News: For the past few weeks, the Malaysian media was dominated by the case of the Cadbury chocolate products. The Malaysian Ministry of Health (MMoH) confirmed that samples of Cadbury Hazelnut Milk Chocolate and Cadbury Dairy Milk Roast Almond contained porcine DNA. A day later, the Department of Islamic Development of Malaysia (Jakim) suspended the halal certification for the two products. Jakim Director-General, Datuk Othman Mustapha said that the action…

Headlines: Iraq Crisis: The Country is Facing Imminent Break Up, Say Western Diplomats Will Obama Repeat His Iraq Mistakes in Afghanistan? Should China Fear Islamic Insurgency? Details: Iraq Crisis: The Country is Facing Imminent Break Up, Say Western Diplomats Western officials fear Iraq is facing imminent break-up, as the jihadist takeover of the north seeks to carve the country into different religious fiefdoms. Using their strongest language to date, diplomats…

News: On Sunday 15th June 2014, ISPR Director-General, Major-General Asim Saleem Bajwa, announced that, "On the directions of the government, the Pakistan Army has launched a comprehensive operation against foreign and local terrorists, who are hiding in sanctuaries in North Waziristan Agency. The operation has been named Zarb-e-Azb. Our valiant armed forces have been tasked to eliminate these terrorists regardless of hue and color, along with their sanctuaries." Comment: The…

News: Ghulja Hospital in Yining China - a city in the province of East Turkistan, Xinjiang - was forcing the Muslim nurses to not fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan "in order not to affect normal work and life" as reported by Mi'raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) last Friday, June 6th. Local media Sina Weibo, also reported, that the local health department made the demand just weeks before…