A case for animal rights
By Tariq A. Al-MaeenaCaught between cries of the human rights violations of guest workers and corruption riddled civil servants, one group of Samaritans has been somewhat squeezed out of print space....
View ArticleDrew University launches first Summer Institute on Religion & Conflict...
Thirty emerging religious leaders from across the globe are coming together to learn about the latest techniques in conflict resolution and peacemaking.IMO News ServiceMadison, New Jersey: Drew...
View ArticlePre-emptive strike poses great danger
Not a person living anywhere in the Gulf region would be safe from exposure in the event Iran’s nuclear facilities are bombedBy Tariq A. Al MaeenaIt’s no secret that Israel has been trying to enlist...
View ArticleWestern mischief called Arab Spring: Egypt & Turkey
By Dr. Abdul RuffDictatorial US led western world wants to decide the fate of the humanity according to their whims and fancies. With a series of terror wars on Islam, they want to change the world...
View ArticleAnother Karbala in Syria: Start of an Open Sunni-Shia War
By Kaleem KawajaOn Monday, June 3, 2013, prominent Suni Cleric Imam Shaikh Qardawi who lives in Qatar and whose TV program and website is very popular in the Middle-East, threw all caution to winds and...
View ArticleIndia Shariah market tested with property funds
Taqwaa Advisory is setting up a Rs.250 crore real estate fund to give Indian Muslims a Shariah investment optionBy Liau Y-Sing& Yudith Ho Kuala Lumpur/Jakarta: Indian Islamic property and stock...
View ArticleMuslims Languish in India Jails
By Shuriah NiaziEstimates show that Muslims account for the majority of prisoners in Indian jailsNew Delhi: Sent behind bars for minor offences, Muslims make up the majority of inmates in Indian...
View ArticleMadhya Pradesh CM criticises Union Govt. for not taking states into...
By Pervez BariBhopal: The Bharatiya Janata Party ruled Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that often, the Union Government does not take states into confidence for...
View ArticleBJP and the bogey of ‘Muslim appeasement’
By Nilofar SuhrawardyThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) decided to postpone its proposed countrywide agitation against the failure of the ruling coalition at the eleventh hour. The BJP had planned to...
View ArticleMuslims losing faith in Akhilesh; SP in damage control mode
By Alka PandeLucknow: It has not been happy news for the Samajwadi Party on the Muslim vote bank front in recent times.There have been more than 20 cases of communal clashes and riots after its...
View ArticleKhalid’s death: Former STF Chief’s role in question
Why M. K. Jha was posted as Faizabad Police Chief at this time?By Syed Mansoor AghaThe Uttar Pradesh Government has as last moved Manoj Kumar Jha out of Faizabad transferred him to PAC. Jha was posted...
View ArticleIslamic banks sponsor the Internet (access)
By Rushdi SiddiquiWhat is the most valuable commodity in the world? Gold? Oil? Dollar? Diamonds? No, none of the above.All respectable jurisdictions have laws against its misuse.One of the leading...
View ArticleMuslims advised to avoid a life of extravagance
By Matovu Abdallah TwahaDubai: Muslims have been advised against change in their lifestyle, particularly on use of water and food.The warning during the Friday sermon comes two days after marking the...
View ArticleMuslim envoy asks Pope Francis to take ‘step forward’ with declaration
An envoy from Sunni Islam's highest seat of learning, Al-Azhar in Cairo, raised the prospect of restoring ties with the Vatican on Friday but called on Pope Francis to take "a step forward" by...
View ArticleBloody future awaits the Middle East
By Uri AvneryDuring the Spanish civil war of 1936, a news story reported the deaths of 82 Moroccans, 53 Italians, 48 Russians, 34 Germans, 17 Englishmen, 13 Americans and eight Frenchmen. Also one...
View ArticleBritain may be an Islamic nation within 20 years
A new study shows the United Kingdom may be an Islamic country within a generation. Some predict even sooner.By Bob TaylorCharlotte: Way back in 2003 an article in a British newspaper warned about a...
View ArticleBikinis banned at Miss World to avoid offending Indonesia's Muslims
London: Miss World contestants will not wear bikinis when they vie for the pageant's crown in Indonesia this September to avoid causing offence in the world's most populous Muslim country.Miss World...
View ArticleSolar power illuminates Bangladesh villages
A quiet revolution is under way in rural areas outside the national electricity grid. Alternative energy sources are bringing new light and new opportunities to millions.By Shahriar SharifDhaka: For...
View ArticleMiddle East coronavirus: No reward for man behind discovery
Dr Zaki was fired from his job for alerting the Saudi authorities to a new and unknown strain of viral infectionBy Tariq A. Al MaeenaThere is a new and deadly threat making its round in Saudi Arabia....
View ArticleMistaken arrest of Muslim youths "extremely unfortunate": Minister
After finding the real culprits in the 2006 Malegaon blasts, the government has vowed to put an end to wrongful detentions.By Akhtar Ali Kolkata: Now that four Hindu extremists have been chargesheeted...
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