Commonground news: by Daud Malik 22 January 2013 Islamabad – A report on the participation and prospects for Pakistan’s religious minorities in the upcoming general elections this year makes an interesting observation. “Many persons with whom we interacted during the course of this research did not like to be called […]
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence (IPV), is defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one partner against another […]
Express Tribune: LAHORE: President Asif Zardari has notified Pakistan Ulema Council Chairman Allama Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi as a member of the Council of Islamic Ideology. The Council’s job is to consider whether any laws conflict with Islam. Ashrafi told The Express Tribune that he would support legislation which promotes interfaith harmony and goes […]
Dailymail: A ‘breathable’ nail polish, which allows water vapors to pass through to the nail, is causing a stir among devout Muslim women who are unable to wear regular polish because of the washing involved in daily prayers. Muslims’ pre-prayer ritual includes washing the arms and face completely, where water must touch every […]
The 26th International Islamic Unity Conference has started in Iran’s capital, Tehran, with the presence of the country’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Shia and Sunni thinkers from 102 countries will be […]
A report from Humanity First Germany states: We have received a plot of 1,4 Acres in Porto Novo, Benin, as a donation free of charge. The plan is to construct a orphanage with two floors. With the approval and prayers of our beloved Huzur (atba) we started the construction in […]
A Liberal Democrat MP facing disciplinary action after accusing “the Jews” of atrocities against Palestinians has issued a public apology for causing “unintended offence”. David Ward’s comments – posted on his website ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day – were condemned by party chiefs and sparked a furious backlash. Read more […]
Reuters | Jan 26, 2013 | 22:09 Updated: Jan 26, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES RAMALLAH — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas tried to get Israel to let 150,000 Palestinians fleeing war in Syria resettle in the West Bank, but dropped the request after Israel demanded they first give up their right […]
by Hana Namrouqa JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The United Kingdom will provide £21 million in humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees in Jordan and the region, British International Development Secretary Justine Greening announced on Saturday. The aid includes winter clothing, food and medicines for Syrian refugees, Greening told reporters at a […]
Source: Dawn: by Raja Asghar | Interior Minister Rehman Mailk. — Photo by AP/File ISLAMABAD: Like his other colleagues who spoke in the National Assembly on Saturday, the usually tough-talking interior minister, Rehman Malik, took the role of a preacher to make a holy, though ambiguous, offer to Taliban militants: “Return to […]
No room for violence, extremism in Islam: minister ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Khursheed Ahmad Shah on Saturday said that there was no room for violence, extremism and terrorism in Islam – a religion of peace and tolerance. Winding up the discussion on Seeratun Nabi (PBUH) in the National […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD First something about the big picture, Christian apologists want to make a case for Christianity based on laws of nature and science, […]
First, a note from the the editor: Allah says about Rasool Allah Mohammed Mustafa (saw) in Qur’an-e-Majeed as: Chapter 33:22: Verily you have in the Prophet of Allah an excellent model, for him who hopes to meet Allah and the Last Day and who remembers Allah much. Chapter 21:108: And […]
The non-Muslim verdict on Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) K.S Ramakrishna Rao, an Indian Professor of Philosophy in his booklet, (“Muhammad, The Prophet of Islam”) calls him the: “Perfect model for human life.“ […]
Leslie Morgan Steiner was in “crazy love” — that is, madly in love with a man who routinely abused her and threatened her life. Steiner tells the dark story of her relationship, correcting misconceptions many people hold about victims of domestic violence, and explaining how we can all help break […]
Source. Spiegel. Read the full text of British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Wednesday speech on his country’s plan to hold a referendum on the future of its membership in the European Union. DPA The Union flag is draped behind that of the EU: “All this doesn’t make us somehow un-European.” […]
Islam teaches reverence for Jesus and other biblical prophets (LifePoints column) By Kay Campbell | kcampbell@al.com on January 25, 2013 at 1:32 PM, updated January 25, 2013 at 1:33 PM The Bible and the Quran have much more in common than most non-Muslims know, writes Zakiyyah Shakoor. (Kay Campbell / kcampbell@al.com) HUNTSVILLE, […]