Saudi Shi’ites throng funeral of slain protester
DUBAI (Reuters) – Thousands of Shi’ite Muslims turned out for the funeral of a man killed during protests triggered by the arrest of a prominent Shi’ite Muslim cleric in Saudi […]
Syria’s Ambassador to Iraq Reported to Defect
Source: NY Times. Syria‘s ambassador to Iraq was reported to have defected on Wednesday, which if confirmed would be the second prominent defection from President Bashar al-Assad‘s government in less than a week. More:
Fury grows at Islamabad’s NATO u-turn
Source: Asiatimes: A coalition of prominent jihadi organizations has descended on Islamabad to protest the reopening of NATO supply lines to Afghanistan, with 50,000 supporters refusing to leave a sit-in at Parliament House unless last week’s decision is revoked. Enjoying the full backing of intelligence agencies, the Defense of Pakistan […]
Pakistan may increase non-Muslims seats in legislature
Source: Zeenews India Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Wednesday gave in-principle approval to a move to increase seats for non-Muslims in the national and provincial assemblies in proportion to their population. The decision was made by the federal cabinet during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, an […]
‘Let the college and Gurdwara co-exist’ in Karachi
Source: thenews.com Heera Lal, 55, lives in the courtyard of the oldest Sikh temple of Karachi. Yet he prays to a lone effigy of Sain Baba that he has at his house. So do the three generations of his family that live with him. Opposite the Preedy police station […]
Interfaith Prayers organized in Myanmar for Rakhine & Kachin States Held at YangonYMCA
Source: Groundreport.com Interfaith Diaglogue of Myanmar held praying ceremony for The Rakhine and The Kachin to gain peace n tranquility on July 7,2012 at Y.M.C.A Yangon, Myanmar. General Secratary, Dr.Tha Nyan shared talks about it. Prayers are Father Joseph Maung Win of St.Anthony Church,Yangon, Dr.Mi Mi Khin of Islamic Association,Yangon,U […]
Great scientist looses out to Religious forces
Source: Deutsche Welle Hindi Pakistan has forgotten its only nobel laureate on religious grounds. Abdus Salam contributed towards providing framework for Higgs Bones ‘God particle’. Abdus Salam is an evidence of three decades of increasing religious fundamentalism in Pakistan. He died in 1996. For his advanced work on physics and […]
Indonesian students create T-Box that turns cigarette smoke into oxygen
Students create a tool that turns cigarette smoke into oxygen Ainur Rohmah, The Jakarta Post, Bright ideas might come anytime, anywhere. After taking a closer look at some smoking rooms provided in public areas in Central Java’s Semarang, Hermawan Maulana, 16, and Zihrama Afdi, 17, high school students of SMA […]
Indonesia gives freedom to atheists, communists: Supreme Court chief
Jakarta Post: Supreme Court chief Mahfud MD is telling the vesting German chancellor that the Indonesian Constitution gives people the freedom to be atheist or communists. Mahfud was answering Chancellor […]
A Childhood under Persecution
cybegeek.blogspot.co.uk: by Naeem Ahmed : It was 1984 and I was 7 years old. That day was strange my dad brought a box home and it was filled with kalima badges […]
Punjab, Pakistan: Minarets knocked down, Kalima erased from Ahmadiyya Baitul Hamad in Kharian
Ahmadiyya Times: By Imran Jattala: The government sponsored hate and persecution of the Ahmadiyya community continue to cascade unabated, it was learned as the news of a purposefully inflicted damage to […]
Most Muslims Want Democracy, Personal Freedoms, and Islam in Political Life
Source: Pew Research Center More than a year after the first stirrings of the Arab Spring, there continues to be a strong desire for democracy in Arab and other predominantly […]
Ministry OKs emergency plan for holy cities
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 11 July 2012 Interior Minister Prince Ahmed approved the Civil Defense plan to tackle emergency situations in the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah during Ramadan […]
Arafat’s widow to file suit in Paris over death: lawyer
AFP ARABNEWS Tuesday 10 July 2012 PARIS: Yasser Arafat’s widow is to file a lawsuit in France following allegations the Palestinian leader died at a Paris hospital in 2004 after […]
Syria’s Qusayr prepares for Ramadan under siege
AFP | Jul 10, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES QUSAYR, Syria — In Syria’s rebel-held city Qusayr, which has been besieged by government forces for months, the shelves are empty and […]
CNN Video : Dr. Abdus Salam and the Higg’s Boson
Video mentions the contribution of Dr. Abdus Salam and the lack of credit, thereof, given by Pakistan. Don’t forget to give positive feedback for the video. We should do so […]
Holyland: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community holds Annual Convention in Kababer – Haifa
Ahmadiyya Times : The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the Holy Land held its Annual Convention in Kababer, Haifa area in Israel, it has been reported. The convention, affectionately referred to […]
China bishop, named by Rome, held in seminary -source
By Sui-Lee Wee SWISSINFO.CH BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese priest who publicly quit the state-sanctioned Catholic Church and was made bishop with the pope’s approval was taken away by officials last weekend and is being held in his seminary, a source said on Tuesday, in a move likely to further […]
Stunningly Beautiful Hindu Temples
Huff Post: Hindu places of worship range from small shrines under trees, to temple complexes that contain thousands of smaller temples. Depending on the time period, region or philosophical school, […]
The great housing apartheid and Muslims of India
Source: The Hindu Written by: Sowmiya Ashok and Mohammad Ali Finding a home to rent in India’s national capital is an arduous task for anyone – but, an investigation by The Hindu has found, almost impossible for citizens who happen to be Muslim. Homeowners and property dealers contacted by reporters often […]