Is Putin playing for a draw in Ukraine?
STORY SUMMARY In the chess game that is the Ukraine crisis, it’s increasingly clear that Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn’t thought his way through to the endgame. This complex picture […]
Alcohol kills one person every 10 seconds worldwide — WHO
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin @acsifferlin May 12, 2014 A new World Health Organization report released on Monday finds the dangerous consumption of alcohol led to 3.3 million deaths around […]
Religious extremism is exception, not norm in all faiths — Prince Hassan
by Rula Samain | May 12, 2014 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — As long as there is no equality between humans, it will be impossible to put an end to […]
UK: Ahmadi Muslim women visit London’s Central Gurdwara, promote Sikh-Muslims harmony
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in In London, UK, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association organised a visit by its members to the Central Gurdwara (Khalsa Jattha). Central Gurdwara is the oldest established Sikh place of […]
India shares at record high on exit polls
Indian stock markets have risen to a record high after exit polls suggested that Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies are on course to win the general […]
Bhutan could be world’s first wholly organic nation within a decade
theguardian: by Jo Confino — Bhutan could within a decade become the first country in the world to go wholly organic in its food production, according to key politicians in the Himalayan kingdom. Agriculture and forests minister Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji and opposition leader Pema Gyamtsho, who held the post in […]
The random Muslim scare story generator: separating fact from fiction
theguardian: by Nesrine Malik — Halal meat is on every menu; sharia law is taking over; the niqab is undermining the nation. Ever noticed how often the same old stories keep appearing about Muslims in Britain? Here’s the truth about these and other media myths In Britain, there is now […]
Don’t Blame Islam for Boko Haram
Source: The Huffington Post Dr. Faheem Younus: Muslim, professor, doctor and philanthropist When the news broke that over 200 girls had been abducted by Boko Haram, I was prepared for some Islamophobic rhetoric from the Spencer/Gellar ilk. What I was not expecting were Pulitzer prize winners like Leonard Pitts, even for once, falling for the […]
An Open Letter to Bill Maher From a Muslim American
The problem isn’t Islam. It’s your movement to demonize Islam in the liberal left. Source: Time By Rabia Chaudry, She is an attorney and the founder and president of the Safe Nation […]
Kuwait minister ‘linked to Syria jihad’ quits
Islamic Affairs minister, who was accused by US official of promoting jihad in Syria, has had his resignation accepted. Kuwait’s ruler has accepted the resignation of Islamic Affairs Minister Nayef […]
No prison break needed for these Muslims
Source: economicvoice.com Statement by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – Panorama programme on Muslims in Prisons raises serious questions Monday’s BBC Panorama will tell us that nearly one in seven inmates at British prisons are […]
Missing schoolgirls converted to Islam
Source: Hindustan Times: Detailed news LINK The militant leader said that Boko Haram’s brothers in arms had been held in prison for up to five years and suggested that the girls would be released if the fighters were freed. “We will never release them (the girls) until after you […]
An Update: [India] Ahmadiyya Mission House in Hyderabad Attacked during Friday Prayers!
By Shahid Badruddin, Bangalore. Alhumdullilah, our Mualim Mv. Imran Sb was discharged after staying 1 day at the Hospital for head injuries, he is doing fine now. The Police has taken […]
Who will be the next Indian army chief?
Source: ET In the backdrop of the ongoing worrisome Indian elections, another, totally unnecessary controversy has arisen in India; that of the appointment of Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh’s successor, when General Bikram retires in July this year. The issue is interesting since the BJP is protesting the right […]
Exit poll results of India?
Source: TOI According to the exit poll figures by Times Now, there is no clear majority predicted for the NDA with BJP likely to get 218 seats on its own. More:
The Boko Haram Terrorists Are Not ‘Islamic’
Source: The Daily Beast: Attention members of the media: Kindly stop referring to the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram as “Islamic terrorists,” “Islamists” or anything else involving the word “Islam.” The despicable acts taken by this militant group—from kidnapping schoolgirls to slaughtering people at churches and mosques—have absolutely nothing to […]
I WANT YOU
Source: The Daily Beast: The leader of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic of Ukraine called on Russia to “absorb” the region following Sunday’s referendum. Referencing the 89 percent of voters in Donetsk and 96 percent in Luhansk who reportedly favor “self-rule,” Denis Pushillin called on Moscow to listen to the […]
We Wasted a Year
Source:Daily Beast: The international community’s failure to coordinate on aid and weapons for the rebels dramatically set back efforts to fight the regime, the secretary of state told opposition leaders. In a private meeting with Syrian opposition leaders, Secretary of State John Kerry said he believed the international community “wasted […]
Jordanian Christian kills daughter for converting to Islam
World Bulletin / News Desk The woman was killed by her father on Wednesday a short time after she converted to Islam when she attended a lecture by prominent Saudi […]
Russian Dilemma: Why EU Sanctions are a Bluff
By Christoph Schult, Jörg Schindler and Ralf Neukirch While the EU currently shows a united front on possible economic penalties against Russia for its interference in Ukraine, that could change […]