Jordan remains ‘resilient’ amid regional turbulence — King
AMMAN — Jordan’s security and stability is not a coincidence, but it is the result of the hard work and determination of the Jordanian people, His Majesty King Abdullah said […]
Thousands of Rohingya Muslims being Killed by “Peace loving” Buddhist Monks, but No one calls it Buddhist Terrorism
Editor’s Note: An incident in the US in Boston allows Islamophobes to come out guns blazing to paint Islam as a terrorist promoting Religion. Thousands of Rohingya Muslims have been killed in one of the worst ethnic cleansing since the Bosnian Muslim Genocide, by the Buddist Monks but no one […]
Editorial: Ahmadi exclusion
Express Tribune: As has been the case since 1985, the country’s 200,000 Ahmadis will not be casting their ballots on May 11. They remain a community without representation and voice, marginalised within a society where they have been subjected to ceaseless discrimination, denied jobs and education, ostracised, beaten and sometimes […]
Ambitious’ scholarships launched
Source: China Daily The $300 million scholarship fund for foreign students to study in China launched by US private equity tycoon Stephen Schwarzman represents a “remarkably ambitious” effort to boost understanding of China by the United States and other Western nations, an executive member of the Asia Society said. “For […]
Bali festivals: tradition of co-existence
Bali festivals showcase interfaith bonding …………. Pointing to the recent incident where the Islamic Defender’s Front pressured the closure of three Ahmadiyah mosques in West Java, Suratna stated “ We […]
You won’t believe this! Inside Saudi Arabia’s ‘prison’ for terrorists
For terrorists, the prison experience can be harrowing, especially in other countries where civil rights aren’t a thing. However, in Saudi Arabia, prison for terrorists is eerily like a resort […]
Health Experts: Leishmaniasis on the Rise in War-Torn Syria
Cecily Hilleary April 22, 2013 Health workers in northern Syria have reported a dramatic rise in cases of Leishmaniasis–locally dubbed “Aleppo Button Disease” for the sores it produces–and are calling […]
More Palestinians calling for a One State Solution
See the video report here: Source: The Real News
China: officials seek to banish superstition
Global Post: In a rare discussion of the Chinese government’s policies on religion, China’s top religious affairs official told a state-run newspaper that the government wants its citizens to stop believing in superstitions about birth, death and fortune, Reuters reported. “For a ruling party which follows Marxism, we need to help […]
Ahmadis to boycott polls: spokesman
Dawn: LAHORE: Some 200,000 members of Pakistan’s minority Ahmadi community will boycott next month’s election in protest at their treatment by the authorities, a spokesman said Monday. “We have been boycotting the election process since 1985 when Ahmadi voters were put in the list of religious minorities,” Saleemuddin, a spokesman […]
7 Mistakes the U.S. Has Made in the Syria/Iran War Situation
This means we are in for a protracted, extended, multi-year war & we will be seeing a million + death toll – like the Iran-Iraq war. This is a huge […]
Ahmadiyah sect under siege in Indonesia
Online news: A group of minority Ahmadiyah Muslims have been holed up in an Indonesian mosque since authorities shuttered it earlier this month, in a stand-off that starkly illustrates the […]
Who rules Pakistan?
Source: ET Pakistan is approaching the 10th general elections. It is, therefore, pertinent to ask who rules this country. There is no brief and single answer to this question. If we focus on the elections, we can argue that the people are the ultimate rulers of Pakistan. From another angle, […]
Ahmadis still out of electoral process
Source: ET LAHORE: The Ahmadiya community will not cast votes in the May 11 elections because of the “attitude of the State”, Jamaat-i-Ahmadiya Pakistan Spokesperson Saleemudin told The Express Tribuneon Sunday. Ahmadis are unable to register as Muslim voters. The election commission used the NADRA data to register Ahmadis in a […]
Döner kebab included in ties with Iraqi Kurds
ARBIL – Hürriyet Daily News Turkey’s Baydöner, a döner kebab chain, has opened a branch in Arbil, the Northern Iraq, by receiving the Economy Ministry’s Turquality fund Dilara Sarıdilara.sari@hdn.com.tr Many […]
Foreigners Among as Many as 11 Civilians Feared Abducted by Taliban
Source: NY Times: KABUL — A civilian helicopter made a forced landing because of bad weather in an insurgent-held area of eastern Afghanistan late Sunday and the three crew members and their passengers may have been abducted, said local officials and the helicopter company that operated the aircraft. More:
Taliban Attacks in Northwest Pakistan Are Reshaping Ballot
Source: NY Times: NOWSHERA, Pakistan — When Shahid Khan started talking, his gunmen clambered onto a school’s rooftop, scanning the surrounding hills with flashlights, anticipating a possible attack.Below them, Mr. Khan, a candidate for his region’s provincial assembly, addressed potential voters — poor farmers and village traders, gathered on a […]
Muslim Brotherhood returns to streets with ‘military parade’ – US troops dispatch to Jordan a focal point in protests
AMMAN — Thousands of supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood took to the streets of the capital in a show of force on Friday to protest against what they claimed was […]
Pogroms that we cannot ignore (what a Jew has to say about the Rohingyas)
By David Aaronovitch, April 21, 2013 The Holocaust, as we know, was not a sudden event and nor is it – as some well-meaning (mostly) religious people often suggest – incomprehensible. Its scale, its ambition was what was remarkable about it. How it came about is not amazing at all. […]
Report: Jordan has opened its air space for Israeli drones en route to Syria
Le Figari report based on an interview with a Western military source based in the Middle East and has not been confirmed by anyone else; Jordanian decision reportedly made following […]