A Retired Asst Professor of Pediatrics currently working in Canada.
HYDERABAD: Two men identified as Ahmadis were shot dead outside their place of worship in Kunri taluka of Umerkot district on Saturday by a security guard belonging to their own community. According to the first information report (FIR), Fakhruddin, 45, and Maqsood Ahmed, 28, died on the spot while Rafique […]
To ban or not to ban …Shezan juice The Express Tribune: A couple of weeks back, the Jamaatud Dawa held a well-attended rally in Rawalpindi to remove an Ahmadi religious […]
You may cherish their strongly held beliefs without compromising on their friendships! By Junaid Bin Jahangir, Edmonton Journal The Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported a recent hate campaign in the city […]
Barred: Lawyers ban drink on court complex The Express Tribune: By Rana Yasif The Lahore Bar Association (LBA) has banned Shezan drinks from subordinate court complexes and vowed tough action […]
Tu B’Shvat a Holiday in Transition; Once a Celebration of Israel, It’s Now ‘Green’ Jewish Holiday School children from the Efrat settlement and residents of the neighboring Palestinian village of […]
The Jakarta Post: Megawati Soekarnoputri, Indonesia’s first woman president and chief patron of the Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), claims that men have more of a tendency to engage in […]
AFP: JERUSALEM — President Shimon Peres sent a message of peace to Iranians from the podium of Israel’s parliament on Wednesday, saying there was no need for the two peoples […]
Several banks from the Middle East and Europe are seeking to open branches in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country CAIRO – Taking a share of the booming Islamic […]
In this series of articles Sundanese intellectuals reflect on the Cikeusik tragedy and see alarming realities behind a brutal killing Source: Inside Indonesia: Julian Millie The history of increasing difficulties facing the Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation (JAI) can be traced in the pages of Inside Indonesia. The origins of the Indonesian […]
Jakrta Globe: Ulma Haryanto Despite international and domestic appeals to the government to bring to justice those responsible for the killing of Ahmadiyah followers in Cikeusik, Banten province, the violence remains unresolved one year later. Human rights activists and Ahmadiyah followers marked Monday, a year after the brutal attack, with […]
………. The State has a responsibility to restrain these fanatical, terrorist outfits from spewing venom against fellow citizens and so do the free media and the liberals. Every one of […]
The Jakarta Globe: One year ago today, Indonesia hit the headlines with the murder of three members of the Islamic Ahmadiyah sect, by a mob over a thousand strong in […]
Activists are questioning the lack of response from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to a letter sent by international human rights organizations about the government’s handling of cases of religious discrimination. According to Indonesia’s Human Rights Working Group, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay, has sent a letter […]
Ynetnews: By Elior Levy Failure to make progress during the latest round of talks between the Palestinians and Israel led the Palestinian leadership to examine new ways in which to […]
Dadang Kahmad West Java has long been known for the tolerant nature of its society and culture. ‘Siger tengah’, or ‘the middle road’, is an underlying principle of Sundanese culture that promotes moderation and the avoidance of extremes of both right and left. ………….. Nevertheless, in recent times, it is […]
Press Release: Asian Human Rights Commission FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-025-2012 February 3, 2012 A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission PAKISTAN: The Ahmadiyya community has once again been targeted […]
The writer is Op-Ed editor, Daily Times, Pakistan. Reach her at mehmal.s@gmail.com In Satellite Town Rawalpindi, ‘Ewan-e-Tawheed’ is in place for the last 17 years. It is the property of […]
Secular liberals are hated as the ruling elite, even though the right has been in power for the latter half of Israel’s history. Meanwhile, as opposed to religious-nationalists and the […]
Prosecutors at the Jakarta Anti- Corruption Court on Thursday demanded the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for a suspended Central Jakarta District Court judge accused of accepting Rp […]
Pakistani authorities must do more to protect the Ahmaddiya community, Amnesty International said today amid threats from religious groups to block Ahmadis from entering their place of worship in Rawalpindi on […]