Rimsha Masih’s family spent Christmas Day as they have spent the last four months: in hiding, afraid for their lives. In August, the young girl, who is aged between 10 and 14 and suffers from learning difficulties, was arrested and charged with blasphemy after a local cleric falsely accused her of […]
by Julia Slater in Basel, swissinfo.ch Dec 24, 2012 – 11:00 Feasting and gift-giving, lighting candles and general revelry: celebrations in late December were described by the Latin poet Catullus as “the best of days”. But he didn’t mean Christmas: he was talking of the Roman festival of Saturnalia. The […]
Ho, ho, whoa! Can you imagine the dedication it took to put this display up — and take it down? Wonder who had to climb up on the roof to perfectly position that star? More
Festivities mark ‘birth of Christ and birth of state of Palestine’, patriarch tells crowds The Guardian: Deep in the Grotto of the Nativity, where a 14-point silver star set into […]
by Imam Shamshad A. Nasir (Baitul Hameed Mosque – 11941 Ramona Ave. – Chino, CA 91710 – ph. 909-627-2252 – Email: shamshadanasir@gmail.com – http://www.alislam.org – Fri. Sermon in English 1:30pm; […]