Source: Dawn.Com “O Lord, my girlfriend does not wear a burqa, she tells me, the faithful never look at a woman’s body with evil eyes … only the lechers and unfaithful shout for burqa, let Allah put a black blindfold on their impure sight.” A Bangladeshi poet, Farhad Mazhar, not […]
Political parties, veterans observe Indonesia`s independence day Antara: Several political parties and a group of veterans held a commemoration ceremony for Indonesia`s 68th Independence Day, marking the exact moment of […]
Source: Dawn Com PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elementary and secondary education minister Atif Khan on Friday said his government would rectify the mistake of removing Quranic verses on jihad from the curriculum. He was speaking during a meeting at the Textbook Board of Peshawar offices, where Zakat and Usher minister Habibur […]
By Alex Strangwayes-Booth BBC News Some young HIV patients have been pressured to stop taking medication, a survey of doctors revealed Continue reading the main story Related Stories Ban lifted for NHS staff with HIV US ‘prayer cure’ death appeal fails Faith leaders’ ‘HIV cure’ claims Some young HIV patients […]
This “Histomap,” created by John B. Sparks, was first printed by Rand McNally in 1931. The David Rumsey Map Collection hosts a fully zoomable version here. This giant, ambitious chart fit neatly with a trend in nonfiction book publishing of the 1920s and 1930s: the “outline,” in which large subjects (the history of the world! every […]
LONDON: FOUZIA KHAN Published — Saturday 17 August 2013 ARABNEWS The London branch of the Muslim World League on Thursday organized a seminar on the role of Islamic centers in […]
Business Insider: by Manuel Mogato. CEBU, Philippines (Reuters) – A Philippine ferry sank after colliding with a cargo vessel killing at least 24 people and leaving nearly 300 missing, the coast guard said on Saturday. Some 572 people were rescued after Friday’s accident at the mouth of a channel approaching the port […]
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Jordan on Friday threw their support behind Egypt as it sought to restore law and order, with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah calling […]
the news: The writer has taught international relations and diplomacy at Boston University and at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and was the vice chancellor of LUMS. The challenges that Pakistan faces are all too real. These pages are, in fact, an unending litany of all that […]
By Zachary Norman, Reporter Five Muslim protesters have appeared in court accused of attacking members of a rival Islamic sect during a demonstration. Mirza Ali, 38, of Lambkins Mews, Walthamstow, […]
By Zachary Norman, Reporter Mosque leaders denied a popular mini-cab driver a proper funeral, according to his friends The body of Khalid Mahmood, who died of a heart attack last […]