Jordan will continue building exemplary reform model — King
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday opened the 17th Parliament’s ordinary session with a Speech from the Throne, in which he said Jordan will continue to build a […]
Amid Syria’s civil war, a 40-foot statue of Jesus rises on mountain top between front lines
By Associated Press, Published: November 2 BEIRUT — In the midst of a conflict rife with sectarianism, a giant bronze statue of Jesus has gone up on a Syrian mountain, […]
Daniel Pipes on Russia’s Muslims, wrong as usual
by Mark Adomanis Source: forbes.com By: Mark Adomanis Source: http://www.forbes.com/ Last month Daniel Pipes had a piece in the Washington Times about Russia’s rapid transformation into a Muslim-dominated society. The […]
In China’s Xinjiang, poverty, exclusion are greater threat than Islam
(Reuters) – In the dirty backstreets of the Uighur old quarter of Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi in China’s far west, Abuduwahapu frowns when asked what he thinks is the root cause of the region’s festering problem with violence and unrest. “The Han Chinese don’t have faith, and the Uighurs do. So […]
Press Release Bashir Ahmad Kiyani Shaheed
Source: persecutionofahmadis.org 02-11-2013: Press Section Nazarat Umur Aama Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya Pakistan Rabwah Press Release The third member of a family was target-killed due to difference of faith After son in law and son the 70 years old Mr. Bashir Ahmad Kiyani became the victim of barbarous killers The murders of innocent […]
Chinese investor converts to Shia Islam in Iran’s Qom
A Chinese investor has converted to Shia Islam in Iran’s holy city of Qom and has been renamed after the first Shia Imam Ali (PBUH). Hong Jun Shen, known as […]
Role of Jews in Karachi’s uplift highlighted
Dawn.com: Peerzada Salman – KARACHI: The Jewish community was once an integral component of Karachi and played an important role in the city’s development. If its synagogue had not been destroyed, our younger generation could have learnt a lot from their history and the region’s multicultural past. This was said […]
A RISING WAVE OF ATTENTION
GirlRising – Flash mobs were last year’s trend, but this year it’s all about the lightning strength of the Girl Risingmovement– hundreds of people inspiring others to take action in their own communities by spreading a simple message: Educate girls, change the world. These new advocates for girls gather less surprisingly and […]
Bye bye privacy:
Source: ET Markets flush with surveillance equipment; police complain ordinary citizens have greater access to spy gadgets. ILLUSTRATION: TALHA AHMED KHAN. Silicon chips used in computers and various electronic devices have shrunk with astonishing speed over the past couple of decades. From slower devices spread over an area equivalent to […]
Cut Off: Starving Syrians Hope to Live Through Winter
By Christoph Reuter SpiegelOnline As the world focuses on Syria’s chemical disarmament, thousands of people in the country face a more pressing concern: starvation. Cut off by ongoing violence, they […]
Shooting Malala – again
Source: blogs.tribune.com.pk Though Malala survived the Taliban’s bullets last year, she is now again under attack in Pakistan by the very same ideology. They attacked her physically then, and now they […]
The Growing Influence of FPI and Its Impact on Indonesia
By Maulana Bachti The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) was formed in 1998 by Muhammad Rizieq Shihab. This hard-line Muslim organization comprising of about 3,000 people now, was formed with the […]
Despair and suicide in Islam
INSTANCES of suicide or self-killing have been known throughout recorded history. It was known and discussed in the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations; it has been noted in the Jewish and Christian faiths and is mentioned in the classical Hindu books. Suicide or hara kiri is part of the ancient […]
Most people prefer not to read, survey shows
RIYADH: ALI FAYYAZ Published — Sunday 3 November 2013 The technological boom has had a negative impact on reading habits. A survey recently conducted by Arab News revealed that only […]
A dream ends, illegals rush to leave Saudi El Dorado
AFP, Riyadh Thousands of illegal foreigners, mostly unskilled workers from Asia, are rushing to leave Saudi Arabia before an amnesty expires on Sunday as they risk being fined or even […]
Book Review: ‘Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here’ by Karime Bennoune
Source: Wall Street Journal Book review by By SOHRAB AHMARI Amnesty Internationalfaced a pivotal choice in early 2010. For half a decade, the global human-rights organization had been promoting Moazzam Begg, a […]
Favorite Stories of Kindness
‘One Wish for Iran, Love Israel,’ This documentary highlights the shared humanity of Israelis and Iranians. Israeli and Palestinian — offer both an olive branch and an invitation for coffee […]
Why a religious war in Syria is impossible
Russia Today: International mass media paint the situation in Syria as a never-ending Sunni-Shia feud and hatred towards President Assad. But somehow they keep silent on how thousands of Sunnis have found friends in the Shia-dominated Lebanese regions. Instead, they say Sunni support for Syrian government is a result of […]