U.S. Statement on the UPR of Pakistan 14th Session – October 30, 2012 Note: An abbreviated version of this text was delivered at the Universal Periodic Review due to time constraints. Source: US State Department: The United States welcomes H.E. Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar, Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Pakistani […]
Source: Daily Mail UK Her conversion from Ibiza party girl to hijab-wearing Muslim in barely three months may well raise a few eyebrows – and she admits that her friends probably think it’s another one of her fads. But trainee teacher Heather Matthews, 27, says Islam has brought her ‘love […]
Source: The Washington Post Author: Faheem Younus As if flogging the adulterers, executing the civilians, and selling the women were not enough, on Oct. 8, the Taliban attempted to assassinate a 14-year-old girl, Malala Yousafzai. She was coming home from school in the battle-scarred valley of Swat, Pakistan, when Taliban shot […]
Source: PsycPort FEAR AND ANXIETY — the forces behind untold numbers of sleep-deprived nights and before-school stomachaches — pop up occasionally along the journey through childhood and adolescence. But for some children, the worry won’t stop. It grows into an anxiety disorder that can wreak havoc on their home, school […]
By Zia H Shah MD The Christian apologists want to base resurrection of Jesus, may peace be on him, and a whole religion, on the alleged testimony of a few […]
Geert Wilders spoke up on Tuesday afternoon for lawyer Bram Moszkowicz whose licence to practice was revoked earlier in the day. The anti-immigration PVV leader, who was defended by Moszkowicz during his trial on hatred and discrimination charges, said: ‘Bram’s defence at my trial was excellent.’ The MP went on […]
Source: The New York Times MANDUR, India — Outside Bangalore’s last official landfill, the garbage trucks regularly lined up here for hours, their burdens putrefying in the afternoon sun. A stinking mountain of trash, the landfill has been poisoning local waters and sickening nearby villagers. Another dump site was […]
Source: The New York Times DABRA, India — One after the other, the men raped her. They had dragged the girl into a darkened stone shelter at the edge of the fields, eight men, maybe more, reeking of pesticide and cheap whiskey. They assaulted her for nearly three hours. […]
By Yasmine Saleh REUTERS CAIRO | Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:53pm EDT CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox church moved a step closer to picking a new pope on Monday when the shortlist was whittled down to three in a process the Christian minority hopes will deliver a leader to […]
Source: The Hindu Jakarta, Oct 30: ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan has warned that sectarian bloodshed in Myanmar could radicalise minority Rohingya Muslims there and destabilise the whole of Southeast Asia. Surin called on the international community to help after clashes in the western state of Rakhine between Muslims and […]
Source: Telegraph As many as 3,000 Rohingya Muslims were reported to be waiting off the coast of Cox’s Bazaar in Bangladesh in around 50 boats after fleeing attacks by Buddhists in Burma’s Rakhine state. According to official reports, 84 people have been killed and more than 28,000 displaced in a […]
Source: Blitz Following publication of the report titled ‘Fake Rohingyas entering Western countries’ in Blitz, we have been receiving specific information from various sources from a number of Western countries, where Bangladeshi nationals have already sought political asylum pretending to be Ronhigyas born in Arakan. According to our sources, only […]
The Toronto Star America’s bizarre election campaign heads for a muted ending Published on Monday October 29, 2012 Share on twitter Share on facebook Justin Sullivan/GETTY IMAGES Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign rally in Ohio. (Oct. 29, 2012) Image By Richard Gwyn Columnist When this presidential […]
Come, Learn, And Decide: The events of past weeks, months and years, have portrayed the life and character of The Prophet of Islam in a derogatory and negative manner through a video, literature, caricatures and oral form by individuals who seem to have questionable motives. Unfortunately, the reaction to these […]
The Canadian Jewish News: A new weekly course is bringing together Jewish and Muslim women to study each other’s spiritual texts and the roles of women in these religions. Shari […]
By: QASIM RASHID | Richmond Times-Dispatch Published: October 30, 2012 The presidential debates are history, leaving us cherishing Big Bird, binders full of women and horses and bayonets. America’s future now rests in the voters’ hands. Yet, about 90 million of us won’t vote this November — a trend that […]
LUBP: Saudi Arabia’s Wahabists are tearing down buildings that have links to the Prophet and replacing them with skyscrapers and shopping malls. Muslims are often criticised for not speaking out more vocally on key issues that affect their community. Barely a week goes by without the media asking why community […]
Banking giant UBS has announced massive layoffs along with huge losses in its third-quarter results, saying it aims to trim as many as 10,000 employees to drastically shrink its ailing investment bank. Switzerland’s biggest bank said that as part of the cost-cutting drive it “is likely to have a headcount […]
Mahmud Mosque in Switzerland built before recent ban on minarets in Switzerland By Simon Bradley Source: Swissinfo.ch United Nations member states have urged Switzerland to step up its fight against […]
AFP | Oct 29, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel is pushing ahead with a plan to build a new neighbourhood for retired security and army personnel in occupied East Jerusalem, with the land now being marketed to potential developers, Peace Now settlement watchdog said. Peace Now spokeswoman […]