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Muhammad: The Prophet of Mercy For Our Time

The Quran, revealed to Muhammad over the last 23 years of his life, is a message to ALL of humanity until the Day of Judgment.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Do westerners ever wonder why Muslims never burn the Bible, the Babylonian Talmud, or draw any cartoons defaming our beloved Prophets, Moses and Jesus; or the Virgin Mary; or make movies or write plays of a similar nature?

That’s because Islam, the Holy Quran, and the Prophet Muhammad honor, revere, respect, and believe in the messages of Moses and Jesus...

OIC Collects $25 Million for Rohingya and Rakhine

Recent tensions between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine left civilians dead and hundreds of homes destroyed.

(RANGOON, Burma) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has collected around US$25 million in funds during the second consultative meeting on humanitarian aid in Doha, Qatar on Friday for victims of the Rohingya-Rakhine conflict in Myanmar.

The funds will be used for rehabilitation and reconstruction in the areas affected by the conflict.

`Men Freed After Wrongful Imprisonment!` Why This Headline Isn`t Nearly Common Enough

Author Michelle Gesse, says there are more innocent people locked in prison than you might expect.

(BOULDER, CO) - It seems fair to assume that false accusations, and especially false convictions, would be very rare in this age of high technology.

October 1973: the Arab-Israeli War Remembered

“Debunking the Israeli invincibility, under the nose of the Americans, was indeed President Sadat’s idea of how to win the military conflict in October 1973″

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - Anwar el-Sadat the former Egyptian president (1970-1981) launched a daring military war against Israel to liberate the occupied land of the Sinai Peninsula in 1973.

His military commanders and valiant soldiers made an astonishing crossing of the Suez Canal and took over the impregnable Bar Lev line...

Hot Off the Press: IAF Shoots Down Suspicious Drone Over North Negev

For decades, Israeli drones have been spreading fear over Gaza, seemingly the Jewish State is now tasting its own medicine.

(LONDON) - Ynet reported just a few minutes ago that an unmanned, unidentified aircraft infiltrated Israeli airspace Saturday morning; IAF fighter planes intercepted the aircraft shortly after.

The unidentified Aircraft didn't depart from Gaza Strip and didn’t carry explosives.

Attack of the USS Liberty...

Survivors have been forbidden for 45 years to tell their story under oath to the American public.

(WASHINGTON DC) - On June 8, 1967, US Navy intelligence ship USS Liberty was suddenly and brutally attacked on the high seas in international waters by the air and naval forces of Israel.

The Israeli forces attacked with full knowledge that this was an American ship and lied about it.

OR: Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Costs Millions

“Our definition in Oregon is a pretty wide net on what lobbying is,” - Ron Berson, executive director, ethics commission

(PORTLAND, OR Northwest Watchdog) - Public agencies in Oregon used about $3.7 million in taxpayer money for government-to-government lobbying in 2009 and 2011.

`National Debt` - a Republican Party Con Job

Misaligned republicans cost all Americans dearly.

(LAGUNA BEACH, CA) - For the life of me I can’t understand why people who are not millionaires vote Republican. At the end of the day if your net assets equal a million bucks or more, then it would make perfect sense to vote Republican.

Almost from the get go, the Republican Party has been the party for bankers, industrialists, and fat cats.

US Imposes Sanctions on Charities With Gaza Operations

Accuses Groups of Being 'Hamas-Controlled' But Provides No Evidence

(WASHINGTON DC antiwar.com) - The US Treasury Department has announced today that it is imposing sanctions on two Lebanon-based charities with activities in the Gaza Strip, accusing them of being “Hamas-controlled” but providing no evidence to that effect.

The first group, the al-Waqifya Association, is the Lebanese part of the umbrella organization the Union of Good, which is itself already sanctioned.

China`s New Aircraft Carrier

China looks to dominate the Indian ocean with this new aircraft carrier.

(LONDON ) - Calling it a quantum leap above anything the USA has even on the drawing board, experts agree that the Chinese government thought 'outside the box' with this new design.

The new aircraft carrier offers more speed, larger capacity, increased stability. It absolutely is a 'blue water' vessel.