Thousands protest over Bosnia baby ID row
Failure of MPs to agree new law on citizen ID numbers leaves newborns without access to medical care and passports. About 5,000 Bosnians have protested against a legal void which […]
Early, forced marriages haunt Jordan’s Syrian refugees
Source: ET JORDAN: With no end in sight to Syria’s conflict, some refugees in Jordan are offering their daughters for early marriage in the hope of securing them protection as they face growing economic pressure. Syrian refugee Abu Mohammad says he reluctantly opted to marry off his teenage daughter to a […]
How growing a beard made me ‘a terrorist’
theguardian: by Alex Andreou. When I changed my appearance for an acting job I experienced the ugly shadow of discrimination cast on ‘Muslim-looking’ people She came on the No 1 bus around the New Kent Road with her toddler already having quite a tantrum. She dragged him on by his […]
Cartoon of the day : Save the Nature !
Published in a campaign by Swiss farmers, but valid for all parts of the world.
UPRISING: Turks in Switzerland divided over protests
by Renat Kuenzi, swissinfo.ch June 11, 2013 – 21:23 Which way Turkish society and politics should develop is an issue not only in Turkey itself, but also among Turkish citizens living in Switzerland. The recent protests that began in Istanbul are absorbing the attention of many Turks here. Political scientist […]
Almost all key targets missed
Source: ET ISLAMABAD: The numbers speak for themselves, and they tell a sorry tale indeed. “All targets set for the current fiscal year have been missed”, said finance minister Ishaq Dar while unveiling the Economic Survey of Pakistan 2012-13. It read like an economic indictment of the outgoing government, with the […]
Syria doomed if Geneva-2 fails: Russia’s Bogdanov
STORY SUMMARY Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has warned that Syria will be “destroyed” if an international conference expected to be held in Geneva next month fails to resolve the two-year-old crisis between President Bashar Assad and rebels. While calling on world countries to respect the U.N. Charter and […]
Demonstration Against Terrorism at Queens Park – Toronto, Canada
Source: Nasim Malik of Sweden: Click HERE for the video.
UN expert rejects calls to quit over Israel criticism
AFP | Jun 11, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES GENEVA — An embattled UN rights expert who probes Israel’s conduct towards Palestinians on Tuesday rejected calls to step down, saying his […]
Jordan: ‘Honest interfaith dialogue is vital for future of youth’
by Rula Samain JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Conflicts that are perceivably religious often have ethical, political and social dimensions, according to a Vatican archbishop currently visiting Jordan. Archbishop Claudio Maria […]
Egypt replaces Waziristan as main training centre for militants: Report
ET: BERLIN: A new German intelligence report presented on Tuesday showed that Egypt had replaced Waziristan as the main centre for the training of militants. German intelligence voiced concern over the growing number of ultra-conservative Islamic extremists in the country, some of whom are swelling militant ranks abroad, while warning of […]
Andrew Bennett, Canada’s Ambassador of Religious Freedom Voices Support for Kazakh Ahmadiyya Muslims
FOREIGN AFFAIRS New religious-freedom watchdog faces uphill battle STEVEN CHASE OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail Published Friday, Jun. 07 2013, 6:00 AM EDT Last updated Friday, Jun. 07 2013, 6:12 AM EDT After he was released from more than a week of detention by Sri Lankan police last month, Muslim leader Azath Salley […]
Reclaiming the Beard on Behalf of Christianity
Huff Post: by Craig Considine. The Bible and other artifacts of Christian history show us the long history of the beard in Christianity. The most clear biblical passage to condone beards comes from Leviticus (19:27): “You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your heads, neither shall you […]
Pope confirms ‘gay lobby’ at work at Vatican
Salon.com: VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis lamented that a “gay lobby” was at work at the Vatican in private remarks to the leadership of a key Latin American church […]
Dr. Abdus Salam: The Coffee House of Lahore by K.K. Aziz
vudesk.com: The Coffee House of Lahore By K K Aziz CHAPTER 7: THE ROLL OF HONOUR: ABDUS SALAM Among my contemporaries and colleagues in Government College, companions in the Coffee House of Lahore and friends at these places and Elsewhere there is only one genius, and that was Abdus Salam. Salam was […]
Sectarian killing: Ahmedi community member killed in targeted attack
ET: KARACHI: A member of the Ahmedi community was shot dead while his son and another companion were injured in a targeted attack in Soldier Bazaar on Tuesday evening. The […]
Allen West’s Bigotry: Muslims Are All ‘Honor Killings, Beheadings, Suicide Bombings’
Huff Post: Former Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) boiled down the entire religion of Islam to “honor killings, beheadings [and] suicide bombings” in a message tweeted Monday night in response to a column by comedian Bill Cosby. Last week, Cosby wrote an op-ed in the New York Post encouraging African American communities to […]
Islamic Solutions for World Peace: Address by Khalifa of Islam
Alislam.org: Press Release: Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat delivers Historic Address in Southern California Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad presented with key to Los Angeles The Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim UK Centenary Celeberations at the House of Commons Attended by Nick Clegg
The Independent: Woolwich murder aftermath: Theresa May praises British-based Islamic group Home Secretary Theresa May has condemned “all forms of extremism” as she praised a British-based Islamic group for its […]
Ahmadiyya Mission Sierra Leone receives Presidential Award
On 27th April 2013, His Excellency Dr. Earnest Bai Koroma (The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone) awarded the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at with “Presidential Medal Award (Gold)” in recognition of its long and outstanding contributions to the nation in the fields of education, health, agriculture and humanitarian activities. The […]