ISLAMABAD: Senators on Tuesday urged International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) to come up with a systematic programme to train clerics and other people related to madrassah administration on modern lines […]
Story Summary Now that freshly titled Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah Sisi has been given the military’s support to stand in the presidential election, it can only be expected that he will shortly announce his candidacy. Despite widespread support, Sisi has a long road ahead if he is to win the election […]
TEL AVIV: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said an Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian territory should take place within a three-year period under any final Middle East peace deal. “Those who are proposing 10 to 15 years (before a withdrawal) do not want to withdraw at all,” Abbas said in an […]
Huff Post: Jennifer Zobair — Most insults aimed at Muslims are far from subtle. It is easy to recognize the affront, for example, when someone says she is tired of people saying Islam is a religion of peace, or sponsors ads in subway stations implying Muslims are “savages.” But sometimes the bigotry is subtle. […]
Source: Daily Times via Wasim Sr. Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate, Dr Abdus Salam, is a role model not only for young Pakistani scientists but also for youth around the world. His immense contribution towards the development of the Theory of Unification of Forces is just one of several remarkable achievements […]
Source: Hoffingtonpost via Wasim Sr. Muslims today boast, rightfully, about Islam’s Golden Age and its unprecedented contributions to the sciences. Muslim leaders worldwide implore Muslims to rise up to that greatness once more. But in doing so, too many ignore the 20th century’s most prominent Muslim scientist–one who once again […]
CTV News: The National Council of Canadian Muslims is serving the Prime Minister’s Office with a libel notice, claiming that Stephen Harper’s communications director defamed the group in an interview […]
Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, sat down with HuffPost Live at Davos on Saturday and discussed the intersection of faith and science. “For me, somebody […]
Source: Kashmir Life: By Zubair Khan Note by Editor: About honorary Judges in German judicial system; It is a constitutional judicial tradition in German higher courts regulated through relevant laws that a division bench of three judges sits in a particular case hearing, out of which only one judge is […]
Justin Trudeau gives Grits hope in heart of Tory country: Steward Justin Trudeau’s recent trip to Alberta should give Liberals hope that their leader has what it takes to appeal to voters disillusioned with the Conservative government. Toronto star 28/1/2014 Opinion page Save to Mystar Jeff McIntosh / THE CANADIAN […]
Afghan President Hamid Karzai suspects the United States may have backed insurgent-style attacks to undermine his government but has no evidence to support his theory, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. Karzai, whose relations with Washington have steadily deteriorated over the years, has compiled a list of dozens of attacks that […]
Daylight for deadeye song New York to be heard by Metlife stadium crowd MICHELLE SIU FOR THE TORONTO STAR Andy Neill, Chris Gormley and Matt Gormley of Daylight for Deadeyes. By: Gemma Karstens-Smith Staff Reporter, Published on Tue Jan 28 2014 When the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks hit […]
From medical care to music lessons, orphanages to elderly care, churches in Egypt serve society at large – both Christian and Muslim Dina Ezzat, Tuesday 7 Jan 2014 Outside Mar Girgis Church in Heliopolis, Nadia and her son Ahmed are exchanging Coptic Christmas greetings with the gatekeeper. Nadia has just […]
World Bulletin / News Desk Ratko Mladic, a former Bosnian Serb military chief of what was once the state of Yugoslavia, has refused to testify as a defense witness at […]
Epigraph: He (Allah) it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad), with guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions. And sufficient is Allah as a Witness. (Al Quran 48:29) Lead post collected by Dr. Falak Rahman , Philippines Lifting the veil on Irish Islam Independent.ie […]
Dated: January, 2014 Huff Post: Previously in Malaysia, the use of the word “Allah” was prohibited for anyone other than Muslims as a result of a decision by a Malaysian court. The […]
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the World Economic Forum make it clear he is against the establishment of a Palestinian state, chief Palestinian negotiator […]
Source: CNN Lawmakers in Kiev voted Tuesday to repeal sweeping anti-protest laws whose passage this month angered demonstrators and helped plunge Ukraine into political crisis.The vote came only hours after Prime Minister Mykola Azarov announced he had submitted his resignation in a bid to ease the situation.Televised images from a […]
Credit: BBC News USA The son of the assassinated former prime minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, has called on the country’s authorities to take […]
The Kingdom’s soaring divorce rates have forced young Saudi girls to opt for pursuing higher education rather than getting married at an early age. Divorce cases increased to more than […]
