Source: Stratfor By Kamran Bokhari Vice President of Middle Eastern & South Asian Affairs (“Salafism and Arab Democratizationis republished with permission of Stratfor.”) Read more: Salafism and Arab Democratization | Stratfor The outbreak of the Arab Spring in 2011 brought significant attention to groups — known as Islamists — seeking to […]
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Source: Asiatimes: Benjamin Netanyahu in his dramatic presentation to the United Nations showing that Iran is about to reach a nuclear red line failed to mention that Israel crossed it decades ago. Most Middle East leaders seem to have accepted Israel’s double standards, and some are comfortable with the war-mongering […]
In this debate or interview, the parties did not invite a Muslim, despite the fact that God of Islam was frequently hijacked by Alister McGrath and often point of criticism […]
At the U.N. on Wednesday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the General Assembly. Below are notable highlights from his remarks, followed by the full English translation of the speech. HIGHLIGHTS: […]
A 2010 Time magazine poll showed that only 38 percent of Americans have ever met a Muslim. At the time I read this, the number was very alarming to me […]
Dear readers peace be on you all. In several of my interactions with the mainstream Muslims, the question has been posed, “What are Ahmadis doing about the Anti-Islam You Tube movie”. Their objection being why Ahmadis are not seen on the streets smashing properties and assaulting people. They fail to […]
Source: Asiatimes. Historic rapprochement between Russia and Pakistan, seen in Pakistani army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kiani’s visit this week to Moscow, rests on mutual angst at US plans for a long-term Afghan presence. Moscow and Islamabad know Washington could deploy a missile defense system there that neutralizes nuclear capabilities, and […]
Australia will not refuse MP and anti-Islam campaigner Geert Wilders a visa, immigration minister Chris Bowen said on Tuesday in a radio interview. Wilders was due in Australia later this month to give two speeches at the invitation of an Australian anti-Islam group. On Monday the Telegraaf reported he had […]
Guardian: The archbishop of Canterbury has said that making “risky and anything but infallible judgments” is a key part of the job as spiritual head of the Church of England, […]
Global Post: BOSTON — Middle-class voters are, of course, important to the Nov. 6 presidential election. Both President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have been aggressively targeting this group, particularly in swing states like Ohio, Michigan, Virginia, Pennsylvania and other places where members of this large and economically struggling […]
Mahfooz Kanwar, Calgary Herald, Canada http://www.calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/Kanwar+Anti+blasphemy+laws+danger+world/7298498/story.html I am halfway through writing my next book entitled: Addiction to Religion, which discusses four organized religions: Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. This book will discuss further the issue of blasphemy in all religions. In this column, I am writing on what the blasphemy […]
Epigraph: Allah is He Who raised up the heavens without any pillars that you can see. Then He settled Himself on the Throne. And He pressed the sun and the […]
Editors note: Original title states ‘Message to uphold peace’ Source: Jagran Karnal, Haryana Message of fifth Khalifa Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad(at) was conveyed to people who gathered at the Ahmadiyya center located at Ranwar. On the topic of Anti-Isam movie prepared in America, it was conveyed that people should not […]
Editors note: Title changed. Original title states ‘Appeal for peaceful protest against the film’ Source: Jagran Jalandhar, Punjab Ahmadiyya Muslim Community recently organized peace conference at the Ahmadiyya mosque in […]
Furniture store giant Ikea has been criticised for deleting images of women from the Saudi version of its catalogue, a move the company says it regrets. Comparing the Swedish and Saudi versions of the Ikea catalogue, Swedish newspaper Metro showed that women had been airbrushed out of otherwise identical pictures […]
ScienceDaily (Sep. 27, 2012) — A new research study led by an Indiana University professor has found that social bullying is just as prevalent in children’s television as depictions of physical aggression. The study, “Mean on the Screen: Social Aggression in Programs Popular With Children,” which appears in the Journal of Communication, found […]
Dawn.com: by Hajra Mumtaz. NOT so long ago, the radio was in the news for all the wrong reasons. That was the medium chosen by the militant leader Fazlullah, who became known as Mullah Radio, to spread his messages of hatred and divisiveness. For a long time, he broadcast his […]
Husain Haqqani: Muslim Rage Is About Politics, Not Religion Muslims have good reason to be angry—and it’s not a sophomoric movie trailer on you tube. Thousands of cellphone subscribers in Pakistan received an anonymous text message recently announcing a miracle: an earthquake on Tuesday, Sept. 18, had destroyed the […]
Peaceful approach draws converts from across spectrum to Muslim group By Lincoln Tan, New Zealand Herald Catholicism only mainstream church experiencing growth, especially amongethnic minorities, as study shows other Western religions, such as Anglicanism, ‘fail to connect’ with diversifying cultures. EXPAND Shafiq Ur Rehman, cleric Shafiq Ur Rehman and Christopher Bradley […]