The Surprising Origin of Birthdays

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By: William F. Dankenbring (Christian)

Almost everybody, today, celebrates birthdays. Around the world, friends and relatives hold birthday parties, give gifts to the one being honored, and wish “Happy birthday!” to the one whosebirthday is being celebrated.

But why?

A Strange Analogy

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By: Nasmira Firdous

My heart beats vehemently against my chest, almost ripping my ribs apart. My breathing gets heavier and I look around to see everything happening in a jiffy. Amidst the swarms of people hustling and bustling all at once, I look forward to spot my train which is yet to arrive.

Given my very rare train-traveling experiences, I constantly look at others around me, trying to figure out how they manage to remain calm and peaceful amidst the incessant noise that is deafening to my ears. Everything around me was calm, except my heart. A flight of steps to take me up and down with a bag to carry; and then, comes a series of strange thoughts that keep me occupied for the next hour or so.

What is an Imam?

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By: Leila Adam

Being left without an imam (religious leader) at your local mosque makes you realise things that never occurred to you before. Exposure to new and different styles of leadership helps you to learn what will be good for your community and what will cause them to suffer. It’s a strange experience if a city has never been without spiritual leadership in living memory.

In that situation, one can really take off long-worn blinkers and realise the possibilities and profound nature of an imam’s position in the community. An imam carries the community on his back. At the very least, he keeps them safe from wolves and packs of marauding dogs – the troublemakers who fill the void when leadership is absent.

CBS News Anchor: I’m Glad to Sit at the Right Hand of Satan! (Video)

 CBS News Anchor: I’m Glad to Sit at the Right Hand of Satan. Walter Cronkite made this strange statement after saying America needs to give up some of its sovereignty and join the New World Order.

The beheading of Steven Sotloff by the khawarij #ISIS is despicable and downright bizarre

By: Omar Suleiman

The beheading of Steven Sotloff by the khawarij #ISIS is despicable and downright bizarre. Isn’t it strange that those being beheaded are sympathetic to Muslim causes yet slaughtered by so called Muslims on camera?In the words of his mother “Steven is a journalist who traveled to the Middle East to cover the suffering of Muslims at the hands of tyrants. Steven is a loyal and generous son, brother and grandson.”

Interesting timing for all of this carnage isn’t it? I don’t know who these people are and where they come from, but every day reveals how far away from Islam they actually are.