Karachi shuts down: Live updates
Source: ET KARACHI: Following the arrest of former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) MPA Nadeem Hashmi, violence broke out and parts of the city shut down on Wednesday. More:
Jordanian Deputies Urge Muslims to Visit al-Quds to Show Solidarity with Palestinians
PNN Eighty-two Jordanian deputies urged Muslims on Monday to visit al-Quds (Jerusalem) to show solidarity with Palestinians, according to the Jordan Times. The MPs signed a statement encouraging Speaker Saad […]
Jordan remains safe haven for religious moderation — UN expert
by Mohammad Ghazal | Sep 10, 2013 | 23:11 AMMAN — Schools in Jordan should play a role in promoting tolerance and understanding, which helps to combat extremism, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Heiner Bielefeldt said on Tuesday. “Schools have a great role to play in […]
Cut in seasonal visas might hit Haj food supplies
Jeddah: Irfan Mohammed ARABNEWS Authorities have drastically reduced the number of seasonal employment visas to bring in temporary workers from abroad into Makkah and Madinah. Several businesses are feeling the […]
Eid Milan & Peace Symposium Conducted by Lajna Imaillah (Women Auxiliary) of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Chennai, India
The worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Chennai Chapter Women Wing organised a PEACE SYMPOSIUM on Communal harmony at Masjid Mahmood, Chennai. Mrs. Shereen Basharath, the Zonal President of the Ahmadiyya Community Women Wing in […]
Blasphemy alleged: LHC suspends sessions court’s orders against columnist
Source: tribune.com.pk LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday suspended a lower court’s directions to the police to register a blasphemy case against columnist Ajmal Niazi for portraying Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as […]
Pew Research: 7% Pakistanis accept Ahmadis as fellow Muslims
In Pakistan, most say Ahmadis are not Muslim By Neha Sahgal ………… Two-in-three Pakistani Muslims say Ahmadis are not Muslims, according to a Pew Research poll conducted in November 2011. […]
Report: 14th Annual Regional Ijtema’ (2013) of Majlis Ansarullah Kashmir, India
Korel, Noor’abad, Kulgam Kashmir: 10th September 2013: The Successful and Blessed 14th Annual Regional Ijtema’ (2013) of Majlis Ansarullah Kashmir (the elderly wing of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Kashmir) came to an end […]
Indonesia wants one view on Syria
The Jakarta Post: While conceding that its efforts might have a limited impact on the Middle East, the government has aimed high in its diplomatic efforts to address the tension […]
Researchers say air fresheners can have poisonous effects
The Jakarta Post: The air freshener we put in our cars or at home may smell sweet but they could be doing us more harm than we realise. Six commonly […]
Muslim prince: Islam decries violence
BANGKOK POST Published: 10 Sep 2013 at 10.49 Secularism, good governance, and mutual dialogue are paths towards peaceful and harmonious coexistence in multi-cultural societies, a Muslim prince from Chennai in […]
Syria: Government Likely Culprit in Chemical Attack Report by Human Rights Watch
HRW: (New York) – Available evidence strongly suggests that Syrian government forces were responsible for chemical weapons attacks on two Damascus suburbs on August 21, 2013. These attacks, which killed hundreds of civilians including many children, appeared to use a weapons-grade nerve agent, most likely Sarin. The 22-page report, “Attacks on […]
Rare civil-military partnership: Ringing endorsement for dialogue with Taliban
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Kamran Yousaf / Sumera Khan Published: September 10, 2013 ISLAMABAD: In a shift in the country’s security strategy, the top civil-military leadership – united […]
The Situation of Christians in the Middle East — A Declaration of Concern
Huff Post: The Metropolitans of Aleppo in Syria, Mar Gregorios Youhanna Ibrahim and Boulos (Paul) Yazigi were abducted April 22nd, 2013 by ‘unknown persons’ and their fate is still in question. This repulsive event is just one of many serious examples of the increasing persecution that Christians are now experiencing in the […]
Stupidest law in the world – AJE investigates Pakistan’s blasphemy law
Published on Apr 3, 2013 Al Jazeera English investigated one of the world’s most stupidest laws. All copyright for this video belongs to Al Jazeera. This video is uploaded for Educational purposes. watch:
Why Pakistan is the most dangerous country on earth ?
Source: Mail on Line: I don’t have any personal animosity towards Pakistan or its people and enjoyed both my visits there and the people I was fortunate enough to meet. On balance, however, I think it is probably the most dangerous country in the world. This is not as a […]
Syria intervention: Would Operation Biffing Arabs be the best name for it? America in Lebanon’s civil war in the 1980s, just as it is poised to do in Syria
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Almost exactly 30 years ago today, I was having breakfast with my landlord below my home on the Beirut Corniche. The date was 19 September 1983, but nothing has changed – neither Mustapha’s little garden with its yellow and red flowers, my balcony two storeys […]
Karachi: The world’s most dangerous megacity is the next frontier in the global meth trade.
Source: FP KARACHI, Pakistan — The holy month of Muharram is a dangerous time in Pakistan. It marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar but is also a period of mourning for Shiite Muslims. Each year, in the overflowing metropolis of Karachi, they take to the streets in processions by the […]