ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minsiter Raja Pervez Ashraf has ordered immediate shutdown of video-sharing website Youtube in the aftermath of protests against anti-Islam film “Innocence of Muslims,” which is still available on the website, DawnNews reported on Monday. In a directive issued to the Ministry of Information Technology, the PM stated […]
Source: Asia Times There is no doubt that the amateur film Innocence of Muslims is offensive and undeserving of attention, but nevertheless it has been plucked from obscurity and is fueling incredible violence. A good word of advice to the Muslim community is to think big and avoid the trappings […]
The Jakarta Globe: Denpasar. Fifteen-year-old Bali resident Dominic Brian Hindarto set a new Guinness World Record for memorization over the weekend, breaking a record that he previously set three years […]
Source: reuters // Reuters AlertNet GENEVA, Sept 17 (Reuters) – United Nations human rights investigators said on Monday that they had drawn up a new secret list of Syrians and […]
DAMASCUS — Iran on Sunday admitted for the first time it has elite forces present in Syria and neighbouring Lebanon. Meanwhile, fighting raged in Syria’s two biggest cities on Sunday as UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi ended his first visit to the country on a peace mission a rebel commander […]
KARACHI: With the country torn apart by religious extremism and intolerance, the metropolitan city is also witnessing a rise in hate crimes against minorities. In the latest incident, a 23-year-old Ahmadi shopkeeper, Muhammad Ahmad, was gunned down in Gulistan-e-Jauhar late Saturday night. Source: Tribune, Pakistan http://tribune.com.pk/story/437786/ahmadi-shopkeeper-gunned-down/ Within a span of […]
Fiji highlights importance of Wu’s upcoming visit SUVA – The Fijian government Sunday stressed the importance of the upcoming visit by China’s top legislator Wu Bangguo, saying Wu’s visit symbolizes the growing relations betweenFiji and China since diplomatic relations were forged in 1975. Relations between the two countries have significantly […]
by Muath Freij | Sep 16, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — A group of young Jordanians launched an initiative on Friday to counter a film deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammed by educating people about who the prophet really was. The organisers of the campaign, “This is the Prophet […]
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR ARABNEWS Monday 17 September 2012 Saudi Arabian Airlines will transport more than 800,000 Haj pilgrims from 102 stations around the world this year, said Abdul Aziz Al-Hazmi, the airline’s deputy director general, yesterday. Speaking to reporters after presiding over a meeting of the Council of Airline […]
The visit of Pope Benedict XVI can only be hailed as a success. It achieved all its objectives, from the collective welcome and genuine enthusiasm he received, to the problem-free […]
BEIRUT: Pope Benedict XVI celebrated an open-air Mass for hundreds of thousands of people in Beirut Sunday and called on the Arab countries and the world to propose solutions to […]
By Van Meguerditchian The Daily Star, Lebanon BEIRUT: Pope Benedict XVI called on all Lebanese to reject strife and work for unity as he wrapped up an historic three-day visit, […]
Islamic groups oppose new policy aimed at controlling what is being preached by religious leaders. Indonesia is waging a national campaign to stop the so called “radicalisation” within the country. The government wants religious leaders to take the lead, and control what’s being preached. But that’s being opposed by Islamic […]
Source: Hindustan Times Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to raise Hangul, an endangered species of red deer found only in Kashmir, in a captive breeding centre for reversing the population decline of the animal. The plan came to fore after vice president of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari visited Dachigam National […]
Source: Economic Times NEW DELHI: Google India has blocked access to ananti-Islam film that has triggered violence in many countries and led to the killing of the US ambassador inLibya, the government said today. Strongly condemning all acts that disparage religious beliefs and sentiments, official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Syed […]
Referral: Wasim Sroya. It is in Urdu language: Chief Editor’s comments: Thank you dear Muhammad Hanif for your courage and excellent presentation. If you need to establish personal security, I […]
by Sebastian Farmborough The Express Tribune Blog Moving to Saudi Arabia was such an incredible culture shock. Having been accustomed to a really open way of life in Barcelona, I […]
AFP JORDAN TIMES BEIRUT — Pope Benedict XVI urged Middle Eastern Christians and Muslims on Saturday to forge a harmonious, pluralistic society in which the dignity of each person is […]
MD RASOOLDEEN Sunday 16 September 2012 RIYADH: Separated Saudi conjoined twins Reem and Rana were reported healthy and stable yesterday, 48 hours after surgery. The twins from the Baha region […]
ROB WAGNER ARABNEWS Sunday 16 September 2012 The Kingdom’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh called on the international community to criminalize acts of abusing great prophets and messengers such as Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad (peace be upon them all), according to a statement issued today. The statement was […]