The leader of the North African country’s largest political party defends it against accusations that it poses a threat to secularism in the birthplace of the Arab Spring by Robert Fisk, The Independent When Rached Ghannouchi met Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali – before Mr Ghannouchi wisely exiled himself to London […]
AMMAN, Jordan: The foiling of a planned al-Qaida terror plot in Jordan underscores a new subplot in the story of the Arab Spring: Things are heating up for King Abdullah II, a Western-oriented monarch who has run a business-friendly, pragmatic monarchy with some trappings of democracy. Jordan, a key U.S. […]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/23/romney-auto-bailout_n_2006706.html? WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney’s opposition to the loans President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama have extended to the auto industry has long been an awkward scab on his presidential campaign. In Ohio, in particular, one out of every eight jobs is connected to the sector. Having insisted, […]
BBC: Why some people respond to treatments that have no active ingredients in them may be down to their genes, a study in the journal PLoS ONE suggests. The so-called […]
By Wajeeha Choudhary Picture a person you reverently admire. For some, this may be a grandparent who brims with wisdom or a legendary hero from the pages of human history. Now imagine this person is maligned and disrespected in the most grotesque manner, ranging from accusations of pedophilia to tyranny. […]
Haaretz: Most of the Jewish public in Israel supports the establishment of an apartheid regime in Israel if it formally annexes the West Bank. A majority also explicitly favors discrimination […]
Study of Patriarch Abraham; the book reveals what interpretations of Abraham’s life unite the three religions, and which ones divide them. Source; The Jewish week by Steve Lipman Concurrent with […]
Asia Times Online: by Spangler I hate it when the bad guys are right. But it happens sometimes, and when it does, we should own up to it. The bad […]
By Michele Langevine Leiby, Wednesday, October 24, 2:57 PM ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — It’s a well-known fact in Pakistan that Osama bin Laden died in 2006 and that the U.S. commando raid on his compound in May 2011 was merely a “drama” orchestrated by President Obama to help win reelection. Of course, if that were […]
This is the true story of George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi, who was going to bed when his wife told him that he’d left the light on in the shed. George opened the door to go turn off the light but saw there were people in the shed in the […]
Ahmadiyya Times: Bashir A. Khan, Esq. Ahmadiyya Times Editor’s Note: The following account is published with permission from the author, Bashir A. Khan, Esq., Barrister and Solicitor, who reports a painstaking follow up […]
It’s a television first, claims the BBC Press Office. OK they would say that wouldn’t they but I think it might be the first time in decades – if not […]
Thousands of migrants struggle to survive after being forced to return home in the wake of the revolt against Gaddafi. A group of Chadian migrants woke one morning to find […]
By Michael Georgy GILGIT, Pakistan (Reuters) – About 20 men dressed as Pakistani soldiers boarded a bus bound for a Muslim festival outside this mountain town and checked the identification cards of the passengers. They singled out 19 Shi’ites, drew weapons and slaughtered them, most with a bullet to the […]
Pakistani whirling dervish dancers from Shah Hussains Mazaar perform during the 2012 International Sufi Festival in Amritsar, India on Oct. 21, 2012. Participants from various countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Maldives, […]
Informant: NYPD paid me to ‘bait’ Muslims The Associated Press Rahman said he wanted to turn his life around and stop using drugs, and said he believed Islam could provide a purpose in life. In the following days, Rahman friended him on Facebook and the two exchanged phone numbers. Shahbaz, a Pakistani […]
By Al Arabiya with Agencies Millions of pilgrims arrived this week in Mecca for Islam’s annual Hajj (pilgrimage), which officially starts on Wednesday. Around four million pilgrims were heading to […]
Source: Daily Guide: It was Gambibgo Primary School that emerged winners in the primary school category with TI Ahmadiyya following. Bukere Primary’s Abdulai Ibrahim was adjudged the discovery player in the primary division, while Asaaba Ayinu, Gambusai Primary finished as the Most Valuable Player. More:
Source: M-Media M-Media A coalition of four major Islamic organizations in Myanmar jointly announces today that Myanmar Muslims will not celebrate this year’s Eid ul-Adha, a holy religious event scheduled for October 27 in Myanmar. The statement, signed by the Olama Muslim Theologians, the Islamic Affairs Council, the Myanmar Muslim […]
Source: MMedia There are 12 wards in Kyauk Phyu Township, Rakhine State and a mosque in West Ward was burnt down by Rakhine extremists at night on 22nd Oct. Very few Muslims live near that mosque. As a result, Muslims were not ready to protect the mosque against this arson. […]
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