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Govt to create inter-faith council for religious harmony: Ask a Thief to Catch a Thief
Express Tribune: Interior Minister Rehman Malik, in an interview with Radio Pakistan, has said that the government is going to constitute an inter-faith council to create harmony in the country. […]
And The Women Wept
Credit: Daily Graphic Ghana This day last week, the reality dawned on all Ghanaians. The body of our late president was unveiled to start three days of national grief. The shining mourning stars throughout the period were the women of Ghana.They wept with tears flowing freely. Apart from those relishing […]
Somalia: The Consequences of a Crooked Constitution
Credit: Allafrica.com In 1961, the constitution of Somalia was overwhelmingly approved by the citizens of the newly-formed Somali nation-state. So, one might ask, what prompted the need for the new ‘provisional’ constitution passed on August 1, 2012? Somalia is currently gearing up for the official end of its period of […]
US weighs dire scenarios to secure Syria’s WMD
Credit: TOI WASHINGTON: US military planners are studying contingency plans for a potential mission in Syria without precedent — securing the regime’s chemical weapons in the midst of a raging civil war, officials and experts said. No military action is imminent at the moment, according to officials, but the Pentagon […]
Norway killer Anders Breivik ruled sane, given 21-year prison term
Source: CNN Author: Laura Smith-Spark Anders Behring Breivik, the man who killed 77 people in a bomb attack and gun rampage just over a year ago, was judged to be […]
Islamist Mind Games – How Young German Men Are Lured into Jihad
By Özlem Gezer SPIEGEL.DE Young Muslim men in Germany are systematically trying to recruit their peers for jihad using sophisticated rhetoric and psychology and by targeting vulnerable youths who are searching for direction in life. Two men who have quit the scene tell their story to SPIEGEL, providing a rare […]
Switzerland: Lausanne researchers to examine Arafat’s body
A team of Swiss scientists has been given the go-ahead to test the exhumed body of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat for traces of radioactive polonium. Poisoning by this substance […]
Late grand mufti’s dream lives on in legacy of giving
by Dana Al Emam | Aug 22, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The son and students of Jordan’s late grand mufti Sheikh Noah Qudah have teamed up to fulfil what they say was the last wish of the lamented Islamic scholar: to see an end to poverty in Jordan. […]
Saudi Arabia: Ministry offers 1 visa for every 2 exit-only visas
ARAB NEWS Friday 24 August 2012 JEDDAH: An employer will be able to obtain a new work visa for every two expatriate workers he has sent on exit-only visas, according to the point system introduced by the Labor Ministry recently, an informed ministry source said. The source also pointed out […]
Makkah-Madinah train set to roll by January 2014
ARAB NEWS Friday 24 August 2012 JEDDAH: Construction is under way on the first high-speed passenger railway line between Makkah and Madinah and is expected to be complete by January 2014. Transport […]
Arab World: The house the Muslim Brothers built
By JONATHAN SPYER JERUSALEM POST The Muslim Brotherhood is set to embark on a push toward political power across the region. The recent events in Sinai are the latest evidence of Egypt’s rapid transformation under the ascendancy of the Muslim Brotherhood. They are only the most visible manifestation of the […]
Opinions – Why intruding on another Muslim country is ill-advised
By Henri J. Barkey, WASHINGTON POST Henri J. Barkey is a professor of international relations at Lehigh University. Calls for a U.S. military intervention in Syria have dominated the conversation in conventional and social media. Two simple and effective arguments are being advanced. The first, and most compelling, is that […]
Blesphamy Law of Pakistan Who benefits From it.
Malik Siraj Akbar Editor in Chief, ‘The Baloch Hal’; Author; Contributing Writer Who Benefits From Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law Christianity , Islam , Pakistan , Pakistan Blasphemy Law , Rimsha Masih , Blasphemy Laws , World News Last weekend’s arrest and imprisonment of Rimsha Masih, an 11-year old Christian girl, by Pakistani authorities in the nation’s capital, Islamabad, on charges of blasphemy, is deeply alarming. The girl, whose […]
British Columbia commissionaire suspended for allegedly posting anti-Muslim Facebook comments
A commissionaire who allegedly posted anti-Muslim comments on Facebook suggesting the Masjid AlIman Mosque on Quadra Street should be blasted with a rocket launcher has been suspended with pay, the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires said Monday. The controversial comments, posted Thursday by Facebook user Dan Speed on the I Love […]
Indonesia probes town’s use of Islamic law
The government of Indonesia is investigating whether a town in West Java has violated national law by introducing Islamic law. The mayor of Tasikmalaya has been called to Jakarta to explain the content of a regulation that declares that women should cover their heads and people should live in an […]
A Snake Has Died Of A Manbite – WHAT?
Business Insider: A Nepali man who was bitten by a cobra snake subsequently bit the snake to death, a local newspaper reported on Thursday (Aug. 23). After being bitten by the snake, while he was working in his rice paddy on Tuesday, 55-year-old Mohamed Salmo Miya chased the snake, caught it […]
Indian cyber silence: Journalists muted after race riots
RT: India has moved to block journalists’ Twitter accounts and websites, threatening to shut down Twitter entirely if it does not block those inciting violence. The warning comes amid an outbreak of ethnic clashes in the north of the country. The government demanded that Twitter block 28 web pages with […]
Ecrasez L’ infame
Express Tribune: Markandey Katju. When I was a judge in the Allahabad High Court, a criminal appeal came before me in which some Muslim boys had been convicted by the trial court of gang-raping a young Dalit Hindu girl. In Uttar Pradesh (UP, which is the largest state in India […]
The Maulana Who Loved Krishna
Source: Outlook India Hasrat Mohani was not just a maverick when it came to publicly championing the radical thinking of Tilak. He also wrote verses expressing deep love for Krishna, and often went to Mathura to celebrate Janmashtami. He was a true maverick. In 1908 he published an anonymous article […]