Dhaka Tribune via Abdul Awwal: Syed Haider Farooq Maudoodi believes the religion-based party should not be allowed to continue politics in Bangladesh as it opposed the country’s birth. THE FULL […]
‘I met those men who assassinated my own son – and they told me they didn’t even know whom they were killing.” Sheikh Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, the Grand Mufti of […]
‘I met those men who assassinated my own son – and they told me they didn’t even know whom they were killing.” Sheikh Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, the Grand Mufti of […]
Source: The Economist: THE first law of diplomacy, one late British foreign-office mandarin used to quip, is that “It is not the other side you need to worry about, but your own.” When India’s prime minister met his Pakistani counterpart in New York on September 29th, each had cause to […]
President Abdullah Gul warned the Muslim world on Friday of the possibility of facing the darkness of the Middle Ages as Europe once did if interest-based beliefs are combined with […]
As electricity and gas shortages continue to cripple the Gaza Strip one student has developed an ingenious method to combat the problem. 18 year old Ibrahim Saad has designed and […]
Saudi Arabia appears to be determined to crack down on the Muslim Brotherhood in a manner similar to the UAE, where security services have already arrested over 90 members of […]
RT: by Kim Kyung Hoon – In Japan, karoshi – meaning “death from overwork” – claims around 200 lives annually, according to the Ministry of Labor. Karoshi victims literally work themselves into an early grave, with some giving up to 110 hours a week to their jobs and leaving almost no […]
Pune: A Sharia Court conducted solely by women with an aim to redress grievances of Muslim women has started functioning in the city. Set up by Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), the first all-women Sharia Court in Pune will deal with various family issues, including marital discord, divorce as well […]
Currently, about 20 Jews are estimated to be living in Indonesia. Haaretz: Indonesia’s last remaining synagogue has been destroyed, a Dutch news site reported last week. ……….. Situated in in […]
The Jakarta Post: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has announced the arrest of Constitutional Court (MK) Chief Justice Akil Mochtar, a Golkar Party politician named Chairunissa, Gunung Mas Regent Hambit […]
“Nixon and Kissinger’s Forgotten Shame,” by Gary J. Bass (Op-Ed, Sept. 30), about genocide in Bangladesh, is a searing reminder that evil was perpetrated four decades ago and that justice is overdue. I disagree with Mr. Bass, however, when he suggests that the war-crimes tribunal doesn’t meet due process standards. […]
At least eight idols of Hindu gods and goddesses were vandalised by unidentified miscreants in Bangladesh, a media report said Friday. A group of people broke into the community puja pandal at a village in Bangladesh’s Natore district early Friday and damaged the newly-carved idols of goddesses Durga, and Lakshmi, […]
Dawn.com Most pregnant mothers are kept in Shelter Homes during their days of confinement; critics have dubbed these homes as “baby factories”. Why do women take such a step? A 28-year-old surrogate mother Vasanti, said, “In India, relationships and family are very highly valued. One can do anything for one’s […]
the nation.com: Terrorism in Pakistan cannot be brought to an abrupt end through violent means. Most explanations about the strains and motivations of militancy though true are not universally applicable. Just like politics makes strange bedfellows, umbrella militant organisation will ally with any group or country prepared to challenge their […]
Momani says King’s efforts ‘decisive’ in obtaining the resolution Jordan Times AMMAN — Minister of State for Media Affairs and Government Spokesperson Mohammad Momani on Friday highlighted the efforts of […]
Arab News In his article “Gulf between perception and reality of Muslims” (Oct.3), Aijaz Zaka Syed has once again echoed the feelings of all Muslims around the globe who feel bad about the way the entire community is being blamed for the wrongdoings of a few, who in the name […]
Believe it or not, at a time when younger people are becoming victims of even minor infections, three Indian pilgrims above the age of 100 have arrived in the Kingdom […]