Quotable: “As long as countries wave checkbooks over our heads, we cannot be equal.”
Louise Mushikiwabo, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rwanda. Quoted by DEVEX
FIJI NEWS – New Fiji constitution submission hears return to 1997
SDL submission wants return of 1997 constitution Publish date/time: 08/08/2012 [17:05] Print this page Email this page Reinstate the Great Council of Chiefs, bring back the 1997 constitution with amendments, Fiji to be a Christian state and the name Fijian should only be for the i-taukei. These were the main […]
Russia: Underground sect charged with abuse
Russia: Underground sect charged with abuse By MANSUR MIROVALEV, Associated Press – 18 hours ago https://plusone.google.com/u/0/_/+1/fastbutton?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fap%2Farticle%2FALeqM5jmZlwuTNu5DA-WlymUiYAPesNQEA%3FdocId%3Dea63df5bdf1d48b8a33bac8bcf59d427&size=small&count=true&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&hl=en&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fabc-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DQjqA6j1hPhE.en.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!y-LKr2sJxIeZAIaJUQ%2Fd%3D1#id=I1_1344517230601&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&rpctoken=365898527&_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart MOSCOW (AP) — A self-proclaimed prophet had a vision from God: He would build an Islamic caliphate under the earth. The digging began about a decade ago and 70 followers soon moved into an eight-level subterranean […]
Russia’s radical Islam raises tension and updates
Radical Islam raises tension in Russia’s Tatarstan By Olga IvshinaBBCRussian.com, Kazan Friends of the murdered cleric Valiulla Yakupov vowed to continue the struggle against Islamist militants Continue reading the main story Related Stories Arrests in Russian Muslim probe Russia country profile Tatarstan’s pragmatic IslamWatch There are signs that radical Islam […]
Muslim Women’s group hosts Quran exhibition, Burmington
Muslim women’s group hosts Qur’an exhibition The holy book of the Islamic religion will be on display at the main city library. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association of Burlington is hosting The Holy Qur’an Exhibition on Saturday, Aug. 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Centennial Hall at […]
Pakistani Taliban threaten to kill Imran Khan: Not Muslim Enough?
Guardian: The Pakistani Taliban have threatened to kill Imran Khan if the cricket player turned politician holds a planned march to their tribal stronghold to protest against US drone attacks. Although the Pakistani Taliban […]
Equal Parts Tolerance and Extremism in Indonesian Islam
Credit: Jakarta Globe. Jakarta. Scattered across 17,000 islands on the Indian and Pacific oceans, the world’s largest Muslim country has found its own blend of Islam: equal parts religion, secularism and contradictions.Add to that an extract from the Koran that says, “To you your religion, and to me mine,” and […]
Militancy in Central Asia: More Than Religious Extremism
Credit: Stratfor. Since 2010, Central Asia has become increasingly volatile, a trend many have attributed to a rise in militant Islamism. Militancy has indeed risen since 2010, but the notion that militant Islamists primarily are responsible for Central Asia’s volatility is shortsighted because it ignores other political and economic dynamics […]
Persecution forces 60 Hindu families to migrate to India
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: August 9, 2012 LAHORE: Amid increasing cases of violence and lack of security against their community, 60 Hindu […]
Underground Islamic sect found after nearly a decade in Russia’s Kazan
Express Tribune: MOSCOW: Seventy members of an Islamic sect who have been living in an underground bunker without heat or sunlight for nearly a decade have been discovered living on the […]
New US study finds diverse beliefs in Muslim world
Dawn: WASHINGTON: The global Muslim community of 1.6 billion people agree on the core principles of their faith, but differ widely in religiosity and religious tolerance, according to a poll […]
Israel hampers diplomacy on Iran
Credit: Asia Times. As hopes for a speedy resolution of the Iranian nuclear crisis fade, potentially postponed until the conclusion of upcoming American presidential elections, pundits and policy-makers are scratching their heads in search of a culprit. More:
American (jihadi) Idol
Credit: Asia Times By Pepe Escobar I don’t want a holiday in the sun I wanna go to the new Belsen I wanna see some history Cause now I got a reasonable economy – The Sex Pistols, Holidays in the Sun Jihadis of the world, unite; you have nothing to […]
Déjà vu
Credit: Dawn.Com ANOTHER prime minister, another walk of shame. On Aug 27, Raja Pervez Ashraf will have to make the short walk from the gates of the Supreme Court to inside a courtroom where he will likely be charged with contempt of court unless his government writes the so-called Swiss […]
Tomorrow’s foes? Syrian rebels fear foreign Islamist fighters are ‘too extreme’
The civil conflict in Syria has brought Islamists from all over the world to the Arab country to help their brothers topple the “apostate regime”. But will the foreign allies […]
Dream-fuelled Kit
Source: Dawn.Com via Wasim Sroya From time immemorial people were converting water into wine, but we have converted it into fuel, because of our belief in the betterment of all mankind. Ground breaking contribution of Aqua Waqar Al-Kindi-wal-YouTube to the world of science would be greater than Dr. Abdus Salam. […]
Still raw wounds greet US medics in Iraq’s Fallujah
FALLUJAH, Iraq — In an Iraqi city where US military offensives levelled entire neighbourhoods in 2004, a hospital has turned to American doctors to treat children with heart problems that […]
Defecting Syria PM arrives in Jordan: govt spokesman
AFP / ARABNEWS AMMAN: Defecting Syrian prime minister Riyad Hijab and his family crossed the border into Jordan on Wednesday morning, Information Minister Samih Maayatah said, clarifying previous reports he […]
Meet on defending Prophet planned
RIYADH: SHARIF M. TAHA ARABNEWS Thursday 9 August 2012 Committees entrusted to organize a conference on “Dialogue and its impact on defending Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)” continued sessions at Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University (IMSIU). The conference will be held under the patronage of the Custodian of […]
50-year Makkah plan to be executed in phases
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Thursday 9 August 2012 Interior Minister Prince Ahmed yesterday highlighted the new 50-year plan for the comprehensive development of Makkah and the holy sites of Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah, saying it would bring about massive improvement in services to pilgrims. Speaking to reporters after chairing a meeting […]