Muslim woman beaten to death in California with note on body that says go home
A woman from Iraq who was found beaten, lying in a pool of blood in her in El Cajon, Calif., home next to a note saying “go back to your […]
What if Israel bombs Iran?
Source: CNN Author: Gary Sick Imagine that you wake up tomorrow morning and discover that during the night. Israeli planes had conducted a bombing raid on Iran. How would your […]
Newspapers Review: Land Day Marches Dominate Dailies
Wafa: RAMALLAH, March 31, 2012 (WAFA) – The three Palestinian Arabic dailies Saturday focused on the Palestinian marches marking the 36th anniversary of Land Day in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. The prime headlines reported on the violent Israeli crackdown against protesters, killing one Palestinian in […]
84 Countries participated in Global Jerusalem March.
Organizers: Global March to J’lem reached goals Jerusalem Post: Organizers of Friday’s Global March to Jerusalem said Saturday that the protest rally commemorating Land Day had achieved most of its […]
Jellyfish species on display
Source: China Daily MONTEREY, California – Giant cylindrical aquariums containing Moon Jellies are seen on display during the preview for the “The Jellies Experience” exhibition at the Monterey Bay Aquarium […]
Most US NGOs not registered in China
Source: China Daily Less than 3 percent of US non-governmental organizations operating in China have registered with the civil affairs authorities, a report revealed on Friday. The low rate of […]
The Islamist-secular battle is under way
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star, Lebanon Three great battles over political power have been unleashed across the Arab world and will persist for many years, until a new political order stabilizes in every country. One in particular is now reaching an important point that will reveal much about […]
Mataf to accommodate more pilgrims following expansion
By MAKKAH: ANWAR AL-SAYED ARABNEWS The Mataf, the open area surrounding the Grand Mosque where pilgrims do their circumambulation, will be expended from its present capacity of 50,000 pilgrims an […]
Child beggars “should be seen as victims”
by Thomas Stephens, swissinfo.ch Roma children who beg and steal in Switzerland are not offenders but rather victims of human trafficking who need better protection, says a report. Putting these […]
The World’s First Virtual Supermarket opens in South Korea
Source: bitrebels I’ve been waiting for this to happen, and it finally has. If you think about it, doesn’t it seem inefficient forsupermarkets to store their groceries in several different stores around town? Doesn’t […]
Examining religion’s role in protecting human rights
cochranetimes.com: By Daniel Austin: More often than not discussions about the major world religions tend to focus on the differences. But for the past six years a conference in Cochrane has […]
Concerns grow over children using tablet computers
Source: Philippine News NEW YORK – Electronic tablets like the iPad are a revolutionary educational tool and are becoming part of childhood, but should be watched carefully so that overuse doesn’t lead to learning or behavioral problems, experts say. “It’s a topic that really emerged in the last two years. […]
We Are All A Part Of It – Responding To Hate
Source: Huff Post It has been an eventful couple of weeks to say the least. The national and international headlines were full of soul crushing events both at home and abroad. Just to mention a few: An American soldier named Robert Bales walked into the midst of an Afghan community […]
The Meaning of Life (and Death)
Source: Huff Post Socrates was right: “The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being.” I like to ponder the big questions worth asking. The meaning of life, and all that. Robert Fulghum (the “All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten” guy), once said that […]
Militia Member Drugs and Kills Afghan Colleagues
Source: New York Times Author: Farooq Jan Mangal and Matthew Rosenberg KHOST, Afghanistan — A member of a militia promoted by the American military to protect rural villages drugged his Afghan colleagues and killed at least nine of them as they slept on Friday, a police official said, in the […]
Arab summit a success for Iraq despite flaws
Source: AFP Author: Wissam Keyrouz and W.G. Dunlop BAGHDAD — Despite the absence of key leaders, heavy-handed security measures and resolutions seen as soft, the fact that Iraq managed to host an Arab summit at all has been hailed as a success. Delayed by a year as a result of […]
Labour ‘disappointed’ as Galloway hails Bradford West win
George Galloway has said his surprise victory in the Bradford West by-election showed the “alienation” of voters from the main political parties. The Respect Party politician said his win also […]
The Dutch-Ottoman alliance against Spain
Dutch ship flying Ottoman flags. Impression by Arie Zuidhoek. By Abdul Haq Compier Source: Alislam-eGazette January 2010 Prince William of Orange ruled the Netherlands in name of the Spanish king Philip II, but experienced moral difficulty in the execution of the persecution laws. Orange appealed many a time to Philip […]
The Ottoman Empire and the emergence of tolerance in the Dutch Republic
Silver crescents worn by the Dutch from 1566 to 1574, reading ‘Rather Turk than Pope’ (Rijksmuseum Amsterdam). We move now to the Netherlands, where the Protestant movement endured persecution under the successor to Charles V, king Philip II of Spain. Prince William of Orange ruled the Netherlands in name of the […]