ROBERT FISK Thursday 7 November 2013 THE INDEPENDENT On the briefest of visits to London, I was appalled to notice that our television presenters and politicians and dignitaries have almost all resorted to stereotype by wearing those bloody poppies again – even though I suspect most of them would not […]
STORY SUMMARY by By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star I was struck a few days ago when I read U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s statement in Riyadh, after talks with the Saudi Arabian leadership, that the U.S. had neither “the legal authority nor desire” to intervene in Syria. […]
GHAITH SHENNIB AND ULF LAESSING | REUTERS Published — Friday 8 November 2013 ARABNEWS TRIPOLI: Anti-aircraft gunfire and grenade blasts erupted in several parts of Tripoli late on Thursday, the […]
FAROUK LUQMAN ARABNEWS It is a five-and-a-half hours flight from Jeddah to Casablanca, the largest city of Morocco — one of the most beautiful countries in the world and the […]
November 8, 2013 – 07:06 By Saud Mehsud DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Pakistani Taliban announced on Friday they would orchestrate a wave of revenge attacks against the government after naming hardline commander Mullah Fazlullah as their new leader. The rise of Fazlullah, known for his fierce Islamist […]
The weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) issue has been the excuse of choice for the US administrations in order to threaten some countries, such as Syria or Iran, or invade others, such as Iraq. The common point of all these allegations is their falsehood. Nowadays, everybody knows that Iraq did […]
By Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel 9:28 pm, November 7, 2013 As a little girl, Johanna Neumann witnessed the brutality of the Nazis and the kindness of a group whose role was less known in the Holocaust: Albanian Muslims. Neumann’s family fled to Albania after Kristallnacht, a series of attacks in […]
(AFP) – 16 hours ago Strasbourg — Civil unions should not be reserved for heterosexual couples, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday, condemning Greece for creating a “life partner” legal category that excludes gays. Judges in Strasbourg said that authorities in Orthodox Christian Greece had not offered […]
In the lead-up to Remembrance Day, Vaughan’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at community wants you to know they stand up proudly for Canada, their “home and native land”. Members of the community […]
The Huffington Post: During an emotional interview with NPR’s Terry Gross, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield opened up about his views on space, faith and our place in the universe. When […]
CGAhmadiyya — A VERY YOUNG BOY WROTE THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE, BASED ON AN URDU VIDEO OF MUBASHAR AHMAD KHALON SAHIB. WE ARE DELIGHTED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE ARTICLE WRITTEN BY ONE SO YOUNG BY THE GRACE OF ALLAH. Introduction Ahmadi’s believe Muhammad (saw) is the Khatamun Nabiyeen.We also believe […]
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The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Sherinzada Published: November 8, 2013 Mullah Fazlullah has completed his matriculation from Dherai High School, Kanjo, and then his intermediate from […]
The American economy grew at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the third quarter, significantly better than economists had expected and the fastest pace this year. The Commerce Department report had originally been scheduled to come out on Oct. 30, but was delayed by the government shutdown last month. […]
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Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The only countries that do not allow divorce are the Philippines and the Vatican City, an ecclesiastical state, which […]
Source: BBC India’s central bank has unveiled new rules that will allow foreign banks to expand their presence in the country. Foreign banks will now be allowed to set up “wholly owned subsidiaries” in India, which will enable them to open branches anywhere in the country. The subsidiaries will need […]
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Source: NY Times: LONDON — In a surprise choice, the Pakistani Taliban said Thursday that it had appointed as its new leader the commander responsible for last year’s attack on Malala Yousafzai, the teenage Pakistani education activist. More:
Source: Gulf News: The Sedlec Ossuary, or Bone Church, in the town of Kutna Hora, less than an hour east of Prague, will strike you as a rather measly affair from the outside, but venture inside this gothic chapel and you will be greeted by an astonishing sight the skeletons […]
