Zakat defaulters will be dealt with sternly, warns official
By JEDDAH: GALAL FAKKAR, ARAB NEWS STAFF The Court of Grievances will be the final decision maker in any dispute between the Zakat payer and the Zakat and Income Tax […]
US-backed armed gangs not after political fix for Syria
Armed groups in Syria have rejected a proposal by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan to renounce violence and seek a political solution to the Syrian unrest. The rejection came one day after Annan urged an end to the months-long unrest in Syria and called for a peaceful way to implement […]
UN says readying food stocks for 1.5 mln in Syria
By ASSOCIATED PRESS ARABNEWS GENEVA: The United Nations said on Thursday that it was readying food stocks for 1.5 million people in Syria as part of a 90-day emergency contingency plan to help civilians deprived of basic supplies after nearly a year of conflict. “More needs to be done,” John […]
Qur’an gives hope to Syria’s oppressed: Makkah imam
By MAKKAH/MADINAH: ARAB NEWS The Imam and Khatib at the Grand Mosque Sheikh Osama Khayyat comforted the Syrian people, wilting under the oppression of the tyrannical regime of President Bashar Assad, by reciting verses of the Holy Qur’an saying Almighty Allah sends solace soon after hard times. The imam made […]
PAKISTAN: Saleem Shahzad case -rule of law or rule of ISI?
Asian Human Rights Commission: By William Gomes: Freedom of expression is one of the essential pre-requirements for the practice, protection and promotion of democracy. If we are to speak of a […]
Pope Benedict denounces push to legalize gay marriage
(Reuters) – Pope Benedict on Friday denounced the “powerful political and cultural currents” seeking to legalize gay marriage in the United States, where Maryland has just become the eighth state […]
Feminism’s final frontier? Religion.
Washington Post: By Lisa Miller The battle of the sexes, waged this election season with fulsome fury in the public space, is being fought in a much more painful, private sphere […]
Real Amass Old Students donate to School
ghanaweb.com: The Washington, D.C chapter of Real Amass Alumni Association, USA, Inc. has delivered $2,500 worth of athletic wear and equipments to their Alma Mater, T. I. Ahmadiyya Secondary School, in […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque makes plans for former synagogue
blog.pennlive.com By Mary Klaus Three years ago, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Harrisburg bought an uptown Harrisburg Lutheran church and turned it into a mosque. This winter, that same group […]