eDigest: Letter by Sharif Odeh to President François Hollande about Hijab or Veil
President François Hollande of France Muhammad Sharif Odeh: Leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the Holy Land Source of the lead post, Abdul Ghany Jahangeer Khan: Central French Desk, United Kingdom Letter by Sharif Odeh to President François Hollande about Hijab or Veil Source: Abdul Ghany Jahangeer Khan: Central French Desk, United Kingdom […]
Arab, Muslim women athletes could break sports boundaries – Moutawakel
By Jehan Al-Shatti KUWAIT NEWS AGENCY KUWAIT, Nov 19 (KUNA) — Arab and Muslim women have the strength and determination to break boundaries within sports, said the Vice President of […]
Letter from Tangier – Stratfor Geopolitical Weekly
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2013 Stratfor By Reva Bhalla Morocco rarely figures into international news headlines these days, something of a virtue in this restive part of the world. The term Maghreb, which translates as “land of the setting sun,” eventually came to denote a stretch of land starting in the […]
U.S. spy agencies mounted 231 offensive cyber-operations in 2011, documents show
By Barton Gellman and Ellen Nakashima, Published: August 31 washington Post U.S. intelligence services carried out 231 offensive cyber-operations in 2011, the leading edge of a clandestine campaign that embraces the Internet as a theater of spying, sabotage and war, according to top-secret documents obtained by The Washington Post. That […]
Behind the Pentagon’s doctored ledgers, a running tally of epic waste
Part 2: For two decades, the U.S. military has been unable to submit to an audit, flouting federal law and concealing waste and fraud totaling billions of dollars LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania – Linda Woodford spent the last 15 years of her career inserting phony numbers in the U.S. […]
Islam for Humanity: Humanity First in The Philippines
By Brian Wilson (Humanity First Canada) — Monday, Nov 19, 2013 Humanity First (HF) teams from Canada, Indonesia and Philippines, conducted assessments in conjunction with the Canadian Armed Forces of […]
Dr Salam remembered
Source: Daily Jang (only for Urdu Readers) Read Editorial page under Safarat Nama by Riaz Syed.
Retract Peace Prize’: Russian NGOs blast Obama over ‘killing people’ confession
Russia Today: Two major military-related groups, Officers of Russia and Soldiers’ Mothers, have addressed the Nobel Committee with a request to evaluate the inhumane statements made by the US president […]
Kerry to visit Israel on Friday to discuss Iran deal
Source: China Daily JERUSALEM – US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Israel on Friday to discuss a proposed deal between world powers and Iran on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. Netanyahu has condemned a proposal, endorsed by Washington, to […]
Peace Conference – Zurich 28th November, 2013
If you are in Zurich on 28th November, 2013, this is the place to be at 19.00 hours.
CAR communal violence spiralling out control – UN chief
Communal violence in the Central African Republic risks spiralling out of control, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said. He warned the Security Council that armed groups were inciting […]
Poor young women being ‘left behind in life’ as equality gap widens
Nearly half of Australia’s most disadvantaged young women aren’t involved in work or study after leaving school, despite overall rising educational achievements among girls, a government report has found. The Council of Australian Governments (Coag) Reform Council report, which studied outcomes for women and girls in Australia in the past […]
China is unfairly maligned for its Africa policy
STORY SUMMARY DAILY STAR, LEBANON This debate is particularly animated with respect to Chinese investment in Africa – a continent with a long history of political, economic and commercial exploitation by foreign powers. The so-called “neocolonialist school,” popular among China skeptics, considers China’s economic relationship with Africa as essentially imperial. […]
Fatal blast near Iran Beirut embassy
Seven people have been reported killed as an explosion struck near the Iranian embassy in the Lebanese capital Beirut. Conflicting reports say the blast could have come from rockets or a car bomb. Several buildings were damaged in the blast on Tuesday morning, eyewitnesses said. Iran is a major backer […]
Jordan applies for UNSC seat ‘after consulting KSA’
Jordan has applied for a two-year term on the UN Security Council, the Jordanian information minister said on Monday, after Saudi Arabia won a seat and then turned it down. […]
KAICIID: Religion should be part of solution to conflicts
The first global forum organized by the Vienna-based King Abdullah International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) called for finding ways to end religious conflicts. “Religion should be part […]
Al-Shaibi given new Kaaba key
Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal on Monday handed over the new keys of the Holy Kaaba (House of God) to Sheikh Abdul Qader Al-Shaibi, its chief guardian. The newly built […]
Picture of the day: The city of Chur in Switzerland under a sea of fog
What looks grey and depressing from below appears magical from above. Lights from the city of Chur in eastern Switzerland illuminate a blanket of fog under a full moon on […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Imam calls for interfaith dialog & cooperation; gives away book on peace
An intensive two-day Leadership Training Conference, sponsored by the Universal Peace Federation of North America, was held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in El Segundo, CA. The UPF is an interfaith-based outreach organization dedicated to bringing together people from various religious, social service and educational […]