Sacred music festival opens with impressive show
AMMAN — The festival of sacred music, Animae Musica, organised by the Institut Français opened on Wednesday with an outstanding performance at the Royal Cultural Centre in Amman. by Jean-Claude […]
Bitter irony of assistance
STORY SUMMARY Pledges of monetary support to alleviate the horrific humanitarian situation in and around Syria were made once again in Kuwait Wednesday, with the international community able to boast of a new figure of $2.4 billion. Some might suggest that a parallel conference is needed, namely one that figures […]
Syria builds dollar reserves, thanks partly to Assad’s foes
STORY SUMMARY January 17, 2014 12:22 AM By Suleiman al-Khalidi (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb) Syria’s central bank has bought hundreds of millions of dollars from the […]
Abdallah tells Netanyahu to make peace with Palestinians
AMMAN: Jordan’s king called on visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to seize the moment and opportunity made possible under a US diplomatic push to achieve a lasting and comprehensive settlement with the Palestinians, the Royal Palace said. The appeal came during a surprise visit by Netanyahu, who […]
Protection of environment is the duty of every Muslim
God has created everything in this universe in due proportion and measure both quantitatively and qualitatively. God has declared in the Qur’an: “Verily, all things have We created by measure” […]
China’s 120mph railway arriving in Laos
China’s 120mph railway arriving in Laos China’s mammoth engineering project to construct a railway from southwest China’s Yunnan Province all the way to Singapore is set to transform rural Laos Computer generated images showing the proposed Kunming, China, to Bangkok, Thailand, high speed train as it traverses sparsely populated and […]
Pakistan ex-ruler Pervez Musharraf advised to move to US hospital
Development is the latest twist in trial of former Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf By Mohsin Ali, Correspondent GULF NEWS Islamabad: A special court handling the treason trial of Pakistan’s […]
Republicans Have Nothing Of Substance To Offer The Poor
Source: The National Memo By Cynthia Tucker Last week, Republicans marked the 50th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty by denouncing it as an abject failure. Rep. Steve Southerland (R-FL), performed a mathematical sleight of hand in declaring that “more people are living in poverty than ever before.” The […]
Yes, Richard Dawkins, a Muslim baby is a Muslim baby. Because that’s just how it works
By Tim Stanley Religion THE TELEGRAPH A few days ago, Richard Dawkins wrote to the Times to complain that they had referred to “Muslim babies”. Because, in his view, a […]
Ladies from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association visit Norwood Care Home
Source: keighleynews.co.uk Women Members of a Keighley’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community visited a care home and chatted with residents of Norwood House in Greenthwaite Close. Jennifer Smouse, the manager of Norwood House, said the ladies […]
Hinduism in America on the rise
Source: examiner.com Festivities in a new temple dedicated to the Indian monkey god Hanuman in Frisco, Texas, earlier this month remind us that a minority of religions exists within the shores of the United States that is relatively silent. The faith that is the subject here, of course, is Hinduism, which in […]
eDigest: Religious freedom: who has it worldwide?
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has surely grasped a strong handle which knows no breaking. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Al Quran 2:257) One of the […]
Indonesia- Health insurance to cover all Indonesians
System is expected to be the world’s largest with 247 million covered by 2019, The Straits Times : The scheme will assure lower-income Indonesians such as Mr Paimin of free […]
UN panel confronts Vatican on child sex abuse by clergy
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Plight of cancer-hit Bangladeshi ends
JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED ARABNEWS Published — Wednesday 15 January 2014 The plight of a Bangladeshi farm laborer who is suffering from cancer and who has not been paid in two years finally came to an end following intervention by the Qassim governorate. Rubi Hussain, who has been working for his […]
Junk food linked to memory loss
ABC News: by Lucy Carter — A team of researchers from the University of New South Wales has uncovered a link between junk food and memory loss. The team placed rats on a diet high in sugar and fat and compared their performance with rodents on a healthy diet. Lead […]
Nigeria arrests gay ‘suspects’ under new law banning homosexuality
Source: CNN Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — Nigerian authorities arrested 10 people believed to be gay men under a bill signed this week that bans same-sex marriages, rights groups said. Police detained men in various states and have dozens of pending arrests based on perceived sexual orientation, according to Amnesty International. “Reports […]
Celebrating Prophet Muhammd (saw)
Source: CNN JANUARY 15 – RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN: Girls wait in line to receive free food during a rally marking the birthday of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad on January 14, 2014. Thousands of Pakistanis celebrated by participating in religious processions, ceremonies and distributing free meals among the poor. More:
Marry girls when they’re ’15 or 16,’
Source:CNN.COM (HLNtv.com) — “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson is ruffling feathers again, this time for comments he made years ago about how girls should marry when they’re still teenagers. “They got to where they’re getting hard to find, mainly because these boys are waiting ’til they get to be about 20 […]
Giving Honor to the Dreamer
By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Had he lived to see January 15th, 2014 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 85 years-old. He would have witnessed the death of […]