WASHINGTON-The Helsinki Commission leadership today welcomed the capture and arrest by Serbian authorities of Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb military leader charged by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia with genocide and other war crimes associated with the 1992-95
Islam is a religion which today is the biggest in the world in terms of followers, and also is the fastest growing and spreading religion in the world. That, in and of itself, is unquestionably being viewed and taken as a threat to all other religions. Islam, in addition to the religious and spiritual contexts also contains a worldly aspect, which pertains to a specific way of life, in addition to the traditions and practices which are common values in other religions.
The Institute for Research of Genocide of Canada {IRGC} was informed that Srdja Trifkovic, a Serbian-American 'scholar', will be holding a lecture on Thursday February 24th at 5pm at the University of British Columbia. It is organized by the Serbian Students Association. IRGC is shocking that the University of British Columbia would allow Srdjan Trifkovic
Read more: Letter of IRGC regarding the lecture of Srđan Trifković in Vancouver
A rarely-seen manuscript of one of the world's most important copies of the Koran is to be published online. The hand-written holy book, estimated to be around 500 years old, is so precious and fragile scholars have been unable to put it on display. Now experts at the University of Manchester's John Rylands Library are using digital technology
IAGS's membership numbers remain highly questionable and they are certainly not representative of the majority of international scholars. IAGS is an obscure organization led by Prof. William Schabas, an academic who regrettably reduced himself to the position of being a genocide denier. Please be advised that the IAGS president, Prof. Schabas, offered his expertise to Serbian defendants at the Hague Tribunal
"All Muslims may not be terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims." This comment , frequently heard after the Mumbai bomb blasts implies that terrorism is a Muslim specialty, if not a monopoly. The facts are very different. First, there is nothing new about terrorism. In 1881, anarchists killed the Russian Tsar Alexander II and 21 bystanders. In 1901, anarchists killed US President McKinley as well as King Humbert I of Italy.
Comparing Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia) and the U.S. in terms of governance and public policy is a very challenging task even though some of the key elements of Bosnia's political, legal, economic and judicial systems were created by the U.S. administration. In terms of evaluating the current system of Bosnia and Herzegovina it is important to review the United States' system of governance and its basic democratic principles.
Read more: Dayton in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 15 years after –Experiment in democratic governance
There is no religion worthy of the name that does not regard as one of its highest values the sanctity of human life. Islam is no exception to this rule. Indeed, God has made this unequivocal in the Quran by emphasizing the gravity of the universal prohibition against murder, saying of the one who takes even one life that "it is as if he has killed all mankind.
Europe is our common home. Jews and Muslims live side by side in every European country and our two communities are important components of the European religious, cultural and social tapestry. Muslims and Jews are both minority faith communities in Europe, yet both have deep roots and each has more than 1,000 years of historical experience on this continent. Our two faiths and communities are an integral part of Europe; past, present and future.
Read more: The delegation of European Muslim and Jewish leaders gathered in Brussels
Genocide in BH is a defeat all the achievements of human civilization. IRCG speaks on behalf of victims, reminiscent of their suffering and tears and suppressed fear of oblivion. Bosniaks should not allow the victims to be thwarted by abandoning the legal domain in solving problems. Law has to be the basis of Bosniak political action. Giving up on law opens unimagined dangers for the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina and for Bosniaks.
Read more: Experience of the Institute for Research of Genocide Canada