How Israel’s war on Gaza breeds anger, grief and courage
The National, By Hugh Naylor: They were best friends, his family said. Inseparable. The three-year-old does not grasp what happened on the evening of November 19, when an Israeli missile […]
Footage of seven IDF soldiers arresting a 5 year old Palestinian child causes outrage around the world
Source: Press TV Video footage of seven Israeli soldiers arresting a five-year-old Palestinian child has caused outrage around the world, highlighting Israel’s history of violating the rights of children. Normal […]
Steve Sutherland of CBC Radio Talks to Malik Lal Khan Sahib in Information Morning
This video is from 2011
American diplomacy failed in Egypt
The Corpse of American Diplomacy lies among 51 dead Egyptians Tarek Fatah The Toronto SUN, July 10, 2013 By the time the Egyptian army stopped firing on demonstrators in Cairo on Sunday, 51 people lay dead with 400 wounded. Among the Egyptian bodies, lay the corpse of American diplomacy and […]
Saudi Arabia wrestles with its identity
STORY SUMMARY Under the norms prevalent in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the Saud family’s rule, princes of varying age and political responsibility have been expected to show their […]
‘Over 700 Jordanian jihadists fighting in Syria’
by Taylor Luck, Jordan Times AMMAN — Seven Jordanian nationals were reportedly killed while fighting alongside Islamic comrades in Syria, sources say, amid a reported influx of over 200 Jordanian […]
Pakistan’s new security policy seeks to root out terror outfits
Source: Zeenews.com via Wasim Sr. Islamabad: Pakistan is working on a new security policy document which, among other measures, will seek to disband militant outfits which were involved in terror attacks in neighbouring countries, including India, a media report said on Saturday. The national security policy is being thrashed jointly […]
An opportunity no Muslim would miss
MADINAH: YUSUF MUHAMMAD ARABNEWS Friday 12 July 2013 Umrah pilgrims visiting here say it is a privilege and absolute joy to break their fast in the Prophet’s Mosque. Abd Al-Jaleel […]
Snowden chose not to release most damaging data’
Source: Hindustan Times: Edward Snowden possesses data that could prove far more “damaging” to the US government but the fugitive leaker has chosen not to release them, said a journalist who first broke the story.Glenn Greenwald told Argentina’s La Nacion paper that Snowden, who is currently stranded in Moscow, had […]
Mataf ban on wheelchairs at peak hours
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS/AL-EQTISADIAH Sunday 14 July 2013 The authorities in Makkah have banned pilgrims from using wheelchairs on the mataf (the circumambulating area around the Kaaba) during peak hours. Lt. […]
‘Burmese bin Laden’.
Source: Hindustan Times: Bhikkhu Wirathu, 46, is one of the most talked about figures in Myanmar. The Buddhist monk is the leader of the 969 movement, which is opposed to what they say, is the spread of Islam in the predominantly-Buddhict Burma, and is intended to safeguard Buddhism. But many […]
163-year-old telegram service to close forever at 9pm today
Source: TOI The 163-year old telegram service in the country – the harbinger of good and bad news for generations of Indians – is dead.Once the fastest means of communication for millions of people, the humble telegram was today buried without any requiem but for the promise of preserving the last telegram as a […]
Pakistan Taliban set up ‘jihad cell’ in Syria
Source: ET The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an outlawed umbrella of militant groups blamed for most violence in Pakistan, has set up a special cell in Syria to coordinate the ongoing ‘jihad’ against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, reports the BBC Urdu. “The cell has been established with the help of the […]
Abbottabad Commission findings: Leaked report was rough, not final cut
Source: ET While a frenzied debate is raging over the Abbottabad Commission report released by Al Jazeera, the report is actually an earlier draft that had been prepared by the commission through a bizarre internal arrangement under which several versions were to be produced by the members in the hope of […]
11 Things I Wish Every Parent Knew
MindBodyGreen. Dr. Stephen Cowan. After 25 years practicing pediatrics, and caring for thousands of children, I’ve noticed some patterns that offer me a deeper vision of health. Here are some of those invaluable lessons: 1. Growth and development are not a race. These days we’re in such a rush to […]
US braces for civil disorder following Zimmerman ‘not guilty’ verdict
Russia Today; US cities are gearing up for everything from civil disturbances to full-scale riots following the acquittal of George Zimmerman, who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, 17, out of apparent self-defense. People are expressing themselves on the streets from Los Angeles to New York following the ‘not guilty’ decision handed down […]
Indian Govt behind Parliament attack, 26/11: Ishrat probe officer
Times of India: NEW DELHI: In what is certain to escalate the already vicious fight between the CBI and theIB over the IshratJahan “fake encounter case”, a former home ministry officer has alleged that a member of the CBI-SIT team had accused incumbent governments of “orchestrating” the terror attack on Parliament and the […]
Kasr-e-Saleeb (Breaking of the Cross) – Program 18 – Islam Ahmadiyya (Urdu) – YouTube
Source: http://www.youtube.com/Alislam Urdu | Program by MTA Pakistan
Pakistan Minister Paul Bhatti Sells Chrisitian Minorities Short in UK House of Commons on Blasphemy Law
Daily Times: VIEW : Challenging Pakistan’s blasphemy laws takes courage — Nasir Saeed Shahbaz Bhatti knew death was a risk that came with the role of being the minorities’ minister but […]
Azadi’s Daughter: Story of India’s liberal (Secular) Muslim daughter
theviewpointonline.net: For why should the Muslims have to issue any such statement? Do they own these terrorists? Are they citizens of Pakistan? In the streets of Mumbai , the terror attacks claimed both Hindu and Muslim lives. More Muslims have been killed by terrorists in Kashmir’ Noted Indian journalist Seema […]