Sarkozy nixes halal meat in schools for Muslim
The issue of France’s Muslims moved front and center into the presidential campaign with the incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, excluding on Saturday any special indulgences for halal meat or separate […]
Parallels between Anti-Semitism and ‘Criticism of Islam’ – Treading a Thin Line
Source: Qantara Author: Claudia Mende For Wolfgang Benz, the stigmatisation of Jews through anti-Semitism is most certainly comparable with the exclusion of Muslims as a manifestation of hostility towards and […]
Is Bibi the Bully wagging the American dog?
Credit: Asia Times: THE ROVING EYE Barack Obama’s rhetorical gymnastics at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee underline Israel’s grip over US foreign policy. Although Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hurting Obama’s re-election bid and the global economy with the “bomb Iran” mantra that’s sending oil prices towards the […]
Obama gets Iran right, finally
Credit: Asia Times: By M K Bhadrakumar The results of Friday’s election for Iran’s parliament, the Majlis, generate a political climate in Tehran that augurs well for the commencement of talks over the nuclear issue. The US administration senses this. The big issue is whether President Barack Obama can carry […]
America’s Islamic Blind Spots: “You can do anything to these people”
by Naomi Wolf, The Project Syndicate NEW YORK – In the wake of the Koran-burning by troops at the United States’ Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, protests continue to escalate, and the death […]
Indonesian Sunken Treasure Up For
This photo taken on April 30, 2010 shows ancient gold handle of a dagger with an Arabic inscription is displayed together with other gold jewelries and coins, garnet stones on […]
Jakarta to hold Iran cultural week
The capital city of Jakarta is scheduled to host an Iranian cultural week introducing Persian art, culture, cinema and traditions in Indonesia. The event has been organized by the Iranian […]
Run for your Life- Pakistan Today: Were Jinnah and Zafarullah Khan Wrong?
Express Tribune: Op Ed: Pervez Hoodbhoy: Eighteen bloodied bodies, shot Gestapo-style, lay by the roadside. Men in army uniforms had stopped four buses bound from Rawalpindi to Gilgit, demanding that […]
Will there be another massacre of Ahmadi Muslims– this time in Rawalpindi? State Vs.Faith-The Ahmadiyya Case
Rawal TV: Waqas Munawar; Will there be another Ahmadi massacre in Rawalpindi? The persecution continues unabated and getting severe by the day. More voices are being heard both inside and […]
Canadian P.M. should set its scientists free
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1140253–prime-minister-stephen-harper-should-set-scientists-free-says-nature The international science community, through the prominent journal Nature, is speaking out against a certain political leader’s restrictive practices and urging his government to “set its scientists free.” No, the subject of that appeal isn’t North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, or Syria’s brutal Bashar Assad — it’s our own Prime […]
German vessel sets out to explore quake-struck seafloor off Japan
One year after the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, Japanese oceanographers and geologists are teaming up with German scientists to uncover any traces that the the magnitude-9 quake might have left on the sea floor. The scientists will search for geomorphological evidence of what exactly happened on 11 March last […]
King Abdullah II: Peace with Israel makes no sense
Jordan’s King Abdullah II has expressed pessimism over the prospect of any reconciliation with Israel, saying the regional countries have started to realize that peace with Israel ‘makes no sense.’ “To us, peace always was and remains a strategic choice. But popular frustration at Israeli policies is at a peak […]
Swiss city set to launch elderly care “bank”
by Alexander Thoele, swissinfo.ch St Gallen may become the first Swiss city to introduce a novel banking scheme in which retired care volunteers “deposit” hours worked looking after elderly people. […]
Syrian border crackdown halts refugee flow
by Taylor Luck | Mar 04,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Syrian authorities are implementing a crackdown restricting the entry of Syrian nationals into Jordan, activists say, reducing the flow of refugees into the Kingdom to their lowest levels since the start of the year-long crisis. According to Syrian activists, […]
Saudi support for Muslim minorities highlighted
By BUENOS AIRES: ARAB NEWS Deputy Islamic Affairs Minister Abdul Aziz Al-Ammar yesterday highlighted Saudi Arabia’s efforts to support Muslim minority communities in different parts of the world without interfering […]
The problems facing Muslim nations
By KHALID ALNOWAISER, ARABNEWS I recognize well this is very sensitive subject because human nature prefers not to hear the truth and simply wants to receive good news even at the expense of reality. However, let’s be frank: Most Islamic countries are being left behind in social progress as compared […]
TOP STORY Study: Exotic African Fruit Extract Melts Away Pounds, Inches — And Weight Loss Isn’t the Best Part, Say Doctors
Move Over Weight Watchers, an exotic super fruit called ‘African Mango’ is quickly becoming America’s hottest new way to lose weight. And much to the chagrin of the nation’s $40 billion-dollar diet industry, which sells outrageously expensive surgical procedures and drugs that have done little, if anything, to trim America’s ever-growing collective waistline. Indeed, interest […]
Sharia Law Campaign Begins As Muslim Group Fights Bans
After heated debates in two dozen states over banning Sharia law, the legal code of Islam, a national Islamic group is beginning a multi-million dollar effort to explain how Sharia applies to the lives of American Muslims. The Islamic Circle of North America, a New York-based group, is spending $3 million on its […]
Interesting and Fun Facts
There are times when you’re walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you’re running, it can be three or four times your weight. Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own. You forget 90% of your dreams. The Queen of England, who […]
Integration study author criticizes interior minister – “The Daily Life of Muslims in Germany” study
Source: The local German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich has come under attack from the key author of “The Daily Life of Muslims in Germany” study, published by the Bild newspaper […]