Ahmadi Muslims’ leader arrives Monday
Federal minister to greet sect’s Caliph Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad on Monday in Toronto at start of Canadian visit. By AZZURA LALANIStaff Reporter Sun., Oct. 2, 2016 The religious […]
Why the fight for Aleppo is a turning point in the Syrian war
Laura King Families huddle terrified in basements, stalked by staggeringly powerful explosions shaking the streets above. Wounded children writhe untreated on dirty clinic floors. Hospitals and rescue centers — a ravaged city’s last ragged line of defense — crumble daily into rubble, often appearing to have been methodically targeted. Even by the […]
EU will be RIPPED APART by ‘totally unrealistic’ migrant quota after knockout Hungary blow
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) will be ripped apart unless Brussels fat cats abandon their doomed migrant quota policy, the Austrian foreign minister has warned. By JOEY MILLAR PUBLISHED: 21:20, Mon, Oct 3, 2016 GETTY The EU’s proposed migrant quota could rip apart the 28-country club Sebastian Kurz said the “totally […]
Russia suspends weapons-grade plutonium deal with US
Source: BBC Russia has suspended an agreement with the US on the disposal of surplus weapons-grade plutonium, the latest sign of worsening bilateral relations. In a decree, President Vladimir Putin […]
SIKH AMERICANS TARGETED AS MUSLIMS: FIJI SUN US
Sikh Americans targeted as Muslims Posted by 4freepress on September 18, 2016 HAYWARD – (SFO BAY AREA) B Street-based KURDWARA SAHIB Sikh temple hosted a dinner here at the Star King Unitarian Congregation for interfaith community at the screening of DIVIDE WE FALL a two-hour documentary that catalogs a backlash at […]
Duterte, Philippines’ Leader, Apologizes to Jews for Holocaust Remark
Source: The New York Times MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines apologized to Jews worldwide on Sunday after his remarks drawing comparisons between his war on drugs and the Holocaust set off outrage. Mr. Duterte said his apology was intended only for Jews. He lashed out again at […]
“I had to:” Inside the mind of an ‘honor’ killer in Pakistan
Source: Associated Press By KATHY GANNON In this photo taken on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, Mubeen Rajhu, who killed his sister Tasneem sits at… Read more LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — […]
Germany’s finance minister presses for a ‘German Islam’
Source: Reuters By Caroline Copley | BERLIN A veteran ally of Angela Merkel urged Muslims in Germany on Sunday to develop a “German Islam” based on liberalism and tolerance, saying […]
Suicide bombers hit Shi’ite gatherings in Baghdad, at least 11 dead: police
Source: Reuters Suicide bombers attacked two Shi’ite Muslim processions in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 11 people and wounding more than 40, police and medical sources said. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the blasts at the Shi’ite events commemorating the slaying of Prophet Mohammad’s grandson Hussein. A bomber detonated […]
Women threaten Iran chess contest boycott over need to cover up
Source: Times of Israel The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has now come under criticism for agreeing to Iran’s strict clothing requirements for women.US Women’s Champion Nazi Paikidze said she would not be attending,telling the Telegraph “It is absolutely unacceptable to host one of the most important women’s tournaments in a […]
Kenyan churches demand HIV test for couples wanting to marry
Source: RNS By Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Some Kenyan churches are demanding premarital HIV testing before weddings, a trend activists warn is infringing on the rights of people living […]
Putin scraps key nuclear disarmament deal with ‘unfriendly’ US
Source: Times of Israel Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists that Washington has not honored the agreement and “Russia no longer thinks it possible to carry out the conditions of the agreement alone” due to “general tension” between the two countries. “It’s a symbolic gesture that demonstrates that the sides […]
‘Study, pray, vote,’ Pope tells Americans ahead of elections
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella | ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE Pope Francis on Sunday advised U.S. Catholics who feel they are torn between two imperfect candidates for president to study […]
Hillary Clinton Returns to Ohio in a Changed Race
Source: Time By Sam Frizell / White Plains, N.Y. @Sam_Frizell & Philip Elliott When Hillary Clinton’s blue-tinged 737 touches down in Ohio on Monday morning for the first time in 29 days, locals will greet a changed Democratic nominee in a much changed race. The last time she campaigned in the battleground state, […]
When custodians of law turn into an unruly mob (Only for Ahmadiyya)
Source: ET One such event was witnessed in the city a few days back. A group of lawyers, under the leadership of Lahore High Court Bar Association President Rana Zia Abdur Rehman and LHCBA Secretary Anas Ghazi, and enraged clerics from different seminaries barged in the office of Pakistan Electronic […]
India: IT’S TIME FOR OBITUARY OF TRIPLE TALAQ
God knows every single letter, and perhaps God will accept my excuse and forgive my stumbling in His bounty, generosity, munificence and excellence –there is no God but Him. — Ibn Rushd-12th century Andalusian philosopher By Dr. Moin Qazi, India The issue of triple talaq or instant divorce has […]
This Is the Domestic Violence Issue No One Is Talking About
Source: Time BY Gila Gamliel Gila Gamliel is Israel’s Minister for Social Equality It was British Prime Minister Theresa May who astutely said: “You can’t solve a problem as complex as […]
India Has Ratified the Paris Climate Change Agreement
Source: Time By Nikhil Kumar The Paris climate change agreement to curb rising global temperatures moved closer to coming into force on Sunday, after India, the world’s fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, formally signed on to the pact. India, which accounts for about 4.5% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, became […]
The mammoth task of unearthing Petra
Source: BBC To preserve the ancient site of Petra for future generations, archaeologists and locals are re-excavating earlier archaeological “dumps” in search of lost treasures. Petra is located about three hours […]
