Americans renounced their citizenship in record numbers in 2011
Russian TV: If you think residing in America is taxing, just talk to one of the many expatriates who is contributing to a shocking statistic recently discovered: across the globe, […]
Muslim exhibit at EPL
The Emporia Gazette The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community group, “Muslims who believe in the Messiah,” will host an exhibit of the Quran from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 5 at the Emporia Public Library. The exhibition will showcase what the Quran says regarding contemporary issues, women’s rights, prophecies and other […]
Jealousy and Envy at Work Are Different in Men and Women
ScienceDaily (May 3, 2012) — A study carried out by researchers from Spain, the Netherlands and Argentina suggests that in a work environment, sexual competition affects women more than men. However, a rival’s social skills provoke jealousy and professional envy equally in both sexes. A group of researchers from the universities […]
The girl who must eat every 15 minutes to stay alive
The Telegraph In fact, the 21-year-old from Austin, Texas, must eat every 15 minutes to stay healthy. Lizzie Velasquez has a rare and undiagnosed syndrome that prevents her from putting on weight Miss Velasquez has a rare condition which prevents her from gaining weight even though she eats up to […]
Caliph Umar Farooq versus Emperor Heraclius: Who gave us our Religious Freedoms?
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has surely […]
Namibia: Religion is Superstition
AllAfrica Katutura — WE respect Armas Shikongo for usually taking a public stand on important issues. His principled stance on the Palestinian question for instance comes to mind here. However, we would like to engage in that public debate about religion called for by Shikongo in his article ‘A Faith-based […]
Is Demeaning or Beating a Child Ever Funny?
Huff Post Sean Harris, pastor of Berean Baptist Church in Fayetteville, N.C., has now “apologized” for a delivering a sermon in which he told parents to “punch” their “limp-wristed” sons and force their “butch” daughters to “dress up” and “smell nice” from time to time. However, he claims that his words were […]
Ancient map gives clue to fate of ‘Lost Colony’
A new look at a 425-year-old map has yielded a tantalising clue about the fate of the Lost Colony, the settlers who disappeared from Britain’s Roanoke Island in the late […]
We Are All Nuns
According to Nick Kristof, nuns rock! I couldn’t agree with him more. When Pope Benedict XIV made his ill-advised remarks against Islam a few years ago, I received an email from my friend, Sister Rosemary, apologizing for his rude comments. In my opinion, nuns are a testament to the statement […]
UK Local elections 2012: David Cameron warned to return to Tory values after heavy election defeat
David Cameron was warned today that he must return to “traditional policies” after bruising defeats in the local elections and his dream of elected mayors left in tatters. Senior Conservatives […]
Worship place: It no longer resembles a mosque
Credit: Express Tribune: By Rana Tanveer Published: May 5, 2012 A hoarding is installed behind the chhatri (flattened dome) at the entrance, so that the worship place does not look like a mosque. PHOTO: EXPRESS TRIBUNE LAHORE: Two days after being told by Misri Shah police to ‘cover up’ architectural elements […]
There is Sunna and then there are Hadith and Tom Holland confuses the two!
Hadith were collected after several decades or centuries after the Prophet Muhammad’s death. Yet there were hundreds of thousands of Muslims shaping and spending their lives after the role model of […]
U.S. Added Only 115,000 Jobs in April; Rate Is 8.1%
The United States had another month of disappointing job growth in April. The nation’s employers produced a net gain of 115,000 positions, after adding 154,000 in March, the Labor Department said Friday. April’s job growth was less than economists had been predicting. Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, immediately […]
Hollande says Sarkozy has damaged France’s image
FRANCE 24 A day after locking horns with incumbent French President Nicolas Sarkozy in a heated televised debate, Socialist candidate François Hollande told FRANCE 24 and RFI on Thursday he was satisfied with his performance. “I think the debate unfolded as I hoped it would,” said Hollande, who admitted to having […]
Harvard and M.I.T. Team Up to Offer Free Online Courses
Source: NY Times. By Tamar Lewin In what is shaping up as an academic Battle of the Titans — one that offers vast new learning opportunities for students around the world — Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday announced a new nonprofit partnership, known as edX, to […]
Why the British are flocking to Islam’s call
By Abdal Hakim Murad (Professor Tim Winter), Cambridge University It’s no mystery that people like Khalil Dale are drawn to the religion’s ultimate simplicity The discovery at the weekend in […]
Why is this man spreading the message of Islam in Tramways?
Credit. BILD newspaper Berlin via Zafrallah Khan of Germany Imam Basit Tariq of Berlin Berlin – Even against opposition Imam Abdul Basit Tariq (56) opened in 2008 the first mosque in eastern Berlin. Today, four years later, the Imam of the small Ahmadiyya community in Heinersdorf is creating excitement again.The […]
Geert Wilders: Asks Muslims to Leave Islam, When Will He Leave America?
Loonwatch.com: PVV leader Geert Wilders has called on Muslims throughout the world to leave Islam. He made his call in a speech in New York, to promote his English-language book Marked for Death. […]
Ex-Libyan PM backs Gaddafi’s Sarkozy donation claim
Euronews: Another voice, that of former Libyan prime minister al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, who is in prison in Tunisia, has added his support to the accusation that French President Nicolas Sarkozy took […]