Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has surely […]
Credit: Express Tribune: By Rana Tanveer Published: May 5, 2012 A hoarding is installed behind the chhatri (flattened dome) at the entrance, so that the worship place does not look like a mosque. PHOTO: EXPRESS TRIBUNE LAHORE: Two days after being told by Misri Shah police to ‘cover up’ architectural elements […]
Dawn: by Asghar Ali Engineer: RECENTLY a conference of the Muslim Personal Law Board in India saw a huge crowd of 200,000 Muslims from all over Maharashtra. The chairman of the […]
By JEDDAH: AHMED HASSAN ARAB NEWS Published: May 4, 2012 01:44 Updated: May 4, 2012 01:44 The rising cost of living is the greatest concern for young people in the Middle East, according to a poll of young Arab men and women in 12 Arab nations, including the six Gulf […]
By AGENCIES ARABNEWS ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced Standard and Poor’s rating agency yesterday, saying its downgrading of Turkey’s outlook was clouded by an “ideological approach.” Erdogan […]
AFP | May 03,2012 | JORDAN TIMES KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait’s parliament on Thursday passed a bill stipulating the death penalty for Muslims who curse God, the Muslim holy book, all prophets and the wives of Islam’s Prophet Mohammad. Forty MPs, including Cabinet ministers, voted for the bill in the […]
A young Sitara Brooj Akbar from Rabwah, Pakistan is the holder of both Pakistani and world records based on her passing of O Level chemistry, biology, English and mathematics. Click here for her brief interview
The Jerusalem Post: Less than three weeks after at least 1,400 Palestinians in Israeli prisons launched a widespread hunger strike, Israeli Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch on Thursday made several […]
The Express Tribune: Policemen scratched out Quranic verses written on the walls of an Ahmedi place of worship and ordered them to cover up short minarets at the entrance as they made the place look like a mosque, The Express Tribune has learnt. After receiving a complaint about the place […]
Source: WSJ Online BY SADANAND DHUME Despite its 160-million strong population, Bangladesh can find it hard to elbow its way onto the global stage. It’s in an area where India is cast in the lead as the dominant economy, Pakistan plays the intermittent villain, and Sri Lanka and Nepal feature […]
Photo: Sadatuddin Ahmed Amil Souce: The Daily Star by Mohammad Badrul Ahsan Pakistan has ranked higher than Bangladesh in the World Happiness Report 2012, holding the 85th position against our 104th. Even India lagged behind in the 94th position despite Pakistan’s reputation as a country rife with terrorism, religious […]
Source: http://my.telegraph.co.uk/ May 3rd, 2012 10:08 By shermeen Sheonah asked on a blog I wrote on persecution of Ahmadi Muslims the other day: ‘But none of the other sub-sects of Islam seem to believe the Ahmadis. How can this be?’ As I said then, there are three ways to […]
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (CNN) — Samar Badawi, a 30-year-old mother of one, has served seven months in jail. Her crime? Disobeying her father. Badawi, 30, fell foul of Saudi Arabia’s guardianship laws, which require women to gain permission from their father, husband or even adult son for many daily activities. […]
Doha, Qatar (CNN) — Bahiya Al-Hamad is a 19-year-old college student and air-rifle shooter who is about to make history for her country. When she travels to London to take part in the Olympic Games this summer, she will be part of the first group of Qatari women ever to […]
Credit: Journalist Shams Qudus of Germany. Due to hard work of Mr Shams (first Pakistani born and recognized regular member of German Journalist Association), two groups of German Journalists recently […]
By Christopher Torchia, Daily Star, Lebanon ISTANBUL: It’s a tiny plot of Turkey deep within violence-torn Syria – a sacred mausoleum guarded by Turkish troops. The memorial to Suleyman Shah, […]
By MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS The Center of Excellence for Haj and Umrah Research at Umm Al-Qura University has recommended the introduction of cable cars linking the Grand Mosque with three […]
AFP: AT least 1550 Palestinians in Israeli jails are now taking part in a mass hunger strike, Israel’s Prison Service said, with two of them marking their 64th day without food. IPS spokeswoman Sivan Weizman said that another 100 prisoners had begun refusing food in the last two days, swelling […]
Ynetnews: Op-ed: While Arabs shun the disabled, Israel gives hope to less fortunate members of society While Iranian scientists are being deployed in the nuclear bunkers and Israeli F16s could be ready to take off, one story reminds the world that Israel and Israelis are involved not only in hurting […]
Dawn: By Murtaza Haider: A year after his assassination in Abbottabad, Osama bin Laden is as irrelevant today to the welfare of millions of starving and suffering Muslims as he was when alive. The same holds true for almost all Islamist political movements who are singularly concerned with enforcing their […]