Egypt thumbs the nose at US

Credit: Asia Times. The gloom in Washington must be deepening. Egypt is careering away from the alliance with the United States – and the bitter truth cannot be hidden or obfuscated anymore. This is not how Washington expected the “right side of history” to play out. The Arab Spring has […]

Bargaining intensifies over Iran strike

Source: Asia Times. So heated and so public has become the debate over whether Israel would and should attack Iran in the fall that the editor-in-chief of the Israeli daily Ha’aretz remarked sarcastically in an editorial: “[Israeli Prime Minister] Benjamin Netanyahu and [Defense Minister] Ehud Barak deserve a medal for […]

Pakistani Christians flee Islamic extremists in fear

Credit: Australina News via Wasim Sroya. HUNDREDS of Pakistani Christians have fled their Islamabad homes fearing violent retaliation from Islamic extremists after the weekend arrest on blasphemy charges of an 11-year-old Christian girl accused of burning a Koran. Police arrested Rimsha Masih, who suffers from Down syndrome, her mother, sister […]

NYPD Investigates bacon bits story

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Obama threatens to attack Syria

RT: US President Barack Obama has a stern warning for the country of Syria. In an address made early Monday, the commander-in-chief confirmed that he has not ruled out an offensive strike on Bashar al-Assad and his regime. Speaking from the White House, President Obama said that if Syria is […]

Idul Fitri, trust and diversity

The Jakarta Post: The spirit of Idul Fitri encourages Muslims to renew their relationships with relatives. They are enthusiastic about visiting parents, siblings, friends and neighbors. Idul Fitri is believed to be a day when God Allah will erase all sins, as long as Muslims express repentance and ask for […]

Eid promotes the spirit of sacrifice

Source: Jagran Qadian, Gurdaspur Today, the holy festival of eid is being celebrated across India with great fervor and religiosity. Literal meaning of Eid stands for ‘Happiniess’. Muslims celebrate Eid twice every year. One to which we refer as ‘Sewaiya wali Eid’ and the second one is known as Eid […]

Eid celebrated with great fervor in Haryana

Rohtak, Haryana The festival of Eid was celebrated in the city with great enthusiasm. Muslim brothers and members of other social organizations greeted each other by rubbing shoulders with each other. The process of distribution of eidi ensued. Muslim brothers offered their prayers at Lal Mosque, Noorani Mosque and Sheesha […]