Archive for the 'News' Category

Muhammad’s Sword
July 12, 2007

Admin Note: I’m sorry, I’m probably late with this article since it was published September last year, however since I have just stumbled across it, I would like visitors to read it, its quite intresting!

by Uri Avnery
 
September [...]

A Secret History
February 25, 2007

By CARLA POWER
For Muslims and non-Muslims alike, the stock image of an Islamic scholar is a gray-bearded man. Women tend to be seen as the subjects of Islamic law rather than its shapers. And while some opportunities for religious education do exist for women — the prestigious Al-Azhar University in Cairo has a women’s college, [...]

Pastor with 666 tattoo claims divinity…
February 19, 2007

Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda, a minister, says he is God. De Jesus preaches that there is no devil and no sin. His church claims thousands of members in more than 30 countries, who mark themselves with 666, the mark of the beast. [CNN]
Hilarious. Personally, I don’t think this is news, its just intresting to [...]

Bush: I’m Sending More Troops…
January 14, 2007

This week, Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) introduced a resolution requiring President Bush to gain new congressional authorization before escalating the War in Iraq.
President Bush, however, says that he is going to send more troops to Iraq no matter what Congress does. Watch an excerpt from his 60 Minutes interview tonight … [Here]

Hamas calls for Palestinian unity
January 14, 2007

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya of the ruling Palestinian movement Hamas has urged national unity after weeks of deadly feuding. He went on TV to say that Palestinian infighting, which has claimed about 30 lives, was utterly unacceptable. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who leads the rival Fatah party, made a similar appeal two days [...]

Possible hate speech by Christian Group
January 14, 2007

Canadian Muslims demand Gov. Intervention in possible hate speech by Christian group
    I hope someone would organize talks titled something like “Be afraid, be very afraid: The frightening facts about Christian right extremism.” I would definitely attend because I’m really scared. For your info, this site talks about the similarities and differences of Islam and [...]

Pentagon official: U.S. attacks al Qaeda suspects in Somalia
January 9, 2007

WASHINGTON (CNN) — A U.S. gunship attacked suspected al Qaeda targets in southern Somalia, a senior Pentagon official said Monday.
The AC-130 flew its mission within the last 24 hours, the official told CNN. The operation was launched based on intelligence that al Qaeda operatives were at the location, but there was no immediate indication of [...]

A Dark Force?
January 8, 2007

The main annual conference of the American Astronomical Society began this morning, and it didn’t take long to roll into action. In one of the very first sessions, Glennys Farrar of New York University described some startling hints of a fifth force of nature, on top of the Fab Four: electromagnetism, gravity, and the [...]