Son of Dr Zakir Naik; a 15 year old young Hafis (Memorized the whole Quran) addressing the gathering of about 50,000 in Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka on the topic of Peace Through Religion

Son of Dr Zakir Naik; a 15 year old young Hafis (Memorized the whole Quran) addressing the gathering of about 50,000 in Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka on the topic of Peace Through Religion

  We’ve all had intense moments. For me, one such moment happened while standing on the rooftop of Masjid al-Haram. Above me was only sky, below me, the most beautiful view of the Kaba’a and an acute sign of Allah, this life, and the life to come. I was surrounded by an overwhelming crowd – that exists nowhere else on …

United States: Victory as protesters and union block Israeli ship unloading at Oakland Port. In a historic action and unprecedented action today, more 800 worker and community activists blocked the gates of the Oakland docks in the early morning hours, prompting longshore workers to refuse to cross the picketlines where they were scheduled to unload an Israeli ship. From 5:30 …

Blockade ‘eased’ as Gaza starves more slowly  By Jonathan Cook in Nazareth As Israel this week declared the “easing” of the four-year blockade of Gaza, an official explained the new guiding principle: “Civilian goods for civilian people.” The severe and apparently arbitrary restrictions on foodstuffs entering the enclave – coriander bad, cinnamon good – will finally end, we are told. Gaza’s …

  Four ways to see the true drivers of current wars around the world.   Editor's Note: With so many problems in the USA, it's no easy job to single out a handful of the most important, priority issues. But the enormous pile of wasted money spent on wars and the military-industrial complex has to be right at the top. Not …