Capacity of mataf to reach 105,000 in 2015
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Friday 28 June 2013 The ongoing expansion of the mataf (the circumambulation area around the Kaaba) will double the hourly capacity of the area from 48,000 pilgrims […]
Solving Current World Crisis- A Message of Peace by Promised Messiah and Mehdi
Review of Religions- May 2013 A Message of Peace: Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad – The Promised Messiah and Mahdi (as) The founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. In 1891, he claimed […]
American Muslim Identity: Islam’s True Face
Independent.com: American Muslims Have a Unique Duty Tuesday, June 25, 2013 By Osaama Saifi It is difficult to believe that September 11, 2001 was some twelve years ago. It really did seem like another seemingly innocent day in September. A light blue sky conspicuously cloaked the horrors in a New York City […]
Mr.Jolyn Martyn Clark- Son of Henry Martyn Clark Overwhelmed by Warmth of Khalifa of Islam
Review of Religions: Mr. Jolyn Martyn Clark at the Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) of the Ahmadiyya Jama’at UK, 2012 Along with other guests, Mr. Jolyn Clark was given the opportunity to […]
The Happiness of Pursuit- or the Pursuit of Happiness?
Time: If you’re an American and you’re not having fun, it just might be your own fault. Our long national expedition is entering its 238th year, and from the start, it was clear that this would be a bracing place to live. There would be plenty of food, plenty of […]
Burma’s Rohingya Muslims Targeted by Buddhist Mob Violence
Source: The Daily Beast Muslims from an obscure ethnic group in western Burma have become targets of vicious Buddhist mob attacks. Brendan Brady reports from Rakhine state on the increasing violence. A woman cries moments after she and other Rohingya Muslims, trying to cross the Naf river into Bangladesh […]
Blind rhetoric
STORY SUMMARY It appears as if Kerry didn’t send the Israelis a memo about his current efforts. From time to time in recent years, and decades, U.S. officials suddenly begin making positive statements about the need for a Palestinian-Israeli peace; sometimes, they even hold talks with the two sides. As […]
U.S. to Suspend Trade Privileges With Bangladesh
Courtesy: NY Times U.S. to Suspend Trade Privileges With Bangladesh By STEVEN GREENHOUSE The Obama administration on Thursday will suspend trade privileges for Bangladesh over concerns about safety problems and labor rights violations in that country’s garment industry, according to administration and Congressional officials. The administration has come under intense […]
Archbishop of Canterbury Visits Jerusalem
Archbishop of Canterbury: Israel the center of the world In Jerusalem, the leader of 80 million Anglicans — who has a Jewish father — blesses Kerry’s peace efforts, highlights Christian […]
Syria’s Forgotten People Seize Opportunity on Assad Decay
By Caroline Alexander Bloomberg June 26, 2013 Syria’s Kurds are carving out a self-governed zone as the decay of President Bashar al-Assad’s government creates an opportunity for a people who […]
Ancient horse bone yields oldest DNA sequence
Every proof of evolution can serve as a proof of Islam over Christianity: Darwinian Evolution: Islam or Christianity? Source: BBC By Jonathan Ball A fragment of a fossilised bone thought to be […]
Exodus: Afghan Diplomats Defect as Western Withdrawal Nears
By Hasnain Kazim SPIEGEL.DE The situation in Afghanistan is becoming so precarious that Afghan diplomats no longer want to return to their homeland. Up to 100 foreign service employees set for rotation back to Kabul from assignments abroad have now defected. A total of 105 Afghan diplomats were meant to […]
Polygamists Celebrate Supreme Court’s Marriage Rulings
Buzzfeed: The Supreme Court’s rulings in favor of same-sex marriage Wednesday were greeted with excitement by polygamists across the country, who viewed the gay rights victory as a crucial step […]
Generation Gap: Turkish Family Split Between Gezi and Old Way
The rift currently dividing Turkey also runs right through the middle of many families. SPIEGEL reporter Özlem Gezer has an uncle in Istanbul who loves Erdogan, a cousin who sleeps […]
Christianity and atheism are two sides of the same coin
theguardian: by Matthew Engelke. Those of us with no faith have a lot to learn about the value of halting the normal rhythms of life and stopping to reflect Earlier this week I attended the national parliamentary prayer breakfast, which takes place each June in the magnificent surrounds of Westminster […]
Video: Khalifa of Islam Addresses UK Ahmadiyya Advisory Council (Majlise-Shura) English
Published on Jun 26, 2013 An address delivered by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (May Allah be his Helper) on the occasion of Majlis-e-Shura UK 2013. © Copyright MTA International. Watch in […]
Rudd sworn in as Australian PM after overthrowing Gillard
June 27, 2013 – 11:27 By James Grubel CANBERRA (Reuters) – Kevin Rudd was sworn in as Australian prime minister for the second time on Thursday, a day after toppling Julia Gillard and three months ahead of elections in which opinion polls show the ruling Labor Party faces a devastating […]
No Umrah visa after July 8
RIYADH: GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN | ARAB NEWS STAFF Thursday 27 June 2013 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced July 8 (Shaban 29) as the last date for seeking Umrah visas. All Saudi diplomatic missions across the world will continue issuing Umrah visas until the “end of Shaban,” said Osama […]
Kerry rules out military action in Syria
KUWAIT CITY: ARAB NEWS Thursday 27 June 2013 More than 100,000 people have been killed in Syria’s uprising, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The death toll from the civil war is now 100,191 people, it said. Violence raged as US Secretary of State John Kerry ruled out […]