US unleashed Stuxnet cyber war on Iran to appease Israel
Russian TV: The US and Israel made the Stuxnet virus as a new kind of weapon targeted against Iran, a media investigation revealed. The operation reportedly started in the Bush […]
Religion and Science in Pakistan
The Friday Times: Perhaps the most intractable question in Pakistani educational reform remains how best to reconcile religion and science within the curriculum. This is a serious matter but few are willing to engage with the issue directly, for fear of being branded religious heretics by some or apologists for […]
Muslim group dispel myths one door at a time
Source: The Spec – The rain and gusty winds didn’t stop members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada (AMYA) from visiting neighbourhoods in Stoney Creek Friday to debunk misconceptions about the Islamic faith. “People should judge Islam, or any religion for that matter, on their teachings, not by […]
Mosque Construction Continues To Attract Opposition Across U.S.
Huff Post CHICAGO (RNS) Mohammed Labadi had a lot at stake when the DeKalb City Council voted Tuesday (May 29) on a request from the Islamic Society of Northern Illinois University to build a two-story mosque. Labadi, a businessman and Islamic Society board member, said a bigger mosque is needed […]
How Christian fundamentalists plan to teach genocide to schoolchildren
the guardian: The Bible has thousands of passages that may serve as the basis for instruction and inspiration. Not all of them are appropriate in all circumstances. The story of Saul and the Amalekites is a case in point. It’s not a pretty story, and it is often used by […]
Fijian students thank India for assistance
Fijian students in India thankful for assistance 13:38 Sun May 27, 2012 With Mereseini Marau at Fiji High Commission, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, India.Taken from/By: Facebook Report by: Shireen Lata Fiji students studying in India received an increase in their allowance. Fiji’s High Commissioner to India, Yogesh Karan reminded […]
Fiji wants village law on fishing by pregnant women enforced
Fiji wants village law on fishing by pregnant women enforced Updated 1 June 2012, 10:29 AEST Fiji’s Ministry of iTaukei Affairs wants a village law preventing women from fishing once they are more than five months pregnant to be more strictly enforced. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/sites/all/libraries/jwplayer/player.swf Fiji wants village law on fishing by […]
Deeper recession looms as factory output slumps
Britain and Europe share bleak economic outlook as report shows manufacturing dropping at biggest rate for three years. Britain and the rest of Europe are heading for a deeper recession […]
Vatican publishes guide on how to deal with ‘supernatural phenomena’
They have been closely guarded for more than 30 years, but guidelines on how to deal with divine apparitions of the Virgin Mary and “supernatural phenomena” have now been released […]
Archbishop of Canterbury: Queen likes to tease me
You might expect meetings between the Queen and the Archbishop of Canterbury to be the most strait-laced of affairs, but Dr Rowan Williams has disclosed that the monarch likes to […]
The Gigantic Blind Spot in Maulana Maudodi’s thoughts on Religious Freedom
Written and collected by Zia H Shah Abul A’la Maududi [Abū ‘l-Aʿlā Mawdūdī][1] (Urdu: ابو الاعلىٰ مودودی – alternative spellings of last name Maudoodi, Mawdudi, and Modudi) (September 25, 1903 […]
Message for the Pancasila Day: ‘We must learn to live together as brothers’
The Jakarta Post: ‘We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools’: Boediono Vice President Boediono has called on the country to unite as a nation […]
June 1st: Returning to the Spirit of Pancasila
The Jakarta Globe: June 1 is commemorated as Pancasila Day, the philosophical foundation of the Indonesian state that bridges the country’s diversity. Unfortunately today, there are some people who have […]
Obama defends his Israel commitments
Back to ‘kishkes’: Obama defends his Israel commitments, touts his Jewish ties in a closed-door meeting with select Jewish leaders The Times of Israel: WASHINGTON (JTA) — The so-called “kishkes […]
Made in Israel or the Occupied West Bank? Not a simple question
Foreign countries are increasingly demanding that products made in the settlements be labeled accordingly JERUSALEM (AP) — For decades, Israel has marketed an array of cosmetics and food products manufactured […]
Rome welcomed Fakhra, but didn’t manage to save her
Source: Dawn Author: Elena Doni Fakhra Yunus was a Pakistani dancer from Karachi’s red-light district. In 2000, her face was disfigured by an acid attack: she accused her former husband, who has always maintained his innocence, and who was acquitted. Fakhra obtained political asylum in Italy, […]
Story of a recent convert to Islam: Rohaan Law
Source: MKA USA. My name is Rohaan Law and I am a recent convert to Islam-Ahmadiyya. I came from a murky past mired with lots of bad company and a […]
Total lack of religious freedom in early America and struggle of Quakers
Query XVII: The different religions received into that state? Religion By President Thomas Jefferson President Thomas Jefferson The first settlers in this country were emigrants from England, of the […]
‘Gay marriage could green light polygamy’
AAP May 31, 2012 THE AUSTRALIAN COM MEMBERS of the NSW parliament have been told gay marriage could lead to the legalisation of polygamy. Debate has resumed in the upper house on a same-sex equality motion introduced by Greens MP Cate Faehrmann last week. Coalition MPs, including National Trevor Kahn, […]
A view from Iran: US, Zionists, PG monarchs seek destruction of Syria : Analyst
Source: PressTV A Syrian government investigation into the massacre that recently killed more than 100 people in the western Syria village of Houla has blamed anti-Damascus armed groups for the killings. The head of the inquiry, Brigadier General Qassem Jamal Suleiman said during a news conference in the Syrian capital […]