Hollande stresses fiscal fairness.

France 24. Two days after US President Barack Obama put tax reform at the heart of his re-election campaign, France’s Socialist nominee François Hollande pledged to raise levies on banks, big firms, and the rich to plough the country out of debt. Hollande’s plans include scrapping a host of tax […]

Holy bans only

Dawn: While in a Karachi park a frenzied, self-righteous TV show host chased couples out on a date filming them without their consent last week, in Lahore the Punjab assembly passed a resolution seeking a blanket ban on music concerts in educational institutions. Both are despicable acts of moral policing […]

Drunk on Religion

Religion, juggernauts and the street violence Moh Yasir Alimi, The Jakarta Post: The fatal car crash in Gambir, Central Jakarta, on Sunday gives us a vivid illustration that can help us understand the nature of religious freedom in Indonesia. A driver, intoxicated after consuming alcohol and crystal methamphetamine, has been […]

Interfaith Symposium comes to Nanaimo, Canada

Source: Nanaimo News – Varying perspectives of the world’s religious faiths will be showcased at an upcoming interfaith conference. Presenters will discuss the philosophical and religious perspectives of their various faiths on life after death during the Interfaith Symposium, at Vancouver Island University’s Malaspina Theatre, Monday (Jan. 30). “They’re asked […]

Muslim youth to host open house

Source: Midland Free Press – A national Muslim organization will make a return visit to Midland this weekend to promote religious harmony and dispel misconceptions about Islam. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada will host an open house called “Tribute to Mother Mary (An Islamic Perspective).” It will take […]