ISLAM IN THE PRESS: POST BY H. KOYA

Informant: NYPD paid me to ‘bait’ Muslims The Associated Press Rahman said he wanted to turn his life around and stop using drugs, and said he believed Islam could provide a purpose in life. In the following days, Rahman friended him on Facebook and the two exchanged phone numbers. Shahbaz, a Pakistani […]

Nunu Sports Festival Rocks Bolga, Wa

Source: Daily Guide: It was Gambibgo Primary School that emerged winners in the primary school category with TI Ahmadiyya following. Bukere Primary’s Abdulai Ibrahim was adjudged the discovery player in the primary division, while Asaaba Ayinu, Gambusai Primary finished as the Most Valuable Player. More:

Muslims in Myanmar will Not Celebrate Eid ul-Adha

Source: M-Media M-Media A coalition of four major Islamic organizations in Myanmar jointly announces today that Myanmar Muslims will not celebrate this year’s Eid ul-Adha, a holy religious event scheduled for October 27 in Myanmar. The statement, signed by the Olama Muslim Theologians, the Islamic Affairs Council, the Myanmar Muslim […]

Crows ‘attack’ MPs cars with stones

RT: In a scene reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller The Birds, a murder of crows has stoned several expensive vehicles parked near a regional legislative body in the Russian Urals, prompting internet jokes about possible political motives. “When leaving the office, I saw a group of drivers of ministers’ and […]

Obama as Commander-in-Chief, Romney as Dithering Bully

Obama as Commander-in-Chief, Romney as Dithering Bully http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/foreign-policy-debate_b_2004061.html? I thought the third and last presidential debate was a clear win for the president. He displayed the authority of the nation’s Commander-in-Chief — calm, dignified, and confident. He was assertive without being shrill, clear without being condescending. He explained to a […]

Seed, Fertilizer, and Innovation in Bangladesh

Source: Policy Innovations.org By W. M. H. Jaim and Shaheen Akter Bangladesh has achieved remarkable success in food-grain production in the recent past which has made the country nearly self-sufficient in food grain in normal years. Seed, fertilizer, and irrigation technologies known as Green Revolution technologies have been playing major […]