Non-Arabs win Qur’an contest
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Published — Wednesday 4 December 2013 ARABNEWS The top two prizes of the King Abdul Aziz International Qur’an contest, which was held at the Grand Mosque […]
5 Arab states top ‘most corrupt’ list
BERLIN: Five Arab countries are ranked among the top 10 most corrupt nations, according to Transparency International’s newly released annual Corruption Perceptions Index, as instability in the region has profound […]
Switzerland: INDUSTRY ALARM: Smartwatches: a ticking timebomb for watchmakers?
by Samuel Jaberg, swissinfo.ch December 3, 2013 – 11:00 Forty years after Japanese quartz watches brought the Swiss watch industry to its knees, the sector faces a new challenge in […]
Turkey’s rock ‘n’ roll imam ruffles religious feathers
Source: Dawn An imam from a tiny hamlet on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast has run into trouble with the country’s powerful religious authorities — for his other life as a rock musician. Ahmet Muhsin Tuzer told AFP he is being investigated by the Diyanet, the […]
Turkey's rock 'n' roll imam ruffles religious feathers
Source: Dawn An imam from a tiny hamlet on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast has run into trouble with the country’s powerful religious authorities — for his other life as a rock musician. Ahmet Muhsin Tuzer told AFP he is being investigated by the Diyanet, the […]
Ancient Manuscripts to go Online
Huff Post — VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican Library and Oxford University’s Bodleian Library have put the first of 1.5 million pages of ancient manuscripts online. The two libraries in 2012 announced a four-year project to digitize some of the most important works of their collections of Hebrew manuscripts, […]
The Mystery of God and the Brain
Huff Post: by Deepak Chopra — To summarize the situation, we have three mysteries that we do not understand: the unpredictable movements of atoms, the existence of our own consciousness, and the friendliness of the universe to life and mind. I am only saying that the three mysteries are probably […]
U.S. small business borrowing rises to six-year high, index shows
Reuters) – U.S. small businesses boosted borrowing in October to its highest level in over six years, an index showed on Tuesday, fresh evidence that the budget battle that shut the federal government for 16 days did little to derail underlying economic growth. The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index, […]
A Plan to Halt German Jihadists from Going to Syria
Source: Spiegel: German jihadists are heading to Syria in ever greater numbers, with some 230 having already traveled to join the opposition in battle. A German politician wants to create an early warning system to prevent young men from making the trip. More:
The Bible will be translated into modern Russian language
Source: pravmir.com Moscow, December 2, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has stated his wishes to the translation of the Bible into modern Russian. “Everyone understands the Synodal […]
A rare 16th century Breeches Bible stolen from a Conwy church
Source: newswales.co.uk Police are appealing for information after a rare 16th century bible was stolen from a Conwy church sometime between October 25 and December 1. The Breaches Bible, which dates back to 1589 AD, was stolen from St Mary’s Church in Trefriw, Conwy. The bible, with a black outer cover, […]
Going to Jerusalem? …there’s an app for that.
Source: orlandosentinel.com So you want to go to Jerusalem, walk the path that Jesus took, visit the Basilica of Agony, stand inside The Last Supper room, but you hate to travel, can’t afford the airfare, and suffer from the fear of lost luggage. Well, there’s an app for that. Bible Travels – […]
Going to Jerusalem? …there's an app for that.
Source: orlandosentinel.com So you want to go to Jerusalem, walk the path that Jesus took, visit the Basilica of Agony, stand inside The Last Supper room, but you hate to travel, can’t afford the airfare, and suffer from the fear of lost luggage. Well, there’s an app for that. Bible Travels – […]
Exodus rediscovered: Alum releases second edition of book
Source: westernfrontonline.net After about a year of piecing together biblical lineages, Western Washington University alumnus Rick Medved finished compiling his research to determine what he believes to be the actual date of the Hebrew Exodus. Medved published his research in a book titled “1174 BC – The Exodus Discovered!” After receiving […]
Nigeria Sharia Police Smash 240,000 Bottles of Beer
Source: news.yahoo.com Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – Police enforcing Islamic law in Nigeria’s city of Kano publicly destroyed some 240,000 bottles of beer on Wednesday, the latest move in a wider crackdown […]
Ancient Bibles from the Bodleian and Vatican libraries digitized
Source: bbc.co.uk Ancient Bibles and Biblical texts from the Bodleian and Vatican libraries have been digitised and made available to the public for the first time. Europe’s first printed book, Gutenberg’s […]
Norway plans to create a HAM that Muslims can eat
– Norwegian abattoir has slaughtered 100 reindeer the halal way – The owner is planning on sending the meat as far as Dubai – Harry Dyrstad is also preparing to […]
Tip for Jesus!
Source: daily dot com´: Since September, one person has left more than $54,000 worth of gratuity at restaurants around the country—crazy tips, like $1,000 on a $152 tab. Who is this good Samaritan? All we know is that he or she goes by tipsforjesus on Instagram. More:
Waqar-e-Amal by Jama’at-e-Ahmadiyya Chandigarh, Punjab, Bharat
News report by Anas Ahmad | Member of Ahmadiyya muslim community, Qadian Waqar-e-Amal was organised by Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Chandigarh on 10th of November 2013 […]
Waqar-e-Amal by Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya Chandigarh, Punjab, Bharat
News report by Anas Ahmad | Member of Ahmadiyya muslim community, Qadian Waqar-e-Amal was organised by Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Chandigarh on 10th of November 2013 […]