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Are the Muslims Right about Debt?

The Quran denounces riba in the most categorical terms. The term riba is synonymous with the traditional concept of usury, and in modern terms, generally means interest, i.e. exploitative interest on debt, especially to the poor. Generally, it excludes commercial discounting on current trade — which is not usury or

Anti-Zionist Heroes - Stephen Hawking and Henry Clifford

So, the anti-defamation league is out in full force over an ad that contains this map, making it a ‘Jewish’ issue. I wonder where they were when Pamela Geller was putting up nonsensical ads with actual religious overtones. This ad was paid for by Henry Clifford. You can see his

Guess who is Progressive on Women? Vatican or Al-Azhar?

[http://www.irtiqa-blog.com/2013/04/the-role-of-al-azhar-university-in.html]On most aspects of women’s rights, the clock cannot be rolled back. In fact, birth control and planning can be instrumental in social and economic planning. Among the four religious power-houses that affect the social lives of 60% of humanity, the

(1974) کی پاکستان کی قومی اسمبلی میں قادیانی مسئلہ پر کارروائی پر تبصرہ

Silly Season: Bureau Chief Sebastian Abbot with AP's 'Big Lie'

Here is another factually incorrect article that uses incorrect information and inappropriate words to twist the story. The problem is that this is the Associated Press’s ‘Big Story’, and its stories get picked up by other outlets: AP [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/pakistan-shuns-physicist-linked-god-particle] , Yahoo [http://news.yahoo.com/

Tehelka Creates Undue Commotion

Sai Manish, a reporter at the popular Indian magazine Tehelka [http://twitter.com/tehelkadotcom], wrote about the increasing visibility of Ahmadiyya issues in India, titled The Minority’s Minority [http://www.tehelka.com/story_main53.asp?filename=Ne280712Minority.asp]. While it did cover many areas, some gaps were left and

Masroor's Attempts at Relevance are a Security Concern

The Qadiani Ahmadiyya spent the last decade flirting with Islamophobes, supporting middle eastern wars, and vilifying Pakistan, Indonesia and other Muslim countries. Recently, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the head of the Qadiani Ahmadiyya offshoot of Islam, appears to be attempting to gain some relevance as history passes him by. We decided

Co-incidence? Ahmadism and Mormonism

This is the United States of America — where Christians are being asked by Rick Perry supporters to not vote for Romney and Huntsman: > “The view that Mormons are not Christians is the widely and strongly held view among Protestant pastors. That does not mean they do not respect Mormons

Ahmadiyya UK go from 'Muslim' to 'International' Extremism

Thanks to the good work by our team, the All-Parliamentary Ahmadiyya Group in the United Kingdom has lost the support of most members of the House of Commons who participated in the first meeting, the mainstream media, all the Muslim intellectuals that attended the previous meeting, and have been forced

ورلڈ ٹریڈ سینٹر ر حملہ کے دس سال بعد

اسلام آباد( ستمبر 16) پاکستان اکانومی واچ کے صدر ڈاکٹر مرتضیٰ مغل نے کہا ہے کہ ورلڈ ٹریڈ سینٹر ر حملہ بعد سے جاری امریکی پالیسیوں نے دنیا کے سب سے با اثر ملک اورسب سے طاقتور معیشت کو بھکاری بنا دیاہے۔طالبان اورالقائدہ کو صفحہ ہستی سے مٹانے کے

Free Speech Update: Cartoons can be Censored

So, the Chicago Tribune censors the political cartoon strip Doonesbury. Here is what the editor had to say [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/tribnation/chi-doonesbury-pulled-from-chicago-tribune-this-week-20110912,0,5161792.story] : > To be sure, “Doonesbury” is a satirical cartoon, but the remarks are serious enough that we cannot publish the strip without

Cui Bono? Demonizing Muslims to what end?

Gerald Caplan of The Globe and Mail, Canada, has written a questioning piece on why mainstream media spends so much valuable time and resources in promoting Islamophobia. He begins: > Why do certain media choose to offer platforms to those who spread malicious lies and instill fear about Muslims? Do

Lying Culture Disgraces US Empire

For a number of years, the United States has had a reckless fiscal policy driven by wars and defence spending. The country has been sailing on not much more than its inexorable momentum — a centuries-old legacy of good governance, a democracy that could elect an African-American with the middle name

Who are we trying to fool?

A sign in front of Danieltown Baptist Church, located at 2361 U.S. 221 south reads “The Koran needs to be flushed,” and the Rev. Creighton Lovelace, pastor of the church, is not apologizing for the display. (courtesy Daily Courier)

A Tale of Two Wars

This is an attempt to chronicle what happened in Afghanistan when the United States and Britain attacked. Please send us any information that you might have. People who died, were injured, acts of bravery, death of civilians. Any information will help the historical record in some little way. Waiting for