Hillary Clinton Offers 'World Class' Education in the U.S. to Women from Muslim Countries

(CNSNews.com) - The federal government is partnering with dozens of U.S. colleges to provide women from Muslim counties with a "world-class" education in science, technology, engineering and math.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the NeXXt Scholars partnership last month, and her remarks were posted on the State Department Web site Monday.
"Today's next Madame Curie could be sitting in a high school classroom in Cairo, Jakarta, or Mogadishu, yearning for opportunities to explore her potential. The United States is determined to help give her that chance."
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It is Haram for Muslims to Observe Valentine's Day, according to one Cleric

“It is haram for Muslims to observe Valentine’s Day because it does not accord with Islamic Sharia”

Faisal Ali who is chairman of the Aceh branch of Nahdlatul Ulama called on Muslim parents, especially those in Aceh, Indonesia to instruct and supervise their children and stop then from celebrating Valentine's Day.

“We must prevent the Muslim younger generation in Aceh from being poisoned by a culture that contradicts our Muslim values. Therefore, everybody, parents in particular, should give our youth the proper guidance,” he said.

He also called on the government to uphold and implement Islamic Sharia in “serious and sincere ways and not just out of political expediency or momentarily.”

“Islamic Sharia cannot prevail in Aceh as expected if it is not supported fully by the government and other parties in authority,” he said.

"The government must also watch out for youths participating in Valentine’s Day activities in Aceh," he said.

Over the last decade Valentine's Day has become increasingly popular around the Muslim World. Young couples gather to have parties under private security. This year also these parties will be held in Indonesia, Pakistan, Bahrain and many Arab countries. The youth feels suffocated by Shariah Laws and the Imams who freely give Fatwas on social issues.
The parties will continue around the Muslim Worlds, as they should and hopefully the clerics will not dampen the spirit of the youth.

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Bloodiest Day in Syria with 260 Dead

Syrian forces killed more than 260  people in city of Homs according to activists, that makes it the bloodiest day in 11 months if confirmed. Residents said Syrian forces began shelling the Khalidiya neighborhood at around 8pm on Friday. They said at least 36 houses were completely destroyed with people inside them.
Video footage that surfaced on YouTube showed at least eight bodies assembled in a room, on of them with the top of it's head blown off.

A United Nations effort to end the violence in Syria collapsed when Russia and China vetoed the resolution. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday 'I thought that there might be some ways to bridge, even at this last moment, a few of the concerns that Russia had. I offered to work in a constructive manner to do so,' she told reporters at the Munich Security Conference.

Damascus denied any involvement in the predawn assault, saying it was the work of rebels to swing the Security Council vote in their favor.

Hillary Clinton Says Violence Must End in Syria

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to the United Nations on Tuesday for three days of diplomacy aimed at breaking a stalemate at the UN Security Council over a resolution demanding a halt to violence in Syria.
Clinton said on Monday, "The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the escalation of the Syrian regime's violent and brutal attacks on its own people,"
"The Security Council must act and make clear to the Syrian regime that the world community views its actions as a threat to peace and security," Clinton said. " The violence must end, so that a new period of democratic transition can begin."
In the last ten months, over 5,000 people have been killed in Bashar al Assad regime's brutal crackdown against anti-government unrest.
UN Security Council action condemning Assad's brutal crackdown has been blocked until now by Russia and China, which which vetoed a European-drafted Security Council resolution in October that would have condemned Syria for its bloody crackdown.

Facebook Haram According to Iranian Scholar

An Iranian Ayatollah has called Facebook un-Islamic and being a members is a sin, the ISNA news agency reprted on Saturday. In Iran, it is common for Clerics to be asked about their opinion, and when they answer it form a decree.

ISNA on Saturday broadcasted coverage of the response of Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi-Golpaygani, a senior cleric, to the question about Facebook and Iranian membership in the social networking service.

"Basically, going to any website which propagates immoralities and could weaken the religious belief is un-Islamic and not allowed, and membership in it is therefore haram (a sin)," the Ayatollah replied.
"Only the use of websites propagating religious criteria and not leading to any kind of ethical immoralities is of no problem," he added. 

  According to official figures released last October, 17 million Iranians have a Facebook account.

There are many Fatwas given by many Islamic Scholars which are either ridiculed or not followed. These so called Scholars should not issue any Fatwas and let people live their lives the way they want to. 

110 Christain Killed in Nigerian Christmas Attack

(AGI) Abuja - The provisional and unofficial death toll of Christmas attacks in Nigeria is 110. This is the second bloody and deadly Christmas in a row. The most significative attack took place in Saint Theresa's Catholic Church in Madala, in the state of Niger, around 45 kilometers from the federal Capital Abuja. A car bomb exploded after Christmas mass when churchgoers were heading outside the building. At least 35 people were killed and 50 people were wounded in the attack.
  Numerous people are in serious conditions. Boko Haram, an Islamic terrorist organization aiming at the extension of the Sharia law throughout the region has claimed many of these attacks.