Iran must deliver
Story Summary Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned neighbors Monday of the “high price” they would pay for continuing to support Sunni extremists in Syria. The threat posed by […]
Umrah pilgrims flock to Madinah’s historical sites
MADINAH: YUSUF MUHAMMAD Published — Tuesday 3 June 2014 Thousands of Umrah pilgrims are flocking to Madinah these days to visit the Prophet’s Mosque, other houses of worship, and the […]
Imam Shafie: An outstanding scholar of fiqh
ABU TARIQ HIJAZI ARABNEWS.COM Published — Friday 30 May 2014 The Shafie school of thought is the second largest followed by Muslims worldwide. Muhammad Al-Shafie born in Gaza, Palestine is […]
Allah, not chance, created the universe
Harun Yahya ARABNEWS.COM Published — Friday 30 May 2014 The universe was created in a moment by Almighty Allah telling it “Be!” Created in such a short time, the universe still possesses a glorious variety and harmony. Allah’s creation of the entire universe is a great blessing for human beings, […]
Broken consciences: The Pakistani woman
The Express Tribune: by Asad Rahim Khan — It’s not stoning to death. Not exactly, if we’re to follow the police’s line. A woman wasn’t stoned to death in broad daylight, by a mob of blood relations. She was beaten to death with bricks. In a sick society, the means […]
Australia Documentary Defends Islam
ABNA — The documentary offered a window to many Australian Muslims to share their own experiences of facing discrimination. A new eye-opening documentary film that shows the true nature of Islam has been approved to be shown to high school students in South Australia, in a step forward towards fighting […]
UN Rights Experts Urge Pakistan To Protect Ahmadiyya Muslim Minorities
Rttnews.com: Three United Nations experts on freedom of religion, minority issues, and summary executions have called on Pakistan to adopt urgent measures to stop faith-based killings and ensure the security of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, whose faith is outlawed in the country. The human rights experts’ call comes after renewed […]
The Human Rights Abuses Must Stop – It’s Time for Love For All and Hatred For None
Huff Post: The past few weeks have unveiled some horrific stories of human rights abuse. The world was first shocked by the death sentence handed to Meriam Ibrahim, the then […]
The Human Rights Abuses Must Stop – It's Time for Love For All and Hatred For None
Huff Post: The past few weeks have unveiled some horrific stories of human rights abuse. The world was first shocked by the death sentence handed to Meriam Ibrahim, the then […]
A letter to an unborn child
Source: Dawn Author: Vaqar Ahmed Unfortunately, I will not be celebrating your birth since I have already attended your funeral. I would never know how much pain you felt when bricks and stones, thrown by your grandfather and uncles hit your mother and killed you along with her. I am […]
Pakistan Army: All Together but not Quite
By Brig® Mehboob Qadir | Email: clay.potter@hotmail.com Armies are peculiar reflections of their national history, culture and mother society. Within each army there are sub structures which correspond to the functional and operational needs of the force as it might be deployed for war, security or humanitarian tasks. However the key […]
Viewpoint: Why Arab Spring has not delivered real democracy
On the face of it, one might conclude that democracy is thriving in the Arab world. On Tuesday millions of Syrians are voting in presidential elections. Egyptians have just chosen a new head of state and will elect MPs in the near future. Earlier this year, elections were held in […]
UN Rights Experts Urge Pakistan To Protect Ahmadiyya Muslim Minorities
Three United Nations experts on freedom of religion, minority issues, and summary executions have called on Pakistan to adopt urgent measures to stop faith-based killings and ensure the security of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, whose faith is outlawed in the country. READ MORE…
Preacher at Ian Paisley’s former church denounces Islam as a ‘wicked religion’
Just a week after a scandal was sparked by a preacher slating Islam as “satanic”, a second preacher has launched a broadside against the faith. The minister at Lord Bannside’s former church, Martyr’s Memorial Free Presbyterian in east Belfast, has blasted Islam as a “violent intolerant wicked religion”. The Rev […]
Preacher at Ian Paisley's former church denounces Islam as a 'wicked religion'
Just a week after a scandal was sparked by a preacher slating Islam as “satanic”, a second preacher has launched a broadside against the faith. The minister at Lord Bannside’s former church, Martyr’s Memorial Free Presbyterian in east Belfast, has blasted Islam as a “violent intolerant wicked religion”. The Rev […]
Don’t blame Islam for Meriam’s awful fate
Source: The Telegraph By Rob Crilly, who is Pakistan correspondent of The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph. Before that he spent five years writing about Africa for The Times, The Irish Times, The Daily Mail, The Scotsman and The Christian Science Monitor from his base in Nairobi. My taxi stopped on one of […]
Abbas swears in Palestinian unity government
Source: Yahoo News RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a Palestinian unity government Monday, taking a major step toward ending a crippling split with his Hamas […]
Editorial: Loudest Voice Not Always the Right One
Protecting the minority is the backbone principle of Indonesia. Otherwise, it’s only a matter of time before we see the demise of our country. Jakarta Globe: French philosopher Michael Foucault […]
UN Rights Experts Urge Pakistan To Protect Ahmadiyya Muslim Minorities
rrtnews: Three United Nations experts on freedom of religion, minority issues, and summary executions have called on Pakistan to adopt urgent measures to stop faith-based killings and ensure the security […]