Source: Radiance Weekly India may be closer to allowing Islamic banking than ever before with the central bank and the finance ministry discussing ways in which rules need to be changed to allow the interest-free practice that’s compatible with Shariah law. Demands by Muslim groups over the past few decades […]
Source: Indian Express Lucknow’s Hindu-Muslim father-son duo, Aiku Lal Sandil and Akbar, will be honoured at Delhi’s Phoolwalon ki Sair, which celebrates communal harmony, on Saturday. Akbar, a Muslim by birth, was adopted by Aiku Lal, a Hindu, in 2003 when Akbar landed in Lucknow after he got separated from […]
Demos: By Nomi Prins: According to the SEC’s own report card on “Enforcement Actions: Addressing Misconduct that led to or arose from the Financial Crisis” the SEC has levied charges against 112 […]
Islamforwest.org: by Zia H. Shah: It is a volume about Muslim Heritage. Heritage of Islam is not about some bragging rights. It is not about some feel good emotion! It […]
Will an Israeli strike on Iran come from Azerbaijan? Global Post: Israel needs help to strike Iran. They may have found one in neighboring Azerbaijan. Michael Moran he standoff between […]
PAKISTAN: The stereo-type statement of the foreign minister during the UN UPR made her a laughing stock Asian Commission of Human Rights Commission: Contributors: Zulfiqar Halepoto Introduction: In the second […]
The Saudis are bulldozing Islam’s heritage. Why the silence from the Muslim world? The Guradian: By Damian Thompson World Last updated: November 2nd, 2012 Modern Mecca, courtesy of the House of Saud (Photo: […]
The Express Tribune: LAHORE: A court on Saturday refused bail to the principal of a school caught in a blasphemy row over a piece of homework allegedly containing derogatory references to Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). Asim Farooqi, 77, was remanded in custody for 14 days on charges of blasphemy despite arguing he […]
Hurriyyat Daily: I really was not expecting to eat the best lahmacun of my life on the western coast of the United States. (Lahmacun, a sort of thin pizza with […]
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The Iranians and their Hizbullah ally are sending warning signals about how they might fight a future war with the United States and Israel. The signals aren’t subtle—Tehran intends to retaliate for any attack on its nuclear facilities with blows against America’s allies in the region, hitting their most sensitive […]
John Hooper in Rome from The Sydney Morning Herald Officer called to deal with immigrant accused of stealing pasta, milk, nappies and baby food takes pity on hard-up suspect The financial crisis in Europe may have brought out the worst in certain bankers, but it seems to be bringing out […]
Ruth Pollard Middle East Correspondent THE terrified men lie huddled in a group on the dusty floor of an abandoned building as armed opposition fighters kick and stamp on their bodies. Amid the chaos, the prisoners protest their innocence, but their cries go unheeded. Their captors – apparently fighters from […]
By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor REUTERS PARIS | Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:25pm EDT PARIS (Reuters) – It’s rare to be invited to an event five years off and even rarer to bicker about its details, but Germany’s Catholic Church finds itself in that delicate situation thanks to an overture […]
Source: Times of India BEIJING: China today rolled out a red carpet to “Missile man” and ex-President APJ Abdul Kalam on his first visit to the country, proposing a joint […]
Source: Rediff The statement by West Bengal [ Images ] Director General of police Naparajit Mukherjee, regarding a nexus between Naxals and the Inter-Services Intelligence is something that needs to be taken seriously, says Vicky Nanjappa. There has been much talk about this since the last three years, and investigations […]
Source: Asianews A brutal murder has schocked the Indian Christian community in the UAE: Dr. Rajan Daniel, 58, urologist at the Ahalia Hospital in Abu Dhabi, was killed with eight stab wounds by Mohamed Abdul Jamil, 46, a Pakistani national. A native of Kerala, the Christian doctor died on the […]
After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. For you granted him authority over all […]
Source BBC By Cordelia Hebblethwaite When Americans go to the polls on Tuesday, they will not just be choosing a president and members of Congress – there are 174 extra questions on the ballot in 38 states. And some go to the very heart of key issues in American society. […]
by Ali Bluwi ARABNEWS Saturday 3 November 2012 I had the opportunity to read two reports on the relationship between the Muslim Brotherhood and Britain and their relationship with the Freemason movement. I also read a report on Rashin Ghanoshi and Khairat Al-Shater — two leading figures of the Muslim […]