Ahmadiyya mosque in Sukatali sealed again
Ahmadiyah Al- Muslih mosque, in the Village Sukatali , District SITURAJA , SUMEDANG , West Java , again sealed by one of the cluster mass . According to one of […]
Iran gas pipeline as ‘economic death sentence’
Source: Dawn Com. SLAMABAD: Pakistan’s plan to import natural gas by pipeline from neighboring Iran would be an economic ”death sentence” for the country because the gas price is too high, a Pakistani advocacy group said in a report released Wednesday. Despite US pressure, the Pakistani government struck a deal […]
Iran border guards killed fighting bandits near Pakistan -report
October 26, 2013 – 08:04 DUBAI (Reuters) – Seventeen Iranian border guards were killed in clashes with “armed bandits” on the country’s southeastern boundary with Pakistan overnight, Iran’s state news agency reported. It gave no more detail on the identity of the armed group, but security forces have fought drug […]
Pilgrims flock to Corniche
Haj pilgrims have been flocking to the shores of the Red Sea to take in the sights and relax. They arrive in luxury buses to visit the famous Fatimah Al-Zahra […]
Saudi women put their foot down to defy driving ban
The Independent: by Deema Almashabi, Glen Carey – A group of Saudi Arabian women plan to protest today against the world’s only ban on female drivers. Organisers are urging women across the country to take to the roads. The group, named the “26th October Women’s Driving Campaign,” called on the […]
7.3-Magnitude Quake Rocks Japan; No Damage Reports
abcNews: by Mari Yamaguchi and Ken Moritsugu – An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck early Saturday off Japan’s east coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said, triggering small tsunamis but causing no apparent damage. Japan’s meteorological agency said the quake was an aftershock of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that […]
Police, Islamic Extremists in Pakistan Hunt for Christian Accused of ‘Blasphemy’
Morning Star: ISTANBUL (Morning Star News) – Police and a banned Islamic extremist group in Lahore, Pakistan are searching for a young Christian accused of blasphemy – with the extremist group calling for his death – after he sought to correct misconceptions about Christianity in a Muslim book, sources said. Sources […]
Interest Wanes but Treasure Hunt Continues
By SAPTARISHI DUTTA A week after Indian government archaeologists started digging for treasure with nothing more than the word of a Hindu holy man’s vision to guide them, they have […]
Turning the Palestinian right of return into a practical reality – video
Palestinians have fiercely defended their right to return to the lands and villages they were forced to leave between 1947 and 1949 as Israel was created. This video by refugee rights group Badil, Introduction to Practicalities of Return features interviews with refugees and experts and scenes of the lands from […]
‘Dark is Beautiful’ movement takes on unfair India
MUMBAI: Looking to find a husband, make friends, and get ahead at work? Then you need to have lighter skin. That’s the all-pervasive message in India, and it’s something that […]
Bandar Bush's mad, mad world
Source: Asia Times: All signs are showing that the otherwise secretive Saudi regime is angry. Very, very angry. Not only did the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia refuse to take a seat at the UN Security Council, [1] but now the Saudi spy chief, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, appears to be […]
Bandar Bush’s mad, mad world
Source: Asia Times: All signs are showing that the otherwise secretive Saudi regime is angry. Very, very angry. Not only did the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia refuse to take a seat at the UN Security Council, [1] but now the Saudi spy chief, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, appears to be […]
Bangladesh government's religious body targets Nobel winner Yunus
Dawn: DHAKA: After being accused of “sucking blood” from the poor, Bangladesh’s only Nobel prize winner Muhammad Yunus faces a new state-backed hate campaign seeking to paint him as unIslamic and a spreader of homosexuality. Following years of attempts to discredit his legacy as a pioneer of micro-finance — since copied […]
Bangladesh government’s religious body targets Nobel winner Yunus
Dawn: DHAKA: After being accused of “sucking blood” from the poor, Bangladesh’s only Nobel prize winner Muhammad Yunus faces a new state-backed hate campaign seeking to paint him as unIslamic and a spreader of homosexuality. Following years of attempts to discredit his legacy as a pioneer of micro-finance — since copied […]
Hopes for Syria peace meet fade as rebels dig in heels
DAMASCUS: Prospects for a Syria peace conference in Geneva next month looked dim Wednesday after key opposition leaders spurned efforts by Western and Arab powers to persuade them to attend. […]
INDIAN TEEN KILLS HERSELF OVER FACEBOOK BAN
POLICE IN MAHARASHTRA STATE ARE EXAMINING A SUICIDE NOTE FOUND NEXT TO AISHWARYA DAHIWAL’S BODY. A 17-year-old committed suicide in western India after her parents told her she had to stop using Facebook, police said on Friday. College student Aishwarya Dahiwal was found hanging in her bedroom on Wednesday after […]
Pakistan: Growing polio cases: KP Governor fears travel ban on Pakistanis
Dawn.com: PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Shaukatullah Khan on Thursday feared that Pakistanis could face travel restrictions over the growing polio cases in the country. “If the situation (high polio incidence) is not handled on war footing, there could be a ban on Pakistanis wanting to travel to Saudi Arabia for […]
Thousands of Yogyakartans Greet Newlywed Royal Couple
The Jakarta Post: Thousands of onlookers filled Jl. Malioboro in Yogyakarta on Wednesday hoping to catch a glimpse of the newlywed royal couple Gusti Kanjeng Ratu (GKR) Hayu and Kanjeng […]
Naypyidaw must fight religious violence, says UN
It is always the same pattern. A few days ahead of time, there are rumors about which mosques will be hit. Then, on the evening it happens, there is a power cut and the telephone lines go dead. Shortly after midnight, or in the early hours of the morning, is […]