‘Giant leap’ to type 1 diabetes cure
By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website Scientists were able to transform stem cells into insulin-producing beta cells Continue reading the main story in BBC Related Stories Bionic pancreas: […]
U.S. diffidence in Syria means failure
by Michael Young, The Daily Star, Lebanon Summary President Barack Obama’s attitude toward the Syrian conflict is the equivalent of wanting to win the lottery without buying a ticket. Obama has used his aircraft to bombard ISIS in Syria, but the president does not want to do anything yet, or […]
Arafat cemetery opens to relatives of deceased Hajis
Some pilgrims returned to Arafat on Wednesday to visit their loved ones who died during the Haj over the past few years. The undated cemetery is only open one day […]
UN: Kobani massacre looms
GENEVA: Thousands of people “will most likely be massacred” if Kobani falls to Islamic State fighters, a UN envoy said on Friday, as militants fought deeper into the besieged Syrian […]
No breakthrough in IAEA-Iran talks on nuclear bomb inquiry
VIENNA — Talks between the UN nuclear watchdog and Iran this week appear not to have substantively advanced an investigation into suspected atomic bomb research by Tehran, potentially dimming chances for a broader deal between the Iranians and big powers. Western officials say Iran must improve cooperation with United Nations […]
Is Kim Jong-un’s sister now the power behind the North Korean throne?
theguardian: by Enjoli Liston — As the secretive state’s leader remains out of the public eye, analysts wonder if Kim Yo-jong has assumed the leadership The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, with his younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, left, who may be biding her time while ruling from behind the […]
With Half A Million Muslims, Swedish PM Announces Plan To Recognize Palestinian State
Jewish Business: On Friday, Sweden’s new prime minister, Stefan Lofven, has used his first speech to parliament to announce that his center-left government is planning to recognize the state of […]
Malala’s peace prize puts Obama to shame
The Times: One faced a Taliban bullet to defend a girl’s right to read. The other won’t even face down the American gun lobby At a talk last weekend by the artist Jonathan Yeo, I was struck by the title of his portrait of Malala Yousafzai: Girl Reading. In it, Malala […]
By winning the Nobel prize, Malala joins Pakistan’s loneliest club
Washington Post: Malala Yousafzai needs little introduction. The 17-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl, education advocate and survivor of a Taliban assassination attempt is her country’s most famous teenager and has been the darling of the international community for more than two years now. Her triumph today — winning the Nobel Peace Prize alongside an Indian […]
Canada: “ISIL has hijacked our religion” says Lal Khan Malik, National president, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
No religion teaches cruelty or injustice, says Lal Khan Malik Source: theguardian.pe.ca Lal Khan Malik is a thoughtful, loving Muslim. He is peaceful. The national president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam’at […]
Fareed Zakaria: Let’s be honest, Islam has a problem right now
Epigraph: O ye who believe! why do you say what you do not do? Most hateful is it in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association’s Bradford mosque to host Jonathan Dimbleby show (Radio 4’s Any Questions? debate show )
Source: asianimage.co.uk | by Julie Tickner LEADERS of a Bradford mosque hope to present a positive image of the city to thousands of people when it hosts a flagship national radio programme. The […]
Shroud of Turin conference draws believers to St. Louis
October 09, 2014 12:15 am • By Lilly Fowler lfowler@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8221Loading… IF YOU GO What: St. Louis Shroud Conference 2014 Where: Drury Plaza Inn, at 355 Chesterfield Center. When: Today through Sunday. Tickets are $150 for all events, $50 per day. Opening talk is free. Register at stlouisshroudconference.com It’s […]
Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi win Nobel peace prize 2014
Pakistani teenager and Indian children’s rights activist beat Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, the Pope and Vladimir Putin to the prestigious prize Paul Owen, Matthew Weaver and agencies The Guardian, Friday 10 October 2014 13.14 BST Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenage education campaigner shot on school bus in 2012 by a […]
Imran Khan is no Jinnah
When asked by right wing clerics why he casually named a world-renowned Ahmedi economist as his future finance minister, he did not use this opportunity to preach equal rights for […]
Covering Up With The Hijab May Aid Women’s Body Image
npr.org: by Michaeleen Doucleff — A contentious piece of clothing: Members of the Iranian women’s soccer team celebrate their win over Syria back in 2007. That year, the international soccer […]
The time is right for Britain to recognise the Palestinian state
theguardian: by Vincent Fean — ast week the prime minister of Israel announced yet more illegal settlements in the West Bank, cutting off Bethlehem from Jerusalem – a wholly negative act. On Friday, the prime minister of Sweden announced that his government recognises the state of Palestine – a positive step that will […]