AMMAN — Presidents of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) have warned of the “deteriorating situation” in Iraq, calling for immediate international measures to support the Iraqi people. “The […]
Kashifmd.com: Bigotry of any sort – whether based on race, gender, religion or ethnic background – is like cancer. It must be condemned in its start before it metastasizes and takes root in society. At this point, it is usually too late to cure the disease, which rapidly progresses to […]
By Saeed Qureshi During the past two years, Allama Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri has staged three large rallies in Pakistan. One was in Lahore on December 23, 2012. The second mammoth rally […]
Source/Credit: AHRC / Ahmadiyya Times Pakistan: Publisher’s life threatened for publishing autobiography of a retired Ahmadi judge The leader of the group, infamous extremist, Muawiyya, is the brother of mullah Tahir Ashrafi, chairman, Pakistan Clerics’ Council and operates in the city of Lahore. “The leaders of the Khatm-e-Nabuwatt extremist groups […]
Aljazeera: Disturbing cases of extreme violence against women from around the world have come to the fore in the past few weeks. Farzana Parveen’s murder in Pakistan highlighted the country’s dismal record of women killed in so-called honour killings. According to the Pakistani Human Rights Commission, 869 women were murdered in 2013 in […]
AIJAZ ZAKA SYED ARABNEWS.COM Published — Friday 20 June 2014 What is the world coming to? It is as if the red tide of blood has engulfed the whole world. It is killings, bloodshed and chaos everywhere. And Muslims appear to be in the thick of action with what passes […]
Asian Human Rights Commission — Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that an editor and publisher is facing serious threats to his life from Muslim militants for publishing an autobiography of a retired judge of the Lahore High Court who hails from the Ahmadi sect. According to […]
Asian Human Rights Commission — Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that an editor and publisher is facing serious threats to his life from Muslim militants for publishing an autobiography of a retired judge of the Lahore High Court who hails from the Ahmadi sect. According to […]
Source: CNN Century-old boundaries in the Mideast are dissolving, believes one expert who says the only comfort is that we’re “starting to run out of places the European imperialists screwed up. More:
Source: FrontPage Mag: Are non-Muslim countries more Islamic than Muslim countries? That is what Hossein Askari, an Iranian-born professor of International Business and International Affairs at George Washington University, believes. […]
Dawn.com —- Beijing: Fleeing discrimination and violence, members of the Ahmadiyya community have abandoned their homes in Pakistan to find an unlikely refuge in China. “Every day I heard the sound of guns,” said a 37-year-old surnamed Saeed of his former home Lahore. “We prayed every day, because we felt […]
theguardian: by Alia Waheed — Two years ago, the director Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy became the first Pakistani to win an Oscar. She was 33 at the time, and the film was Saving Face, a documentary short about acid attacks on women in Pakistan. The film followed plastic surgeon Mohammad Jawad, […]
theguardian: by Alia Waheed — Two years ago, the director Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy became the first Pakistani to win an Oscar. She was 33 at the time, and the film was Saving Face, a documentary short about acid attacks on women in Pakistan. The film followed plastic surgeon Mohammad Jawad, […]
Courtesy: Dr. Zafar Iqbal, Syracuse, Pakistan The Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA) is an American physicians not for profit organization headquartered in Westmont,Illinois. It was formerly known as […]
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan is the largest refugee-hosting country in the world with currently hosting some 1.6 million registered refugees. The data released by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on the World Refugees Day say that the Afghanistan remains the world’s leading source of refugees. According to figures, around […]
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan is the largest refugee-hosting country in the world with currently hosting some 1.6 million registered refugees. The data released by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on the World Refugees Day say that the Afghanistan remains the world’s leading source of refugees. According to figures, around […]
The Saudi-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, which represents more than 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide, affirmed Thursday a commitment to unity in combatting “sectarian” policies. OIC members will stand “united in combatting sectarian, confessional, and exclusion policies that have led to sedition in some countries and threatened their security and stability,” […]
The Saudi-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, which represents more than 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide, affirmed Thursday a commitment to unity in combatting “sectarian” policies. OIC members will stand “united in combatting sectarian, confessional, and exclusion policies that have led to sedition in some countries and threatened their security and stability,” […]
Urdu magazine editor Shoaib Adil gets life threats June 19, 2014 LAHORE: The editor of progressive Urdu monthly magazine Naya Zamana, Lahore, Mohammad Shoaib Adil, has reportedly been receiving life threats from religious militants for publishing the autobiography of a retired Lahore High Court judge, Muhammad Islam Bhatti, […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I was very happy to see the rescue of the 33 miners in Chile, in October […]