US visa waiver changes decried as discrimination
Source: Aljazeera Washington DC – The US government has been criticised for changes to its visa waiver programme that targets dual national citizens of Sudan, Iran, Iraq and Syria. The new […]
To make a case against Islamic State’s cultural vandalism, Western armies must set an example
Source: The Economist THE WORLD was shocked by this week’s revelation that a 1,400-year-old monastery in Iraq had been razed to the ground by Islamic State (IS). Satellite pictures obtained […]
Indonesian Bishops calls for dialogue to end harassment against Ahmadiyya
Source: The Rabwah Times The Indonesian bishops are stressing the need for a dialogue in ending a pattern of harassment and intimidation faced by the Ahmadiyya Muslim minority sect in […]
Isn’t deporting the mothers of young Muslim men likely to drive extremism?
Source: Independent The most obvious flaw in David Cameron’s extremism plan is this. What seems to you more likely to radicalise a young British Muslim: having a mother around the […]
The strange case of the meatball war has shone a light on Islamophobia in Danish society
Source: Independent Denmark is at war – a meatball war. The country of tasteful furniture, jaw dropping architecture and Borgen is locked in battle over whether pork should feature on […]
THE HOLY QUR’AN – English translation with short commentary
http://www.alislam.org/quran/tafseer/guide.htm?region=EN Title Contents Foreword Books of Reference System of Translation Chapter 1 Al-Fatihah Chapter 2 Al-Baqarah Chapter 3 Aal-e-`Imran Chapter 4 Al-Nisa’ Chapter 5 Al-Ma’idah Chapter 6 Al-An`am Chapter 7 Al-A`raf Chapter 8 Al-Anfal Chapter 9 Al-Taubah Chapter 10 Yunus Chapter 11 Hud Chapter 12 Yusuf Chapter 13 Al-Ra`d Chapter […]
Italy creating ‘Italian Islam’ by making new religion in line with ‘Christian tradition’
Source: Independent Italy is setting up a council of “Italian Islam” that claims to be bringing the religion into compliance with the country’s “Christian and humanist tradition”. The reason for the […]
The whales that speak in code
Source: BBC Near the Caribbean island of Dominica, there is one group of sperm whales that has interested researchers for over a decade. Like others in their species, they have […]
The question of Suffering
BY MIRZA TAHIR AHMAD (click to enlarge) HEN WE EXPLORE the history of evolution in search of the causative factors which gave birth to the sensory organs as life evolved, we can safely conclude that right from the beginning they have always been the sense of loss and gain. We […]
Chips on their shoulders
Source: The Economist China wants to become a superpower in semiconductors, and plans to spend colossal sums to achieve this THE Chinese government has been trying, on and off, since […]
Why chess upsets religious fundamentalists
Source: The Economist Chess is a “waste of time” and causes enmity between players, according to the grand mufti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh. It is therefore as much […]
Arrested and jailed for driving in Saudi Arabia
Source: The Economist Our Middle East correspondent speaks to Loujain al-Hathloul and Fahad Albutairi, a married couple, about Loujain’s arrest and incarceration for driving as a woman in Saudi Arabia http://econ.st/1VdXZuT Video here
Paradise on Earth
Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as The Review of Religions, January 1997 Translated by Amatul-Hadi Ahmad On the evening of 16 August 1902, after the evening prayer, the Promised Messiah (as), as was his practice, sat down with his companions, for general conversation and discussion. Someone presented him with a […]
How far can you stretch?
Source: The economist YOGA has been in the news a lot recently. As colleagues have written, the establishment of International Yoga Day, celebrated for the first time last Sunday was […]
US snowstorm: East coast struck by mammoth snowfall
Source: BBC Parts of the eastern United States have received 71cm (28in) of snow fall in a huge blizzard that is sweeping across the region. Heavy snow began falling on […]
Canceled flights pile up as major storm threatens Eastern US
A man walks in the snow after a winter storm arrived in Washington on Friday. (Reuters) SCOTT MAYEROWITZ | AP Published — Friday 22 January 2016 NEW YORK: Airlines canceled 2,800 flights Friday to, from or within the US, as a blizzard swings up the East Coast, according to flight […]
Food-saving panels soon
Sheikh Saleh bin Humaid, who said wasting food is sinful. ARAB NEWS Published — Saturday 23 January 2016 JEDDAH: The Royal Court has ordered that committees be formed to reduce food waste because it is a threat to the natural resources of the Kingdom including groundwater, according to Minister of […]
After talks with GCC, Kerry says confident Syria talks can proceed
US Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states pose for a picture on Saturday after their meeting in Riyadh. (SPA) REUTERS Published — Saturday 23 January 2016 RIYADH: US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday he was confident Syria peace talks […]
India declassifies files on death of independence leader
Subhash Chandra Bose is depicted in the 2004 Indian biographical war film, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero, shown in this image, courtesy of Wikipedia. ASHOK SHARMA | AP Published — Saturday 23 January 2016 NEW DELHI: India’s government on Saturday started declassifying secret files to settle questions over […]
Food wasted in Makkah enough to feed millions going hungry globally
Criminal wastage of food ARAB NEWS Published — Saturday 23 January 2016 MAKKAH: The food wasted in Makkah could feed 17 percent of hungry children in 18 developing countries, said […]