Commongroundnews.org by Dr Julie Macfarlane Kingsville, Ontario – Recently, Florida’s House of Representatives passed a bill (which later died in the state Senate) to ban the use of “foreign law” in domestic […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: March 15, 2012 BAHAWALPUR: As the issue for writing a letter to Swiss authorities gains momentum, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: March 15, 2012 Interior Minister Rehman Malik has decided to sue Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Pakistan […]
Source: The News Review – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada (AMYA) knows that many people have misconceptions about their people and their religion. In response, they hope to reach people and educate them, promoting peace, condemning terrorism and dispelling myths. The group recently held an open house at […]
The Dailytimes; The religious schools are an opportunity for youngsters to study to be imams, ministers argue Education reforms which would allow parents to put their children in religious schools […]
The Jakarta Post Indonesians are becoming more religious and, at the same time, intolerant of different religious identities, which threatens the basic foundation of pluralism in Indonesia, an international seminar […]
By John Tirman: Executive Director of the MIT Center for International Studies. Source: Huffington Post The nearly complete mastery of U.S. politics that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again displayed […]
Express Tribune: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has refused to attend the India Today Conclave in New Delhi after learning about British author Salman Rushdie’s participation. In a statement released […]
Vol I, Issue 6 March 15, 2012 What are AP Classes? AP classes are college level courses offered in high school, specially designed for students attempting to attain college level credit. They give aspiring college students an opportunity to get a head start in their collegiate education. These classes are […]
by Stefania Summermatter, swissinfo.ch Some fled from a country torn by war. Others were following the dream of a better future: a job, a home, a family. At the end […]
LONDON: Bashar Assad has taken advice from Iran on countering a revolt against his rule and joked about his promises of reform, according to a trove of e-mails taken from […]
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star, Beirut, Lebanon. What is it that drives ordinary Arab men and women to do extraordinary things, such as demonstrate against their government for 12 months non-stop, at the risk of being killed every day? I have heard many explanations for the ongoing Arab […]
Equality is essential, but complicated – that is why some Christians feel that Muslims get an easy ride Simple things can be so difficult. Take equality, for instance. Britain now has an Equality Act, to promote that good thing. But when you start looking at what it means in practice, […]
TOM HOLLAND IN THE SHADOW of the SWORD The Battle for Global Empire and the end of the Ancient World Published by Little, Brown on Thursday 5th April, price £25.00 […]
A few days ago I got to see a sneak preview screening of the movie “Blue Like Jazz,” and I have to say, I’m feeling it. The movie is directed by the amazing Nashville filmmaker and musician Steve Taylor, and based on the New York Times bestselling memoir by Donald Miller. The movie will […]
Fears that a mosque would bring religious extremists, and even ties to terrorism, surfaced Tuesday when leaders of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee arrived at an Eagle Forum meeting meant to rally Brookfield residents against the proposal. After the president and executive director of the society introduced themselves, the meeting at the Brookfield Library turned to […]
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has said people of various cultures should respect and accommodate each other to avoid conflict which could degenerate into genocide as experienced Rwanda […]
Fitch Ratings has warned it could downgrade the United Kingdom’s AAA rating in the next couple of years if the government fails to contain the expansion of its public debt. […]
Courtesy: The Daily Star Thursday, March 15, 2012 International tribunal upholds Bangladesh’s economic, territorial rights over 200 nautical miles from coast Bangladesh yesterday won a landmark verdict at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, which sustained its claim to 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic and territorial rights in the […]
Seven Dutch children are among the 28 people killed in Tuesday night’s bus crash in a Swiss tunnel, according to media reports on Wednesday evening. The three other Dutch children on the bus are among the 24 injured, Nos television reported. Three of the injured are very seriously ill in […]