Romney the dunce
The Daily Star Lebanon Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is seen on board his charter plane in Tel Aviv, Israel as he travels to Poland, Monday, […]
Rohingya Issue: Myanmar claims ‘Jamaat link’ and Bangladesh Stand
Daily Star: Courtesy Abdul Awwal: The Myanmar government has conveyed its anxiety to the Bangladesh mission there that the Jamaat-e-Islami had been helping the Rohingya groups in Bangladesh with arms to incite […]
Official policies restrict religious freedom in Pakistan, says US
Dawn: In Pakistan, the Constitution and other laws and policies restrict religious freedom and the government enforced these restrictions, says a US State Department report released on Monday. The report, […]
Guided Evolution as Explaied by the Quran
Is it not enough evidence that the third attribute of God in the Quran is Rab? Especially for those who are attuned with Arabic should not term evolution as a non-Islamic concept when “Rab” […]
Why Pakistan abandoned its Nobel laureate Abdus Salam
NYDailyNews.com The two-room bungalow, the birth place of Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate, today stands empty, testament to the indifference, bigotry and prejudice surrounding the country’s greatest scientist. Professor Abdus Salam, the child prodigy born to a humble family on the sun-blasted plains of Punjab who won accolades all over the […]
It’s not just Homeland Security: US Army orders riot gear too
RT It’s more than just stockpiling surveillance drones to spy on US citizens: the United States Army is attempting to procure an arsenal of riot gear in case the military must go toe-to-toe with civilians on US soil. A solicitation for weapons posted on the official government website for federal business opportunities […]
Panetta and Israel to discuss war plans against Iran?
RT: Israeli officials are denying reports that the White House has provided them with a contingency plan in case of a showdown with Iran. Nevertheless, the head of America’s Defense Department is gearing up for a week of talks in the Middle East. US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is overseas […]
The consequences of hate
Credit: ET My point here is not to focus on the Shias. After all, the massacre of the Shias in Balochistan is happening along with the widespread persecution and killing […]
Tense Talk in Conference Between U.S. and Pakistan
Credit: NY Times. ASPEN, Colo. — Tensions flared between the United States and Pakistanon Friday, as two top officials traded accusations of doing too little to combat Taliban sanctuaries in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The tart exchange between the officials, Douglas E. Lute, President Obama’s top adviser on Afghanistan and Pakistan, […]
General Confirms Defection From Syria
Credit: NY Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — After weeks of mystery surrounding his intentions, Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass, the former commander of an elite Republican Guard unit in Syria, announced his […]
Romney Has Already Disqualified Himself’
Credit: Spiegel Germany REUTERS Republican contender Mitt Romney heads to Poland on Monday, the last stop of an overseas tour that has already taken him to England and Israel. So far, German newspapers have not been impressed with his performance, citing embarrassing verbal blunders and superficial political posturing. In addition […]
REFUTATION: Allegation Ahmadi Muslims attacked non-Ahmadis in Rabwah in 1974
Credit:Cult Girl | Ahmadiyya via Wasim Sroya Ahmadiyya Mosque, Pakistan During the month of Ramadhan, the admins of this blog are making a concerted attempt to avoid getting involved in pointlessly stupid arguments. However, there was one issue that several anti-Ahmadi commentators brought up in the comments section of our […]
Issaka The Otter: Novice from Niger is new Eddie The Eagle after super-slow sculls
By Steve Anglesey 3 Comments 29 Jul 2012 18:09 Issaka The Otter: Novice from Niger is new Eddie The Eagle after super-slow sculls Wild-card who got into a boat for the first time three months ago finishes almost two minutes behind winner You can do it: Niger’s Hamadou Djibo Issaka […]
Headscarf may bar Saudi woman from Olympics judo competition
London (CNN) — One of the two women on Saudi Arabia’s Olympic team may be pulled from the competition because of the kingdom’s insistence that she wear a headscarf in her judo matches. Saudi and international Olympic officials met late into the night with International Judo Federation representatives to resolve […]
Couple joins Ahmadiyya Muslim community
BY Maryam Shah, TORONTO SUN The first time Ann, 69, heard the azaan, or call to prayer, it was on one of her three trips to Egypt. “Of course, it did something different to me than it would to someone else,” she recalled. “I found it very spiritual in the content.” […]
Does God Exist? William Lane Craig vs Klemens Kappel
Prof. William Lane Craig makes good arguments for existence of God in this debate as he usually does. But, as is his style, he also makes some frivolous and weak […]
Islamic scholars ask Boko Haram to end violence
SOME eminent Islamic scholars at the weekend, called on the Boko Haram sect to permanently end its violence in the interest of peace and unity. The clerics, who spoke at this year’s Ramadan lecture of the National Council of Muslim Youths Organisation (NACOMYO) in Lagos, reiterated that so far, the […]
London 2012: why Danny Boyle’s Britain is being dismantled brick by brick
On the strength of Friday night’s Olympic opening ceremony, I think it’s fair to describe Danny Boyle as a “progressive patriot”. The working-class son of a school dinner lady and a self-educated farm labourer, his patriotism is about pride in Britain’s industrial achievements, its welfare state and its tolerance towards […]
Athlete safety, religious freedom at centre of London 2012 hijab debate
In London, international judo officials spent the weekend negotiating with the delegation from Saudi Arabia, which demands that Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shaherkani be allowed to wear a hijab or a head scarf during competitions. Her father told a British newspaper that his daughter, one of only two female Saudi […]
More Signs of Aid to Spain From Euro Partners
LONDON — At the start of another critical week for the euro, the head of the finance ministers that use the currency, Jean-Claude Juncker, reinforced expectations Monday of an initiative to lower Spain’s borrowing costs, which had hit alarming heights. The comments came as the U.S. Treasury secretary, Timothy F. […]