Pictures: Kitchen that feeds 100,000 daily
Al Jazeera: The “langar” or free kitchen at Golden Temple in the Indian city of Amritsar is perhaps the world’s largest free eatery. The Langar or free kitchen was started […]
eDigest: Germany – SPD declares themselves to be in solidarity with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Sigmar Gabriel: Leader of SPD The lead post was collected by Rafiq A. Tschannen, a Swiss convert to Islam and now a global citizen Germany – SPD declares themselves to be in solidarity with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community During the federal conference of the German Party SPD on 16. November […]
Wahhabi impact on Indian Muslims
Source: LUBP By AJOY ASHIRWAD MAHAPRASHASTA The growing influence of Wahhabism, a radical stream of Islam, on Indian Muslims and on the political scene, especially south Indian politics, can cause further communal polarisation if the state fails to uphold the secular ethos. More:
What private griefs they nurse — Yasser Latif Hamdani
Daily Times — Zafrullah Khan’s contributions to Pakistan — especially as its advocate before the Boundary Commission — were praised by Jinnah himself Before I come to the main gist of what I have to say this week, let me bring to the attention of the reader my articles “Safdar […]
Australia ban six players for drinking before Ireland game
Source: BBC Australia have suspended six players for one match for drinking in midweek before Saturday’s win over Ireland and warned nine more. Wallabies coach Ewan McKenzie acted after “a group of players made the decision to stay out late and consume inappropriate levels of alcohol”. He said Australia’s “ethical […]
At Least 6 Dead in Illinois After Tornadoes, Storms Damage Homes
Source: Yahoo By GILLIAN MOHNEY and ANTHONY CASTELLANO | Good Morning America – 57 minutes ago Search and recovery operations are underway after severe storms and tornadoes wreaked havoc on the Midwest, killing at least six people and injuring dozens more after powerful winds flattened homes and decimated much of the town […]
Consenting Muslims in America: The scholar recounts his brief detention and interrogation at JFK airport.
by Hamid Dabashi Hamid Dabashi is Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. On the evening of November 13, I flew back from Gwangju, South Korea – where I was invited to participate in Gwangju Biennale – to JFK airport in New York. Upon exiting […]
Country readies for 6 million Umrah pilgrims
JEDDAH: NADIM AL-HAMID The Kingdom has plans in place to receive 6 million Umrah pilgrims this year, up from the over five million who came last season, according to Bandar […]