this […]
Introduction by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In this post, I intend to introduce a part of the popular book by Dr. Maurice Bucaille, The Bible, […]
Epress Tribune: Arsala Jawaid. The names and ages of the victims of the horrific Newtown tragedy in the US state of Connecticut have been released. According to the official list, all 20 children, mostly girls, were between the ages of six and seven. Unfortunately, Pakistanis endure and witness such atrocities every day […]
Daily Times: Fawad Aslam. I stood by the statue of Ibn Rushd in Cordoba erected to honour this great Islamic polymath. Then I remembered the grave of our very own Dr Abdus Salam The year is 1492, the year of the discovery of America, the year when Granada, the last […]
Scientists discovered the French cheese, known for its mould and green veins, has specific anti-inflammatory properties. Read more
By DAVID MCCORMACK MAIL ONLINE NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel is missing in Syria, according to Turkish news reports. A Turkish journalist working with Engel, Aziz Akyavaş, is […]
by Imam Shamshad A. Nasir (Baitul Hameed Mosque – 11941 Ramona Ave. – Chino, CA 91710 – ph. 909-627-2252 – Email: shamshadanasir@gmail.com – http://www.alislam.org – Fri. Sermon in English 1:30pm; […]
Source:The Local Germany’s birth rate has been low for years, but a new study released on Monday revealed the country is becoming a less attractive place to have children due to difficulties balancing family with work More:
Source: The Local: A new opinion poll has revealed Germans’ mixed attitude to immigration – while the majority believe immigrants make life in the country more interesting, two-thirds say foreigners cause major social problems. More:
These images speak of positive history and contributions of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Israel even though the reporter has tried to paint them with a negative brush: Wikipedia: The […]
Source: The Express Tribune. When Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar visited Dhaka in November to invite Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid to attend the D-8 summit in Islamabad, a demand was put forward that Pakistan apologise over “crimes committed by the state in 1971.” Khar responded with the standard […]
The American economy could finally have a pretty good year next year — assuming Washington does its part. Economists see a number of sources of underlying strength in the economy, but for the growth to gain traction, they say, political leaders need to avoid the broad tax increases and spending […]
Source: RT news Adrian Salbuchi for RT The human price of a recent fire at a Bangladeshi factory was over a hundred lives, reminding the world that for “western free-market democracy,” the words “human price” have another, very direct meaning. On November 24, a horrific flash fire broke out in […]