Indonesian Donates Record $30m to Singapore University
It is the largest gift the National University of Singapore (NUS) has received from an international alumnus, but Indonesian tycoon Tahir is reluctant to talk about the $30 million he […]
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A Q Farhat
A Retired Asst Professor of Pediatrics currently working in Canada.
1,200 Ahmadi Muslims gather in Chino for 26th West Coast convention
This past Christmas weekend heralded more than just the traditional church services, turkey dinners, holiday sales and gift-giving. At the Baitul Hameed Mosque on Ramona Ave. in Chino, an overflow crowd of 1,261 Ahmadi Muslims and guests filled the prayers halls and lecture auditoriums for three days of invigorating spiritual […]
Pending blasphemy cases: Govt orders arrest of accused
It is pertinent to mention here that over 960 people had been charged with blasphemy in Pakistan from 1980 to 2009. Of these, 479 were Muslims, 340 Ahmadis, 119 Christians, […]
Indonesia Happy 2012
Indonesian Muslims welcome 2012 with a mass prayer event for the Nation and fireworks on New Year’s Eve in the area of the National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta.
Israel Celebrates New Year’s Soviet-style
RISHON LEZION, Israel — For years, many Israelis got a little jittery as New Year’s Eve approached. Their neighbors, some of the nearly 1 million Soviet citizens who flocked to […]
The Banning Of The Ahmadiyah In Indonesia – Analysis
‘The Anti Ahmadiyyah law has become an instrument for the government to legitimize its actions.’—– Jamaah Ahmadiyah a political scapegoat. Written by: IPCS (Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies) ……… […]
Ron Paul: Sanctions Against Iran Are an ‘Act of War’
ABC News: Unwilling to back down from the growing criticism that his foreign policy would be “dangerous,” Ron Paul told voters in Iowa that western sanctions against Iran are “acts of war” that are likely to lead to an actual war. Paul said that Iran would be justified in responding […]
Gus Dur- A man of God, a man of humanity
Jakarta Post: by Moh Yasir Alimi, Abdurrahman “Gus Dur” Wahid, the fourth president of Indonesia, a great ulema and a man of humanity, is no longer with us, but he […]
Benjamin Netanyahu is alleged to have an IQ of 180
We all knew Bibi, PM Benjamin Netanyahu, was smart.. but did you know that Bibi is one of the 19 smartest people in the world.. with an IQ of 180!!!!??? […]
Indonesian, Iranian conference looks at women’s rights
AKARTA: A joint Iran and Indonesia conference on the rights of the Muslim women was largely seen as a popular step in the right direction by officials in both countries, […]
Saudi women to run, vote without male approval
Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press, Riyadh, Saudi The change signifies a step forward in easing the kingdom’s restrictions against women, but it falls far short of what some Saudi reformers are calling for. Shura Council member Fahad al-Anzi was quoted in the state-run al-Watan newspaper on Wednesday […]
Oh look, not ALL the Middle East nutjobs are Muslims
By Aron Heller, Huffingto Post BEIT SHEMESH, Israel — A shy 8-year-old schoolgirl has unwittingly found herself on the front line of Israel’s latest religious war. Naama Margolese is a ponytailed, bespectacled second-grader who is afraid of walking to her religious Jewish girls school for fear of ultra-Orthodox extremists who […]
Israel ministry waits for Jewish ruling on letting women eulogize
Ministerial committee to advance status of women decided recently that Religious Services Ministry should amend burial society licenses so that women may accompany dead to graves, eulogize them at funerals. […]
Veil issue is out of control: LETTER OF THE DAY
By: Maidah Ahmad Source: the Barrie Examiner (Re: ‘Canada gets it right with veil rules’ in the Dec. 13 edition of the Examiner) I believe in modesty and therefore I […]
COQ10 Supplement a way to extend fertility
CTV: A study presented earlier this year by Canadian researchers has created a bit of a buzz in the fertility world. The team reported that a supplement found in most […]
Israel’s Top 20 Greatest Inventions of All Time
Indispensable Israeli inventions are being displayed and demonstrated at the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem. Israel’s top inventions highlighted at the exhibition include: Netafim smart drip micro-irrigation, Ormat geothermal power […]
What’s Wrong With a Javanese President?
I read an opinion article published recently in Jakarta Globe and was compelled to write this blog in response to the survey that showed only 19 percent of respondents believed […]
Are we narrow-minded?
By Dr. Aaidh al-Qarni Omar Ibn al-Khattab said: “we were the lowest of all people and then Allah gave us glory by Islam, and if we seek glory in anything […]
Second Temple Era Seal Unveiled
Ancient Jewish rituals confirmed by discovery of purity seal, Israeli archaeologists say JERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists said on Sunday they had found a 2,000-year-old clay seal near Jerusalem’s Western Wall, […]
The story of Christmas – from the tomb of Jesus in Kashmir
HISTORY BY DR ABDUL MAJID SIRAJ ………….. Christians call Jesus the Son of the Father and for Muslims Jesus is called the Son of Mary. Muslims believe in the virgin […]