Source: thejakartapost.com After years of persecution and discrimination, the nation’s minorities have said they will go to the polls this year to support legislative and presidential candidates who uphold freedom of religion. As many as 66 displaced Ahmadis, who have been taking shelter at Wisma Transito in Mataram, West Lombok, West […]
JEDDAH: FADIA JIFFRY ARABNEWS Published — Saturday 15 March 2014 The Ministry of Labor announced plans to launch a program next week to ensure the rights of domestic workers and to ascertain the responsibilities of employers toward their employees. The program will introduce and discuss the rights that […]
ET: LAHORE: A group of lawyers favouring the ban on YouTube staged protested demonstration outside the Lahore High Court against “blasphemy or any steps taken to defend blasphemers.” Bytes for All, the petitioner, is seeking withdrawal of the ban on the popular video sharing website. Its counsel Yasser Latif Hamdani and […]
Humanity remains one. kemanusiaan tunggal ika. The Jakarta Post: By Natalia Laskowska, Dear Minister Suryadharma Ali. I wish to share with you the feeling of restlessness that may be common […]
Dawn: WASHINGTON: Governments around the world are increasingly invoking blasphemy laws, with Pakistan by far the country that jails the most citizens for allegedly attacking religion, a US report said Thursday. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom, a government advisory panel, voiced fear that the rise in laws banning […]
Source: The Huffington Post By Bushra Alvi, Freelance writer and Editor The standard reaction of all those who heard that we were shifting to Dubai was, “Wow, that’s a beautiful place, […]
Source: Asia Times: As if the EU had any feasible Plan B to escape its dependency on Russian gas (not to mention eschew the very profitable financial game played between key European capitals and Moscow). What are they do, import gas on Qatar Airways flights? Buy LNG from the US […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD As only the Islamophobes, who hate Islam or those Muslims, who want to enforce Shariah Law, of their imagination, by hook or […]
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in “Ahmadis face discrimination in Pakistan, but those who persist in such treatment to Ahmadis dead should not forget that one day they have to appear in the Divine court.” […]
Source: Arabnews.com Dua in times of difficulty, accompanied by the shedding of tears is uplifting, invigorating, assuring, cleanses, refreshes and provides solace and relief to a broken heart. In current times as individuals we are faced with so many tribulations and internationally, the Ummah, is faced with crises across the […]
Source: TOI KUALA LUMPUR: Military radar-tracking evidence suggests a Malaysia Airlines jetlinermissing for nearly a week was deliberately flown across the Malay peninsula towards the Andaman Islands, sources familiar with the investigation told Reuters on Friday. Two sources said an unidentified aircraft that investigators believe was Flight MH370 was following a route between […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Tuesday 11 March 2014 Businesses have lost an estimated SR800 million because of the government’s feminization program, a member of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) claimed on Monday. The claim comes as the Ministry of Labor launched the third phase of […]
PRAYERS REQUIRE CONSTANCY: Consistency and moderation have been enjoined upon by Allah Almighty and his Prophet (peace be upon him). MARWA ABDALLA Published — Friday 14 March 2014 WHAT God requires from a Muslim is not overly burdensome. He prescribes moderation in every walk of life. I remember a conversation […]
AP | Mar 13, 2014 | JORDAN TIMES A visitor talking with a representative of a halal food producer from Saudi Arabia during a recent halal food exhibition in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP file photo) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The global industry for halal food and lifestyle products — […]
Last Updated: Thursday, March 13, 2014, 22:52 Islamabad: The unexpected surge in the value of Pakistani rupee against the dollar was mainly because of a whopping USD 1.5 billion deposit in Pakistan Development Fund by a “friendly Muslim country”.Though officials remained tightlipped about the identity of the country, people speculated […]
Source: bbc.com Devotees of a dead guru in India have told the BBC they put his body in a freezer to preserve him as they believe he will return to life […]
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The Tribune News, Indonesia: Presidential Candidate of “the Peoples Convention” in Indonesia have been completed yesterday. In a public debate held at the Sudirman Hall, no participant explicitly answered regarding […]
Source: BBC By Jason G Goldman In the animal kingdom, parents adopt babies that aren’t their own, and even other species, says Jason G Goldman. Why do they do it? […]
Daily Times; CHANDIGARH, India (AFP) – An Indian guru declared dead has been in a deep freezer in his ashram for nearly six weeks with followers confident he will return to life to lead them, his spokesman said. Devotees placed Ashutosh Maharaj, whom authorities declared clinically dead on January 29, […]