370. Commandment – And good things are for good men, and good men are for good things [24:27] Bad things are for bad men, and bad men are for bad things. And good things are for good men, and good men are for good things; these are innocent of all […]
by Khetam Malkawi | Feb 05, 2015 | 00:49 AMMAN — Ground military operations against the so-called Islamic State (IS) terrorist group are a highly unlikely option for Jordan now, military experts said on Wednesday, noting that the Kingdom has the ability to direct all raids against the group’s “centres […]
LONDON — Seeking to clean up scandal-scarred FIFA would seem a comparatively straightforward mission for HRH Prince Ali compared with one of his current roles in Jordan. “I work right now in the field in crisis management, which is probably a good thing for someone running for the FIFA presidency,” […]
BY DAVID IGNATIUS, DAILY TIMES, LEBANON Summary Saudi Arabia, which often confounds outsiders with its slow and opaque governance, has moved surprisingly quickly under King Salman, its new monarch, to streamline government and purge officials who were seen as underperformers. The architect of the Cabinet shake-up has been Mohammad bin […]
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT The image of a Muslim burned alive is more terrible for millions of Muslims than that of an “unbeliever” burned alive. So just who are […]
About the Author: Afzal Ashraf is a consultant fellow at Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI) and served in the UK Armed Forces. He was involved in developing a counterinsurgency strategy and in the policing and the justice sectors in Iraq. The Islamic world has a […]
By Munir Varraich, Sweeden The recent change of guard in Saudi Arabia, with the death of King Abdullah and taking over the reign of the Kingdom by Salman, was the headline news of world media. President Obama, who was on a state visit to India, cut short his state visit to […]
Source: ucanews.com Indonesian Ahmadis are no strangers to persecution, with attacks and discrimination rife, but leader Iskandar Gumay hopes better days are ahead for the minority Muslim sect under new President […]
The tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims who had demanded the pilot be freed now know what their fellow Muslims in Syria and Iraq had in mind for him So they burned him in hellfire. That was what Islamic State (Isis) wanted to show the world. This was Genghis Khan-style […]
Source: BBC At least 12 people have died after a TransAsia Airways plane clipped a bridge and crashed into a river near the Taiwanese capital, Taipei. Fifty-eight people were onboard the domestic flight. The plane is now half-submerged in the Keelung River. Rescuers have cut open the side of the […]
Source:BBC Jordan has executed two convicts, including a female jihadist, following the killing of one of its air force pilots by Islamic State (IS) militants. The woman, failed suicide bomber Sajida al-Rishawi, and al-Qaeda operative Ziyad Karboli – both Iraqi nationals – were hanged at dawn, officials said. The executions […]
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah said that the killing of pilot Muath Kasasbeh at the hands of the so-called Islamic State will only strengthen Jordanians as they deal with […]
Noor Farida said that she uses a Quran with Abdullah Yusuf Ali’s English translation, and the Ahmadi Quran might differ from the Shafi’i school of jurisprudence that she practises. Source: themalaymailonline.com KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin of the group called G25 has defended her recent slight of […]
Source: nation.com.pk By Shamila Ghyas We Pakistanis are a very caring nation and constantly worry for the plight of others– the Muslims in India (Kashmir), the Muslims in Palestine, etc are […]
Source. abc news. A Jordanian pilot held by ISIS appears to be killed in a new video released by the terror group today.The pilot, Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, is shown in an orange jumpsuit in an outdoor cell before he is set on fire.The undated video of al-Kaseasbeh’s apparent death comes […]
By Chris Bowlby, BBC News, Beijing There is a deep, unhealed historical wound in the UK’s relations with China – a wound that most British people know nothing about, but which […]
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
ET: ISLAMABAD: Civilian forces and intelligence agencies engaged in enrolling over 6,550 unregistered madrassas in Punjab are facing stiff resistance from hundreds of clerics who have refused to reveal their sources of funding. A senior officer, who is also a member of the committee overseeing the implementation of National Action Plan […]
(CNN) —Even at the age of seven, Lotte Hershfield knew her world was crumbling. She avoided the benches with the sign: No dogs or Jews allowed. She couldn’t attend public schools. And the Nazis and their growling German shepherds raided her family’s house, throwing their books into a fire. As […]
AP | Feb 01, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES SINJAR, Iraq — Kurdish forces in recent weeks have retaken parts of the strategic Iraqi town of Sinjar, whose Yazidi population was […]