Nirmohi Akhara ready for out-of-court settlement

LUCKNOW – Close on the heels of the initiative taken by 90-year-old Hashim Ansari for a negotiated settlement on the Ayodhya issue, the Nirmohi Akhara too has expressed its inclination to talk and resolve the dispute once and for all.

“I welcome the initiative taken by Mahant Gyan Das and Hashim Ansari and will be … Read more >>.

NYC mosque imam and wife have contact in NYPD to deal with hate mail and death threats

NYC mosque imam, wife have police point person

NEW YORK – The couple at the center of the proposed Islamic community center and mosque near the World Trade Center site have been receiving threatening messages for months, but they’ve been working with the police department.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Monday that Daisy Khan and Imam Feisal … Read more »».

Iraq’s political marathon: Fight over prime minister now, battles over posts ahead

Iraq’s marathon: Fight over leader, then posts

BAGHDAD – The flurry to close the first chapter of Iraq’s seven-month political drama is suddenly intense with angry Sunnis pledging to dig in for a fight while Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki tries to win over the last few allies he needs to stay in power.
But after the …. Original article  : Iraq’s political marathon: Fight over prime minister now, battles over posts ahead.

Vatican bioethics official: Nobel prize winner started new chapter but IVF not the answer

Vatican: Nobel to IVF pioneer raises questions

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican’s top bioethics official said Robert Edwards, who received the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for developing in vitro fertilization, opened “a new and important chapter in the field of human reproduction” but is also responsible for the destruction of embryos and the creation of … Original source on Gaea Times at : Vatican bioethics official: Nobel prize winner started new chapter but IVF not the answer.

Muslims should conform to German values: Merkel

BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel demanded Monday that Muslims living in Germany conform to “fundamental German values”, saying there was no leeway on the issue.

She spoke a day after Germany’s largely ceremonial president, Christian Wulff, had reached out to Muslims in a speech marking 20 years of reunification, assuring them they belonged.
Wulff’s … Read more »»».

Mayor: Arsonists burn mosque in Palestinian village in West Bank, damage holy books

Arsonists torch mosque in West Bank village

RAMALLAH, West Bank – Arsonists torched a mosque in a West Bank village Monday, scrawling “revenge” on a wall in Hebrew and charring copies of the Muslim holy book in an attack that threatened to stoke tensions over deadlocked Mideast peacemaking.
Palestinians say they suspect hard-line Jewish settlers of setting …. Source  : Gaea News Network.