According to the Associated Press, John Allen Muhammad's execution date is set. Muhammad is better known as the DC Sniper, who partnered with teen accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo and committed terror in the DC region by murdering 10+ innocent people over the course of 3 weeks. "A Virginia judge on...
Islam is one of the major religions in the world, it is also considered as the fastest growing world religion, having over one billion followers. There are estimates that Muslims will outnumber Christians within one hundred years, especially if the explosive growth of islam continues. Muhammad...
The issue of copycat crime is a fascinating one that raises deep questions in the fields of psychology, philosophy, criminology and jurisprudence. Are filmmakers – if not legally, at least morally – responsible for their creations that motivate people to commit crime?
Several days ago the United States and Pakistan troops captured Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. Baradar is second only to the top commander in the Taliban, founder Muhammad Omar. Baradar is in Pakistani custody and being interrogated by a U.S. Official. No word on if the interrogation has yielded...
Below is a list of the 50 most important books of the last half century. These books have affected our culture in many ways and shape the way we live and think. 1. Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart 2. Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 3. Robert Atkins’ Dr Atkins’s New Diet...
A prophet usually refers to a person who has the ability to do either of two things. He could get a direct message from God or a Divine Being, with the message supposed to be shared to other people; or he can be a person who can somehow tap into a some kind of deep, hidden knowledge and be able...
Jesus Christ is believed to be the son of God by people of Christian faith. Some other prominent people from different faiths believe that Jesus is one of the most influential religious figures and one of the great prophets to have lived, comparable to Muhammad and Buddha. In the sacred text of...
Born in 1953 in Karachi, Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto was the first female leader of a Muslim state in 1988. At 16, Benazir Bhutto attended Harvard University where she attained a degree in Comparative Government. At 20 she moved to Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford where she studied Philosophy,...
The cliché says that a picture can speak a thousands words, but some photographs eschew any numeric limitation and go on talking to us ad infinitum. Certain photo portraits have that rare power. Far more than pictorial representations of celebrated or instantly recognizable figures, they capture...
Black History Month is the annual remembrance of the events and individuals in the history of African diaspora beyond their traditional homeland. The United States and Canada have celebrated Black History Month every February since its inception in 1976, with the United Kingdom recognizing Black...
