Settlers Raze Agricultural Lands near Hebron
Hebron/PNN Settlers on Sunday razed agricultural lands east of West Bank city of Hebron. Local sources said that dozens of settlers from “Hafat Gal” settlement that was built on Palestinian […]
Mangalore: Ahmadiyya Peace Symposium focuses on promoting communal harmony
Source: daijiworld.com | Dayanand Kukkaje | Mangalore (NM) Mangalore, May 4: “The core essence of Islam is peace. There is no religion greater than peace. However, Islam has been looked upon from a ‘terrorist’ […]
1944: Membership for Ahmadiyyas
Source: dawn.com Kindly click on the image to zoom it The Content: From the past pages of dawn: 1944: Seventy years ago: Membership for Ahmadiyyas QADIAN: The question whether members of […]
Syria neighbours want more from world to handle refugee burden
by Khetam Malkawi | May 04, 2014 | ZAATARI — Neighbours of Syria on Sunday called on the international community to help hosts of Syrian refugees shoulder the humanitarian burden […]
Muslim, Christian leaders decry Israel enlisting of Christian Arabs
by Rula Samain | May 04, 2014 | 22:48 AMMAN — Muslim and Christian leaders, and intellectuals have denounced a recent Israeli move to recruit Arab Christians in its army as a “Zionist conspiracy aiming not only to divide and weaken the Arab ranks, but also to push Christians to […]
How the Philippines is crushing the Indian call center business
Global Post: by Patrick Winn — BANGKOK, Thailand — It’s a call center cliche, familiar to many Americans who’ve picked up phones to contest bogus bank charges or gripe about a laptop on the skids. The agent who answers goes by a common US name, perhaps Larry or Jennifer. Yet the accent […]
One-a-Day Commandments of the Holy Quran – Approach not Prayer when you are not in full possession of your senses
112. Approach not Prayer when you are not in full possession of your senses [4:44] O ye who believe! approach not Prayer when you are not in full possession of your senses, until you know what you say, nor when you are unclean, except when you are travelling along a […]
Fatima Jinnah: A sister’s sorrow
Dawn: One of the most fascinating characters in the initial saga of the painful birth of Pakistan is Fatima Jinnah, the frail-looking, graceful but gritty sister of the founder of the nation, Mohammad Ali Jinnah. She was a passionate political worker, a determined activist for women’s rights and a qualified […]
Netanyahu pushes to define Israel as nation state of Jewish people only
PM proposes rare change to basic law in response to ‘constant and increasing assault’ on aspects of Israel’s legitimacy Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem theguardian.com, Sunday 4 May 2014 19.03 BST Binyamin Netanyahu will push ahead with a rare change to Israel’s basic laws – which amount to the country’s constitution […]
Army deployed in Assam after 32 Muslims killed
GUWAHATI: India deployed troops to the state of Assam on Saturday after over 30 Muslims were gunned down in three days of what police said were attacks by tribal militants who resent the presence of immigrants from neighbouring Bangladesh. Police found nine more bodies Saturday, taking the death toll to […]
Palestinians smuggling sperm out of Israeli jails so wives can have babies
ASKAR REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank: Suad Abu Fayed and her husband have had no physical contact for more than 11 years. That is how long he has been in an […]
The irresistible lure of Pakistan’s ‘killer mountain’
Gunmen shot dead 10 foreign tourists at its base camp last year, but for serious mountaineers, the allure of Pakistan’s “killer mountain” remains irresistible. Militants stormed Nanga Parbat base camp […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 111. Satan keeps you back from the remembrance of Allah and from Prayer. But will you keep back?
111. Satan keeps you back from the remembrance of Allah and from Prayer. But will you keep back? [5:92] Satan desires only to create enmity and hatred among you by means of wine and the game of hazard, and to keep you back from the remembrance of Allah and from […]
In Jerusalem, an effort to quiet the call to prayer
JERUSALEM: Five times a day, loudspeakers at the top of nearly 200 minarets in this holy city call to Muslims to pray. They blare before dawn and the wailing cry […]
A time of opportunity for Palestinians
Story Summary The Palestinians are in the most difficult position, given their relative weakness militarily, their fragmentation politically, and their vulnerability economically. Yet this moment is also one of opportunity for the Palestinians, on three important fronts: national unity, coordinated political resistance and the mobilization of international support. The PLO […]
Jihadist battle sparks exodus, Syria rebels on way out of Homs
Story Summary Tens of thousands of Syrians fled inter-jihadist fighting in the east as rebels Saturday neared a final deal with the government to withdraw from their last besieged strongholds […]
Sri Lankan leaders seek action to stop harassment against Muslims
Muslim parliamentarians in Sri Lanka have called for President Mahinda Rajapaksa to intervene in order to stop the continued hate campaign, intimidation and threats perpetrated against Muslims by some Buddist […]
Pilgrims over 60, kids face visa restrictions
Several Haj and Umrah pilgrimage establishments have stopped accepting applications for Umrah visas from pilgrims over 60, as well as children, following a Health Ministry advisory to that effect as […]
[Video] Jailed for blasphemy – A British grandfather tells his story
Source: youtube.com A 73 year old British grandfather has become the latest victim of Pakistan’s notorious blasphemy laws. After reading some verses from the Quran – Masood Ahmad was jailed for […]
Afghan rescuers search for survivors under threat of third landslide
By Mirwais Harooni KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan police and villagers began a dangerous search for more than 2,000 people buried under a massive landslide in a remote mountainous region in the northeast on Saturday, amid concern the unstable hillside may cave in again. The United Nations said at least 350 […]