Syria holds elections as violence rages
By Mariam Karouny, The Daily Star, Lebanon DAMASCUS: Syrians voted in a parliamentary election on Monday touted by authorities as a milestone of political reform but dismissed by the opposition […]
India: Ahmadi volunteers beaten, abused by thugs claiming to be Muslims
Ahmadiyya Times: Several Ahmadī volunteers at a bookstall organized by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community were beaten and abused by an Islamist mob in Kasaragod, Kerala, India. The bookstall was part of […]
Religious intolerance in Muslim societies: Ordinance XX in Pakistan
Dailytimes; Yasser Latif Hamdani: Much like Akbar the Great, the Mughal Emperor, Mehmet Fateh and Suleiman the Magnificent refused to give in to the whims of the Muslim clergy. Their […]
Gems from Urdu Press: Pakistan Electricity Shortage A Qadiani Conspiracy
After declaring Ahmadiyya as Non Muslim, Pakistan solved all its problems, except of course electricity shortage. This was a deliberate conspiracy to make the Fort of Islam weak and to […]
State of the nation: Urdu press seen complicit in Ahmedi baiting
Credit: Express Tribune: Report on Ahmedis reveals victimisation and harassment. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE LAHORE: The Urdu press and media are contributing to the hate campaign against Ahmedis by publishing “baseless stories,” the […]
The real challenge facing Saudi Arabia
By DR. KHALID ALNOWAISER Youth need hope and a real chance to pursue their lives free of restrictions If I were asked to name the greatest challenge currently facing Saudi Arabia, I would not say it is Iran, nor the disturbing events taking place in the Middle East and not […]
Iraqi aims to write world’s longest copy of Koran
NAJAF, Iraq — Hussein Al Kharsan kneels, bent over a giant sheet of paper, laboriously writing the words of Islam’s holy book, the Koran, in beautiful Arabic script with a traditional wood and feather pen. The 25-year-old Iraqi aims to take an unusual path to fame: writing the longest copy […]
ARABS TELL GOVERNMENTS TO PROTECT RELIGIOUS MINORITIES
01 May 2012 Source: BBC A former Archbishop of Canterbury has attacked religious laws in Saudi Arabia, saying they prevented non-Muslims from worshipping and were “profoundly unjust”. Lord Carey of […]
Hundreds call for end to peace with Israel in nationwide protests
by Taylor Luck | May 05,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Hundreds of activists hit the streets in some urban centres in the country demanding an end to the Kingdom’s […]
In holy land excursions, a priestly hand guides the pilgrims’ progress
by Rajive Cherian | May 05,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Sleeba Kattumangattu Cor-Episcopa, affectionately dubbed “Abunaan Sleeba” or “Father Sleeba”, has been shepherding flocks of religious tourists to the region for the past two decades. After organising more than 1,000 tours of the holy land, Sleeba told The Jordan […]
Pakistan: Murder of Justice: Shahbaz Bhatti murder suspect acquitted
Dawn: RAWALPINDI: A man booked for being allegedly involved in the murder of former minorities minister Shahbaz Bhatti, was acquitted by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday. In the ATC-II […]
Two blowbacks from Afghanistan: Will Pakistan Survive the Second One that is Imminent
Express Tribune: by Khalid Ahmad: Pakistan is about to face the second ‘withdrawal’ blowback from Afghanistan. The first, after the withdrawal of the Soviet Union, came under General Ziaul Haq, whose […]
A Quranic Prophecy against High Odds: The Roman victory against the Persians
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The 30th Sura of the Holy Quran, named Rome, opens with the declaration of a prophecy about the ultimate success […]
Israeli phone center inside Arab Bedouin Mosque
Al Arabiya: Dozens of Bedouin women from southern Israel join the work force after an Israeli phone company opens a service center inside a local mosque, where women feel they can work without any inhibition. The country’s largest telecom group, Bezeq Israel Telecom, in a joint venture with the Ministry […]
A Humanitarian Appeal.
Lankaweb: The hate campaign against Ahmadi Muslims reached new heights in Pakistan and even innocent children are not spared now. Government of Pakistan seems to succumb under pressure from extremists These were the findings of an annual report, the Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan, released by the Ahmadiyya Jama’at, Pakistan […]
Israel’s Beduin
By JPOST EDITORIAL We mustn’t lose sight of the risk that disrespect for the law might spread to other segments of society. The Knesset Committee on the Status of Women last week turned its attention to Israel’s Beduin. The emergent picture was no less than shocking. Most Israelis wouldn’t imagine […]
Hats off to Hindu parents of the Muslim girl
Source: Indian express It’s an amazing story. The eight-year-old girl, Naseema, was sold in her childhood but a Brahmin couple gave shelter to her, brought her up like their own […]
Besieged & Branded: The Burden Of Being A Muslim in India
Source: Anindianmuslim.com By Mahtab Alam “Serial Bomb Blasts in Delhi. Where are you, Are you safe?” read a text message on my Mobile, by Sonali Garg, a friend of mine […]
Rare Good News: Pakistani cotton scientist declared the world’s best in 2012
Dawn: A Pakistan-based scientist has been honoured by the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), the body said in a statement released this week. Dr Yusuf Zafar, who is the director […]
Daughter paints to help save her mother’s life
By RIYADH: RODOLFO ESTIMO JR. ARAB NEWS STAFF There can be no act more touching than doing something to save a loved one. This was exactly what 15-year-old student Serene […]