Source: TOI VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI has added seven more saints onto the roster of Catholic role models as he tries to rekindle the faith in places where it’s lagging. Two are Americans: Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American saint from the US and Mother Marianne Cope, a 19th […]
Source: TOI: A Land Rover built for former British PM Winston Churchill on his 80th birthday has sold for a whopping 129,000 pounds at an auction in UK. LONDON: A Land Rover built for former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on his 80th birthday has sold for a whopping 129,000 […]
Source: NY Times: I LIED to my father, told him we were on Cape Cod when, in fact, we were bouncing around the battered streets of Havana in our friend José’s 1953 Chevrolet Deluxe, the one with the new Toyota engine but no working gauges on the dash. Nothing about […]
Source: WASHINGTON — The United States and Iran have agreed in principle for the first time to one-on-one negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, according to Obama administration officials, setting the stage for what could be a last-ditch diplomatic effort to avert a military strike on Iran. Iranian officials have insisted […]
Source: Arutz Sheva By Giulio Meotti The Middle East is full of churches turned into Islamic sites, like the Umayyad in Damascus, the Ibn Tulun in Cairo and the cathedral […]
OnIslam & News Agencies Sunday, 21 October 2012 00:00 POITIERS, France – In the latest assault on Muslim worship places, a group of French far-rightists have stormed and occupied a […]
Mohamed El-Hebeishy ARABNEWS Wednesday 17 October 2012 Perched on both sides of the Kura River is Tbilisi, the Georgian capital. Today, the country is predominantly Christian. Once upon a time, as the center of the Emirate of Tbilisi, Muslims ruled here. Though Georgia first came under Muslim rule in 645, […]
Examiner.com: By Deeba Chaudry: Calgary Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will be holding “World Religions Conference” in Red Deer on Monday October 22nd on the topic of “Religion and Science: Are they compatible?” Everybody is invited to attend this very informative conference about the excellent teachings of Islam and other religions, especially […]
Source: Qantara.de Turkish public opinion is divided over the Islamic fashion magazine “Ala”. Most of the objections emanate from the Islamist camp, which makes it all the more surprising to […]
Source: Qantara.de A few weeks ago, a new school subject was introduced in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia: Islamic religious education. The new subject is a provisional arrangement and is not uncontroversial. By Ellen Hoffers Aya frowns. In the back row, Ayman starts a kind of sing-song “Shalom, salaam, […]
Reuters | Oct 20, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES VATICAN CITY — Olive trees in the Jerusalem garden revered by Christians as the place where Jesus Christ prayed before he was […]
Russian TV: The Russian Foreign Ministry is concerned over Israeli plans to build more homes in East Jerusalem as an impediment to resuming Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, says a report posted on the ministry Web site. “Israeli homes built on occupied lands, including in East Jerusalem, poison the atmosphere of the already […]
JEDDAH: ARABNEWS Shoppers in Jeddah say ihram-clothing prices have risen and they differ from one shop to another. “Every year there seems to be an ihram “fashion trend” as I […]
Our two competing hatreds: Khalid Ahmad Express Tribune: We have learned to hate America which tried very hard to teach us to hate the Taliban. The Taliban communicate with us — not by asking us to ‘do more’ — but by killing us and telling us we are not good Muslims. The […]
Source: CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan’s highest court began criminal proceedings against former army and intelligence chiefs over allegations of bribery that involved senior politicians in the country’s 1990 general elections. The petition, filed in the Supreme Court in 1996 by former Air Force Marshall Asghar Khan, alleges that […]
By Edward Cody, The Washington Post VIERZON, France — When the Rev. Alain Krauth preached to his dwindling flock at Mass last Sunday, the subject was real estate. But it […]
Islam pitches $53M Hartford apartment plan CONTRIBUTED RENDERING The first rendering of the L-shaped, $53 million apartment complex proposed by businessman Abul Islam is shown above. It would be built in Hartford’s Constitution Plaza. RELATED CONTENT Bankrupt car battery maker spurs China-U.S. bidding war EU leaders punt on thorny issues GE 3Q […]
Honouring Islamic art Elegant: Ornate Islamic artworks displayed in the new Department of Islamic Art at the Louvre Museum in Paris. — EPA pic The Louvre opens new wing to […]
The past 12 months have seen a series of notable successes for African women – with two Nobel Peace prizes, a second president and the first female head of the African Union Commission. For the BBC’s Africa Debate programme, Malawian women’s rights campaigner Jessie Kabwila asks if Africa’s women are […]