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International Conference Human Rights Crisis in South Asia Marginalization & Persecution of Minorities, Today
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France’s Hollande ‘to split from Valerie Trierweiler’
Source: BBC French President Francois Hollande is to formally announce his separation from his official partner, Valerie Trierweiler, say French media reports. It comes after a magazine published photos apparently…
Argentina to boost trade ties with China
Source: China Daily BUENOS AIRES – Argentina has “big trade” with China and is willing to strengthen the relations between the two countries, Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers Jorge…
Israel mulls replacing al-Aqsa mosque
An Israeli official says the Tel Aviv regime is considering replacing the al-Aqsa Mosque in al-Quds (Jerusalem) with a temple. Minister of Housing and Construction Uri Ariel on Friday called…
Switzerland: QUICK DECISIONS: Asylum seeker numbers drop significantly
swissinfo.ch and agencies January 24, 2014 – 17:12 The number of asylum seekers in Switzerland fell by a quarter in 2013 compared with the previous year. The authorities received 21,465…
U.S. senators urge admission of refugees
STORY SUMMARY Democratic and Republican U.S. senators called Tuesday for the country to take in more of the millions of people forced from their homes during Syria’s nearly three-year civil…
The terrorism games?
MARK GALEOTTI ARABNEWS.COM Published — Saturday 25 January 2014 What is the price of security? Three billion US dollars, it seems, as far as the Russians are concerned. Even in…
Prince Turki calls for UN resolution to pull out Shiites from Syria
DAVOS, Switzerland: Prince Turki Al-Faisal, chairman of King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, has criticized the US over its policy on Syria, and called for a UN resolution…
Gays can be cured’: Pope’s new cardinal
Source: The Local. Homosexuality is a defective manner of expressing sexuality, because this [sex] has a structure and a purpose, which is procreation,” Fernando Sebastián told Spanish local daily Diario Sur.…
Ghost ship with cannibal rats approaching UK?
Source: TOI A ghost ship carrying nothing but disease-ridden rats could be about to make land on Britain’s shore, experts have warned. The Lyubov Orlova cruise liner has been drifting across the north Atlantic for the better part…
Judge Orders Hospital to Remove Pregnant Woman From Life Support
Source: NY Times: FORT WORTH — A Texas judge ruled Friday that a Fort Worth hospital may not keep a brain-dead pregnant woman on life support against her family’s wishes,…
Islamic museum in Cairo seriously damaged after bomb blast
Facade of the museum is destroyed, and some interior ceilings have collapsed Nevine El-Aref, Friday 24 Jan 2014 ALAHRAM ONLINE The façade of the Museum of Islamic Art in central…
Prince George To Accompany Will and Kate on Trip Down Unde
Source: The Daily Beast Prince George will be logging some serious baby air miles this spring when William and Kate hope that he will be accompanying them on their first…
Davos: UK’s Cameron urges ‘reshoring’ of jobs
British Prime Minister David Cameron at Davos on Friday urged the rest of Europe to seize an opportunity to win back millions of jobs through the “reshoring” of production from…
Shia pilgrimage route to Iran suspended
Source: Dawn QUETTA: Pakistan has suspended buses carrying Shia Muslim pilgrims from travelling through its volatile Balochistan province to neighbouring Iran due to security concerns after a suicide attack killed…
Why PTI needed to be expelled from Lahore sit-in against Shia genocide
Source: LUBP It is not a nice feeling to be proven wrong. People who have known me all along know that I never like to lose an argument or accept…
Is Pakistan finally going after the Taliban?
