Source: Associated Press By STEPHEN WRIGHT and NINIEK KARMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — At least 200,000 conservative Muslims rallied peacefully in the Indonesian capital on Friday in the second major protest against its minority Christian governor, who is being prosecuted for alleged blasphemy. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, a political […]
Source: ET A couple of days ago, a Christian boy was shown to be brutally beaten up in a video for allegedly drinking water from a fountain located inside a mosque. Are these the consequences of him accessing a public facility which provides the most basic utility for survival? Is […]
Source: ET The findings suggested that the larger the age gap, the more likely it is that you and your partner will split up. Here are the chances of breaking up, depending on your age gap: 5 years — 18 per cent 10 years — 39 per cent 20 years — 95 […]
Source: ET A woman in Saudi Arabia has sparked outrage after posting a photo of herself on Twitter without an abaya or hijab, and is now facing calls for her execution. Some social media users reacted with outrage after the photo was posted under the Twitter handle of Malak Al Shehri, which has since been […]
Sikh PA arranged for Jagraj Singh to appear on BBC’s The Big Question show where they asked the question: Should we be proud of the British Empire? Sikh PA arranged […]
Reuters International DEC 1, 2016 Thailand’s new King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun pays respect to a picture of Thailand’s late King Bhumibol Addlyadej and Queen Sirikit, as he accepts an invitation from parliament to succeed his father, at Bangkok’s Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, December 1, 2016. Thailand Royal Household Bureau/Handout […]
Source:TOI NEW DELHI: A prominent Saudi prince and business mogul has called for an end to the ban on women driving in his country, saying the archaic rule is an infringement of women’s rights. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal doesn’t hold a formal position in the government, but he enjoys a […]
Source: AT Human rights groups accuse the country’s civil government, and its de facto head, the democratic icon Aung San Suu Kyi, of turning a blind eye to communal violence in Rakhine State and Myanmese troops’ excesses against Rohingya Muslims. Those accusations are putting the EU in an awkward position, […]
Source: https://www.rabwah.net/isis-claims-responsibility-for-sectarian-murders-in-karachi/ ISIS claims responsibility for Sectarian murders in Karachi November 29, 2016 | by Rabwah Times | 1 Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the murder of a senior Pakistani police officer and a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. Both men were killed in a near-identical drive-by shooting on […]
Source: ET Numerically it is bizarre why minorities are a big issue in Pakistan. Enumerating with regards to religion, Pakistan has just about four to five million Christians, just over five million Hindus, and tiny percentages of Sikhs, Buddhists and other minorities. So in a country of over 180 million, […]
Source: ET Up till that point, proceedings were running smoothly on Wednesday after they were unable to continue for three days due to the lack of a quorum. Julius was answering questions concerning the education department. That was when Jamaat-e-Islami parliamentary leader Dr Syed Waseem Akhtar stood up and pointed […]
Source: The Guardian Trustees put the ban in place in 2011, arguing that allowing women near the tomb of a revered saint was a ‘grievous sin’ in Islam Indian women leave after visiting the inner sanctum of the Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai. Photograph: Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images Agence France-Presse in […]
Source: BBC By Daniel Moritz-Rabson Azerbaijan’s highest town Nestled in the Greater Caucasus mountains, Azerbaijan’s highest town of Khinaliq is swirled in mystery and folklore. Archaeological and historical studies indicate […]
Source: http://timesofahmad.blogspot.in/2016/11/india-qadian-derwaish-sheikh-abdul.html The 313 devotees who settled in Qadian to serve and protect the birthplace of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, came to be known as Derwaishan-e-Qadian. Times of Ahmad | News Watch | Darul Aman Desk Mr. Sheikh Abdul Qadeer Derwaish Qadian passed away here in Qadian. He was about 88 […]
Source: https://m.google.com/app/basic/stream/z135dhva2kvmh31qz04cidtwtm2gufswju00k By overseas overseas Ahmadiyah in Indonesia Sukarno embraced it, Gus Dur and MUI mengharamkannya release him. A man face down covered in blood. Dying helpless. As yet satisfied, some violent people who stood around a bamboo splinter banged again. Plaque!! A blow on the back of the poor man’s head […]
Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/168335-Hate-material-now-at-ATMs-too By Zoya Anwer | November 29, 2016 | Print : Karachi After a crackdown on terrorists was launched in Karachi in September 2013, it has been difficult to spot graffiti or posters instigating hatred against religious minorities or sects. While most organisations are clever about it, some still openly run a […]
Source: BBC A theme park in Japan has closed a skating rink featuring frozen fish after receiving complaints that it was being “disrespectful” to animals. Space World, in the southern […]
Source: Time By Yenni Kwok Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the governor of Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, is set to face blasphemy charges in court, the Indonesian Attorney General’s Office (AGO) told journalists Wednesday. […]
Source: Time By Stephen Wright Protests by conservative Muslims against Jakarta’s Chinese Christian governor are putting religious and racial fault lines in the spotlight JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The capital of […]
Source: TOI While the officer is considered to be a thorough professional, the vicious attacks on General Bajwa by hardliners in Pakistan — who accuse his relatives of being from the Ahmadiyya community that they despise as heretics — are being watched closely by observers in New Delhi. The caution […]