A challenge for Dawkins: Where did carbon come from?
Epigraph: Whatever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (Al Quran 57:2) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor […]
Sri Lanka to deport Buddha tattoo British woman
Continue reading the main story in BBC Related Stories Tourist ‘upset’ at Buddha tattoo row Sri Lanka bars Buddha tattoo Briton Tourists guilty for Buddha photos A British tourist is […]
India: Ahmadi Muslims in Bangalore spread the “Message of Peace”
Courtesy: Shahid Parvez Badruddin, Sec. Dawat-IlAllah, Bangalore A bunch of Ahmadi Muslim youngsters along with elders of Bangalore, have visited door to door in the Posh Kormangala Locality, spreading the Message […]
[Urdu Artcile] Naseehato’n ka Guldasta by Imam Shamshad A. Nasir
Kindly click on the images to zoom them. Imam Shamshad A. Nasir Shamshad A. Nasir is imam of the Baitul Hameed Mosque, Chino, California. Imam Nasir currently serves as […]
Jordan to take necessary steps to safeguard Al-Aqsa, protect Muslim worshipers
AMMONNEWS – Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Mohammed Al-Momani on Monday said that Jordan, in coordination with the State of Palestine, will adopt the necessary measures to safeguard Islamic and Christian sites in the holy city of Jerusalem and defend Muslim worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque. Intensive efforts […]
[Video] Obama defends religious minorities against persecution by governmnets, and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Malaysia
Source: youtube.com | Maulana Ainul Yakin M. Zain Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat MALAYSIA | 0132066865 The Ahmadi Muslims in this country, who have lived as loyal law-abiding citizens and who have been threatened […]
‘Muslim morality squads’ accused of confiscating students’ Easter eggs in U.K.
Children who took Easter eggs to class allegedly had them confiscated by “Muslim morality squads” patrolling a school in Birmingham, England, according to press reports. Source: National Post The school […]
Does Sigmund Freud still matter?
Source: BBC By Jane Ciabattari: A a journalist and book critic based in New York and California who is the author of the short story collection Stealing the Fire. Freudian slips. […]
Quran lesson for today: 103. Keep yourself clean and pure when you go to mosque
103. Keep yourself clean and pure when you go to mosque [7:32] O children of Adam! look to your adornment at every time and place of worship, and eat and drink but exceed not the bounds; surely, He does not love those who exceed the bounds. Courtesy Amjad Tariq Sydney
Momsense – please spare me from this
What is the one thing that new mothers get most of without asking? It is not help but loads of advice , often unsolicited Aiditi Garg Tribuneindia.com / spectrum 2014/04/21 Everyone from your granny, neighbours and maids to colleagues and even the cashier at the store where you buy the […]
Supreme Court case could change how you watch TV
Source: CNN Money A two-year-long legal battle between the country’s biggest broadcasters and a startup called Aereo is about to culminate at the U.S. Supreme Court. The court’s decision, expected sometime […]
Simplicity is a Virtue: 84 Square Feet House
Epigraph: Know that the life of this world is only a sport and a pastime, and an adornment, and a source of boasting among yourselves, and of rivalry in multiplying riches and children. This life […]
The pagan roots of Easter
Source: The Guardian From Ishtar to Eostre, the roots of the resurrection story go deep. We should embrace the pagan symbolism of Easter By Heather McDougall, theguardian.com, Saturday 3 April 2010 09.00 […]
Singapore Airshow: Can China dominate aircraft manufacturing?
Continue reading the main story in BBC Aerospace and Defence Boeing gets $4.6bn China plane order Australia: Second airport for Sydney Easyjet pledges 2,500 jobs at Luton Boeing 787 design […]
Ali Dayan Hasan: The Wrong Kind of Pakistani
Guernica: by Ali Dayan Hasan — On the invention of “the liberal extremist” and the attempted assassination of a friend. He’s just the wrong kind of Pakistani—the kind that is killed nowadays. On March 28 in Lahore, my friend of almost thirty years, Raza Rumi, journalist and much else, survived […]
Exclusive – U.S. force in Afghanistan may be cut to less than 10,000 troops
April 22, 2014 – 00:28 By Missy Ryan and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan may drop well below 10,000 – the minimum demanded […]
Palestinians mull handing territory ‘keys’ back to Israel
AFP ARABNEWS.COM Published — Tuesday 22 April 2014 JERUSALEM: Palestinian negotiators have warned they may pass responsibility for their territory back to occupying power Israel if peace talks remain stalled, a senior Palestinian official said Sunday. The official said the Palestinians told US peace envoy Martin Indyk on Friday that […]
Syria calls presidential election for June 3
DAMASCUS — Syria said Monday it will hold a presidential election expected to return President Bashar Assad to office on June 3, despite a civil war that has killed tens of thousands. Underlining the ongoing violence, mortar fire hit near the parliament building shortly before the election was announced, killing […]
Jordan: Deputies call for denouncing US congressmen’s breaking into Al Aqsa
AMMAN — Fifteen deputies on Monday requested that Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour and the parliaments of Arab and Muslim countries denounce two US congressmen’s participation in breaking into Al Aqsa Mosque. Deputy Khalil Atiyeh submitted a petition to Lower House Speaker Atef Tarawneh in this regard. US congressmen Bill Johnson […]
Boston Marathon’s Muslim Runners To Play A Critical Role In Shattering Stereotypes
Huff Post: by Omar Sacirbey — (RNS) Ask Jalon Fowler, a 38-year-old IT specialist for John Hancock Financial Services, what advice she would give to two Muslim friends who will each be running their first Boston Marathon, and this Muslim convert is happy to opine. “Go easy; stay relaxed,” Fowler […]