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Zubair Khan

" Holder of three bachelor (honours) degrees in administration, management and strategic studies. Possess more than 40 years of experience on various managerial and adminstrative posts of private and public organizations. Contributes to Urdu and English periodicals regularly. Currently engaged as in charge Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Croatia

Protecting Muslim women

Source: Dawn It was 4:30 in the afternoon, just before rush hour. The trains were crowded but not as much as they would soon be. Some witnesses in the Portland commuter train said that all the seats were taken and many passengers were standing, holding on to the handrails as […]

White House communications director quits

Source: BBC The White House communications director has resigned only three months after being hired by President Donald Trump. Mike Dubke, an experienced Republican strategist, was hired in March to revamp the White House media strategy. As part of the shake-up, White House press secretary Sean Spicer will reportedly hold […]

Trump Rule Nr 1. Family first. Always.

Source: CNN Trump does have a few rules. And these two might be the most important: 1. Family first. Always. 2. Staff getting bad press for the boss isn’t staff for long. Which brings us to Jared Kushner, who is both a senior adviser to Trump and the President’s son-in-law. […]

European angst over Trump visit

Source: BBC “If Potus leaves here with the idea that the EU is in some way useful, that’s it. Job done.” The words of a trusted European source when I asked about EU expectations for Donald Trump’s first trip to Brussels as US president. Not a far-reaching ambition, I think […]

Tillerson declines to host Ramadan reception

Source: CNN n an apparent break with a nearly two-decades long bipartisan tradition, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has declined to host an event commemorating the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to two administration officials familiar with the decision. The officials said Tillerson rejected a request by the State […]

The countries that cane their convicts

Source: BBC Two men are due to be caned in public after they were caught in bed together in Aceh, Indonesia. The men will each receive 85 lashes in public, as punishment under the strict Islamic laws used in Aceh. It is the only Indonesian province where Sharia is in […]

London airports mayhem

Source: CNN British Airways has canceled all Saturday flights from London’s two biggest airports after what it called “a major IT system failure.” “We are working hard to get our customers who were due to fly today onto the next available flights over the course of the rest of the […]

Ahmadiyya Children (Atfal)

Source: Mr Fatihuhaq (UK) National Majlis Atfalul Ahmadiya  organized a charity walk to raise money for Forget me not and Kirkwokd hospice . 90 Atfal participated from different regions. This event was attended by West Yorkshire police ,Fire services  and local Councillors and Deputy Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire as […]

Serbian Mufti Denounces Demolition of Mosque

Source: Balkan Insight A mosque on the outskirts of Belgrade lay in ruins on Friday morning after the city authorities destroyed it overnight, despite protests by local Muslims. N1 television reported that police forces blocked the area until Friday morning. The Mufti of Belgrade, Muhamed Jusufspahic, condemned the overnight demolition […]