32nd World Religions Conference
Theme: Idea of an Ideal Government WATERLOO, ON – Scholars of 8 faiths and philosophies and over 800 delegates including members from academia, governments and faith organizations are gathering at […]
The Message Movie – The beginning of Islam
A good place for the non-Muslims to start learning about the Holy Prophet Muhammad is a movie named the Message: Mohammed: Messenger of God (1976) Rated PG. After a non-Muslim seeker has watched this and another movie mentioned below, I propose three further stages of study to getting to know […]
Notorious Pastor Terry Jones barred from Canada for debate
Source: National Post Canadian border officials turned away the U.S. pastor behind “International Burn a Koran Day,” only hours before he was due to speak at a event in Toronto. […]
Mummy with Mouthful of Cavities Discovered
By: Owen Jarus, LiveScience Contributor | LiveScience.com Around 2,100 years ago, at a time when Egypt was ruled by a dynasty of Greek kings, a young wealthy man from Thebes was nearing the end of his life. Rather than age, he may have succumbed to a sinus infectioncaused by a mouthful of cavities and other tooth ailments, according […]
Taliban are Pakistan Army proxies, not Pashtun nationalists –
Source: LUBP By Farha Taj Taliban are Pak Army proxies, not Pashtun nationalists – I Taliban, both in Pakistan and Afghanistan, are an attempt to wipe out entho-nationalism among the Pashtun and temper with the Pashtun cultural identity Insight By Farhat Taj One of the media and academia’s axiomatic constructions […]
And now you know: Chocolate helps you win a Nobel prize !
The actual headline reads: Does chocolate help you win a Nobel prize? by Chantal Britt, swissinfo.ch A humorous but scientifically sound column published in the renowned New England Journal of […]
Romney sings Da Doo War War
Source: Asiatimes: By Pepe Escobar It’s time for the 3am question. A crisis erupts – or is manufactured – in some turbulent part of the world and putative US President Mitt Romney must rise to the occasion. What is a gallant server of the 47% to do to save the […]
Syrian Jet Incident Ups Turkish-Russian Tensions
Source: Spiegel. AP Moscow is denying that weapons were on board the Syrian Air jet forced to land in Ankara on Wednesday. But the incident is likely to increase tensions between Turkey and Syria. As Putin’s cancellation of a Monday visit to Istanbul shows, Turkey’s relationship with Russia could also […]
‘Russia and the West Are Drifting Apart’
Source: Spiegel. AFP Political confidant of President Vladimir Putin (pictured here): “We think that Assad is still supported by a majority of the population.” Vladimir Putin has delayed a planned trip to Turkey following the forced landing of a Syrian plane in Ankara. In an interview, Vladimir Yukanin, a confidant […]
Chaos among Syrian rebels allows jihadists to thrive
October 10, 2012 12:43 AM By David Ignatius The Daily Star Leading the fight in Sakhour on the eastern side of the embattled city of Aleppo is the Tawafuk Battalion […]
Arms supplies to Syrian rebels dry up amid rivalries and divisions
In Aleppo there is still no sign of the heavy weapons for which the rebels have pleaded and ammunition is running low by Martin Chulov and Ian Black guardian.co.uk, Wednesday […]
Emirates Islamic Bank and Dubai Bank launch Indian Rupee remittance campaign
Source: Albawaba Business Emirates Islamic Bank (EIB), one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the region and the Islamic banking arm of Emirates NBD Group, announced today the launch of a three weeks-long “Indian Rupee (INR) Remittance Campaign,” which offers customers the opportunity to remit funds to India at […]
Rid our body politic of communal poison
Source: The Hindu Written by Markandey Katju Indians must defeat all those elements that promote and thrive on religious hatred Though many Hindus and Muslims in India are today infected by the virus of communalism, the fact is that before 1857 there was no communal feeling at all in most […]
I’m embarrassed to be pro-Israel
The Times of Israel: I ride the metro to work at the ungodly hour of 5:45 each morning. I sit there, and when I am not busy staring at the […]
Church leaders urge members of Congress to reconsider US aid to Israel
The Times of Israel: Leaders of several major US Christian denominations — including Protestants, Presbyterians, Baptists, Lutherans and Methodists — have asked members of Congress to reconsider US aid to […]
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest in Four and a Half Years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to the lowest level in more than four and a half years, according to government data on Thursday that suggested improvement in the labor market. The news could help President Barack Obama in […]
Govt of India Documentry on Jesus in Kashmir
It has tonnes of evidence put together in a very constructive way. Day by day we are moving towards uncovering the mask of the false dogma of Christianity. Read more about the Film at: An interview with the Director: The documentary suggests DNA testing as further research to advance the […]
Oldest Quran found in Yemen, man claims
Manama: A Yemeni young man has claimed to have found the oldest surviving manuscript of the Holy Quran. The book venerated by Muslims was found inside a leather cover in a cave in the mountains south of the city of Dhale in the southern part of the country, Yemeni Arabic […]
Mormon church lowers age limit for missionaries
The Mormon church will lower its minimum age requirements for missionaries from 19 to 18 for men and from 21 to 19 for women, the faith’s president announced Saturday The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — THE SEATTLE TIMES The Mormon church will lower its minimum age requirements for missionaries […]
Islam’s inroads in Haiti, land of Voodoo and Christianity
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — School teacher Darlene Derosier lost her home in the 2010 earthquake that devastated her country. Her husband died a month later after suffering what she said […]