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Gunmen attack mosque near Pak military HQ; 27 killed

"Rawalpindi: Suspected militants fired on a mosque near military barracks in Pakistan's garrison city of Rawalpindi after Friday prayers and blasts were heard, a military spokesman said. "There have been...

To Prepare for War, G.I.’s Get a Dress Rehearsal

Training really has progressed since I left the forces (Brit Vet), however that's just part of what I see here. At a guess these are part of the forces being pledged to Afghanistan. I always wonder that the...

Fort Hood: Separation of Mosque and State?

By William J. Federer Guest Blogger Everyone has heard of separation of church and state, but what about separation of mosque and state? Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan (right) yelled “Allahu Akhbar,” Arabic for “Allah is great,” before killing 13 and wounding 31 at Fort Hood,...

Bombs in Baghdad and northern Iraq kill 41

Troops withdrawal from the city of Mosul given a open oppurtunity to the fundamentalist forces to kill an dget killed.In latest incident Truck bomb killed at least 41 people in two seperate locations. Authorities says that death toll may rise."Vehicle bombs in Baghdad and...

Baghdad Mosques Bombed, 28 Killed

Six bombs exploded near five Shi'ite mosques across Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, on Friday, having killed at least 28 people and injured more than 60 people, according to Iraqi officials. "The number of those killed...

China bans mosque prayers in Urumqi

Communal Rights in China, strange isn't? The opening up of economy and vast disparity in the development process along with the negligence of this zone is the root cause of the unrest.Latest development says that authorities have banned the Mosque prayer citing the reason of...

Iran blames the US in a deadly mosque bombing

Iran has accused the US of an involvement in a recent mosque bombing that killed many in the south-eastern volatile region of the Islamic Republic of Iran. " An Iranian official accused the United States on Friday...

Controversy surrounding the Pope's shoes in Amman, Jordan

Controversy today surrounding the Pope's shoes in a mosque in Amman, Jordan, when he entered the Hussein bin Talal Mosque in the capital and did not remove his shoes, which is considered a sign of disrespect in the...

Muslim v Muslim - A conversation

Early in the morning, on daily basis, I have a routine of skimming through newspapers (on the web) with my poor internet connection (Dial-up 56 kbps). Today, like always, I was skimming through and suddenly I got...

Three Boomber for Shiraz mosque Hanged: Iran

Very tough to be rational these days, i am stron opponent of capital pnnishment, but when i see the brutalities of these terrorist outfits, i question myself, what should be the punishment for them?Unfortunately my mind favours the action what the Iranian authorities did...

Obama Tours Blue Mosque in Turkey

Yahoo News reports :"He combined his visit to the Blue Mosque with a tour of the 6th-century Hagia Sophia church, a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture across the Islamic edifice. The church was converted to a...

Taliban threaten 2 attacks per week in Pakistan

A suicide bombing at a crowded Shiite mosque south of Pakistan's capital killed 22 people Sunday, the latest evidence of how security in the U.S.-allied nation is crumbling well beyond the Afghan border region where al-Qaida and Taliban fighters thrive. The violence came as...

Suicide bomber of Akuressa was a disabled beggar

I wonder why it took  the street vendor this long to inform the police about this. Was the LTTE really involved in the Akuressa bombing or is this just another one of the Sri Lankan government's cunning tactics to put the blame on the LTTE? "(Lanka-e-News, March 20,...

Dahlan to Hamas: Never recognize Israel

Is peace possible possible when the leadership of the so-called moderates deny Israel's existance? " Former Fatah security commander Muhammad Dahlan on Tuesday called on Hamas not to recognize Israel's right to...

Religious Worshippers Less Likely to Commit Suicide

People who attend regular religious services are less likely to commit suicide than those who don't, according to a study out of the University of Manitoba.  37,000 Canadians were queried by the researchers,...

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