Lebanon wants facts from Gadhafi on missing cleric

" 2008-08-31 19:30:02 -  BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - A prominent Lebanese politician on Sunday asked Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to reveal anything he knows about the disappearance of a senior Lebanese cleric during a trip to Libya 30 years ago. Shiite cleric Imam...

Execution looming for Bali nightclub bombers

Time is running out for the Bali nightclub bombers, Amrozi Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra and Ali Ghufron, and the convicted terrorists wouldn't have it any other way. The men want to die as martyrs for their cause.""To die...

23 people including 10 Taliban killed in Pakistan

Pakistan's innocent residents in the restive border areas along the Afghanistan are getting caught in the crossfire. Today a shell hit house of  a resident and killed all his 6 family family. "Thirteen people have been killed when mortar shells fell on two houses in...

Extortion ?

Extortion is a crime you don’t hear about very often. A crime that drums up images of men with slicked hair, Armani suits and chuffer driven limousine but as the FBI has virtual eradicated the "mafia", extortion...

Bali bombers 'to die by Ramadan'

After 6 years waiting, the defendant finally will be executed in holly month of ramadan. Why wait until ramadhan, why not now?!"Indonesia says it hopes to execute three militants for their part in the 2002 Bali...

Indonesian court gives go ahead for Bali bombers` execution

"Denpasar, Indonesia (ANTARA News) - Indonesia's Supreme Court has given the green light for the execution of the three Bali bombers after rejecting their last appeal, authorities on the holiday island said Friday. The court has sent a letter to the Bali prosecutor's office...

Lawyer says Amrozi et al ready to be executed

Dare to do dare to bear the risk!"Cilacap, Central Java (ANTARA) - The three men sentenced to death for their roles in the 2002 Bali bombings - Amrozi, Imam Samudra and Mukhlas - are ready to undergo execution...

Most Imams in Germany Lack Academic Qualifications

"Muslim immigrants looking for advice on integrating into mainstream society in Germany, won't find much help in their mosques. According to a new study, the majority of imams in Germany are ill-prepared for their own stay in Germany and most lack any academic training. ...

Bali bombers defense team withdraws request for second sentence review

"Denpasar (ANTARA News) - The lawyers` team of the 2002 Bali bombing death row convicts, Amrozi et al, officially witdrew its request for a second review of its clients` sentences by the Supreme Court after the Denpasar District Court hearing the request refused to let the...

President asks governor to prepare mud-flow compensation action plan

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked East Java governor Imam Utomo, Sidoarjo district head Win Hendarso and the Sidoarjo Mudflow Tackling Body (BPLS) to prepare an action plan soon following a government`s decision on compensation for mud-flow...

Muslim Dial a Marriage approved for Immigration to Canada

Again the Issue of Reasonable Accommodation of certain Cultures afforded others in Canada, yet not available to the general populace certainly needs to be addressed with our Federal Government whose "Unclear on the...

Indonesian court to hear Bali bombers` case review

Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - A court in Indonesia's resort island of Bali will hear a second case review filed by lawyers for three Islamic militants on deathrow for the 2002 Bali bombings, further delaying their...

Canadian Muslim women file human rights complaint against Imam

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly a story which would not even make any newspaper if these three Muslim women tried to voice an opinon or question an Imam in the Middle East,  they most...

Iran: Europe will become a Muslim continent, says Khamenei's spokesman

Do you agree? Will other cultures survive?"Europe will eventually become a Muslim continent, according to a representative of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. "In a dozen years, Europe will be an Islamic continent," said Rasul Jalilzadeh on Friday as he...

Lawyer for Bali bombers says will complain over review process

"Michdan said that the "appeal process had not followed all due processes of law," adding that a lower court should have held a hearing to examine new testimony and evidence as part of deciding whether a case review...

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