Syria: the ongoing humanitarian challenge
International Geneva This month the war in Syria entered its second decade. Yes that’s right, the conflict has now been going on for ten years. Whichever way you look at […]
BOOK RECOMMENDATION: The Outset of Dissension in Islam
by Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih II(ra) This is a lecture delivered by Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad(ra), second Successor of the Promised Messiah(as). The primary purpose of […]
Pakistan police destroys Ahmadiyya mosque
By News Desk Published on March 28, 2021 https://www.weeklyblitz.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Pakistan-police-destroys-Ahmadiyya-mosque.png Members of the Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan have been facing state-patronized terror and cruelty for decades. Although Article 20 of the Constitution of Pakistan grants all citizens the right to profess their religion, members of the Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, Ahmadiyya, Baha’i […]
Massive container ship freed from Suez Canal
ANI | 29 March 2021 https://assets.thehansindia.com/h-upload/2021/03/29/1064812-ship.webp A massive container ship which had blocked the Suez Canal since March 23 has been freed and re-floated, maritime service provider Inchcape Shipping said on Monday. Cairo: A massive container ship which had blocked the Suez Canal since March 23 has been freed and […]
Answers to everyday issues – Part XI
. Reading a portion of the Holy Quran in addition to Surah al-Fatihah in the third and fourth rak‘ah of the sunnah prayers Someone asked for guidance on reading a […]
Neither radicalism nor westernization the answer for Muslims: Iranian scholar Dr Mousavi
United News of Bangladesh (UNB) 4 days ago Bangladesh, March 25 — Visiting Iranian scholar Dr Syed Mahdi Mousavi has said pursuing a ‘middle path’ rejecting both radicalism and westernization […]
Pakistan: Khatam-e-Nabuwat Demolishes Ahmadi Mosque with Police Help
Sun Online Desk 28th March, 2021 Pakistan: Khatam-e-Nabuwat Demolishes Ahmadi Mosque with Police Help The journalist who reported on it is now himself at risk of being arrested. Khatam-e-Nabuwat is a radical Barelvi Muslim organization in Pakistan, which opposes any change to blasphemy law and calls for increased repression of […]
Makassar: 10 Killed In An Explosion On First Easter Day Outside A Church In Indonesia
The head of the Indonesian Council of Churches, Gomar Gultom observed the attack on people praying inside the Church on Easter day as “cruel.” Written By Gourav Mishra An explosion rocked the Indonesian city of Makassar on Sunday killing at least 10 people, the police said. The footage of the […]
Suez Canal crisis — live: Attempts to free Ever Given fail despite high tide as more tugboats arrive
Tom Batchelor msn.com A giant container ship remains stuck in the Suez Canal on Sunday after authorities tried and failed to make use of the high tide to free the […]
Makkah region announces resumption of Iftar Sayim permits
While mosques across the Kingdom participate in the tradition during Ramadan, the most concentrated efforts are usually seen at the sites of the Two Holy Mosques in Makkah and Madinah. (SPA) Short Url https://arab.news/c562g While pandemic put a pause on these efforts, individuals can once again help those in need […]
Work is worship: Indonesia’s 5,000 mosque counters seek to answer one question
A visitor walks outside the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/6mthx Government-appointed team has been scouting across the archipelago for the past seven years to document […]
Efforts to dislodge stranded Suez Canal container ship intensify as backlog grows
Source: CNN Around 9,000 tons of ballast water have been removed from the ship, Rabie said, with the dredging taking place during low tides while 14 tugs worked during high tides. Rescue teams managed to temporarily restart the rudder and propellers on Friday night before a low tide stalled their […]
ICRC urges countries to reclaim citizens from Syria camps
Peter Maurer Short Url https://arab.news/2h6tc UN rights experts, in an appeal last month, urged 57 states to repatriate nearly 10,000 of their citizens held in the camps in “sub-human” conditions […]
5 Reasons To Read the Holy Qur’an
Qasim Choudhary THE HOLY QUR’AN 22nd March 2021 By Qasim Choudhary, USA Imagine wrapping a priceless gift and presenting it to a loved one, only to have them misplace it […]
Turkey wants region to become ‘island of peace’ — Erdogan
By AFP – Mar 25,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Turkish president and leader of Justice and Development (AK) Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) and his wife Emine Erdogan arrive on stage […]
Déjà vu
TODAY’S PAPER | MARCH 27, 2021 Ashraf Jehangir Qazi Published The writer is a former ambassador to the US, India and China and head of UN missions in Iraq and […]
Man axed to death over blasphemy allegations in Punjab’s Jhang
Imran Gabol Published March 26, 2021 Taqi Shah was attacked while he was visiting a local mela in Basti Murad of Shorkot tehsil with a friend on March 24. — […]
Portrait of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent goes to auction
A rare 16th-century portrait of Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest-reigning Ottoman sultan, will be auctioned by Sotheby’s. The portrait of the sultan will be on live auction at Sotheby’s with a starting bid of 60,000 pounds ($83,000). Estimates suggest it will be sold for around 80,000 – 120,000 pounds. The […]
Why did Turkey withdraw from the Istanbul Convention?
BY HILAL KAPLAN COLUMNS MAR 26, 2021 Passengers are seen leaving a ferry during a partial lockdown against the COVID-19 pandemic, Istanbul, Turkey, March 7, 2021. (Photo by Getty Images) […]
Egypt races to free giant vessel blocking Suez Canal
An Egyptian canal authority official called Ever Given’s refloating a ‘very sensitive and complicated’ operation which needs to ‘be handled very carefully.’ (AFP) The Ever Given ran aground some 6 […]