Washington Post: Buried in the mountain of demographic data preoccupying political pundits this week is one historic statistic that may have far-reaching consequences for religious freedom in America: Seventy-nine percent of white Protestant evangelicals voted for Mitt Romney, a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints […]
SHAH ALAM: The Sultan of Selangor has called on politicians to stop politicising Islam, as it can mislead the people and cause a split amongst Muslims. Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah said the sanctity of Islam was tainted when religious teachings and interpretations of the Al-Quran were used to gain political […]
A day-long event that focused on exhibition, lecture and souq to demonstrate how to live modestly and protect women’s modesty was held on Monday at the Jamiat Al Islah in Al Qusais. More than 40 countries from across the world exhibited their national costumes, including modern but modest dresses of […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Maal Hijrah, as the PM says is the concept to achieve balanced development. The ideology of unity and oneness among Muslims can be strengthened with the implementation of the “Wasatiyyah” or “middle path” concept. In his Maal Hijrah greeting Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said Wasatiyyah, or […]
From Asian Human Rights Commission: Ms Afshan Malik was a student in the Government Degree College for Women, Gulshane Ravi, Lahore. Ms. Malik participated in the Natiya(poems in the honour of the Holy Prophet PBUH) competition in the Punjab Youth Festival. The Chief Minister of the Punjab, who was present at […]
Credit: dnaindia.com: Al Qaeda’s leader has rejected the notion of nation states and any United Nations role in arbitrating solutions to conflict in a document outlining how Muslims should run their affairs. The statement by Ayman al-Zawahri, entitled “Supporting Islam” and posted by the jihadi militants’ publishing arm on an Islamist […]
Asian Human Rights Commission: With its reelection to the Human Rights Council Pakistan must now show the world that it is serious about fulfilling its international obligations. One area that needs urgent attention is the violence committed against religious minorities, in particular the harassment and violence perpetrated against the Ahmadis, […]
theguardian: A potentially landmark high court case begins today, which could halt what campaigners call the “back-door” spread of new state religious schoolsthrough England, approved by councils without residents being given a choice of alternative. The British Humanist Association (BHA), which has launched the action with a local campaign group, is applying for […]
The Economist Blogs: LAST Friday a big crowd filled much of Cairo’s Tahrir Square to call for strict imposition of shari’a law. The mostly cheerful protesters, many of them bearded […]
Huff Post: Murgan Salem al-Gohary, an Egyptian jihadist who claims he has links to the Taliban, has called for the “destruction of the Sphinx and the Giza Pyramids in Egypt.” Al-Gohary, an Islamist leader and jihadist sentenced twice under President Hosni Mubarak for advocating violence, urged Muslims to “destroy the idols” […]
10 small steps for a healthier heart Change is an important part of living with heart disease or trying to prevent it. A jump in blood pressure or cholesterol earns you a lecture on healthy lifestyle changes. Heart attack and stroke survivors are often told to alter a lifetime of […]
The Times of Israel: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated his belief in a two-state solution to the Middle East peace process on Tuesday, but was coy when commenting on […]
To amend the 2008 joint ministerial decree on Ahmadiyah is stressed The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights Navanethem Pillay has strongly urged the Indonesian […]
Epigraph: And you (Muhammad) shall assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is because amongst them are […]
A woman has died from blood poisoning after Irish doctors allegedly refused to perform an abortion stating ‘this is a Catholic country’. An investigation has been launched into the death of Savita Halappanavar, who was 17 weeks pregnant and suffering a miscarriage and septicaemia. Read more
Dr. Todenhoefer is requesting on his facebook page all of us to : PLEASE SHARE, PRINT, SIGN AND SEND THIS LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA! The President of the United States […]
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation brotherhood hosted special guest, Dr. Agha Khan, of the Admadiyya Muslim Community, the BHC and our Northwest community’s newest neighbor at its opening meeting! This friendly Muslim […]
Source: Asiatimes: UNITED NATIONS – When the former Human Rights Commission was partially dominated by countries accused of political repression, a US congressman ridiculed the UN body, where, he said, “inmates were taking over the asylum”. Read More:
No matter what one thinks, or in what color one tries to see the appointment of Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adam as the first woman Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister […]
WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) — President Obama will meet with some unusual potential allies Wednesday — CEOs of some of the nation’s biggest companies. It would be Obama’s first public meeting with major CEOs since being re-elected, and it’s expected to be tense. But he is also expected to find backing for […]