Jordan’s king warns of sectarian ‘destruction’
JAMAL HALABY | AP ARABNEWS Published — Tuesday 20 August 2013 AMMAN: Jordan’s king warned Tuesday that ethnic and sectarian violence sweeping across several Arab countries could lead to the […]
10,000 pilgrims from Syria coming for Haj
JEDDAH: NADIM AL-HAMID ARABNEWS Published — Wednesday 21 August 2013 The first wave of Haj pilgrims are expected to arrive to the Kingdom beginning next week. This year 10,000 Syrians […]
The Post’s View ; Saving Egypt from Syria’s fate
By Editorial Board, WASHINGTON POST IN THE spring of 2011, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad responded to the first massive protests against his regime with unrelenting violence. Security forces opened fire on unarmed civilians who joined demonstrations. Proposals by Western governments and neighbors for democratic reforms or negotiations with the opposition […]
Muslim’s unceasing search for Jewish mom
Urdu poet Mahfooz Ahmad Khan was absolutely ignorant of his Jewish maternal side, until one day he received letter from his London-based Jewish aunt Dr. Navras Jaat Aafreedi, Tazpit Published: […]
Surabaya’s Mrs. Mayor: Indonesia’s Best-Kept Secret
The Huffington Post: Surabaya, Indonesia–Here, in Indonesia’s second-largest city, legend tells of a titanic battle between Sura, the great white shark, and Baya, the crocodile. Meeting in a river one day, the two creatures fought ferociously for supremacy of the animal kingdom. The place where they clashed became known as […]
Washington’s Statue of Hypocrisy: Putting a Smiley Face on Indonesia’s Religious Intolerance
The Huffington Post: In early June, the Indonesian government erected a 16-foot gleaming white statue of Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge, on Washington’s Embassy Row. Indonesia’s ambassador to the […]
Jalsa Uk 2013: A Blessed Gathering Where Your Host is The Beloved Khalifa of Islam (atba) Himself
Jalsasalana.org: Ishtihar 7 December 1891 “I pray to God that He may be with all those who are coming to attend the Jalsa and that He may grant them […]
Ties that bind: Hindus celebrate Raksha Bandhan with beads and stone-studded rakhis
ET: KARACHI: For the past 40 years, Shamim, a Muslim woman from Mirpurkhas, has been making red-coloured threads for the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan. “There is no such thing […]
Book Review: Political Islam in the Age of Democratization
Are Islam and democracy compatible? What is the role of democracy in the future of the Muslim world? In this book, Kamran Bokhari and Farid Senzai aim to offer a […]
John Piper: Revival Can Reverse America’s ‘Treasonous’ Attitude Toward God
Global Christian Post: John Piper, founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and retired senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, was asked recently in a WORLD magazine interview for a solution to what he framed as the “God-ignoring, God-belittling frame of mind” that has gripped the nation. Piper spoke on camera with […]
Local Muslim Rush to Help Copts at St. George Church in Hadaek Helwan Against Islamists
Global Christian Post: Several Christians Injured Protecting Egypt Church Attacked by Islamists; Local Muslims Rush to Help Copts Several militants have attacked St. George Church in Hadaek Helwan, Cairo, throwing […]
Canada should compaign for democracy in Egypt
By: Haroon Siddiqui Columnist, Published on Sun Aug 18 2013 Toronto Star Aug 18, 2013 During the autocratic Hosni Mubarak era, Egyptian police and its hired thugs used to target women protesters, hijabis/niqabis in particular — taunting them, shoving them and groping them. In the post-Mubarak era, the army initiated […]
80 bodies of Sipah-e-Sahaba terrorists brought from Syria for burial
SHAFAQNA PAKISTAN (Shia News Agency) – Eighty bodies of outlawed Sipah-e-Sahaba’s terrorists have been brought from Syria to Pakistan. Shiite News has learnt reliably that the bodies of Sipah-e-Sahaba’s terrorists are being brought to Pakistan from Syria. Hundreds of bodies have been brought so far. Latest reports said that around […]
Ghana: Ghana Muslim Mission Promotes Education From Lowest to the Highest Level – Alhaji Alhasan Abdulai
20 August 2013 , Source: Ghanaian Chronicle One of the Islamic organizations currently in the lead of promoting the training of children and adults to the highest level is the Ghana Muslim Mission. Established in 1957 this organization now boasts of 110 schools across the country including kindergartens, Primary and […]
Who Was Prophet Muhammad (saw)’s Teacher?
Source: onislam.net It is inevitable that anyone who seeks to learn the source of the Qur’an should expand the area of his investigation. If he cannot establish that source when he […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Sierra Leone Receives The Presidential Medal (Gold) For Its Outstanding Services
AHMADIYYA MUSLIM JAMA’AT SIERRA LEONE RECEIVES THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL (GOLD) FOR ITS OUTSTANDING SERVICES (Abdul Shafi Bharwana, Editor African Crescent published by Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Sierra leone) The article was […]
Sutton’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community celebrate centenary and end of Ramadan
Source: yourlocalguardian.co.uk Members of Sutton’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community celebrated the end of Ramadan with the mayor of Sutton and an MP. The group held a lunch at Banstead Civic Hall on Saturday, August […]
Health Premiums Up 4% as Steep Climb Levels Off
Premiums for employer-provided health insurance increased by relatively modest amounts for the second year in a row, according to a new survey, further evidence that once-fierce health care inflation might be abating. The average annual premium for a family is now $16,351, up 4 percent from last year, according to […]
CIA Confirms Role in 1953 Iran Coup
Documents Provide New Details on Mosaddeq Overthrow and Its Aftermath National Security Archive Calls for Release of Remaining Classified Record National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 435 Posted – […]
HRW comment on Azam verdict
Source: BDNews 24 By Suliman Niloy Dhaka: Barrister Tureen Afroz, a prosecutor in former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Ghulam Azam’s case in the war crimes tribunal, has harshly criticised New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) for questioning the trial process in the most sensational war crimes case in Bangladesh. In a statement on Friday, […]