Anti-Muslim bias in the British media, and the way forward
By MUDDASSAR AHMED AL ARABIYA NEWS Wednesday, 25 July 2012 Earlier this month, British journalists and editors submitted the report, Race and Reform: Islam and Muslims in the British Media, to the Leveson Inquiry. Led by Lord Justice Leveson, appointed last year by Prime Minister David Cameron, the Leveson Inquiry […]
NYPD Spying: How A 911 Caller Outed NYPD Surveillance Of Muslims In New Jersey
By MATT APUZZO and ADAM GOLDMAN HUFFINGTON POST NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — He saw something. He said something. And he inadvertently uncovered a secret spying operation that the New York […]
Greek Olympian Papachristou expelled for ‘racist tweet’
Source: BBC Greek triple jumper Voula Papachristou has been expelled from her country’s Olympic team over comments she posted on Twitter which were deemed racist. Papachristou was due to compete in the London 2012 Games, which officially start this Friday. But the Hellenic Olympic Committee said her posts mocking African […]
Assam violence claims 40 lives; no Bangladeshi hand, says Centre
Source: Hindustan Times. Clashes between minority immigrants and Bodo tribals continued unabated as the toll in the ethnic violence shot up to 40 today with the recovery of eight more bodies even as the Centre asked the Assam government to nab the “ring leaders” involved in unrest. Five more bodies […]
Sandy Weill: Break up the big banks
Source: CNN Money NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The man responsible for creating Citigroup — the world’s first financial supermarket — said Wednesday that the nation’s largest banks should be broken up in order to protect taxpayers. Former Citigroup chairman Sandy Weill — who engineered a series of corporate takeovers and […]
Satellites reveal sudden Greenland ice melt
Source BBC The surface of Greenland’s massive ice sheet has melted this month over an unusually large area, Nasa has said. Scientists said the “unprecedented” melting took place over a larger area than has been detected in three decades of satellite observation. Melting even occurred at Greenland’s coldest and highest […]
Burka bans are about fear, not religion
Source: National Post Author: Barbara Kay Not for the first time, I must take issue with my colleague Chris Selley’s occluded interpretation of why burka-haters get “pretty crazy about that issue,” as he says in his latest commentary, “Message in a bottle.” Selley was commenting on a stunt pulled by […]
Book Review: George Friedman’s “The Next 100 Years; A Forecast for the 21st Century”
George Friedman’s “The Next 100 Years; A Forecast for the 21st Century” Reviewed by Bill Marmon “Europe is extinct.” “China cannot survive a billion pissed off peasants.” “Turkey is a power.” “The U.S. will dominate the 21st Century.” These are a few of the audacious and often controversial predictions of […]
A Poster from Accra Ghana
It says: “I will send your Massege to the Corner of Earth … Allah said to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani!”
Archbishop ‘links MP’s death to being gay’
Daily Telegraph: Philip Tartaglia, the current Bishop of Paisley who has voiced his opposition to legalise same-sex marriage, appeared to suggest David Cairns’s death was connected to his sexual orientation. […]
ICG says armed conflict possible in South China Sea
Daily Times: The Philippines on Tuesday summoned the Chinese ambassador to protest against China’s plans to establish a military garrison on the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. […]
FIJISUN – Islam in the press
New Egypt-based Islamic TV channel caters to fully veiled women Washington Post Conservative Islam and its most visible hallmark, the niqab, appear to be on the rise on Egypt’s cultural scene as well, and the launch of Maria TV is an attempt to cater to that growing segment of society. A decade ago, the […]
Mockery of ‘Holy Month,’ FPI Attack Ahmadi Mosque
Nazis Make Mockery of ‘Holy Month,’ Attack Ahmadi Mosque VIVAnewse an hour ago confirmed that the IsamoNazi FPI are not only brutal hoodlums but lying swine to boot. Just days […]
Sharjah Ruler orders makeover of resident’s house
Released on – Sunday,22 July , 2012 -00:01 By – Gulfnews Sharjah: A resident of Sharjah will soon be able to call his house a home as it is due […]
Ashraf given two weeks to write Swiss letter or file review petition
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: July 25, 2012 ISLAMABAD: Following the dismissal of Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf’s reply submitted a day earlier […]
Top French Sunni mufti embraces Shia Islam
Top Sunni mufti and head of Sunni scholars in France Sheikh Sankoh Muhammadi has embraced Shia Islam after a visit to the holy city of Karbala in Iraq. It is […]
Israel: What occupation?
According to a recently published report by an Israeli judge, Israel is not occupying the Palestinian territories. Does international law have any bearing on this report? Is the government simply preparing the legal ground to annex Area C of the West Bank? And how do these occupation-deniers explain their findings? […]
Moroccan youths try bridging the gap with the state
By Nadia Rabbaa The Daily Star, Lebanon This coming September, 30,000 Moroccan youths, aged 16 to 30, will participate in a nationwide discussion on the development of a new youth council. The Consultative Council for Youth and Social Work (which is known simply as the Youth Council) is meant to […]
Assam ethnic riots: Heat on govt for failing to tackle Bodo-Muslim strife
Gaurav Das, The Times of India GUWAHATI: With ethnic violence engulfing new areas in Kokrajhar and Chirang districts on Tuesday, the state government is facing flak of various organizations for failing to control the situation. Aasu blamed chief minister Tarun Gogoi, who is in charge of home affairs, for failing […]