Petra – The desert marvel
January 12, 2013 Basel’s museum of antiquities is currently presenting the latest results of archeological research at the ancient site of Petra in Jordan. Some 150 relics are on view, […]
Sri Lankan parliament impeaches chief justice
Source: TOI COLOMBO, The Sri Lankan parliament Friday voted by a majority to impeach the country’s Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake, beginning the process to remove her from office. The impeachment motion was passed by a two-third majority with 155 members voting for and 49 against it. It is now up […]
High alert, reports of troop build up on both sides of Indo-Pak border
Source: TOI Pakistan has so far not responded to requests from India and its army for a flag meeting at the brigade level to de-escalate tension along the LoC. JAMMU: Tension continued to prevail along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan on Saturday, a day after cross-LoC […]
80 Rohingyas heading for Malaysia detained in Burma
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma Over 80 Rohingyas, fleeing violence and persecution in Arakan state, were detained by Burmese authorities on Wednesday in a coastal town near the Thai border, after traffickers abandoned them en route to Malaysia. The Rohingyas, including 13 children and eight women, were taken for questioning by […]
India’s Muslims are finally breaking free of the mold
Source: Two Circles.Net By Aijaz Zaka Syed for TwoCircles.net Thank God 2012 is finally behind us and we have seemingly survived all those Mayan prophesies and Hollywood scare flicks about the end of the world. It’s a new dawn and that time of the year when everyone is in an […]
Day of carnage
Source: ET In the very last tweet Irfan Khudi Ali sent out before he was killed in a blast in Quetta, he said, “Hazara families of Machh, Khuzdar finally succumbed to the genocidal pressure and are moving out. Sad day for diversity in Balochistan.” Later that day, Irfan was one […]
The Role of Art, Literature and the Media
By : Justice Markandey Katju, Judge, Supreme Court of India “Gulon mein rang bhare baade naubahar chale chale bhi aao ki gulshan ka karobar chale” Today India is facing gigantic problems. In Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, etc. farmers and weavers are committing suicide regularly. Prices of essential commodities are sky rocketing. […]
Islamic cultural capital lines up year-long féte
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Saturday 12 January 2013 Muslims all over the world are happy over the selection of Madinah, which is also known as the city of Prophet Muhammad (peace […]
An intresting video about Tahirul Qadri
Source:http://www.siasat.pk/forum/showthread.php? Via Munir Munawwar. Click HERE to enjoy the video
FPI member faces 5 years jail for damaging the Ahmadiyah An-Nasir mosque in Indonesia
Source: The Jakarta Post Prosecutors at the Bandung District Court on Thursday sought a five-and-a-half years jail sentence for Islam Defenders Front (FPI) member, Asep “Utep” Abdurahman, for allegedly damaging […]
Everybody’s right to use religious terms
From the Archives: This article was published in the Malta Times on Monday, February 1, 2010 By Laiq Ahmed Atif: He is Ameer of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Malta and is a […]
Shias leaders call for army intervention after Quetta bombs
Source: ET Mourners sit beside the coffins of blast victims at a mosque following overnight twin suicide bombings in Quetta. PHOTO: AFP QUETTA: Shia leaders called on the military on Friday to seize control of the provincial capital of Quetta to protect the Muslim minority after one of the worst sectarian […]
Shimon Peres: Israel’s government does not want to make peace with Muslim world
Telegraph: Robrt Tait: Intervening in the country’s general election campaign, Israel’s elder statesman warned of the perils of his country isolating itself from America. President Barack Obama was “not convinced” that Israel’s current leaders truly wanted peace, he said. “If there is no diplomatic decision, the Palestinians will go back […]
OIC seeks urgent relief for Syrian refugees
ARAB NEWS Friday 11 January 2013 JEDDAH: Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) launched an appeal to member states and to their various nongovernmental organizations active […]
For a change: snow ball fight outside Al Aqsa Mosque
Agencies ARABNEWS Friday 11 January 2013 BEIRUT: The worst storms in a decade left swathes of Jordan and Israel under a blanket of snow and parts of Lebanon blacked out […]
Ahmadi mosque vandal stands trial in Bandung
The Jakarta Post, Bandung Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) member Muhammad Asep Abdurahman, aka Utep, on Thursday began his trial at the Bandung District Court following his accusation on the destruction of an Ahmadiyah mosque. State Prosecutor Agus Mujoko said that Utep had been charged with Article 170 of the Criminal […]
Asian nations tolerate, and even support, dynastic succession
Story Summary To the extent that culture matters in politics, the recent spate of leadership changes in Northeast Asia suggests that Asian societies are more tolerant – if not supportive – of dynastic succession. South Korea’s recently elected president, Park Geun-hye, is the daughter of Park Chung Hee, who ruled […]
String of bombings kill 101, injure 200 in Pakistan
Jan 10, 2013 – 19:21 By Gul Yousufzai SWISSINFO.CH QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – At least 101 people were killed in bombings in two cities in Pakistan on Thursday, officials said, with most casualties caused by sectarian attacks in the city of Quetta. Two coordinated explosions killed at least 69 people […]
Syria coalition proposes transition govt; Brahimi sees Assad excluded in peace plan
ARAB NEWS Thursday 10 January 2013 BEIRUT/DAMASCUS/CAIRO: A core Syrian opposition group is proposing that the leading National Coalition set up a transitional government in areas outside regime control, according to a document obtained by AFP. The Syrian National Council called on the Cairo-based umbrella group the Syrian National Coalition […]
Women Left Behind on India’s March to Modernity
Source: Spiegel An Essay by Kishwar Desai AP The case of the student gang raped in Delhi reveals how deep-seeded misogyny remains in Indian society. Even as women are encouraged to study and join the work force, prejudice is rampant. It is time for change. In the past few weeks, […]