Muslims should ‘forcefully reject’ blasphemy laws
Epigraph: And He has already revealed to you in the Book that, when you hear the Signs of Allah being denied and mocked at, sit not with them until they […]
BREAKING NEWS: Deadly blast at Pakistan Shia site
Bomb blast at Shia religious centre in south Pakistan kills at least 12 people and injures many more, officials say This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. If you want to receive Breaking News alerts […]
Skull find breaks new ground in evolution study
John Noble Wilford,NYT News Service | Jan 30, 2015 Anthropologists exploring a cave in Israel have uncovered a rare 55,000-year-old skull fossil that they say has a %story to tell […]
USA: The political divide on views toward Muslims and Islam
BY MICHAEL LIPKALEAVE A COMMENT republicans democrats feelings towards muslims How much does politics factor into Americans’ perceptions of Muslims and Islam? A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2014 shows that people who identify as Republicans or say they lean toward the Republican Party have more negative […]
Thankfulness realization and signs of Allah’s grace
SHEIKH BIN BAAZ ARABNEWS.COM Published — Friday 30 January 2015 Indeed, Allah alone is worthy of worship and supplication. He alone should be invoked in times of hope and fear. Offering salah (prayer), vows, sacrifices and all other forms of Ibadah must solely be devoted to Allah alone. Thus, it […]
Mother’s milk has miraculous benefits
BY HARUN YAHYA, ARABNEWS.COM MOTHER’s milk is a matchless compound created by Allah to meet all the baby’s nutritional requirements and protect it against potential infections. The way that the nutritional values in mother’s milk are in just the right proportions for the baby’s needs means that it could well […]
Vatican delegation tours Kingdom’s Christian holy sites
AMMAN — A Vatican delegation is currently on a four-day visit to Jordan to become acquainted with the Kingdom’s tourist and historical sites. The delegation —hosted by Royal Jordanian (RJ), […]
Saudi Arabia: Massive Cabinet shake-up
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman announced a massive Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, appointing Azzam Al-Dakhil, new education minister, Ahmed bin Aqeel Al-Khateeb new health minister, Adel Al-Toraifi, minister of culture and information and Abdul Lateef bin Abdul Malik Al-Asheikh new minister of municipal and rural affairs. King […]
Saudi Arabia: 65 husbands jailed for contempt of court
RIYADH: DINA FOUAD Published — Friday 30 January 2015 Courts in Riyadh have sentenced more than 65 men to prison terms ranging from 2 days to three months for their refusal to implement court rulings in favor of their former wives, the Ministry of Justice announced. The rulings made recently […]
Robert Fisk: Isis hostage crisis: The prisoner swap has only one purpose for the militants – recognition its Islamic State exists and that foreign nations acknowledge its power
The Jordanian pilot, the failed Iraqi suicide bomber and the Japanese journalist are all part of Isis’s frontier re-drawing in the Middle East – whether they realise it or not […]
Fox News: Your Apology Won’t Do
Source: The Huffington Post By Qasim Rashid, Lawyer, Speaker, Best-Selling Author of “EXTREMIST” One of history’s most deceptive, barbaric, and inhumane dictators once said, “Make the lie big, make it simple, keep […]
POLICYWATCH: A War Like No Other: Israel vs. Hezbollah in 2015
Jeffrey White January 29, 2015 Current expectations that the two sides can manage escalation may not hold true, and a new war would be more intense and destructive than in 2006. On January 27, Hezbollah killed two Israeli soldiers in retaliation for the January 18 airstrike against its operatives in […]
363. Commandment – And give not to the foolish your property which Allah has made for you a means of support; but feed them therewith and clothe them and speak to them words of kind advice.
363. Commandment – And give not to the foolish your property which Allah has made for you a means of support; but feed them therewith and clothe them and speak to them words of kind advice [4:6] And give not to the foolish your property which Allah has made for […]
U.S. jobless claims drop sharply to near 15-year low
(Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits tumbled last week to its lowest level in nearly 15 years, adding to bullish signals on the labor market. Though the decline probably exaggerates the jobs market’s strength given a holiday-shortened week, Thursday’s report suggested the economy was […]
London Museum’s ‘Dippy’ dinosaur makes way for blue whale
Source: BBC By Jonathan Amos, Science correspondent, BBC News The exchange will not happen overnight: the complex logistics involved mean it will be 2017 before the great cetacean is hanging from […]
Egyptian poet to face charges; REUTERS
Prominent Egyptian poet Fatima Naoot is pictured in Cairo in this file photo taken on September 24, 2008. REUTERS/Al Youm Al Saabi Newspaper Prominent Egyptian poet Fatima Naoot is pictured in Cairo in this file photo taken on September 24, 2008. CREDIT: REUTERS/AL YOUM AL SAABI NEWSPAPER RELATED NEWS Egypt […]
A 70-year-old message
Source:ET Zakopane… a picturesque little town at the foot of the Tatra Mountains in Poland and it is Christmas, 1990. An old mate and I used to escape the madness of Christmas in the UK in those days, and take ourselves off for a week somewhere cold, snowy and good […]
Governor Punjab Chaudhry Sarwar resigns after making anti-govt remarks
Source: ET Governor Punjab Chaudhry Sarwar resigned from his post on Thursday following a conversation with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over statements the governor had made regarding the government’s foreign policy. Sources in the PM House told The Express Tribune the premier had principally decided to remove Sarwar owing to multiple reasons […]
Another Mullah admits Ahmadiyya too powerful?
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Kobani in ruins after Kurds drive out IS
AFP | Jan 28, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES KOBANI, Syria — Pulverised buildings, heavily armed fighters roaming otherwise deserted rubble-strewn streets: the ferocious battle for Kobani has left the Syrian […]