Buddhism Is Waning In Japan
Source: NPR Thousands of Japan’s historic Buddhist temples are expected to shut down. NPR’s Rachel Martin speaks with Ian Reader, an expert on Japanese culture, on how Buddhism is changing […]
Under the shadow of the Caliphate
Under The Shadow of the Daesh Caliphate, Arabic with English translation في ظل الخلافة حسن سرور (ترجمه من الإنجليزية: نيو إيج إسلام) 20 نوفمبر عام 2015 و”الخلافة الإسلامية” تمثل مرحلة جديدة في معركة طائفية من أجل التفوق في الإسلام. “إذا استمرت الأمور مثل هذا، فإنه قد يتم […]
A guide to growing up Ahmadi in Pakistan
AYESHA ALI — —Creative commons Welcome, to the beautiful land of the pure. Here, we are blessed with four wondrous seasons and the geographical features are aplenty. This is a land hard won through the sacrifices of many and now, you too, are a part of this nation of the […]
College dream for Sharjah school cleaner who makes Dh900
The story of a Nepali girl who left for college in the most unusual way Image Credit: Danna Abrahim Kanchan Sunar works as a cleaner at the American University of Sharjah. Published: 15:45 November 23, 2015 By Danna Abrahim, Special to Gulf News Sharjah: The start of every fall semester […]
Rational Monster: How Terror Fits into Islamic State’s Plan
By Christoph Reuter spiegel.de AFP/ WELAYAT TARABLOS Analysts falsely believed Islamic State was too weak to carry out terror attacks abroad. But IS views terror as a means to an end — and will launch attacks as long as they continue to serve its broader strategy. “It was a […]
654. Commandment – To safe guard your oaths and the expiation if you break the oath
654. Commandment – To safe guard your oaths and the expiation if you break the oath [5:90] Allah will not call you to account for such of your oaths as are vain, but He will call you to account for the oaths which you take in earnest. The expiation for this is the […]
“Spread Islam through love, not by force or compulsion” – Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivers keynote address at special reception marking opening of Baitul Ahad Mosque in Nagoya, Japan On 21 November 2015, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered the keynote address at a special reception held […]
Pakistan and its hate crimes
Daily Times: It seems there is an organised campaign to target the Ahmedi community’s economic well being by destroying their businesses, harassing their youth and ransacking their communal properties The burning down of a factory owned by an Ahmedi family followed by the ransacking of an Ahmedi place of worship […]
Syrian troops advancing thanks to Russian air strikes — Assad
By AP – Nov 22,2015 – JORDAN TIMES French navy soldiers work on missiles aboard the French Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, on Sunday, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea (AFP photo) DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian President Bashar Assad says his forces are advancing on “almost” all fronts thanks to Russian air […]
A welcome resolution
A welcome resolution Nov 22,2015 – JORDAN TIMES The just-adopted UN Security Council resolution on combating terrorism in Syria and Iraq came at the initiative of France, which is still reeling from last week’s multiple terrorist attacks by Daesh in its capital, Paris. The unanimously adopted resolution defined terrorism as […]
Saudi Arabia Sentences Palestinian Poet To Death For Apostasy
Source: Huffington Post His conviction was based on a witness who claimed to have heard his cursing God, as well as his poems. RIYADH, Nov 20 (Reuters) – A Saudi […]
After the UN security council vote, the west must heed the lessons of Iraq
Source: The Guardian By Rosemary Hollis; A professor of Middle East policy studies at City University The UN security council’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2249 signals a new level of international resolve to […]
Russian strikes blamed for 400 Syrian civilian deaths
Source: Al Jazeera Russian air strikes in Syria have killed over 400 civilians since September this year, monitoring groups say. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the […]
Pak Army called out to quell riots against Ahmadis
Army called out to quell Jhelum riots By Our Correspondent / Arsalan AltafPublished: November 22, 2015 Tribune.com.pk Authorities called out the army on Saturday to quell violent protests triggered by […]
I will not apologize!
Nov 22, 2015 Khaled Almaeena Khaled Almaeena The Paris attacks that killed 130 people and injured hundreds of others are still capturing headlines. They also occupy the top spot in social media the world over. The attack came days after suicide bombers blew up about 40 people in a Beirut […]
653. Commandment – They swore by Allah their strongest oaths, that if a Warner came to them, they would follow guidance …
653. Commandment – They swore by Allah their strongest oaths, that if a Warner came to them, they would follow guidance better than any other people. But when a Warner did come to them, it only increased them in aversion [35:43] And they swore by Allah their strongest oaths, that if […]
NASIR: WHY SO MANY PAKISTANIS ARE HEADED TO IRELAND AND ELSEWHERE
Photo by Caroline Brady of Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner in Dublin NASIR: WHY SO MANY PAKISTANIS ARE HEADED TO IRELAND AND ELSEWHERE NASIR JAMALNOVEMBER 17, 2015 Applications by Pakistani asylum seekers to Ireland have jumped eightfold so far this year, the Irish Timesreported earlier this month. What is […]
‘Punching in the Dark’: Why Islamic State Is Winning the Online War
Islamistisches Propagandavideo In the wake of the Paris attacks, authorities are becoming increasingly concerned about Islamic State’s skillful use of the Internet. So far, however, European countermeasures have been frustratingly ineffective.By SPIEGEL Staff It sounded like jihadi megalomania. “We will conquer your Rome, break your crosses, and enslave your women.” Every Muslim […]
Rational Monster: How Terror Fits into Islamic State’s Plan
By Christoph Reuter spiegel.de AFP/ WELAYAT TARABLOS Analysts falsely believed Islamic State was too weak to carry out terror attacks abroad. But IS views terror as a means to an end — and will launch attacks as long as they continue to serve its broader strategy. “It was a terrible night. […]
‘Hashemite custodianship of Jerusalem’s Islamic and Christian holy sites is a sacred duty’
Sep 29,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Following is the full text of His Majesty King Abdullah’s speech at the 70th Plenary Session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday: In the name of God, most Compassionate, most Merciful, Mr President, Mr Secretary General, Your Excellencies: Thank you. It […]