Freedom of Thought in Islam
Source: Arabnews: The world we live in contains societies with all kinds of beliefs. Muslims living in such a world must be respectful toward all beliefs they come up against, no […]
Tit-for-tat resolutions: Indo-Pak tensions rise
NEW DELHI: ARAB NEWS Saturday 16 March 2013 .India’s hanging of a Kashmiri man convicted in a terror attack is threatening to damage further relations with Pakistan. New Delhi reacted angrily to a resolution adopted by Pakistan’s National Assembly condemning the execution last month of Mohammed Afzal Guru, who was […]
Dignitaries visit Madinah Islamic University
MADINAH: ARAB NEWS Saturday 16 March 2013 .Scholars, leaders and various dignitaries praised the Kingdom yesterday for honoring Madinah as the Capital of Islamic Culture. The guests of the Madinah […]
2002 Gujarat riots: Real hero Latifa a driving force behind communal harmony
Source: IBNlive Ahmedabad: CNN-IBN Real Hero Latifa Giteli, a housewife from Gujarat, is doing her bit to transform lives post 2002 Godhra riots. The 2002 Godhra carnage transformed Latifa Giteli from a housewife to the driving force behind communal harmony. “After the 2002 carnage, I went to a madarsa to […]
Turkey to pay university expenses of Rohingya Muslim students
Source: World Bulletin World Bulletin / News Desk The Turkish Religious Affairs Foundation (TDV) started a project for the Rohingya Muslim students in order to cover their university expenses. A hundred students are to be supported at two universities, with which agreements have been concluded. TDV Deputy Director General Mustafa […]
National Muslim strategy: We need to change the gear
Source: TwoCircles.net Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood, In the holy Quran (17.70) God says that on each human being He has bestowed equal dignity. Elsewhere (49.13) He reveals that, for the sake of facilitating mutual cognitive and interactive convenience, He has apportioned the humanity into nations and tribes. That way, both […]
Billion-pound development of Mecca and key historical sites
The Independent: Archaeologists fear billion-pound development has led to destruction of key historical sites The authorities in Saudi Arabia have begun dismantling some of the oldest sections of Islam’s most […]
The PMLN’s attitude towards the Christians and Ahmedis is distinctly blameworthy
Source: The Friday Times: The PMLN’s attitude towards the Christians and Ahmedis is distinctly blameworthy. Worse, its soft, hands-off approach to militant anti-Shia organisations like the SSP and LeJ is condemnable. A bit of fear and some sneaking sympathy for the cause of such groups is all too evident. For […]
India moves to downgrade diplomatic ties with Italy
Source: TOI NEW DELHI: India is downgrading its diplomatic ties with Italy and has asked its ambassador-designate to that country Basant Kumar Gupta, who was scheduled to leave for Rome on Friday, not to proceed to take up his posting. The government which is reviewing the entire gamut of bilateral […]
Papal mission to build trust in China
Source: Asia Times: By Francesco Sisci BEIJING – The names of popes are policy statements on the governance of the Roman Catholic Church, and it is no coincidence that the new pontiff has chosen to call himself Francis, the name of saint of Assisi in the 12th century, but also […]
PAKISTAN: The Country has gone Mad, No Doubt- A Murder Most Foul
Asian Human Rights Comission: When a small lady weighing hardly 60 kilograms working for the betterment of poor slum-dwellers, and amongst the under-privileged in poorer residential areas, is viewed as a dire threat to the Taliban and the local administration, the sanity of these institutions, and those that man them, […]
Qur’an museum in Madinah soon
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS STAFF Friday 15 March 2013 The holy city of Madinah will soon have a state-of-the-art Qur’an museum with impressive facilities, said Prince Sultan […]
King of Saudi Arabia’s interfaith initiative inspires Indians
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR ARABNEWS Friday 15 March 2013 Inspired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah’s interfaith dialogue initiative, the Kochi-based International Interfaith Dialogue India (IIDI) recently […]
The war in Syria: Can Jordan keep out of it for ever?
The civil war is hotting up on Syria’s southern front Mar 16th 2013 | RAMTHA |From the print edition THE ECONOMIST TWO long years ago, on March 18th, Syrians rose up in Deraa, a dusty town on the agricultural plain of Hauran that spreads south into Jordan. The revolt marked […]
Syria crisis: rebel war crimes increasing says Amnesty • Rebels resorting to kidnap, torture and summary killings
• Amnesty International has documented an increase in war crimes and other human rights abuses committed by rebel groups including hostage taking, torture and summary killings. Its Middle East and North Africa deputy director Ann Harrison said: “While the vast majority of war crimes and other gross violations continue to […]
Damascenes panicked by call for men to fight Assad’s war
Mar 14, 2013 – SWISSINFO DAMASCUS (Reuters) – When a government-linked Islamic body in Syria said this week it was a “sacred duty” to join the army and fight the […]
The Myth of ‘Free and Fair’ Elections in Pakistan
Source: George Town Journal of International Affairs By Amjad Mahmood Khan Imagine if members of the Mormon or Catholic communities were forced to declare that they were “non-Christian” in order to cast a ballot in the 2012 U.S. elections. In a few months, Pakistanis will take to the polls to […]
Tahrik-e-Jadeed Refresher Course report – Mumbai Zone, Maharashtra, India
Mohammad Basheeruddin | Zonal Sec Tahrik-e-Jadeed | Mumbai Zone We are pleased to inform you that, by the grace of Allah the Almighty that, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMC) Mumbai zone […]