The Express Tribune: by Amina Jilani. The mighty Pakistan Army, the government of the failing, flailing republic, the Taliban, drones, Imran Khan and Malala Yousufzai — they are all linked in more than one distressing way. ………That the army and the government don’t do much to take on the TTP […]
Huff Post: by Christine Organ. You don’t need to look far to see all the damage that religious differences can cause. The media is awash with news of violence, anger judgment, anddiscrimination stemming from religious disagreements. We have become so focused on our own religion, our own spirituality, our own faith that we have […]
Dawn.com: by Michael Kugelman. Autumn has arrived here in Washington. The air has grown crisp, and the leaves are starting to change color. The city is abuzz about the sudden success of the local baseball team, the latest machinations on Capitol Hill, and the fast-approaching presidential election. Also causing much excitement is […]
AP | By TOM HAYS HUFFPOST RELIGION NEW YORK — A Jewish charity co-founder who billed himself as a “Jewish Indiana Jones” bent on rescuing vintage Torahs across the globe was sentenced to more than four years in prison on Thursday for conning donors out of about $1 million. Menachem […]
Religion News Service | By Omar Sacirbey LYNN, Mass. (RNS) Iman Shati is a Shiite Muslim who wears the hijab and was a housewife in Iraq. Ayfer Abed Aljabar is […]
Four days before leaving for the haj pilgrimage, retired private school teacher, Harun MS bin Umar, was still lying in a bed in Labuhan Ruku Hospital in Batubara, North Sumatra. […]
Pakistan police: Three arrested over teen peace activist shooting Rashid Mahmood / AFP – Getty Images Students recite verses from the Quran as they pray for Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head in a Taliban assassination attempt, at her school in Mingora, the main town of […]
Source: Milligazette This is surprising, because everyone thought that website content has been blocked because of Assam violence and exodus of people of North East India from Bangalore and elsewhere. The Milli Gazette Published Online: Oct 02, 2012 Print Issue: 1-15 September 2012 By Kashif-ul-Huda Editor, twocircles.net I woke up […]
Source: The Bull.com.au By Jikon Lai, University of Melbourne Islamic finance has grown and expanded rapidly in recent years. It was recently announced that, following in the footsteps of some of its European neighbours, Germany will soon have its first Islamic bank — which is ironic if you think about […]
Source: Salem News More than one hundred young generations with vision, passion, solidarity, hope, unity and perseverance finally decided to form an umbrella organization with the name of “The European Rohingya Council (ERC)” The European Rohingya Council (ESBJERG, Denmark) – A historical two-day convention of Rohingyas living in Europe was […]
Source: TOI CAIRO: Tensions between rival Egyptian political factions erupted into scuffles on Friday during a protest against a court ruling that acquitted officials from Hosni Mubarak’s era of ordering a camel charge against demonstrators in last year’s uprising. While the activists were united in anger at the court ruling, […]
Source: The Pioneer via Wasim Sroya: Voices of sanity are steadily losing ground in Pakistan. Moderate elements are being harassed, physically assaulted and even killed by hardliners within and outside the administration The 2.4 million Ahmadis in Pakistan are the most persecuted group in the country. Despite their reverence for […]
Source: NY Times: How do you transport a 234-pound baby to New York City? If he’s a 15-week-old walrus rescued from the open ocean off Alaska, the answer is a jumbo-size crate aboard a FedEx cargo jet, accompanied by a veterinarian and a handler. More:
Source: ET As this country plumbs ever newer depths of the crap-hole, it becomes clearer to Pakistanis that those that hold it by the throat were always wrong; that they were not merely deluded, they were dishonest because they wanted a bigger share of the measly national pie; that they […]
Source: TOI: US Vice-President Joe Biden leaped to the attack against Republican challenger Paul Ryan in a lively debate on Thursday, aggressively defending the administration’s economic and foreign policies in a bid to regain momentum in the White House race. ANVILLE: US Vice-President Joe Biden leaped to the attack against […]
Source: TOI: Injured Malala Yousufzai who was shot by Taliban assailants on October 9. PESHAWAR: One of the Taliban’s most feared commanders, Maulana Fazlullah, carefully briefed two killers from his special hit squad on their next target. The gunmen weren’t going after any army officer, politician or western diplomat. Their […]
Source: The Local: An anonymous blogger claims he has found 92 examples of plagiarism in the PhD thesis German Education Minister Annette Schavan wrote 42 years ago. More:
Source: The Local On September 8, a group of 20 asylum seekers and activists set off on foot from the southern German city of Würzburg. As they marched up the country, banners in hand, they stopped off at different refugee shelters, urging fellow Flüchtlinge to join them. The group grew […]
Source:The Local: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former chancellor Helmut Kohl hailed the choice of the crisis-hit European Union for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. More:
“From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians” tells the epic story of the rise of Christianity. Explore the life and death of Jesus, and the men and women whose belief, conviction, and martyrdom created the religion we now know as Christianity. Drawing upon historical evidence, the series challenges familiar assumptions […]