Ali Tariq şi Benazir Bhutto, între “Ciocnirea fundamentalismelor. Cruciade, jihaduri şi modernitate” şi “Reconcilierea. Islamul, democraţia şi Occidentul.”

Hans Kung spune în cartea sa “Global Responsibility”, că nu poate exista “pace între naţiuni fără să existe pace între religii”. Tariq Ali, provine dintr-o familie de moşieri pakistanezi (Punjab). El mărturiseşte că este ateu, dar dincolo de ateismul declarat se poate observa un apologet al islamului. Spre deosebire de occidentali care se leapădă de [...]

Truth about “The Mosque at Ground Zero,”Law, and Healing Our Country’s 9/11 Wound

My friend Charles Strohmer wrote lately about the subject. I’m sure you’ll find his thoughts very interesting. You can read the whole article http://www.charlesstrohmer.com/writings/on-international-relations/the-truth-about-the-mosque-at-ground-zero/ What would wisdom do? To arrive at the second answer will mean first forging a connection that has been overlooked, so bear with me while I try. The firestorm over Cordoba [...]

Pakistan mosque attacks in Lahore kill scores

Gunmen have launched simultaneous raids on two mosques of the minority Ahmadi Islamic sect in Lahore, killing more than 80 people, Pakistani police say. The attackers fired guns and threw grenades at worshippers during Friday prayers. Three militants later blew themselves up with suicide vests. Pakistani forces have secured both buildings, but are still searching [...]

Somalia’s al-Shabab bans ‘Christian’ school bells

 BBC on line Handclaps are being used instead of school bells Islamist militants al-Shabab have banned teachers using bells to signal the end of class in the town of Jowhar, 90km (56 miles) north of Mogadishu. Al-Shabab said the bells sounded too much like Christian church bells. This comes after last week’s order by the [...]

Burka bullying banned by Bangladesh court

Telegraph on line: Bangladesh’s high court has banned educational institutions in the Muslim-majority country from bullying female employees into wearing headscarves or veils, a lawyer said on Friday.  Wearing a burka or niqab in the South Asian country of 144 million is not compulsory, but women are often pressured into adopting Muslim headwear, which is [...]

Nigeria Islamic court ‘bans Twitter feed’

   BBC on line: Court-ordered amputations remain controversial in Nigeria An Islamic court in Nigeria has banned a rights group from hosting debates on the Twitter and Facebook websites on the use of amputations as a punishment. The court, in the northern city of Kaduna, backed a case brought by a pro-Sharia group arguing that [...]

Fatwa issued against suicide bombing

The leader of a worldwide Muslim movement has issued a fatwa in Britain condemning terrorism and warning suicide bombers that they are “destined for hell”. by Duncan Gardham, Security Correspondent Published: 11:24AM GMT 02 Mar 2010 Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, a leading cleric in Pakistan, has written a 600-page religious ruling that says “suicide bombings and [...]

Islamic scholar Tahir ul-Qadri to issue terrorism fatwa

 BBC on line:    An influential Muslim scholar is to issue in London a global ruling against terrorism and suicide bombing. Dr Tahir ul-Qadri, from Pakistan, says his 600-page judgement, known as a fatwa, completely dismantles al-Qaeda’s violent ideology. The scholar describes al-Qaeda as an “old evil with a new name” which has not been [...]

Danish newspaper apologises over Prophet Mohammed cartoon

Cine îşi cere scuze pentru cei omorîţi de musulmanii jigniţi? A Danish newspaper on Friday became the first in the country to apologise for offending Muslims by printing a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed with a bomb-shaped turban, rekindling a heated debate about free speech.  Politiken said its apology was part of a settlement with [...]

Islamul oficial se răzbună: şapte militari de rang înalt, inculpaţi în Turcia pentru un presupus complot

Mediafax: Şapte militari de rang înalt, dintre care doi în serviciul activ, au fost inculpaţi în noaptea de marţi spre miercuri de un tribunal din Istanbul, fiind bănuiţi de conspiraţie împotriva Guvernului islamic-conservator turc, a anunţat agenţia de presă Anatolia Doi amirali, Ramazan Cem Gundeniz şi Aziz Cakmak, figurează printre ofiţerii inculpaţi pentru apartenenţă la [...]