News Around the Muslim World on Wednesday 20 August 2014

415 children killed in Israel's attacks on Gaza. 298 airline passengers shot out of the sky, suspected culprits: Russian-armed separatists in Ukraine. Outrageously, the UK’s still selling weapons - including bomb and missile parts! - to both Israel and Russia. But now’s our best chance to stop it. 

Arms for Israel - Lahori-Ahmadis support a ban; join us.

Source : Avaaz

                                                                                

Imam Mohamed Magid & Rabbi Michael G. Holzman make a joint statement on the situation in Gaza and the state of Israel. 

Jewish-Sunni Muslim joint statement on Gaza and Israel

Source : Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation

                                                                                    

few weeks ago, Fahid Aziz Rasoul, in his early 20s, made wooden furniture at a little shop in his small Iraqi village. Today he wears a war-worn bulletproof vest with a semi-automatic assault rifle slung over his shoulder. An ancient-looking knife hangs from his belt. It's a family heirloom.

Sunni Muslims fight and kill Sunni Muslims

Source : http://www.foreignpolicy.com/

                                                                             

The reality of Pakistan’s women continues to confound easy categorization. They have been going to school and university, holding down jobs and earning money for several generations now. Yet they still live with widespread gender-based violence, society’s acceptance of women as property, and a widespread belief that they don’t deserve education, jobs or an existence outside the domestic sphere.

Rights of women in Pakistan

Source : The New York Times

                                                                                

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