Media Indonesia reports on that latest Islamist assault on Ahmadis – Setara Institute has suggested the state apparatus’ indolence in defending this innocent minority is no mere manifestation of sloth but part of a larger scheme to achieve the end of Ahmadiyah in Indonesia. In the event that the […]
BBC: Jemaah Ahmadiyah spokesman for Indonesia (JAI), Firdaus Mubarik, said none of the perpetrators of the attacks on the Ahmadiyah congregation Cisalada settlement, village Ciampea Udik, Bogor, detained by the police. “The dream that until there is an attacker who was arrested,” said Firdaus on the BBC Indonesia. Incidents of […]
Source: Dawn Author: Nighat Kamal Aziz I do not want democracy if it means that I wait in the streets for long periods of time in the sweltering heat in […]
Credit: Jakarta Globe: Surabaya. The National and Jakarta Police have made contradicting statements regarding hard-line Islamist groups making punitive “sweeps” of business open during Ramadan. National Police Chief Gen. Timur Pradopo said on Monday that the police would “involve the public” in solving problems during to the Islamic holy month, […]
UN observers say attack on Tremseh targeted defectors, activists source: Jordan Times DAMASCUS — Syria’s 16-month bloodbath crossed an important symbolic threshold Sunday as the international Red Cross formally declared the conflict a civil war, a status with implications for potential war crimes prosecutions. The Red Cross statement came as […]
Jeddah: Arab News Monday 16 July 2012 Despite the status of being a noble humanitarian and caring profession, nursing continues to remain a hard nut to crack as far as […]
THE JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel is weighing measures to sanction a UN agency that works with the Palestinians over “illegal activities” including “illegal construction”, media reported on Sunday, citing local officials. Haaretz newspaper reported that Israel wants to “re-assess” the role of the UN’s Office for the Coordination […]
Source: DAWN WASHINGTON: Ninety five per cent Pakistanis believe they are in financial trouble and blame their government for the same, says a US survey. About 10 per cent blame banks and financial institutions, 32 per cent blame the world’s biggest scapegoat, the United States, while two per cent also […]
By David Ignatius The Daily Star Hopefully we won’t see a Middle East replay of the “The Guns of August,” as Barbara Tuchman titled her famous account of the slide toward World War I. But the region is edgy this summer as negotiators struggle to resolve confrontations with Syria and […]
By Family Editorial Board Source: OnIslam The OIC Secretary General said that the recent restoration of democracy in Myanmar had raised hopes in the international community that oppression against Rohingya Muslims citizens would end and that they would be able to enjoy equal rights and opportunities. However, the renewed violence […]
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Human Rights Cell asks the Chief Justice to take Suo Moto notice for violation of Article 20 of the Constitution by law enforcement agencies in the […]
Jakarta Post: government-sanctioned National Alms Agency (Baznas) held a mass marriage of 349 underprivileged couples at the Silang Monas area in Central Jakarta on Sunday. Baznas chairman Didin Hafiduddin said […]
The Jakarta Post, Followers of minority faiths have dismissed the remark on state protection of religious freedoms, citing inconsistency on the ground and in the courts. Constitutional Court chief Mahfud MD told visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel Tuesday that people could even be atheists and communists as long as they […]
Pakistan’s private television channels offer a host of programs in current affairs and entertainment but in the absence of an effective regulatory body, talk show hosts can get away with murder. Source: Al Arabiya But as print journalists became media superstars, and film actors or super models became household names […]
You tube: Started by Mumtaz Daulatana, well documented by Munir Commission Report on 1953 riots against Ahmadiyya Muslims in Pakistan, Punjab government continues to play with fire. This time is […]
Express Tribune: Don’t be taken in by the negative sound-bites. On the face of it, political forces seem to be struggling to succeed in the litmus test of managing the […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Sunday 15 July 2012 Preparations for the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah to receive millions of pilgrims and visitors are in place. Head […]
JEDDAH: SARAH ABDULLAH ARABNEWS Sunday 15 July 2012 As Ramadan draws near, many working women begin the relentless search for housemaids, focusing mainly on illegal workers. Sawsan, a service representative […]
Should We Fear Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood? Huffington Post (blog) There are concerns that this and other emerging political groups might usher in a new era of oppression, this time inspired by and based on Islam. For all of Mubarak’s vices, he at least opposed religious extremism; free and fair elections are […]
Metro TV reports that Islamist primitives in Cisalada, West Java, again viciously turned on their peaceful Ahmadi neighbours on Friday, angry because foreign journalists were taking pictures of the persecuted […]