Days of Terror: Iraqi Christians Live in Fear of ISIS
By Katrin Kuntz in Qaraqosh, Iraq It was the evening of Tuesday, June 10 when Salam Kihkhwa walked into a mobile phone shop in the Qaraqosh city center to purchase […]
China bans Muslims from fasting during Holy Ramadan
http://defence.pk/: Officials in China’s turbulent north-western region of Xinjiang are tightening restrictions on Muslim practices including mass prayers during Ramadan, according to government notices.Government employees and Communist party members are banned […]
Pakistan: Rampant Killings of Shia by Extremists
HRW: (London) – Pakistan’s government should take all necessary measures to stop Sunni extremist groups in Balochistan province from committing further killings and other abuses against Hazara and other Shia Muslims, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 62-page report, “‘We are the Walking Dead’: Killings of Shia […]
Caliphate of the Damned
Lutf blogs: As Muslims around the world start the month of Ramadan, ISIS, a group of Salafist militants have announced the re-establishment of Khilafah, the Islamic form of government as idealized by the orthodox Muslims. One Abu Bakr Baghdadi has been chosen as the Khalifa (Caliph) who is in the process […]
Israel tightens grip on East Jerusalem with $90m plan
AFP | Jun 29, 2014 | JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved a $90 million socio-economic development plan for occupied East Jerusalem which focuses on increased security presence in the area, the municipality said. “One of the main goals of the plan that was approved […]
Syrian ‘moderates’ aren’t so moderate in Iraq
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT Well, God bless Barack Obama – he’s found some “moderate” rebels in Syria. Enough to supply them with weapons and training worth $500m. Congress wants to arm these brave freedom fighters, you see. And Obama, having sent his 300 elite Spartan lads to Iraq to […]
Indonesia: Ahmadiyah Nur Khilafat Mosque sealed in Ciamis | Ahmadis demand re-opening
Source: ucanews.com | thejakartapost.com Ahmadiyah mosque sealed off in Ciamis Officials of the Ciamis Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) have sealed an Ahmadiyah mosque on Jl. Cipto Mangunkusumo in Ciamis, West Java on Thursday, […]
Indonesia: Ahmadiyah Nur Khilafat Mosque sealed in Ciamis | Ahmadis demand re-opening
Source: ucanews.com | thejakartapost.com Ahmadiyah mosque sealed off in Ciamis Officials of the Ciamis Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) have sealed an Ahmadiyah mosque on Jl. Cipto Mangunkusumo in Ciamis, West Java on Thursday, […]
Ramadan begins for the world's 1 billion Muslims
Source: cantonrep.com Ramadan marks the time when Muslims believe the first verses of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel in 610. Today […]
Ramadan begins for the world’s 1 billion Muslims
Source: cantonrep.com Ramadan marks the time when Muslims believe the first verses of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel in 610. Today […]
Sri Lanka shuts door on Pakistan
Source: m.timesofindia.com NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka has banned visas on arrival for Pakistanis after investigations showed that jihadist groups targeting India were using Sri Lanka as a transit point. Lanka is […]
Indonesia: For first time, displaced Ahmadiyah receive aid from govt
Source: thejakartapost.com For the first time since taking refuge at Wisma Transito in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), dozens of Ahmadi children received donations of Rp 800,000 (US$66) from the Social Affairs Ministry ahead of Ramadhan holy month. “We are thankful because this aid will help meet children’s school needs,” Syahidin, […]
ISIS declares creation of Islamic state in Middle East, 'new era of international jihad'
RT: SIS jihadists have declared the captured territories from Iraq’s Diyala province to Syria’s Aleppo a new Islamic State – a ‘caliphate.’ They removed ‘Iraq and the Levant’ from their […]
ISIS declares creation of Islamic state in Middle East, ‘new era of international jihad’
RT: SIS jihadists have declared the captured territories from Iraq’s Diyala province to Syria’s Aleppo a new Islamic State – a ‘caliphate.’ They removed ‘Iraq and the Levant’ from their […]
Qur'an lesson for today: Recite the Qur'an at dawn
164. Recite the Qur’an at dawn [17:79] Observe Prayer at the declining and paling of the sun on to the darkness of the night, and the recitation of the Qur’an in Prayer at dawn. Verily, the recitation of the Qur’an at dawn is specially acceptable to God.
Qur’an lesson for today: Recite the Qur’an at dawn
164. Recite the Qur’an at dawn [17:79] Observe Prayer at the declining and paling of the sun on to the darkness of the night, and the recitation of the Qur’an in Prayer at dawn. Verily, the recitation of the Qur’an at dawn is specially acceptable to God.
Ramadan spiritually energizes Muslims
JEDDAH: P. K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS STAFF The holy month of Ramadan comes to the Islamic world every year to remind the Muslim faithful on the need to […]
How to welcome the holy month of Ramadan
MUZAMMIL H. SIDDIQ ARABNEWS.COM God says in the Qur’an: “O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) […]
How charity makes us happier
By Selma Roth Saudi Gazette Ramadan is the perfect month of the year to spend some extra money and time on others, whether it be family and friends, neighbors, […]
Failed twice over: Pakistan requests Sri Lanka to deny visa on Entry to Ahmadis and other Minorities?
Dawn: LOST amidst the hysteria and hyperbole of domestic events are often the real, ugly stories. The case of more than 1,500 Pakistani asylum seekers in Sri Lanka and nearly 300 refugees in Sri Lanka recognised by the UNHCR is one such story that is playing out at the moment […]