BECOMING SWISS: Naturalisations continue to fall
July 18, 2013 – 21:41 The number of people who became Swiss citizens in 2012 dropped seven per cent over the previous year, according to the latest numbers from the […]
My first fasting was a wonderful experience
A new revert blogger, by the name of Marjana, chronicles his experience of keeping fasts in Ramadan. Being a Muslim for the first year I was a little bit afraid before my very first fasting in Ramadan. As I was a person, who had never fast before it was difficult […]
Ramadan — the most blissful month in a Muslim’s life
FARHANA BEHJAT Arabnews Friday 19 July 2013 Ramadan is a holy month in which each of us gets opportunity to make the best out of it. A chance to earn as much reward and good deeds as we want from Allah, and to ask for forgiveness of our sins. A […]
Historic Uhud turned into a marketplace
MADINAH: YUSUF MUHAMMAD ARABNEWS Friday 19 July 2013 Uhud in Madinah was the scene of one of the most significant battles in early Islamic history, when the Muslim forces under […]
Deadline extension lets more perform Umrah
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Friday 19 July 2013 Saudi Arabia has extended the deadline for Umrah visa applications from Ramadan 10 to 15 in order to allow more faithful to perform […]
The 9/11 Phone Calls: Disturbing Irregularities Uncovered in the Calls that Flashed around the World
NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — America first learned of the 9/11 hijackings from Solicitor-General Ted Olson, who reported two calls from his wife, well-known CNN commentator Barbara Olson. […]
France’s Marianne muse stirs pot with anti-Islam tweet
France24: The leader of feminist activist group Femen, Inna Shevchenko, on Tuesday sparked an online controversy after posting an anti-Islam message to her Twitter account. Shevchenko is one of the inspirations for France’s new official stamp depicting Marianne, the feminine symbol of the French Republic – a fact that makes […]
Video: The Prince of Wales makes a speech titled: Islam and the Environment
The Prince of Wales delivers a speech titled “Islam and the Environment” at Oxford University’s Sheldonian Theatre. Bringing together two important strands of His Royal Highness’s work over the last […]
Ahmadiyya–Jewish relations
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NSA Controversy: Jimmy Carter Says U.S. “Has No Functioning Democracy”
International Business Times: Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter is so concerned about the NSA spying scandal that he thinks it has essentially resulted in a suspension of American democracy. “America […]
Mujaheed guilty of war crimes
Source: BD News 24 By Suliman Niloy, Golam Mujtaba Dhrubo, Quazi Shahreen Haq and Kamal Hossain Talukder, bdnews24.com Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujaheed has been found guilty of five war crimes charges, including mass murder of intellectuals during the 1971 Liberation War. International Crimes Tribunal-2 said although two other incidents […]
Pakistan Theocracy Running Amok: The Ahmadiyya Community and the Presidential Elections
An appeal has been filed in the Sindh High Court that Presidential elections should be stopped as the application form for candidates does not have a declaration that they are not Ahmadis or ‘Qadianis.’ This excerpt is from Jang, Karachi, Pakistan.
World Bank: Emergency Assistance for Jordan to Cope with Impacts of Syrian Crisis
World Bank project to shore up basic services to households under pressure from hosting massive influx of refugees WASHINGTON, July 18, 2013 – Jordan has welcomed hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria, but the sudden increase in population has put immense pressure on both its economy […]
Detroit files for biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history
Nancy Kaffer, Stephen Henderson and Matt Helms, Detroit Free Press 4:41 p.m. EDT July 18, 2013 DETROIT — The city of Detroit filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection in federal […]
Intelligent knife tested on cancer patients in London hospitals
Source: The Guardian UK Hi-tech form of electric scalpel can identify malignant tissue in cancer patients having operations with 100% accuracy An intelligent knife that knows when it is cutting […]
EUROPE’S LOST CHILDREN: Journeys of Despair – and joy
Immigrants fleeing violence pay people smugglers thousands of dollars to enter Europe through Greece. The exodus includes children, alone and at risk. Their dreams are big, but the reality far different. Story, Irene Chapple. Film, Wojciech Treszczynski. Photo, Giorgos Moutafis Sisters’ tears for broken family Arazu has dressed carefully for […]
Pakistan’s first sect-free mosque calls for end to discrimination
Source: Dawn.Com Despite the heightened sectarian strife that plagues Pakistan, the Darul Iman Jamia Masjid Qurtuba has no qualms in declaring its message loud and clear. A bold tag welcomes the followers to the mosque stating: “This mosque does not discriminate between any sects and welcomes all Muslims.” Considering the […]
Church’s ‘No. 1 Enemy’
Source: Spiegel: He’s loved by his congregation but loathed by the archbishop. Rebellious priest Wojciech Lemanski is seen as the church’s No. 1 enemy in Poland. His dismissal highlights the deep divide between church authorities and the faithful in this staunchly Catholic nation. More:
Islamic Heritage in Turkmenistan
Huff Post: by Emily O’Dell. Treasure Hunting in Turkmenistan J-Lo isn’t the only one who went to Turkmenistan this summer. I was there too — but unlike J-Lo, I didn’t […]