Haj pilgrims from four countries arrive in KSA
MOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN & RASHID HASSAN/ ARAB NEWS STAFF Published — Monday 17 August 2015 RIYADH: The first batch of Haj pilgrims from Bangladesh, Malaysia, Pakistan and South Africa arrived in […]
UN intern living in tent in Geneva resigns
PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT UN intern living in tent in Geneva resigns By Simon Bradley AUG 12, 2015 – 14:17 Critics say only rich graduates can afford to do internships at the United Nations in Geneva (Reuters) An unpaid United Nations intern who was forced to live in a tent in Geneva […]
Syria militants try to sneak in: Jordan
A Jordanian soldier stands guard on his vehicle in Mafraq, Jordan, near the northern Jordan-Syrian border, on Sunday. (AP) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published — Monday 17 August 2015 Militants have tried to sneak into Jordan from Syria by blending in with Syrian refugees, and attempts to smuggle weapons and drugs […]
Jinnah’s Letter To Pakistan: Who Do I Hold Accountable?
Jinnah’s Letter To Pakistan: Who Do I Hold Accountable? By Salman Zafar ………………………………. My precious, Where do I begin? Where do I end? 68 years ago, you two breathed your first – I remember it like it was yesterday. It wasn’t ideal. They thought you two wouldn’t be able to […]
Punjab home minister, 10 others reportedly killed in suicide attack : Bomber hits political office of Shuja Khanzada in Attock
August 16, 2015, 2:48 pm RAWALPINDI – Punjab Minister for Home Affairs Shuja Khanzada along with 10 other people including a senior police officer reportedly killed in his hometown Shadi […]
BBC Report on Chudhary Muhammad Ali Muztar
Source: BBC معروف شاعر چوہدری محمد علی مضطر انتقال کر گئے ردو اور پنجابی زبان کے معروف شاعر پروفیسر چوہدری محمد علی مضطر عارفی جمعے کے روز اٹھانوے سال کی […]
Returning foreign fighters: Criminalization or reintegration?
By: Charles Lister BROOKING INSTITUTE Over the past several years, thousands of foreign fighters have traveled to Syria and Iraq on a scale unprecedented in modern history. While most foreign fighters remain engaged in combat, some have begun to return, posing a real, if sometimes exaggerated, security threat to home […]
These are the 19 most game-changing weapons of the 21st century
” I have a dream: That mankind will use its resources (both material and intellectual) for the betterment of mankind instead of its destruction.” Rafiq A. Tschannen SOURCE: http://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/techandscience/these-are-the-19-most-game-changing-weapons-of-the-21st-century/ar-BBlMytC?ocid=UP97DHP#page=20
Pakistan Independence Day celebrations at Ahmadiyya Peace Village Toronto
The Counsel General of Pakistan in Toronto invited all Pakistanis to celebrate the Independence Day of Pakistan on August 14 at Baitul Islam Ahmadiyya Mosque in Maple, Vaughan, Ontario. Video: […]
Religion in the American air force: Flying heavenwards
Economist: CHRISTINA HOPPER, an officer in the American air force, attracts a lot of publicity, for several reasons. Having flown combat missions over Iraq, she has been hailed as the first African-American woman to pilot a fighter aircraft in an active war zone. She is also a passionate evangelical Christian, who […]
Strength of Conviction – A Dynamic Future for Islam
One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned in 15 years of covering Muslims in America is this – we are surer of ourselves, stronger in our agreements and disagreements and proud and protective of our place as Muslims on a national and global stage. At a kitchen table, though I […]
US court rules against displaying anti-Muslim ads on buses
Tribune: A United States federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that an anti-Muslim group cannot post ads on buses in Washington showing photos of wanted terrorists and wrongly claiming the FBI offers a $25 million reward for one of their captures. American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), an anti-Muslim group, claimed […]