by Amer Al Sabaileh | Dec 02, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES The coming days may witness a terrifying increase in the bloodshed in Syria, targeting civilians and seeking to destroy the image of the Syrian regime and expose it as incapable of controlling the country. Increased violence in Syria is […]
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday called for spreading the values of tolerance as the foundation of dialogue and understanding among followers of various religions. During a meeting […]
The number of attacks on Ahmadi graveyards and desecration of Ahmadi graves has steadily risen in Pakistan due to the government’s inaction. By Imran Jattala | December 3, 2012 (Pak Time) AHMADIYYA TIMES According to reports appearing in the social media, over one hundred gravestones were desecrated in the city […]
Some fans of the sector say Indonesia could reach its goal of becoming fashion king of the Muslim world well before the government-set goal of 2020. By Cempaka Kaulika for […]
Source: LUBP: Ahmed Ludhianvi, leader of Takfiri Deobandi terrorist group Sipah-e-Sahaba, now enjoys formal support of the Taliban and Pakistan military establishment. Related post: Sipah-e-Sahaba and Taliban: Brothers in arms – by Ayesha Siddiqa Escalation: Links between violent sectarian groups and the Pakistani Taliban are growing THE bomb was hidden […]
Source: Geo-News Pakistan: SOPHIA: Muhammad Asif has won the final of the World Snooker Championship here. Asif defeated Gary Wilson of Britain 10-8 in a thrilling final. With this victory, Asif becomes the second Pakistani to claim the title. Mohammad Yousuf had won the championship in 1994 while Saleh Mohamamd […]
The Jakarta Globe: …………………………….. Persecution of Ahmadis: Data from the Jakarta-based NGO Setara Institute calculated nearly 130 violations of religious freedom nationwide from January to June 2012. Most happened in […]
Pakteahouse: by Yasir Latif Hamdani: “Professor emeritus” Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed is the sort who loves to take liberties with the facts. In his article today “Jinnah and secularism” he has resorted to two outright lies which need to be exposed so that people are not misguided. The article began well […]
Israel and its few remaining supporters cannot claim that they were taken by surprise by the Palestinian Authority’s success at the UN, where the General Assembly voted 138 against 9, with 41 abstentions, to upgrade the status of the Palestinians to that of non-member observer state. This spectacular result was […]
AMMAN — A mass pro-reform rally ended peacefully on Friday after counter-protesters suspended a series of rival demonstrations. Under the slogan “Popular uprising for reform”, some 7,000 activists converged on […]
REUTERS ARABNEWS Saturday 1 December 2012 DUBAI: The head of Tehran’s cyber police unit has been dismissed over the death in custody of an Iranian blogger, police said yesterday. Sattar Beheshti, a little-known 35-year-old blogger who was critical of the government, was arrested on Oct. 30 after receiving death threats, […]
EDDAH: ARAB NEWS Sunday 2 December 2012 The Ministry of Labor is exploring the possibility of Saudizing the vast retail sector, especially commercial centers and malls as part of its efforts to find more areas to employ Saudi youths including women. “The idea of Saudizing the retail sector is being […]
DR. ALI AKBAR ARABNEWS Friday 30 November 2012 Sheikh Zainuddin Makhdum II, author of Tuhfatul Mujahideen and Fathul Mueen, was a heroic personality in history as he had played a major role in achieving social and religious renaissance, especially in the south Indian state of Kerala. Unfortunately, his life and […]
Source: Milli Gazzette Mumbai (1 December 2012): Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) conducted an insightful and successful seminar on “Vision 2020 for Indian Muslims” in Mumbai today. Considering the plight of Indian Muslims, AMP organized an discussion and brainstorming to have a vision charted out for improving the state of affairs of […]
Source: Zee News New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said any further movement on India-Pakistan ties will depend on Islamabad acting against perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attack. Replying to questions on a news channel, Khurshid said: “Our then home minister (P) Chidambaram had given a list to […]
Daily Times: Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed. Jinnah never wanted to create an Islamic state based on dogmatic Sharia. So, what did he really want Pakistan to be? Once Pakistan came into being, Jinnah wanted Pakistan to be a modern, tolerant state. He attended Mass on Christmas Eve in 1947 in Karachi’s […]
Daily Times: Saad Hafiz. A clear unified lobby who are strong proponents of religious domination, and who provoke attacks on those who value their own autonomy and political choice, are in the driver’s seat The unequal battle between the depleting ranks of secularists and the growing band of Islamists in […]
Written by KBR68H Recently an Ahmadi couple were denied permission to get married by the Religious Affairs Office in Indonesia’s West Java province, unless they agreed to convert to mainstream Islam. And last week, a blood donor event held by a group of Ahmadiyah in the same province was stopped […]
Internet services around Damascus have resumed after a two-day blackout, as violence intensifies. While Syria’s capital seemed to be back online, it was not clear how much internet access there was elsewhere. Activists report continued bombardment of eastern suburbs of the capital which have been the focus of a fierce […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD In a Machiavellian maneuvering in 1974, the then Prime Minister of Pakistan, Zulifqar Ali Bhutto, possibly in cahoots with the King of […]