By Associated Press, Published: September 6 WASHINGTON — The U.S. is ramping up its presence at Syria’s Turkish border, sending more spies and diplomats to help advise the rebel forces in their mismatched fight against the better armed Syrian regime, and to watch for possible al-Qaida infiltration of rebel ranks. […]
Job growth slowed substantially in August, increasing the political pressure on the White House and strengthening the argument for new action by Federal Reserve policy makers to stimulate the economy when they meet next week. The economy added a total of 96,000 jobs in August, down from a revised figure […]
Source: PBS http://dgjigvacl6ipj.cloudfront.net/media/swf/PBSPlayer.swf Watch From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians (Pt. 1) on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE. “From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians” tells the epic story […]
Source: USGS.GOV Seems like everyday, there is another earthquake. Here is a map of all tracked events. Earthquakes – 7732 in last 30 days M Location Click event below for details Time UTC Lat Lon D km 1.4 10km ESE of Cloverdale, California 2012-09-07 11:57:16 38.772°N 122.900°W 5.9 1.7 58km […]
Source : CNN Blog By Moni Basu, CNN (CNN) – When the nation pauses to remember 9/11 next week, a group of Tennesseans will gather at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Franklin for a commemoration. But it will be more than that. On the program, called “The Threat in Our […]
Source: Harvard Business Review 125 Harvard undergraduates stand charged with academic dishonesty after collaborating on a final exam last spring. There is a certain amount of grim irony in the particulars: the course is “Introduction to Congress.” While Congress is no stranger to dishonesty, academic or otherwise, it does seem […]
Credit: Hibatur Rehman Source: BBC (Translated using Google Translate) Ahmadis in Sindh province of Pakistan people party from attacking a man is dead and another injured. Note that the non-Muslim party on […]
The Star: There’s an in-demand MBA course at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management that essentially teaches back-to-basics banking for Canadian businesses. Students who enroll learn the merits […]
Source: The Globe and Mail Sylvia Stead – Public Editor A week ago, Saturday’s front page caused a stir online, in notes to me and to our letters editor. The front page showed a large photo of an unsmiling woman in a niqab with the words Muslims Among Us written […]
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Christian girl arrested in Pakistan for defaming Islam was granted bail on Friday, a judge said, days after police detained a Muslim cleric on suspicion of […]
The above caption is the title given to the column dedicated to Hahdrat Khalifatul Masih V’s Friday Sermons on a National Daily called NATIONAL MIRROR in Nigeria. The paper […]
Plan for suburban Detroit mosque draws resistance from Christian group Published September 06, 2012 Associated Press Aug. 29, 2012: A sign for the future home of Islamic Culture Association is shown outside the former Eagle Elementary School in West Bloomfield, Mich. (AP) WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. – On a prime piece of […]
A Conversation With: Author and Police Officer Nazrul Islam By ANURADHA SHARMA Amit Gupta/ReutersMuslim boys reading the Qoran at a madrasa in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, in this 2005 file photo. KOLKATA – Despite his reputation as a tough, no-nonsense police officer who has stood up to the government on several occasions, Nazrul Islam […]
In multiple insistences of brazen attacks on Ahmadi Muslims in various parts of Sind, Pakistan, one victim is reported killed and one injured. In the first instance, an Ahmdi Muslim was shot to death in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, BBC news has reported. Rao Abdul Ghaffar was gunned […]
By Gregor Peter Schmitz in Charlotte, North Carolina SPIEGEL.DE In this year’s US presidential election, truth is in short supply. Both the Democrats and the Republicans have become more unabashed […]
They began as a cry for freedom in the Middle East, but the Arab rebellions have become increasingly characterized by an ancient sectarian conflict between Sunni and Shiite Muslims. SPIEGEL examines how the power struggle between the two groups is sparking new fears along old frontlines. In the countries that […]
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. — On a prime piece of real estate in suburban Detroit stands a large, vacant elementary school with no vestiges of life — save for a tiny […]
Protesters Hope to Derail Controversial Ads A group of religious leaders, elected officials and community activists rally for solidarity with Muslims after controversial billboards were posted in area train stations in August. By Zach Oliva Email the author September 6, 2012 PHOTOS (4) Upload Photos and Videos Calling controversial billboards […]
VIEW : Science vs Islam — Syed Kamran Hashmi Muslim scholars from all over the world have attempted to explain Islamic concepts and practices on scientific grounds For centuries, Islam has fostered the message of equality, peace and patience to humanity. Through its inherent forbearance and magnanimity, it has won over the […]
AHMETBEYLI, Turkey — At least 61 migrants including Palestinians and Syrians, more than half of them children, died after their overcrowded boat sank just tens of metres off Turkey’s western […]