Shia community has the right to stay: Chief Justice Mahfud
The Jakarta Post, The Constitution guarantees all citizens the right to choose their place to live, therefore, the government has no right to force them to move to another location, […]
Different Views: What role should faith play in government?
Religion and government must remain separate Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof: Isn’t that clear enough to the right wing evangelical Republican Party? No individual should be denied belief in whatever form of worship or lack of believing in organized […]
Desmond Tutu calls for Blair and Bush to be tried over Iraq
Source: BBC Tony Blair and George W Bush should be taken to the International Criminal Court in The Hague over the Iraq war, Archbishop Desmond Tutu has said. Writing in […]
Poll confirms the French are pessimistic about the future
By RFI While it not may come as a surprise to many to hear the French are unhappy about something, an official poll released on Saturday by the French Institute of Public Opinion (Ifop) said 68 percent of the population are pessimistic when it comes to their future, despite the arrival […]
FIJI MILITARY – Give Army Executive Authority: Hindu Priest Moti Maharaj
Executive authority for army Maciu Malo Saturday, September 01, 2012 A HINDU priest wants the President of Fiji to be selected by the Military Council. Moti Chand Maharaj said the involvement of the military in the government could provide solutions to stopping the coup culture in Fiji. The Ba resident […]
FIJI inks ties with North Korea and Iran
Fiji inks ties with North Korea and Iran SATURDAY, 01 SEPTEMBER 2012 The Daily TelegraphAS the Pacific Islands Forum moves to soften its stance on Fiji’s military regime, the pariah state has inked diplomatic ties with North Korea and Iran.Foreign Affairs Minister Inoke Kubuabola, who signed the agreement with Iran […]
Islamic History on Channel 4 sparks off complaint
Channel 4 history of Islam sparks flood of complaints and presenter Tom Holland subjected to torrent of abusive tweets By ROBERT VERKAIK PUBLISHED: 19:44 EST, 1 September 2012 | UPDATED: 19:44 EST, 1 September 2012 Controversy: Presenter Tom Holland Channel 4 is at the centre of a storm over a programme it broadcast on […]
Putin praises patriotic Russians at mock 1812 battle against Napoleon
By RFI President Vladimir Putin watched on Sunday as thousands of French and Russian actors recreated the 200-year-old battle which led to the fall of Napoleon, in the town of Borodino just outside Moscow. The Moscow government spent 900 million euros on the festivities to mark the event, and Russian authorities […]
Review of Religions Publishes Letters to the World Leaders
Letters by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba) Fifth Khalifa of the Promised Messiah, Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim community Click here for Letters to Leaders Part […]
Poll: Should Blasphemy Laws be Taken off the Books?
Please read the ongoing developments in Pakistan in CNN and other newspapers and opine on the issue. Click on the picture to participate in the poll: Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — […]
State against minorities
Source: Dawn Author: Chaudhry Faisal Hussain THE concept of a Muslim state vis-à-vis its minorities, as envisaged by those that oversaw the creation of Pakistan and the members of the first Constituent Assembly, is hardly understood today. In his Aug 11, 1947 speech, Mohammad Ali Jinnah delivered a message of […]
Three Myths that Perpetuate Islamophobia
Author: Atif Mir Source: November 2010 eGazette What is it about Islam that frightens the western world? Has Islamophobia risen merely because of the emergence of the Muslim radical? The […]
World may be forced to go vegetarian by 2050, scientists say
Source: Yahoo News By the year 2050, you may be forced to become a vegetarian. That is, if Sweden’s water scientists are to be believed. According to the Stockholm International Water Institute, “There will not be enough water available on current croplands to produce food for the expected 9 billion […]
Blasphemy case: Imam jailed on 14 day judicial remand
Source: Dawn The cleric who was arrested on Saturday over suspicion of planting evidence against a Christian girl accused of blasphemy was produced in court on Sunday under strict security arrangements as the hearing for the blasphemy case resumed, DawnNews reported. Imam Khalid Jadoon was produced in the court of […]
“Pakistan Army, ISI must shut up shop if they can’t protect people”: Altaf Hussain’s bold stance on Shia genocide
Credit: LUBP In Pakistan’s entire history, no other mainstream leader has taken more bold and clear stance on Shia genocide than MQM’s leader Altaf Hussain Minorities under attack: Altaf lines up police, agencies, clerics, judges, army and… fires By Saba Imtiaz Karachi: In an impassioned speech that included critiques of […]
Kenyan leader calls for ‘tolerance’ in riot-hit city
Source: StarAfrica.com Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki called for “tolerance” in the port of Mombasa Thursday, as he visited… Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki called for “tolerance” in the port of Mombasa Thursday, as he visited the troubled city after days of violence sparked by the killing of a radical Muslim […]
Family stopped with dead dad in car
Credit: The Local German traffic police who stopped a car for driving erratically found the body of the driver’s father stuffed behind the back seat. It appears he starved to death. Read More:
Berlin a ‘nightmare for pedestrians’
Credit: The Local Germany Experts at Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND) are fed up with the traffic light system in the capital and have admonished the city government for failing to get it right despite numerous attempts, local paper Tagesspiegel reported. Waiting for up to four minutes for the […]
Romanian PM: Secret police in German press
Credit: The Local Germany Premier Victor Ponta claimed that former Soviet-era agents were operating within the German media and that they were to blame for critiques of his administration. He said agents whose loyalties lay with late Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu whose secret service, the Securitate, had hidden operatives in […]