For years, the United States has been demanding that Islamabad launch a military action against the extremist Haqqani Network in its semi-governed region of North Waziristan. The US believes the…
5 Afghan cricket players killed by gunman
KABUL: An Afghan official says a gunman on a motorcycle opened fire at a group of local cricket players, killing five of them during a game in eastern Laghman province.…
Blasphemy case: Briton in Pakistan sentenced to death
Source: BBC A court in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi has sentenced a 70-year-old British man to death after convicting him of blasphemy. Muhammad Asghar was arrested in 2010 after…
Cairo rocked by deadly bomb attacks
Source: Aljazeera The blast left a deep crater in the street, and was large enough to shatter windows in shops hundreds of metres away. It also caused extensive damage to…
7 setbacks for the middle class
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Five years into his presidency, Barack Obama is still falling short of his number one goal: to fix the economy for the middle class. Sure, a recovery…
It Takes a Generation
Source: NY Times: Over the past decade we’ve had a rich debate on how to expand opportunity for underprivileged children. But we’ve probably made two mistakes.First, we’ve probably placed too…
The Internet is a ‘gift from God.’
Source: CNN (CNN) Careerist clergy. The super rich. And now we can add another pelt to Pope Francis’ collection: Internet trolls.In statement released on Thursday, the Pope said the Internet and…
A way out for new Pak army chief
Source: Asia Times: Incoming General Raheel Sharif rightly has some weighty expectations to bear; he has to reverse the decline overseen by his predecessors and improve the security situation of…
Rouhani has emerged as a Davos darling
Source: Asia Times: By Pepe Escobar Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is at the moment the hardest-working man in (geopolitical) show business. He has just stepped into the lion’s den –…
Ahmadiyya Muslim community Dayton Celebrates Martin Luther King Day
Report by, Mirza Mahmood Ahmad | Dayton, Ohio Last Monday our Dayton community participated in the Martin Luther King Day. A big poster “LOVE FOR ALL, HATRED FOR NONE” with…
Why are Muslims criminalizing the Qur’an?
Source: muslimwriters.org Some 1400 years ago the unjust Meccan government criminalized the Qur’an. They arrested, beat, and murdered those who insisted on reading it. Today, another unjust government has criminalized the…
Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Bradford to have its annual Peace Conference this weekend at Al Mahdi mosque in Rees Way, Undercliffe
Source: thetelegraphandargus.co.uk The Bradford branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association has its annual Peace Conference this weekend. The conference, which will be held on Sunday at the Al Mahdi mosque in…
IN THE SPIRIT: ISLAM TEACHES SUPPORT FOR WORKERS, FAIR COMP: WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL
In the Spirit: Islam teaches support for workers, fair compensation, speaker says Print Email 20 hours ago • DOUG ERICKSON | Wisconsin State Journal | derickson@madison.com | 608-252-6149(6) Comments In…
Perspective: My Story – My journey with faith
Ahmadiyya Times A ‘student’s only’ interfaith event “My Story” was held at Mount Royal University, Calgary, yesterday where students representing Sikhism, Atheism, Christianity and Islam were invited to present stories…
Some Brave Anchors in Pakistan Finally Speak in Favor of Ahmadi Muslims
Watch Pakistan talk show in Urdu to see views on Ahmadiyya: Is Pakistan turning a page? Seedhi Baat 22nd January 2014 22 01 2014 Capital TV Watch in Youtube:…
Pakistani court condemns mentally ill Briton to death for blasphemy
trust.org: By Katharine Houreld ISLAMABAD, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Pakistan has handed a death sentence for blasphemy to a 68-year-old Briton with a history of mental illness, even though his…
‘Major’ Byzantine-Era Church With Stunning Mosaic Unearthed In Israel (PHOTO)
Excavations prior to the construction of a new neighborhood in Israel have turned up the ruins of a 1,500-year-old Christian church with a beautiful mosaic. Archaeologists found the Byzantine-era church…
The Quran of Pacifists and the Quran of Warmongers
Huff Post: Shiites believe that this year the birthday of Prophet Muhammad falls on January 19, while the Sunnis believe that the actual birthday is on January 26. Thus, it…
Central African Republic children forced to commit atrocities: UN
Daily Times: UNITED NATIONS: As many as 6,000 children in Central African Republic have been recruited by armed groups and forced to commit atrocities along religious lines in a conflict…
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