Low wages deter Saudis from taking up unskilled jobs
JEDDAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEE ARABNEWS Tuesday 14 May 2013 The perception that Saudis do not want to take up unskilled jobs is changing, according to Nidal Radwan, chairman of the National […]
Syria: Brigade fighting in Homs implicated in atrocities
Human Rights Watch has reviewed graphic evidence that appears to show a commander of the Syrian opposition “Independent Omar al-Farouq” brigade mutilating the corpse of a pro-government fighter. The figure in the video cuts the heart and liver out of the body and uses sectarian language to insult Alawites. The […]
Khidmat-e-Khalq by Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Ernakulam (Kerala, India): School Kit Aid to Children of Cancer Patients
Report on a Brilliant program done by Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Ernakulam Kerala. Indeed it is a well thought off program, to serve the underprivileged. Al’humdullilah, the Ernakulam Jamaat is setting the […]
Zonal Qaid of Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya South Zone Karnataka invites you to the 1st ever South India Sports Meet
Janab Musaddiq Ahmad Sb the Zonal Qaid of Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya South Zone Karnataka, invite you all to the 1st ever South India Sports Meet at Madikeri on the 18th and […]
Oman Sultan Qaboos receives Grand Imam of Al Azhar
Source: www.gulfnews.com Muscat: Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed on Monday received Dr Ahmad Mohammad Al Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al Azhar Al Sharif at Bait Al Barakah palace. The two discussed cooperation and exchanges between Oman and Al Azhar in religious areas. Al Tayeb, who is currently visiting the Sultanate, also […]
‘Sunnah Revival’ Conference Held In Central Kashmir, India
Source: www.authintmail.com SRINAGAR, Kashmir — The annual “Sunnah Revival” conference is being organized by Haqqani Memorial Trust at Darul Uloom Islamia Haqqania, at Soibugh, Budgam in centralKashmir. Several renowned Islamic scholars from […]
How Jesus Was Raised
Note: This post has the perspective of Sunni Muslims. Ahmadiyya perspective is argued in the comment section. ADIL SALAHI, ARAB NEWS Friday 3 December 2004 Last Update 3 December 2004 12:00 am Q. I have a query about Jesus. I do know that Jesus was raised to heaven before the […]
The return of Jesus — Part V
Note: This post has the perspective of Sunni Muslims. Ahmadiyya perspective is argued in the comment section. Source: ARABNEWS The following series of articles mention the Major Signs that will occur shortly before the end of the world and the coming of the Day of Judgment. This part is the […]
Tight security around Ahmadiyah mosques and homes as the FPI leader comes to Tasikmalaya
Tight security around Ahmadiyah mosques and senior housing as the leaders of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Habib Riziq dueto comes to Tasikmalaya to preach.
Bekasi Government asks SBY to Disband Ahmadiyah
JAKARTA (AFP). Bekasi-Government has sent a letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to ask for the dissolution of Ahmadiyah…………… “The authority to disband Ahmadiyah is not a Bekasi municipal government […]
Ahmadis in Kuningan stay calm despite Tasik attack
Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, The Ahmadiyah community in Manislor village, Jalaksana district, Kuningan regency, West Java, are going about their business as usual and remaining calm despite the recent […]
Bangladesh Plans to Raise Pay for Garment Workers
Source: NY Times/AP DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s government plans to raise the minimum wage for garment workers after the deaths of more than 1,100 people in the collapse of a factory building focused attention on the textile industry’s dismal pay and hazardous working conditions. A new minimum wage board […]
Pakistan’s Sharif: Seasoned leader is seen as soft on extremists
Source: LATIMES: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s overwhelming victory in parliamentary elections this weekend returns to power a seasoned politician who historically has had rocky ties with Pakistan’s powerful military and is viewed by many as soft on militants and extremist groups. More:
Op Ed: The Hindu: Democracy wins, Federation loses- Results of Elections 2013
The Hindu: Farahnaz Isphahani: While Nawaz Sharif has won the election decisively, he faces the challenge of reaching out beyond his main base in Punjab to the rest of Pakistan Pakistan achieved a historic landmark with the completion of its five-year term by the civilian coalition government led by the […]
Experts call for rethinking Arab-Turkish relations
by Areej Abuqudairi | May 12, 2013 | 23:57 AMMAN — Politicians and academics on Sunday called for rethinking Arab and Turkish ties to build on cultural commonalities and correct “misunderstandings in history”. “There is an urgent need for re-examining historical ties between the Arabs and the Turks to reach […]
Back to school with Farhan Sharif (missed school because of Rs. 50 per month salary)
Mysore, Karnataka It was over 15 months ago that Magic Bus mentor Shahbaz Pasha, in his constant endeavour to reach out to more and more children in the Haleem Nagar […]
Saudi jails Lebanese man for helping woman to convert (to Christianity)
STORY SUMMARY Source: Daily Star, Lebanon A Saudi court jailed a Lebanese man for six years and sentenced him to 300 lashes after convicting him of encouraging a Saudi woman to convert to Christianity, local dailies reported Sunday. The same court sentenced a Saudi man convicted in the same case […]
China’s intriguing Palestine proposal
STORY SUMMARY By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star It might be coincidental timing or just a really bad case of mean-spirited in-your-face aggressive Israeli diplomacy. In the same week […]
Hezbollah denounces Turkey bombings
STORY SUMMARY Hezbollah denounced Sunday the car bombings that left dozens of people dead in south Turkey near the border with Syria and called for stopping terrorism that is targeting […]
Standoff at Western Wall Over Praying by Women
Source: NY Times: JERUSALEM — Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews tried to block a liberal women’s group from praying at the Western Wall on Friday morning, creating a tense standoff in the latest flash point of a broader battle over religion and identity that has engulfed Israel. More: