When Staffan de Mistura became UN special envoy, his past successes brought hope for peace. A year later, with no solution in sight, he faces heavy criticism. Has his innovative diplomacy failed or is it simply mission impossible? A Syrian rebel in Aleppo, in 2013. The war shows little sign […]
Pilgrims prefer sheep to other animals for Haj sacrifice. ABDULHADI HABTOR Published — Friday 31 July 2015 JEDDAH: Saudi importers of cattle said the Haj season this year will not see an increase in the price of livestock due to the stability of the local market and the available […]
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Source: BBC Israeli police have arrested a man after six people were wounded in a stabbing at the Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem. A police spokesperson identified the suspect as […]
Remembering Fearless Salmaan Taseer By Pervez Hoodbhoy January 1, 2012 Governor Salmaan Taseer died at the hands of a religious fanatic on January 4 last year. Fearlessly championing a deeply unpopular cause, this brave man had sought to revisit the country’s blasphemy law which, as he saw it, was yet […]
http://i.cdn.turner.com/money/.element/script/7.0/players/embed.js?videoid=/video/investing/2015/05/13/china-india-investing.cnnmoney India is set to surpass China as the world’s most populous country — and much sooner than previously thought. China now has a population of 1.38 billion, compared to […]
542. Commandment – O ye who believe! take not My enemy and your enemy for friends, offering them love, while they disbelieve in the truth which has come to you [60:2] O ye who believe! take not My enemy and your enemy for friends, offering them love, while they disbelieve in […]
Analysis STRATFOR.COM JULY 29, 2015 | 09:15 GMT An explosion rocks the Syrian city of Kobani during a reported suicide car bomb attack by Islamic State militants on a People’s Protection Unit (YPG) position, as seen from the outskirts of Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, October 2014. (GOKHAN SAHIN/Getty […]
Source: ilmfeed.com The discovery of a Qur’anic manuscript in the University of Birmingham has made headlines worldwide as it is thought to be one the oldest anywhere in the world. Radiocarbon […]
541. Commandment – Go forth, light and heavy, and strive with your property and your persons in the cause of Allah [9:41] Go forth, light and heavy, and strive with your property and your persons in the cause of Allah. That is better for you, if only you knew. [2:219] Those who […]
In mid-1940s 313 devotees came to Qadian to protect the holy sites on the call of the Ahmadiyya spiritual leader and they came to be known as Darweshan-e Qadian. Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in […]
Source NY Times: KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan intelligence service said Wednesday that it believes that the Taliban’s reclusive founder and spiritual leader, Mullah Muhammad Omar, died in a Pakistani hospital in 2013, a dozen years after he fled Afghanistan. The spokesman for the intelligence service, the National Directorate of […]
Most people have the erroneous opinion that Coffee comes from Italy when in reality, Yemen is where the ubiquitous brew has its true origins. Along with the first university, and […]
540. Commandment – And strive in the cause of Allah as it behoves you to strive for it [22:79] And strive in the cause of Allah as it behoves you to strive for it. He has chosen you, and has laid no hardship upon you in religion; so follow the faith of your […]
The oldest Qur’ans are actually in Yemen, in danger being bombed By: Juan Cole The discovery of a couple pages [apparently actually 18] of a very old Qur’an (the Muslim […]
The New York Times: Dozens of women dressed in colorful hijabs and floral dresses gathered under gray skies recently in the garden of a four-star hotel here for a charity […]
By Muhammad Fathi Source: OnIslam.net Monday, 27 July 2015 Corruption is one of the worst predicaments that haunt many countries around the world. The abuse of power, authority and resources by governments and public servants hinders the progress of nations, alienates ordinary citizens and blocks them from […]
By BRIAN BENNETT A secret U.S. intelligence assessment predicts that Iran’s government will pump most of an expected $100-billion windfall from the lifting of international sanctions into the country’s flagging economy and won’t significantly boost funding for militant groups it supports in the Middle East. Intelligence analysts concluded that even […]
The Logical Indian — Abdul Kalam will remain one of the finest human beings to have ever lived. He lived an illustrious and successful life, and his legacy will continue to inspire people around the world in the coming years. Below is a list that tries to do justice to […]
One of India’s most popular presidents, Abdul Kalam, died Monday after he collapsed during a lecture to business management graduate students in the northeastern city of Shillong. The 83-year-old Kalam, who was president from 2002 to 2007, was affectionately called the “missile man,” “scientist-patriot” and “people’s president” of India. Many […]