Arafat Day on Oct. 25
ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The Arafat Day, when millions of Muslim pilgrims will stand in prayer on the mount of Arafat near Makkah at the peak of the annual pilgrimage, will […]
Article calling Mormonism ‘cult’ disappears from Graham website
Author: Jon Ostendorff with contribution from The Associated Press Source: Citizen-Times.com A Billy Graham Evangelistic Association article labeling Mormonism a cult has been removed from the group’s website following the 93-year-old evangelist’s meeting with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney last week. Graham, during the meeting, pledged to do “all I can” […]
The Balkanization of Europe?
Global Post: ANTWERP, Belgium — Europe’s rising tide of nationalism swept over Belgium on Sunday when separatists seeking independence for the country’s Dutch-speaking north surged in local elections to take […]
Copy-and-paste trick: ‘Gospel of Jesus’s wife’ spiced with modern technology
Russian TV: Many gave a sigh of relief after the papyrus fragment known as the “Gospel of Jesus’ wife” turned out to be a fake. The text hailed as “old […]
Malala Yousafzai : the tipping point for Pakistan?
Examiner.com: Malala Yousafzai, a teenager from the Swat Valley in Pakistan was shot in the head last week by the Taliban because of her unflinching quest for education despite all odds. The attack on the unarmed, 14 year old girl has alarmed the whole world. It has sent shock waves in Pakistan and […]
The extremist mindset
Dawn.com: by Kaiser Bengali. TWO events in recent weeks have shaken the country and — fortunately, for a change — led to intense soul-searching. The first event was the response to the anti-Islam film in the US and the second the shooting of 14-year old schoolgirl and anti-Taliban blogger Malala […]
Thwarting Religious Cleansing in the Muslim World- The Example of Dr. Abdus Salam
Thwarting Religious Cleansing in the Muslim World By Farahnaz Ispahani & Nina Shea October 16, 2012 5:33 P.M Physicist Mohammad Abdus Salam was the first Pakistani and the first Muslim to win a […]
Religious Groups Buy Metro Ads to Counter Anti-Jihad Posters
A coalition of religious organizations representing a broad spectrum of faiths is buying up ad space in Metro stations to counter an advertising campaign mounted last week that many observers see as anti-Muslim. Shoulder to Shoulder, which includes 28 member groups representing Christians, Jews and Muslims, is placing in three […]
European car sales ‘fall for 12 months in row’
New car sales in the European Union have fallen for the 12th month in a row in September, according to the region’s biggest carmakers. Demand across the 27 European Union […]
UK: Gary McKinnon’s mother ‘overwhelmed’ as extradition blocked
The mother of British computer hacker Gary McKinnon has welcomed Home Secretary Theresa May’s decision to block his extradition to the US. Janis Sharp said she was “overwhelmed” after […]
Malala Yousafzai: Pakistan girl ‘strong’ – UK doctors
BBC: The medical director of the UK hospital where Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai is being treated has said doctors are “impressed with her strength and resilience”. Dr David Rosser said […]
Galapagos Islands: Exhibit No: II for Islam against Christianity!
The islands are geologically young and famed for their vast number of endemic species, which were studied by Charles Darwin during the voyage of the Beagle. His observations and collections contributed to the inception of Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. This is where the definitive evidence for […]
Iran to Grant Islamic Nobel Prize to Scientists
Source: Fars News Agency TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran announced on Saturday that it plans to award Nobel-like science and technology prizes to selected Muslim scientists. Iranian Vice-President for Science and Technology […]
Indian Govt, RBI mull ways to introduce Islamic banking
Source: Live Mint Central bank asked to examine the possibility of making interest-free model part of India’s Rs.75 trillion banking system Reserve Bank of India governor D. Subbarao said last week that the apex bank was holding talks with the government on how existing laws can be restructured or amended […]
Mistaken for Monkey, Indonesian Migrant Worker Shot Dead by Malaysian Employer
Source: Jakarta Globe: Kuala Lumpur. An Indonesian migrant worker from East Nusa Tenggara was shot dead by an employer who mistook the man for a pig-tailed macaque stealing fruit from his mango tree. According to Antara news agency, 39-year-old Kaniseus Leu from Lembata island died after his 71-year-old employer shot […]
German workers ‘most loyal in Europe’
Source: The Local: German employees are more likely than other Europeans to remain loyal to their companies and to stay longer on the job, a new study finds. More:
Fed Governor’s Plan to Limit Bank Size Fuels Debate
Since the financial crisis, academics, politicians and even former bank chieftains have called for the nation’s banking behemoths to be broken up or shrunk — calls that appear to have fallen largely on deaf ears among Washington’s policy makers. Now, a powerful insider has suggested a simple tool that could […]