Anti-Ahmadi Ads on Facebook
Courtesy: Khalid Ahmed Saeed The following anti-Ahmadi ad was seen on Facebook by the author on Facebook: The Urdu reads “Invitation to Islam for Ahmadi Brothers”.
Vesak 2013 celebration at Borobudur Buddhist Temple
Buddhist students campaign for Borobudur preservation REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MAGELANG – Buddhist students campaigned for preservation of Borobudur Temple on the sidelines of Vesak 2557 BE (2013) celebration in Borobudur Sub-district, Magelang […]
Israel’s Peres calls for return to peace talks
SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) — Israel’s president urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Sunday to overcome differences and resume peace negotiations, saying the sides could not afford “to lose this […]
Syrian opposition in knots over Muslim Brotherhood: dissidents
By Serene Assir (AFP) – GOOGLE NEWS ISTANBUL — A Saudi-led bid to dilute the Muslim Brotherhood’s influence over Syria’s main opposition has thrown the group into disarray, dissidents said Saturday, with some even warning that the power tussle is “killing” the group. Syria’s main opposition National Coalition has been […]
Israel’s interests in Syria
The fall of Assad would be a great blow to Iran’s ambitions for Middle East dominance. It is a mistake for Israelis to express support for Bashar Assad. Israel should stay out of the Syrian conflict altogether while hoping for the fall of the Assad regime. Ultimately, Israel would be […]
New Video: Conversation of Dr. Abdus Salam, a Noble Laureate in Physics, with Akhtar Said
Youtube: Hammad Said: Published on May 24, 2013 This conversation with Dr Abdus Salam, the only Nobel Prize winning Physicit from the whole muslim world, was recorded by my uncle Akhtar […]
Arab League chief urges UN action over Al Aqsa
by Taylor Luck | May 25, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES DEAD SEA — Arab League Secretary General Nabil El Araby called on the UN on Saturday to take urgent steps […]
Syria peace summit prospects ‘dim’— diplomats
by Taylor Luck, JORDAN TIMES DEAD SEA — The prospects of launching peace talks between Syrian regime and opposition forces remain “dim”, leading diplomats said on Saturday, calling for UN […]
Two-Child Limit For Rohingya Muslims In Parts Of Myanmar
Huff Post: YANGON, Myanmar — Authorities in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the area and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the aftermath of sectarian violence. Local officials said Saturday that the […]
SPEAKING FREELY: Darkness envelops Pakistan
Courtesy-Asia Times Online: By Mahboob A Khawaja Contemporary Pakistani is divided. Its leaderless population is being exploited by neo-colonial feudal lords looting the people of their socio-economic, moral and political values. This year’s elections didn’t change a status-quo symbolized by foreign-dictated governance. Nawaz Sharif is the replacement to Asif Ali Zardari, […]
Integrative Approach to Cancer Treatment
By Dr Amtul Qudoos Farhat, United Medicine Group, Canada When we meet the long term cancer survivors, we learn clearly how they have utilized various modalities of therapies to fight […]
Burmese Muslims given two-child limit – Rakhine state officials say limit on children will help ease tensions with Buddhists, whose population is growing at slower rate
Muslims in a province of Burma have been ordered not to have more than two children in an attempt by the government to stop Buddhist attacks on Muslims. State officials said the two-child limit in the state of Rakhine would ease tensions between Buddhists and their Muslim Rohingya neighbours. Local […]
Ahmadis deplore Minister of Religious Affairs’s stance
Ekky Mubariq questioned Suryadharma’s claim that 20 Ahmadi followers had quit JAI. By Arya Dipa, The Jakarta Post: The Priangan Barat chapter of Jemaah Ahmadiyah Indonesia (JAI) in West Java […]
Turf feud results in shootout at Qadian
Source: www.tribuneindia.com At least 36 persons, several of them armed, critically injured two supporters of former Cabinet Minister Sewa Singh Sekhwan in one of the busiest localities of the town this […]
Syria opposition unity talks face collapse
May 25, 2013 – 03:19 By Khaled Yacoub Oweis ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Syrian opposition talks aimed at presenting a coherent front at an international peace conference to end the civil war faced the prospect of collapse after President Bashar al-Assad’s foes failed to cut an internal deal, opposition sources said […]
EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions boosts jihadist groups
Jabhat al-Nusra, an al-Qaida affiliate, consolidates position as scramble for control of wells accelerates by Julian Borger and Mona Mahmood THE GUARDIAN The EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions […]
Tokyo denies ‘ghosts’ keeping premier out of residence
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ARABNEWS Saturday 25 May 2013 TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet yesterday formally denied months-long rumors that the premier had not moved into his official residence […]
Q&A: Questions and answers about restrictions proposed on alcohol sales and ads in Turkey
By Associated Press, Published: May 24 ANKARA, Turkey — A look at legislation passed in Turkey’s parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly Muslim but […]
WHO to help KSA probe coronavirus before Haj
GENEVA: ARAB NEWS Saturday 25 May 2013 The World Health Organization said yesterday it would help Saudi Arabia dig deeper into deadly outbreaks of a new SARS-like virus to draw […]
As Syrian war shuts down trade routes, Turkish business improvises
By Kevin Sullivan, Saturday, May 25, 2013 ISKENDERUN, Turkey — The Nissos Rodos, a 630-foot ferry, used to cruise the Greek islands, moving tourists from one sunny paradise to the next. Business dried up when the Greek economic crisis hit three years ago. But then came the war in Syria, […]