Knowledge is essence of religion
SHEIKH IBRAHIM AL-TUWAIJRI Published — Friday 12 December 2014 ARABNEWS.COM Allah created man and provided him with the tools for acquiring knowledge, namely hearing, sight and wisdom. Allah says: “And […]
Sierra Leone just cancelled Christmas
by Matthew Champion All public Christmas celebrations in Sierra Leone have been cancelled to help stop the spread of Ebola, it has been announced. The government’s Ebola response unit said […]
US monitoring mass conversions in India
Source: Dawn WASHINGTON: The United States said on Friday that it was closely monitoring reports of forced mass conversions in India. “We are aware of recent reports regarding alleged coercion in mass conversions in India, and are monitoring the situation closely,” said a statement issued by the US Department of […]
Cold war is on
Source: Dawn A COLD war is on between the West and Russia in right earnest. Its immediate cause is, of course, the Ukraine. But Prof John J. Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago, and one of the few dissenters in the US, points out in Foreign Affairs that “the taproot […]
A general’s views
Source: Dawn LATELY, Pervez Musharraf has been unburdening himself of some of his views on democracy. In a BBC interview, he said that while he believed in democracy, he did not consider the Western version of the system appropriate for Pakistan. And speaking at a youth forum in Karachi, he […]
The dismal state of human rights in Pakistan
Source: ET The International Day of Human Rights was observed on December 10 by the international community to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the UN General Assembly in 1948. The UDHR sets international standards of human rights in which every individual is entitled […]
Guantánamo prisoners released to Uruguay: ‘We are so happy to be here’
theguardian: by Uki Goni — Six former US detainees who were never charged with a crime, were flown to Uruguay on Sunday to begin new lives as refugees Cori Crider, Abu Wa’el Dhiab’s lawyer, speaks to the press outside of the military hospital in Montevideo. Over the past 12 years, […]
Cheap gas could kill U.S. oil export ban
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The recent drop in gas prices may spell the end for a nearly 40-year old ban on U.S. oil exports. The oil industry has been pushing to lift the nation’s ban for sometime, but consumer worries about high gas prices have generally made the proposal to lift […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 318. Commandment – there shall be no sin for what they eat, provided they fear God
318. Commandment – there shall be no sin for what they eat, provided they fear God [5:94] On those who believe and do good works there shall be no sin for what they eat, provided they fear God and believe and do good works, and again fear God and believe, […]
Jihad in Qur’an
By Dr Amtul Qudoos Farhat National Secretary Publications, Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Association, Canada Jihad is mentioned in 35 versus of the Holy Qur’an. The word means striving in the way […]
Dalai Lama: Pope Unwilling To Meet Because ‘It Could Cause Problems’
ROME (RNS) The Dalai Lama said Thursday (Dec. 11) that he would not meet Pope Francis while in Rome for a summit of Nobel Peace Prize winners. “The Vatican administration […]
Lebanese Muslims, Christians unite behind Al-Azhar message of tolerance
By Nohad Topalian in Beirut Work is under way in Lebanon to fight sectarianism and extremism on the heels of the international counterterrorism conference in Cairo, Christian and Muslim clerics […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 319. Commandment – exchange not the bad for the good
319. Commandment – exchange not the bad for the good [4:3] And give to the orphans their property and exchange not the bad for the good, and devour not their property with your own. Surely, it is a great sin.
Is There Freedom of Thought or Coercion in the Holy Quran?
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
Student Creates First Ever Man-Made Biological Leaf
HigherPerspective: — The “first man-made biological leaf” could enable humans to colonise space from Dezeen on Vimeo. Another hurdle to prolonged interstellar travel has been passed. RCA Graduate Julian Melchiorri has developed a biological leaf that acts just like a natural one, breathing in carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. “Plants don’t grow in zero gravity,” […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community providing free medical assistance for cataract eye surgery in Madagascar & Comoros Island
This is an initiative of the Ahmadiyya Mulim Community of Mauritius . By the help of a foreign doctor the community did organized free cataract surgery for people who reside in Madagascar & Comoros Island. Press conference with the Media in […]
‘Mary in Islam’ is focus of Saturday event
The Columbus Dispatch: by JoAnne Viviano — When Nadia Mirza is asked in school why she wears a head covering, she sometimes thinks of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Muslim teen said that Mary helps her understand modesty and teaches her righteousness, honesty and piety. The importance of Mary in both […]
EXCLUSIVE: “Corrupt, toxic and sociopathic”: Glenn Greenwald unloads on torture, CIA and Washington’s rotten soul
Salon: It took years until the executive summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s torture report — which shows not only that the CIA’s torture regime was larger and more vicious than understood, but that the agency repeatedly lied about it to the White House and Congress — was finally released to […]
Does a reform-driven pope have the power to change doctrine?
Global Post: How far can a pope go? Francis is a change agent rivaled by few other figures in power today. Does a reform-driven pope have the power to change doctrine? […]
Celibacy could cause child abuse, landmark Catholic report admits
Russia Today: Obligatory celibacy could have contributed to child sex abuse in the Catholic Church, a group of Australian archbishops has admitted, becoming the first-ever Catholic institution to publicly acknowledge […]