AP | Jul 07, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged belt at a gathering of his own family in western Iraq, killing his pro-government cousin and six other relatives, officials said Saturday. The killing is part of a surge in violence in Iraq six […]
Ramadan can be the ideal time to detox, lose weight and be healthier, but only if we remember to eat well. Here are some pointers to help you maximise the […]
KARBALA, Iraq — Millions of Shiite pilgrims commemorated the birth of a central figure in Shiite Islam on Friday morning under heavy security measures after a series of recent attacks targeting worshippers. They gathered in the central shrine city of Karbala to commemorate Imam Mehdi’s birth, with children lighting 1,176 […]
Source: UN. Pakhi Begum left Bangladesh for Dubai to work as a maid, only to find that her recruiter had sold her into domestic servitude. After months of hard labour and abuse she fell ill and was sent back to Bangladesh without being paid. UN Women has been working to […]
The Times of Israel: Indonesia to informally upgrade its relations with Israel via ambassador-ranked diplomat in Ramallah Israel and Indonesia already maintain quiet trade, tourism and security contacts; new envoy’s […]
The vulnerability of the recently reopened Pakistani transit route supplying NATO troops in Afghanistan has been a headache for over a decade. But the real problem will emerge once troops […]
Express Tribune: When the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya was demolished in December 1992, for Prof. Ram Puniyani it was not only a sacred edifice that had crumbled before him, but a part […]
Author: Edited by Adil Salahi, Arab News Staff Q.1. Qur’anic and Hadith injunctions are clear that Muslims must remain united. Yet a Hadith tells us that Muslims will be split into more than seventy groups, which are all in Hell except one. Please comment. Q.2. In some Muslim countries, we […]
MADINAH: ARAB NEWS Madinah Gov. Prince Abdul Aziz bin Majed described King Abdullah’s decision to expand the Prophet’s Mosque as historic. He said: “This decision is deemed a great service to Islam and Muslims. “Moreover, it would benefit all people in Madinah, in addition to millions of pilgrims coming from […]
JEDDAH: HASSAN CHERUPPA arab news staff Islam’s two holy mosques are witnessing the largest ever expansion in their history. After launching the massive expansion works of the Grand Mosque in […]
Dawn: IT appears that there are three schools of thought when it comes to minority rights in Pakistan. There are those who champion religious minorities and raise their voices against […]
Terrorist acts against Palestinian civilians committed by Israeli colonists clearly point to “a religious war” By As’ad Abdul Rahman, Special to Gulf NEWS Under the watchful eyes of the Israeli […]
DUBAI: A premature baby born at just 570 grams with a head as small as a plum has miraculously survived after battling it out for four months at a private […]
Credit: Nation via Wasim Sroya PTA bans Ahmadi website By: Our Staff Reporter | July 06, 2012 | 0 LAHORE – Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has banned a website by the name alislam.org which was controlled by the Ahmaddiya community. An official of the authority said that the site had […]
Source: DNA India On Sunday evening, the city of Ahmedabad paid tribute to Vasantrao Hegishte and Rajab Ali Lakhani who died saving others during a communal flare-up in 1946 Rath Yatra. NGOs Anhad, Sauhard and Action Aid had organised a cultural event on the occasion. The venue, a small auditorium […]
Source: Khabarsoutheastasia Better education and a less conservative mindset may be contributing to a higher quality of life for Muslims in India’s southern provinces compared to those in the north, sources told Khabar South Asia. Children watch from a mosque during a procession to mark Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, the celebrations of the […]
At least some in Pakistan have the good grace to recognise Dr. Salam’s contribution in the field of science. Few Pakistanis know what the Higgs boson is and even fewer […]
BEIRUT — In what would be the most high-profile defection from the inner circle of the Syrian leadership, Manaf Tlas, a friend of President Bashar Assad and a brigadier in his Republican Guard, was reported on Wednesday to have fled to Turkey. Meanwhile, Syrian troops pushed into the rebel-held northern […]
Source: Dawn Author: Waris Husain Last week, Justice Dost Muhammad Khan of the Peshawar High Court declared that extra police security should be provided to the Hindu community in Peshawar, whose temple […]
Express tribune.com: by Saroop Ijaz One of the most majestic and arresting structures of Europe is the Great Mosque of Cordova. Apart from exquisite architecture, the unique thing about the […]