The Funny Moments of 2012 Election Campaign
The Funny Moments of 2012 US Election Campaign
Jason Burke: the key books on Muslim extremism
theguardian: Jason Burke. “The last decade of conflicts has created a massive new body of writing about Muslim extremism. The difference with the late 1990s, when I first started reporting on Muslim extremism while working in Afghanistan andPakistan, is immense. The works below all helped me focus and broaden my own thinking, […]
Alarm Over India’s Dengue Fever Epidemic
Source: The New York Times NEW DELHI — An epidemic of dengue fever in India is fostering a growing sense of alarm even as government officials here have publicly refused to acknowledge the scope of a problem that experts say is threatening hundreds of millions of people, not just in India but around the […]
UK: Dr Iftikhar Ayaz, OBE, nominated for Active Refugee Advocacy Award
Lankaweb. Abdul Aziz Press Secretary Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’t Sri Lanka. OBE (Officer of the Excellent Order of the British Empire) Alfred Einstein Nobel Medal for Peace Man of the Year in Human Rights 2010 International Peace Prize University of Cambridge Ambassador of Knowledge Honoured as a Cambridge Blue Included amongst […]
Camp Kivu’s Quest to Get Depressed Teens to Disconnect From Social Media
Source: The Daily Beast. By Nina Strochlic When a camper’s dad unexpectedly died last month, Andy Braner didn’t send him a condolence email or Facebook message. He got on a plane and flew from Colorado to Texas to be with the grieving teen. For Braner, social media is a means […]
Ahmadiyya mosque vandalised in Rangpur
Source: The Daily Star Several Ahmadiyya houses also torched Religious bigot allegedly involved with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Wednesday launched attack on houses and a mosque of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at leaving at least two houses gutted, 15 injured including seven police members injured in Hariar Kuti union under Taraganj upazila, Rangour. […]
Losing beer belly helps you sleep better
Source: TOI Shedding those extra pounds – especially from around your waist – may significantly improve your sleep quality, a new research by US scientists has suggested. The researchers from Johns Hopkins University in the U.S. found that people who lose around a stone in weight – and reduced their […]
Saudis lag behind Iran in Afghanistan
Source: Asiatimes: Saudi Arabia’s support for Afghanistan has been steady but inconspicuous over the years. But that is about to change. The powerful Sunni-majority kingdom is embarking on a very public effort to carve out a bigger role in Afghanistan, pitting the oil-rich Gulf state directly against Shi’ite rival Iran […]
Fog of war obscures Netanyahu’s Iran order
Source: Asia times: WASHINGTON – A new twist was added to the long-running media theme of a threat by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to go to war with Iran when news stories seemed to suggest that Netanyahu had ordered the Israeli military to prepare for an imminent attack on […]
Barry Obama rides again
Source: Asiatimes: LAS VEGAS – So he’s done it. Way beyond demographics, the ground game, getting the turnout, the micro-targeting of voters, the worries about suppression of black and Hispanic early voters in Ohio and Florida, and over 55% of women voting for him, Barack Obama inherits his second term […]
Man who beheaded wife: ‘I thought I was Jesus’
Source: The Local The 32-year-old, who killed the 30-year-old mother of his six children in June, told the Berlin state court that “I thought I was doing something good.” The practising Muslim said that he had heard God’s voice, and at that point he believed he was Jesus. He dragged […]
Ghana mall collapse: three dead, dozens trapped
Source: Jakarta Globe: A six-storey shopping mall collapsed in the Ghanaian capital Accra on Wednesday, with at least three people so far confirmed dead and dozens feared trapped. Some 50 employees were believed to be inside the mall when it came down, police said, sparking desperate attempts to rescue them. […]
No compulsion in Islam : Malaysian Mufti
Malaysia Ex-Perlis mufti backs Nurul Izzah, says ‘no compulsion in Islam’ Asri said he previously expressed a view similar to that of the Lembah Pantai lawmaker’s. — File pic KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — There is no compulsion in Islam, popular Islamic scholar Datuk Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin has said in his […]
Innocence or brilliance of Muslims? Come, Learn, And Decide:
The events of past weeks, months and years, have portrayed the life and character of The Prophet of Islam in a derogatory and negative manner through a video, literature, caricatures and oral form by individuals who seem to have questionable motives. Unfortunately, the reaction to these demeaning portrayals by the […]
President Obama’s Cairo Speech, 2009: Recognizing Civilization’s Debt to Islam
Allah sends down water from the sky, so that valleys flow according to their measure, and the flood bears on its surface swelling foam. And from that which they heat in […]
Serb Detained After Quran Burning Photos Posted
ABC News: A Serbian man has been detained after pictures posted on Facebook appeared to show him setting the Muslim holy book on fire using a lighter. Prosecutor for cybercrime […]
The Muslim Brotherhood and the Coptic Pope
By Elias Harfoush Al Arabiyya Wednesday, 07 November 2012 Among the suggestions offered by the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Egypt to the new Coptic pope to be included in his […]
Pictures from Graduation Ceremony at Jāmi’ah al-Ahmadīyyah Nigeria
Huffaaz at graduation ceremony, Jamia Ahmadiyya Nigeria Missionaries at graduation ceremony, Jamia Ahmadiyya Nigeria, who graduated the same day. Jāmi’ah al-Ahmadīyyah (The Ahmadiyya University) is an International Islamic seminary and educational institute with campuses in India, Pakistan, United Kingdom, Ghana, Canada, Germany, Nigeria, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Sierra […]
Is the Religious Right in America dead? The Other US Elections
Religious Right is Dead: By Damian Thomson Daily Telegraph: Guys – have a quick puff of your joint before heading down the aisle with your boyfriend. In addition to re-electing […]
