U.S. troops tried to burn 500 copies of Koran, investigation says
U.S. troops tried to burn about 500 copies of the Koran as part of a badly bungled security sweep at an Afghan prison in February, despite repeated warnings from Afghan […]
Up to 100 desperate miners barricade underground with explosives: No this is Europe not Africa
Russian TV: Sardinian miners armed with hundreds of pounds of explosives have barricaded themselves over 1300ft (400m) underground in Italy’s only coalmine, presumably threatening to blow themselves up unless the […]
New Pakistan?: Churches, temples to be protected from land mafia with new bill
Express Tribune: The Sindh provincial government has moved a step closer to ensuring minority places of worship are protected from the tentacles of the “land mafia”. “Religious buildings are only […]
Who will be the next blasphemer?
Dawn: by Faiza Mirza: When Jinnah said that “religion and state should be kept separate”, he could not have more appropriately warned the people of present-day Pakistan where the constitutionally […]
A Miracle of the Holy Quran: Relevance to the Religious Landscape in the Latter Days
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD The opening chapter of the Holy Quran, Sura Fatihah, which has only seven verses, alludes to the Christians and the Jews in […]
Deportations leave record number of children with no parents
RT: As the US government deports tens of thousands of immigrants, children are increasingly watching their parents handcuffed and dragged away as they get handed to social workers and denied contact with their broken up families. Nearly 45,000 parents who were illegally in the US were deported in the first […]
Dunno why I wrote this … but I had to!
Watching a documentary on Africa and its various countries two days ago on BBC I discovered a religion that has been there before Christianity and Islam … and still exists. There were hundreds of worshippers dancing and praying, while many Christians and Muslims stood on the roads to see them […]
Scientist refutes Big Bang theory – proposes Earth cooled down
Scientist refutes Big Bang theory – proposes Earth cooled down Big Bang Was Actually a Phase Change, New Theory Says http://www.space.com/17217-big-bang-phase-change-theory.html How did the universe begin? The Big Bang is traditionally envisioned as the moment when an infinitely dense bundle of energy suddenly burst outward, expanding in three spatial directions […]
FIJI NEWS – DISCOVERY OF FIJI CAPITAL SUVA
Discovering Fiji: SUVA Solomoni Biumaiono Sunday, August 26, 2012 Suva was officially declared a city in October of 1953 when it extended its one square mile boundary to include Walu Bay, Tamavua, Samabula, and Muanikau. But it began the year as the centre of the celebrations in the Fiji colony […]
Myanmar T-shirts spread message of tolerance
Source: Myanmar Times By Tim McLaughlin Volume 33, No. 641 August 27 – September 2, 2012 Ko Htuu Lou Rae with one of ‘COEXIST’ t-shirts he has created. Pic: Yadanar THE first screen-printing shop Ko Htuu Lou Rae visited refused to make his t-shirts. The workers looked at his design, […]
Ulema Council, Pak Interfaith League to investigate Rimsha Massih case
Source: Pakistan Today ISLAMABAD – All Pakistan Ulema Council and Pakistan Interfaith League on Monday formed an Alliance to promote Interfaith Harmony and Peace in the country and stand united to curb all acts of religious extremism. Both the parties decided to form a special committee for investigating the present situation regarding […]
How University made me a better Muslim
by Amatullah http://muslimmatters.org/2012/08/27/how-university-made-me-a-better-muslim/ It was 2010 and I had just returned from my studies in Cairo. I was in a “Muslim bubble,” having just come from a place where I heard the adhān every day and I was just another covered woman walking in the streets. Coming back home was […]
PAKISTAN – MUSLIMS SHOW COMPASSION AND JUSTICE
Muslims in Pakistan, show compassion and justice By Feisal Abdul Rauf, Special to CNN updated 1:42 PM EDT, Sun August 26, 2012 Pakistanis gather in Islamabad, Pakistan, on August 22 outside the closed house of a Christian girl accused of blasphemy. STORY HIGHLIGHTS A young Christian girl in Pakistan was accused of burning […]
How Muslims Can Bring Back Respect to Islam
by Abubakar Kasim, HUFFINGTON POST IMPACT CANADA One of the best and effective ways to counter the rising anti-Muslim sentiment is not only through words, issuing statements and being on the reactive and defensive mode all the time. When a lunatic in their midst create havoc; when the rights of […]
Nigeria: Sultan Institutes Best Islamic Studies Student Award
BY MUSTAFA ABUBAKAR, 26 AUGUST 2012 Ilorin — The Sultan of Sokoto, His eminence Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III yesterday dedicated N500,000.00 yearly award to the best graduating Islamic studies […]
International pro-Palestine activists denied entry to West Bank
by Areej Abuqudairi | Aug 26, 2012 AMMAN — Israel denied around 100 international pro-Palestine activists entry to the West Bank via Jordan on Sunday. The activists attempted to cross the King Hussein Bridge after authorities at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport denied them entry in July 2011 and April […]
UNRWA Helping or Hurting the Palestinian Cause?
This story was first published in Nuqudy.com and deals with the role of UNRWA regarding the Palestinian issue. A dangerous development for the Palestinian cause has sprung up recently regarding the definition of Palestinian refugees. A report that over 5 million people are served by the UN Relief and Works […]
Painting for Palestine: Laila al-Shawa takes her art to the walls of Gaza
Laila al-Shawa is the owner of the first cultural and artistic center in Palestine, which she founded in 1987 as a tribute to her late father, who was mayor of […]
Bids for Jeddah metro will be invited shortly
ARAB NEWS Monday 27 August 2012 JEDDAH: International bids for Jeddah metro system and other modes of public transport will be invited shortly, a municipal official said in a statement. “Jeddah’s light rail transit system resembling the Dubai Metro involves the construction of a 108-km long railway track that will […]