Israel’s elections: What just happened?
The Times of Israel: Israel voted for change, and moved a little from right to center; Lapid is the big success but Netanyahu is still a winner, albeit battered and […]
From Indus to the Nile: Pakistan polio virus creeps into Egypt –after China
ET: ISLAMABAD: Originating from Pakistan, the crippling polio virus has now made its way into Egypt after China. Following the export of the deadly virus to the Middle Eastern country, the Prime Minister’s Polio Monitoring and Coordination Cell, along with its international partners the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Unicef, on […]
startling revelations. Finally the Indian RAW/Israeli MOSSAD and the US CIA’ collusion gets uncovered.
Source: Datukik Clcik HERE for details. Regrettably only in Urdu.
Forced into extinction
Source: The Economist: LIKE much that moves in Twitter-mad Saudi Arabia these days, it started with a single message. A lady in Dammam, the hub of the oil industry on the kingdom’s Gulf coast, tweeted a complaint from a local shopping mall. Agents of the Committee for the Promotion of […]
Obama’s secret weapon in re-election: Pakistani scientist Rayid Ghani
Source: Dawn.Com Visiting his young campaign staffers the morning after his re-election at his campaign headquarters in Chicago, a tearful Obama told the staffers that they had been part of the best campaign team in history. Pakistani scientist Rayid Ghani was among the leaders of his technology team. – File […]
Surah Al-Asr warns mankind of fleeting time
“If people deliberate this Surah (Al-Asr), it suffices them.” — Imam Ash-Shafii The importance of holy Surah like Al-Asr lies in the fact that it delineates the perfect all-embracing system […]
Ahmadiyah Witnesses Protest Oath-Taking Imposed by Judge
The Jakarta Globe: Five members of the Ahmadiyah community on Tuesday said they would report a judge of the Bandung District Court to the Judicial Commission for refusing to allow […]
Philippines fines US Navy for ‘illegal entry’
The Inquirer: The Philippines has fined the US Navy for “unauthorized entry” after an American minesweeper went aground on Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in the Sulu Sea. The 68-meter USS Guardian had been stuck in Tubbataha Reefs, a Unesco World Heritage Site, since Jan. 17. The Tubbataha Protected Area Management […]
Sectarian violence: Shia doctor gunned down in Peshawar
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Riaz Ahmad Published: January 22, 2013 PESHAWAR: In an apparent incident of sectarian violence, a Shia doctor was gunned down in Peshawar […]
Saudi reform may be slow, but it can be meaningful
Story Summary A week ago, Saudi Arabia saw something that people in the kingdom often talk about but rarely witness – a potentially important political reform. Saudi King Abdullah announced on Jan. 11 that 30 women would join the kingdom’s Shura Council, a 150-person consultative body, and that women henceforth […]
Syrians struggle with shortages as economy buckles
by Bassem Mroue, Daily Star, Lebanon Story Summary Already grappling with severe fuel shortages and winter temperatures that drop below freezing, Syrians now must spend hours in line every day for gasoline or a few loaves of bread at soaring prices as President Bashar Assad’s regime faces mounting difficulties in […]
Bangladesh cleric Abul Kalam Azad sentenced to die for war crimes
Source: BBC News A court in Bangladesh has sentenced a well-known Muslim cleric to death for crimes against humanity during the country’s 1971 independence war. Abul Kalam Azad’s conviction is the first verdict handed down by the controversial tribunal. The cleric, a presenter of Islamic programmes on television, shot dead […]
India, Pakistan peer into the abyss
Source: Asia Times: By M K Bhadrakumar Was it a military confrontation – the week long India-Pakistan acrimony over bloody incidents on the Line of Control (LOC) in Kashmir, which resulted in the killing of four soldiers? Was it a potential nuclear flashpoint? In retrospect, it was more like a […]
The divisions in Pakistan are fuelling genocide: The Story of Two Banners
newreligion.eu: The sectarian culture of Pakistan has produced a deeply divided society in which noone is safe. Protest against Hazara genocide in Pakistan, source: guardian.co.uk Mani Rana/Reuters by S. Taalay AhmedThe image above, […]
Remains of ancient castle found
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) unearthed recently an ancient castle dating to the first century of Hijra (7th-8th centuries) in the Madinah province. SCTA’s archaeological excavation division […]
US Engineer in Saudi Accepts Islam: Lanka Today
US engineer converts to Islam in Saudi Stuart says he liked seeing people kiss the head of the elderly Published Sunday, January 20, 2013 Stuart Elby (SUPPLIED) A US technology engineer in Saudi Arabia converted to Islam, saying he was impressed by the way people kissed the head of their seniors. […]
Tips to ensure that you retire rich:
Source: TOI Three retirees are facing a dilemma. One is at the chemist shop, wondering if he should buy all the costly medicines his doctor has prescribed. Another is in a toy shop, weighing his options between the expensive gift his favourite granddaughter wants and the cheaper one his pocket […]
Picture of the Day: Anti-Ahmadiyya Stickers Circulated in Newspapers
Source: Twitter – @SaleemudDinAA Courtesy: Twitter – @SAHaider Anti #Ahmadiyya stickers that @SAHaider received inside his newspaper today. Then we ask where is hatred coming from? pic.twitter.com/NgLhyk8E Translations of these terrible […]
In search of a saviour
Source: ET Tahirul Qadri’s Long March has ended and it is not immediately clear whether it was with a fizzle or a bang. Last week saw days of high drama as Qadri and his supporters camped outside parliament and the Supreme Court ordered the prime minister’s arrest. Then, on January […]
Video: Q&A with Khalifa of Islam: Pakistan’s Future, Tahir-ul-Qadri, Third World War and More!!
Source: MTA: Youtube: Published on Jan 20, 2013: Starting about 45 minutes into the class Huzoor starts answering very interesting questions. Several questions about Pakistan are answered. Video is in Urdu unfortunately with regrets to our English audience. An educational class with Huzoor and students from Jamia Ahmadiyya UK. Recorded on […]