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India News: Minority Rights in Theory and Practice
My speech at the OIS conference at The Constitution Club,New Delhi,today- Minority Rights in Theory and Practice By Abdul Khaliq Respected Chairperson, ladies and Gentlemen The most sacred of our laws – the Constitution- contains a number of articles that guarantee the rights of minorities to lead a life of dignity and equality. However, to [...]
[Read more...]Shaalan Likely World’s First Muslim Sumo Wrestler
Egypt’s Abdelrahman Ahmed Shaalan, the first Arab sumo wrestler and likely first Muslim sumo wrestler, faces some mighty challenges as he embarks on a quest to become a yokozuna, or grand champion.
[Read more...]Turkoglu Out for Rest of Regular Season
Orlando Magic basketball star Hedo Turkoglu is scheduled to undergo surgery to repair facial fractures and will be out at least three weeks…
[Read more...]Ben Arfa and Cisse Lead Surging Newcastle
Newcastle United Football Club took another step towards realizing its dream of qualifying for the European Champions League as they were spurred on from goals from Hatem Ben Arfa and Papiss Cisse …
[Read more...]Tunisian Ruling Islamist Leader: “We Fought for Freedom, not Sharia Law”
Rached Ghannouchi in an interview with Al-Asaad Ben Ahmad
[Read more...]Unbelievable Scenes at the Stafford Cricket Ground
The traditional Aziz Rehmatulla Memorial Cups 2012 Cricket Gala was held on Sunday, April 08.
[Read more...]Community News V14-16
community news v14-i16
[Read more...]Muslim Marriage and Divorce in America
Professor Julie MacFarlane of the University of Windsor took a long look at dozens of broken Muslim marriages to examine what trends she could see.
[Read more...]For Economy, Government Work No Panacea
The employment report released last Friday showed that state governments had hired 2,000 more people in March, but those gains were more than offset by 3,000 jobs lost at the local level.
[Read more...]Turkey: Syrian Peace Initiative Dead After Syrian Troops Fire Across Border
Turkey declared a UN-backed initiative to end the crisis in Syria was dead yesterday after Bashar al-Assad’s troops opened fire into Turkey and Lebanon.
[Read more...]Adam’s Free Will
if we are not careful, we can miss the point of our existence.
[Read more...]Obama By Default
The Republicans are a sick joke, and their narrow ideological stupidity has left rational voters no choice in the coming presidential election but Barack Obama.
[Read more...]Shariah Could Improve Women’s Health
In the national debate regarding healthcare coverage, “folks are getting up in arms about the idea that the pill could set uninsured women back about $1000 a year, but in the grand scheme of things, that’s nothing,”
[Read more...]Pakistan and Israel: A Nuclear Confrontation?
Could Pakistan confront Israel?
[Read more...]Letter to the Editor,
Discrimination is not a Jewish value.
[Read more...]Putin Signals Support for NATO Afghan Supply Hub
President-elect Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called NATO a relic of the Cold War but said he supported letting the alliance use a Russian airport as a supply hub in support of its mission in Afghanistan.
[Read more...]Egypt’s Race: Unexpected Contest
The race for Egypt’s first president after ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak was not supposed to look like this.
[Read more...]Haramain Railway
The Haramain Railway’s main station in Makkah will cost SR3.2 billion, Transport Minister Jabara Al-Seraisry said recently after inspecting the progress of work at the station.
[Read more...]A Sufi Message from a Pakistani President
Asif Ali Zardari must be applauded for choosing to visit the shrine of Chishti at Ajmer at a time of rising extremism in India and Pakistan.
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