Gaurdian.co.uk: There are as many as 85 sharia courts operating in Britain, according to a new report. Academic Denis MacEoin, the report's author, said the existence of the courts practising Islamic law could lead to different legal standards being applied to Muslim and non-Muslim citizens. He said many of the courts operate out of mosques and their rulings are closed off to non-Muslims. [Continue reading this article here....
Globe and Mail Online: One of the longest running and most contentious debates in Canadian broadcasting is coming to an end with the expected approval by federal regulators to allow Al Jazeera's English television network to be carried here. Sources close to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission indicate that Al Jazeera English, the international spinoff of the Qatar-based Arabic language news network Al Jazeera, will likely be cleared for Canada this summer, possibly within weeks. [Continue reading this biased story, which doesn't even mention the word Muslim, here.]...
By Albert Mohler, www.albertmohler.com, Thursday, May 14, 2009: The world we now know is marked by religious pluralism and the clash of worldviews. The modern world brings individuals and groups of different belief systems into both proximity and potential conflict. How should Christians respond when asked about this? Should Christians "respect" other religions? Headlines throughout the world announced this week that Pope Benedict XVI, while visiting Jordan, spoke of his "respect" for Islam. This came on the heels of the Pope's notorious 2006 speech at Germany's Regensburg University. In that...
Watch this short movie to learn more about the advance of Islam in the West. And if you live in BC's Lower Mainland, register now for the upcoming ECP Ignite Conference featuring Sam Solomon, a former Islamic fundamentalist cleric who became a Christian. The conference is May 8 and 9 in Langley BC. Click here for details and to register. ...
Listen online (click here) or download to your MP3 player by right clicking this link. In this first edition of the ARPA e-Luminary audio broadcast, we interview Rod Taylor from Smithers, B.C. to get some insight into the politics of aboriginal affairs. As is explained in the interview, Canada's aboriginal peoples suffer greatly. Bringing hope and healing is complex because there is no simple solution. But Christians have a special responsibility to work towards justice and healing. This broadcast is not an attempt to settle the matter or provide all...
Joseph Brean, National Post - October 10, 2008 The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal ruled today that a controversial article about Islam in Maclean's magazine did not violate the province's hate speech law. In acquitting the magazine, the Tribunal ruled that the article, an excerpt from Mark Steyn's book America Alone in which he describes the demographic and ideological dangers posed by a growing Muslim population in the West, was not likely to expose Muslims to hatred or contempt. [Keep...
Former CBC News chief Burman to tackle new post at Al-Jazeera www.cbc.ca/news Less than a year after leaving the CBC, former editor in chief Tony Burman is taking on a top post at news network Al-Jazeera English. Wadah Khanfar, director general of the Al-Jazeera network, announced Burman's appointment as managing editor on Wednesday. Burman, who during his tenure as head of CBC News worked to integrate the broadcaster's television, radio and online services, said that in his new post he will emphasize expanding "Al-Jazeera's vast audience reach into important new...
