Kaaba to be washed tomorrow
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Sunday 9 June 2013 The ceremonial washing of the Holy Kaaba, which is carried out before the beginning of the month of each Ramadan, is set to […]
Umrah visa’s validity limited to two weeks
JEDDAH: SIRAJ WAHAB ARABNEWS Sunday 9 June 2013 The Haj Ministry has decided to limit the validity of Umrah visas to only 14 days because of the ongoing work to […]
Opinion: The Syria the World Forgot (or, The Syria the World managed to destroy).
By ALIA MALEK Published: June 8, 2013 The New York Times LAST month, while we waited at the Lebanese border for our papers to be processed so that we could […]
Sunni cleric Haj Allah Yat Akhoond Derakhshan urged to follow the lifestyle of Prophet (PBUH)
Source: abna.ir (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – Haj Allah Yat Akhoond Derakhshan, prayer leader of Hanafiyeh Mosque in Bojnourd, Northern Khoasan Province, in an interview said Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) was appointed to complete the […]
121st Urs of Hazrat Baba Nizam-ud-Din Kiyanvi (RA)
Source: groundreport.com Kangan/Srinagar, June 8 (Scoop News) –Tens of Thousands throng Baba Nagri to attend 121st Urs of Hazrat Baba Nizam-ud-Din Kiyanvi (RA). The 2 days Urs, celebrated with great enthusiasm […]
Pakistan summons US envoy Richard Hoagland over drone strike
Source: TOI ISLAMABAD: Just days after taking power, Pakistan’s new government has lodged a protest with the US and summoned a top American envoy to vent its frustration following a US drone strike that intelligence officials say killed seven militants. More:
Thousands march for ‘free Jerusalem’
Press TV: Thousands of Gazans have taken part in the Global March to Jerusalem. The event was held in northern Gaza, near the Israeli-controlled Erez crossing – the nearest point […]
Jamat Ahmadiyah Indonesia (JAI) sues Bekasi mayor
Arya Dipa, The Jakarta Post, The amir (leader) of the Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation (JAI), Abdul Basit, filed a lawsuit against Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi for the issue of a decree […]
Iraq Pays $300 Million To Terror Victims
By: Omar al-Shaher for Al-Monitor Iraq Pulse Posted on April 17. إقرأ باللغة العربية Iraq has been taking initiatives to help the families of the people who died or were wounded as a result of the acts of violence that have shaken the country since the fall of the regime […]
Amazon launches first online shopping site in India
Source: BBC Online retailer Amazon has launched its first shopping website in India. The company took its first steps into the Indian market in February 2012 when it launched Junglee.com, a site which allowed customers to compare prices online but not purchase items directly. It will initially only sell books, […]
Declaring Ahmadis non-Muslims was a wrong decision: Alizeh Haider MNA Elect
The Friday Times: The persecution of Ahmadis, Shias and other religious minorities has hurt the true essence of the secularist ideology of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who never envisioned creating a theocratic or religion-based state, says a first-time lawmaker in the newly elected National Assembly. Most political parties would not endorse […]
Islam prohibits sinful speech, excessive laughter
Friday 7 June 2013 ARABNEWS ISLAM prohibits sinful speech that intends to cause harm to other human beings. It also prohibits excessive laughter or extreme humor. People in general do not think twice about what they are saying; they forget that every word they utter is being recorded and will […]
In Dr Salam’s footsteps: For budding scientists, science centre striving for excellence
Source: ET Dr Abdus Salam. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate, the late Dr Abdus Salam, had a dream to create an international platform for scientists from the developing world to be at par, technologically, with their peers in the developed world. This wish was partially fulfilled during his lifetime […]
Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus: The Key To Super-Happiness [VIDEO]
Source: forbes.com When Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammad Yunus took the stage at the second annual Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy in New York Wednesday night, he described feeling “overwhelmed” by […]
Curbing on Ahmadiyah
The Jakarta Post: In reference to the news report “Ministries reaffirm curbs on Ahmadiyah” published in The Jakarta Post on May 31, the report is in connection with an event […]
A Letter from Indonesia
By FRANZ MAGNIS-SUSENO Do you not know that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during his up to now 8 1/2 years in office has not a single time said something to […]
Pakistan: Persecution of Ahmadis in Education – Chali Hai Rasm
Published on Jun 6, 2013 Part 4 in a series of discussions on state sponsored persecution of Ahmadi Muslims and other minorities in Pakistan. This programme highlights the educational persecution against Ahmadis. For more information please visit http://www.persecutionofahmadis.org Category People & Blogs License Standard YouTube License Watch:
G4S Annual General Meeting Dominated by Controversy Over Israeli Prison Contracts
PNN G4S’ involvement in the detention of Palestinian children in Israeli jails dominated the company’s Annual General Meeting On Thursday 6th June, overshadowing all other business, including last year’s Olympic […]
Israel one of world’s most unpopular countries and it’s getting worse: BBC survey
Israel is not only one of the world’s most negatively viewed countries, but its reputation is deteriorating, according to the BBC World Service’s latest global survey. The US is now the only Western country that holds favorable views of Israel and in some European countries, including Germany, positive views of […]
OP-ED COLUMNIST: Israel Lives the Joseph Story – By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
How would you like to be an Israeli strategist today? Now even Turkey is in turmoil as its people push back on their increasingly autocratic leader. I mean, there goes the neighborhood. The good news for Israel is that in the near term its near neighbors are too internally consumed […]