Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey
The Jakarta Globe: Sandwiched between the Indian and the Pacific oceans and home to more than 1,000 ethnic groups and 300 distinct languages, Indonesia looks different to each person who […]
Israel bans Günter Grass over poem
Arutz Sheva: Gunter GrassInterior Minister Eli Yishai has banned German poet Gunter Grass from entering Israel. Yishai declared Grass “persona non grata” in the Jewish State on Sunday, saying his […]
EDITORIAL: Ahmedis under threat
Dailytimes.com: It seems that state officials are taking advantage of the discriminatory status of Ahmedis to freely brutalise members of the community. Police officials continuously persecute these people because of […]
No inquiry into torture death of Pakistani school teacher
Press Release: Asian Human Rights Commission FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-082-2012 April 8, 2012 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission PAKISTAN: No inquiry has yet been initiated in to […]
Religion and politics in the Philippines
GMA News: Lately, there has been no shortage of press coverage on the religiosity of politicians. The current Vice-President Jejomar Binay projects himself as a devotee of the Sacred Heart of Jesus […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community organizes peace conference in Odisha
Source: Sambad Soro, Balasore Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Soro recently organized a peace conference at the Radhanath Smruti Mandap in the Balasore district from the Indian state of Odisha . Leaders […]
Schoolchildren elated over Qur’an competition success
By JEDDAH: MD AL-SULAMI, ARAB NEWS STAFF Secondary school students Bakar Abdul Rahman Bakar and Inas Al-Bar have bagged first prizes in the Holy Qur’an Memorization Competition held as part […]
Children with disabilities enjoy day in the sun at Dead Sea Ultra Marathon
by Nadia Amad | Apr 08,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Twenty children with disabilities from the New Hope Centre in Zarqa participated in the 19th annual Dead Sea Ultra […]
Pictures: AMJ Fiji Serving Humanity
Courtesy: Ashfaaq Ahmad Khan, National President, MKA,Fiji. The Youth branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Fiji, classified as Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Fiji has been actively taking part in helping severely affected flood […]
Maid’s Cries Cast Light on Child Labor in India
Source: The New York Times NEW DELHI — The girl’s screams were brittle and desperate. Neighbors in the suburban housing complex looked up and saw a child crying for help from an upstairs balcony. She was 13 and worked as a maid for a couple who had gone on […]
No looking back for us
The Muslim Times Editor of Pakistan From the Newspaper | Abbas Nasir | 21 hours ago WHO was Master Abdul Qudoos Ahmad? How would you know even […]
Five possible scenarios for Syria, and their impact on Iraq
By Safa A. Hussein The Daily Star, Lebanon Iraqis celebrated the Arab Spring that changed the regimes of Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen. But they are divided about the protests and uprisings in Bahrain and Syria. On the surface, it seems that this is merely a reflection of the sectarian divide […]
An Afghan wedding (in 1970)
During the early 1970s – during the days of King Zahir Shah – Afghanistan was a more open society than now. Schools were available for boys and girls. Ladies could wear the burka or not wear it. In Kabul many ladies wore European clothing. Still, Islamic values were adhered to. […]
Saudi Arabia: Saleswomen at lingerie shops: Staff fight odds
By DIANA AL-JASSEM & NADEEM AL-HAMID | ARAB NEWS Long working hours, customers’ rudeness fail to deter sales ladies Despite the growing numbers of women working in lingerie and cosmetic […]
Ahmadiyya Youth Association Fiji Helping Flood Victims
The Youth branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Fiji, classified as Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Fiji has been actively taking part in helping severely affected flood victims and relief activities in […]
Multi-hued Jerusalem
Photos: Faithful flock to Jerusalem Many religious followers, agnostics visit holy sites ……….. Jerusalem…, draws more types of disciples than the average person would expect. It is a magnet for […]
25 Indonesian maids on death row in Saudi—report
Global Nation: RIYADH—Twenty-five Indonesian maids are on death row in Saudi Arabia and 22 others have been pardoned and sent home, local media reported on Friday, adding that Jakarta will […]
No looking back for us
Credit: Dawn.com via Wasim Sroya WHO was Master Abdul Qudoos Ahmad? How would you know even if you care? The 43-year-old schoolteacher’s story received scant attention in the media. Described by his students and peers as a well-known and ‘much-loved’ schoolteacher, perhaps far more ominously for him, he was also […]
The Indefensible Silence of Media over the Sickening Slaughter of Qudoos
Pakteahouse: by Rashid Zafar: Every time I gripped my pen to write about the most sickening murder, imagery of deceased Master Abdul Qudoos would incapacitate my fingers to paralysis and my senses […]
Good Friday & Passover: A festive coming-together in the Holy Land
Christians and Jews mark holy day in holy city A festive coming-together in the Holy Land. Thousands of Christians and Jews gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate their key festivals, as […]