Indonesian Government Officially Bans ISIS
The Jakarta Post: The Indonesian government on Monday officially banned the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, saying the militant outfit should not be allowed to spread its teachings in […]
Obama authorises air strikes on Iraq
US President Barack Obama says he has authorised air strikes against Islamic militants in northern Iraq but will not send US troops back to the country. He said Islamic State (IS) fighters would be targeted to prevent the slaughter of religious minorities, or if they threaten US interests. Strikes have […]
The way minority communities treated in Pakistan is a national disgrace
Source: ET The manner in which successive governments of Pakistan have treated minority communities is a national disgrace and exposes the intolerance at the heart of the establishment. Another committee solves nothing, and is little more than a shabby political fig leaf. More:
Gaza: The Makings of a Modern Day Dystopia- by Queen Rania Of Jordan
Huff Post: dys·to·pia [ dis-ˈtō-pē-ə] noun: an imaginary place where people are unhappy and usually afraid because they are not treated fairly; an unpleasant future where people are often dehumanized; a nightmare world characterized by human misery, squalor, oppression, disease and overcrowding. ______ Typically, dystopian societies are depicted through the […]
Blasphemy and Religious Intolerance in Pakistan
The Diplomat: While South Asian human rights discourse, including both Indian and Pakistani, is obsessed by the issue of Palestine, a cause that has little real relevance to the region, numerous violent incidents closer to home get scant attention, such as the violence in Xinjiang, China, just over the border […]
A bubble called Pakistan
Indian express: Barely 14 months after convincingly winning a general election, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government is being asked to resign amid threats of street protests. Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and Canada-based Sunni cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri plan separate marches on Islamabad on August 14, Pakistan’s Independence Day. Several politicians and parties known […]
What If the Children Dying in Gaza Were Jews?
They Made Them Do It…. BY ROBERT BONOMO Let’s do a thought experiment and imagine that the Arabs had gotten the better of the Israelis in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War […]
Your God? My God? God is God!
Source: FMT By Dr. I. Lourdesamy The MH17 tragedy brought out the common humanity in all of us as people of all races, religions and nationalities stood united in sorrow […]
India: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat preacher meets President of India Parnab Mukharji
Qadian 7th August (Ch.Maqbool Ahmad): Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat preacher Mr. Akil Ahmad Saharnpuri met the President of India Mr. Parnab Mukharji in New Delhi at his office. He introduced him […]
ISIS Takes Largest Christian Town
Source: The Daily Best: Reuters Militants from the so-called Islamic State have taken over the largest Christian town in Iraq, Qaraqosh, and sent tens of thousands fleeing as a result. The militants took it overnight after Kurdish troops withdrew because they are stretched too thin. Qaraqosh, which is nearly […]
Video of Author: I am Jewish and Palestinian
Watch the video in CNN Ishmael’s Oranges by Claire Hajaj Book review by Amy Norman “Why does history only ever repeat its sorrows and not its joys?,” asks Claire Hajaj […]
Saudi Arabia: Ban on Saudi Men Marrying Pakistani women
By Web Desk Published: August 6, 2014 Source: Tribune Express Saudi Arabia has imposed a new law banning Saudi men from marrying women from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Chad and Burma, Morocco World News reported. The law also imposes restrictive rules on men marrying Moroccan women. Quoting Saudi daily Makkah newspaper, the […]
Philippine peace deal in jeopardy as Muslim rebels cry foul
MANUEL MOGATO | REUTERS Published — Wednesday 6 August 2014 MANILA: A historic peace settlement in the southern Philippines is at risk of breaking down as Muslim rebels accuse the […]
Qur’an lesson for today: An example of those who spend in the way of Allah
197. An example of those who spend in the way of Allah [2:262] The similitude of those who spend their wealth for the cause of Allah is like the similitude of a grain of corn which grows seven ears, in each ear a hundred grains. And Allah multiplies it further […]
Is No One Willing to Help the Gazans?
Source: On Faith By Qasim Rashid and Dr. Nasim Rehmatullah After slaughtering nearly two thousand Palestinians, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu rebuked the United States “not to ever second guess [him] again […]
کائنات، حرا اور گھٹن
BBC Urdu: قاصد کی عمر ابھی ایک سال بھی نہیں مگر وہ اپنے والد کی گود میں آنکھیں بند کیے دنیا مافیہا سے بے خبر لیٹا ہوا تکلیف سے ہولے ہولے کراہ رہا تھا یا شاید اسے سانس لینے میں تکلیف ہو رہی تھی۔ قاصد کے سر کے اگلے حصے […]
Gaza: Israeli-Palestinian indirect talks begin in Cairo
Source: BBC Indirect talks between Israeli and Palestinian representatives are taking place in the Egyptian capital Cairo. They come after a four-week conflict in Gaza that has claimed more than […]
Baroness Warsi Quits Over Gaza: First Interview With Former Foreign Office Minister
http://pshared.5min.com/Scripts/PlayerSeed.js?sid=281&width=470&height=275&playList=518356480 Foreign Office minister Baroness Warsi has dramatically quit the government, citing the UK’s “morally indefensible” position on the conflict in Gaza. In her resignation letter to the prime minister, David Cameron, Warsi wrote that Britain’s […]
Qadian, India: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at organizes Eid Milan Party for people of all Religions
Ch.Maqbool Ahmad | ahmadmaqbool@hotmail.com Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat organized Eid Milan Party in Sara-e-Tahir, Qadian – thousands of Hindu, Christians and Sikhs attend. Qadian, 3rd August: Eid Milan Party was organized here […]
Monuments Men: The Quest to Save Syria’s History
By Katrin Elger spiegel.de Cheikhmous Ali pushes a box of ballpoint pens across the table towards his friend and countryman Ahmad. The stout Syrian laughs aloud as he tucks one […]