25 February 2012 According to an article by the Associated Press (25 Febraury 2012), the captital city of Pakistan is currently plagued by wild pigs. The most unclean animal is Islam is reportedly experiencing a population boom. According to the report, these wild boars are coming into the city at night, invading the presidential palace, [...]
Feb 252012
17 February 2011 According to a video from Al-Jazeera, Taliban fighters in Afghanistan are viewing negotiations with the United States and NATO as a victory.
16 February 2012 According to the below news video, an Iraqi mother has been arrested and charged with a felony-for allegedly tying up and padalocking her daughter to a bed and then beating her. This punishment, it has been alleged, is in response to one of her daughters talking to a man. The mother is seen [...]
Feb 162012
16 February 2011 Links to more articles, on this story, can be found below. ———————- CBS-Denver
11 February 2012 According to an article in the Guardian, dated 10 February 2012, the government of Saudi Arabia used the Interpol system to arrest a journalist. Twenty-three year old, Hamza Kashgari, was arrested in Malaysia. Here are some brief excerpts from the article: Kashgari, a newspaper columnist, fled Saudi Arabia after posting a tweet [...]
Dec 142011
14 December 2011 The BBC reports that the Canadian government has banned the wearing of veils for individuals wishing to take the oath of citizenship. One of the reasons given by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration-according to the article-appears to be that question of whether or not the applicant was actually reciting the oath. [...]
Nov 062011
06 November 2011 The Hajj season begins. An article at CNN goes over some of the details of this year’s Hajj activities. Here are some brief excerpt from the article. Millions of Muslims from around the world were in the holy city of Mecca on Saturday for the first day of Hajj, the [...]
26 October 2011 An article in the St. Petersburg Times (25 October 2011) reports that a Florida Appeals court has apparently upheld the use of Islamic Law (Sharia) by a judge considering the disposition of Mosque assets. Surprisingly, it was actually the intneded use, by the judge, to use sharia that prompted the Islamic Education [...]
