JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Friday 21 December 2012 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recently decided to mark Dec. 18 of each year as World Arabic Language Day. […]
The Jakarta Post: The persecution and harassment of the Ahmadiyah and other religious minorities in Indonesia have not yet been addressed and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has put this problem […]
Source: Jakarta Post Insight: Protecting all members of our human family By: Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General, New York | Insight I am a great champion of the power of […]
Dawn: Nadeem F. Paracha | The most convenient understanding of the phenomenon of Pakistani extremists that one hears being echoed from TV studios and their favourite ‘guests’ suggests that young Pakistanis turning into religious fanatics has something to do with illiteracy and unemployment. Though not entirely incorrect, this notion, however, is a […]
Source: Nasim Malik of Sweden: Report to start Islamic Teachings in the primary schools of Hessen State of Germany is printed in the newspaper. Bit surprising to note that some Ulemas in Germany have become active. Which Ulemas have become active one has to see. Those can read Urdue should […]
Source: ET Sources say kingdom pressuring Islamabad to drop gas import, pipeline project. ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar is expected to travel to Saudi Arabia soon after Riyadh voiced concerns over Pakistan’s rapidly growing economic and trade ties with neighbouring Tehran. According to diplomatic sources, Saudi Arabia, on behalf of […]
The Inquirer: BEIJING – China has arrested nearly 1,000 people in a crackdown on a Christian sect that spread doomsday rumors and targeted communist rule, state media said Thursday ahead of the supposedly Mayan-foretold apocalypse. The Christian-inspired group “Almighty God” has been accused of spreading doomsday rumors apparently linked to […]
by Muath Freij and Areej Abuqudairi JORDAN TIMES MAFRAQ — Only two months after it was inaugurated in late July, the Zaatari Refugee Camp, which is now home to at […]
JEDDAH: DIANA AL-JASSEM | ARAB NEWS STAFF Thursday 20 December 2012 Expatriates are calling for fair contracts that specifies a minimum wage and payment of iqama renewal fees, insurance premium and a foreign labor fee recently imposed by the Ministry of Labor by the employer. The labor ministry decision to […]
By Maqbool Ahmad Source: Punjab News Express Jama’at-e-Ahmadiyya Qadian starts “Clean Holy City Qadian” program QADIAN: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Qadian today started “Clean The Holy City Qadian” program. Ahmadiyya […]
Growing influence of Islam upsetting US-led Western powers The revelation was simply that presently Islam holds an undisputable place among the many forces influencing and running the globe’s affairs. The supposed event had ironically set new reality that made the plots for a new world order whereby Islam is marginalized […]
Source: The Nation By S M Hali Bangladesh is a sovereign country and has every right to award anyone of its choice for contributing to its “liberation”, whether they are Indians, Americans, Russians, French, Australian, British, Swedes, Sri Lankans, Nepalese or Bhutanese. Conferring the awards 41 years later is Bangladesh’s […]
83% of Customers to Abortion Clinics in Indonesia are Married: Study The Jakarta Globe: Married women make up the majority of customers to abortion clinics in Indonesia, according to the […]
Less Than 1% of Bakso in Indonesia is Halal Certified since obtaining the certificalte is not mandatory The Jakarta Globe: From more than 50,000 bakso vendors in Indonesia, less than […]
GAZA CITY (Ma’an News Agency) — A Palestinian teenager died on Wednesday from wounds sustained during Israel’s recent military assault on the Gaza Strip. Ahmad bin Saed 19, died in […]
Source: Tribune Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari signed ‘The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Bill 2012’ into law on Wednesday. The bill, which sought to ensure all children between five to 16 years of age are provided free education, was signed in a special ceremony held at the Chief […]
Source: Times of India Three day 121st Annual Convention of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamat to begin on December 29 AMRITSAR: Ahmadiyya’s from across the world including Pakistanwould converge at Qadian in Gurdaspur district to participate in the three day 121st Annual Convention of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamat, India beginning on December 29th. […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Shimoga (Karnatak, India) Partnered With Rotary International Shimoga & hosted a successful “Blood Donation Drive” on 16th Dec 2012 at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Masjid Premises, Shimoga […]
Source: China Daily A Turkish Earth observation satellite was successfully sent into space from Northwest China early Wednesday morning, marking the completion of this year’s space launches. China sends the […]
Time: Ayesha Mir didn’t go to school on Tuesday, Nov. 27, the day after a security guard found a shrapnel-packed bomb under her family’s car. The 17-year-old Pakistani girl assumed, as did most people who learned about the bomb, that it was intended for her father, the television news presenter Hamid […]