Stirring Syria: West ‘provocation’ slammed
Moscow has accused western powers of stirring up tensions in the Arab world by calling for the overthrow of the Syrian regime. Russia says calls from certain states for the Syrian opposition to avoid dialogue with the government, are only provoking further violence. The western powers are throwing in the Arab league, which is by itself run by a bunch of unrepresented rulers, as some legitimate reason. Across the Arab world, the people know the real face of Arab League – which is of...
Read MoreUS Police Serve and Protect Themselves
University of California Davis Campus student protestors couldn’t be more peaceful than this. The demonstration was held in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement which emerged in the country’s financial district on September 17 against corporate greed and high-level corruption. Campus police pepper sprayed over the protestors from an extremely close range – unprovoked, displaying blatant arrogance. This is what the protests are about, reminding who holds the real...
Read MoreIAEA follows US steps on Iran report
Iran’s envoy to the IAEA has said the agency’s resolution against Iran’s nuclear energy program will not affect Tehran’s determination to pursue its work. Interview with Mohsen Saleh, professor at Lebanese University
Read MoreIslamic Awakening: What can the West learn from Islam?
With riots, economic crises and soaring crime rates prevailing in Europe & America, what aspects of Islam can western governments apply to improve socio-economic and political ills of their society? The Archbishop of Canterbury was attacked savagely in the British media in 2008 for suggesting that the Islamic Hudood (punishment system) could decrease crime rates in Britain. Many economists have recently suggested that the IMF & World Banking system be replaced by the implementation...
Read MoreWhat is the meaning and importance of performing Hajj?
Hajj, or the Pilgrimage, is the fifth pillar in Islam. It completes the acts of Worship which Islam enjoins upon Muslims as a religious duty. It is a season of Reawakening and enhances a religious inspiration to every Muslim. It is also a demonstration of the solidarity of the Muslim people, and their submission to God. The pilgrimage occurs from the 8th to 12th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th and last month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims have to travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia to fulfil this...
Read MoreChristian Priest Becomes Muslim
Ann Holmes Redding, who until recently was director of faith formation at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, has been a priest for more than 20 years. Now she’s ready to tell people that, for the last 15 months, she’s been a Muslim — drawn to the faith after an introduction to Islamic prayers left her profoundly moved. “It was much more this overwhelming conviction that I needed to surrender to God and this was the form that my surrender needed to take,” she...
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