Indonesian officials ordered to pay for second wife
MATARAM, An Indonesian district has ordered male civil servants to pay Sh5000 ($80) to marry a second wife to crack down on polygamy, officials said Wednesday, but activists criticised it […]
What if IS didn’t exist?
It is not only Western agendas that benefit by groups like the Islamic State; Arab and regional agendas are equally served, writes Ramzy Baroud What if the so-called Islamic State (IS) didn’t exist? In order to answer this question, one has to liberate the argument from its geopolitical and ideological […]
Israeli minister threatens to close Jerusalem’s Al Haram Al Sharif ‘entirely’
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli forces in Jerusalem on Wednesday after authorities limited access for Muslim worshippers to the flashpoint Al Aqsa Mosque compound, police said. An […]
What is the most blatant lie taught through Pakistan textbooks? By Herald Exclusive
Herald Dawn: Nationalism and patriotism in Pakistan are contested subjects. What makes us Pakistanis and what is it that makes us love our land and nation? The answers to these questions vary widely depending on who is being asked. A large part of our national identity stems from our sense […]
Saudi Arabia sentences reformist Shiite cleric to ‘crucifixion’
thestar.com: Raising fears of renewed sectarian tensions in the region, Saudi Arabia’s top court has sentenced a charismatic opposition leader to death for speaking out against the kingdom’s ruling family. Nimr Baqer al-Nimr, a reformist cleric, has repeatedly called for an end to corruption and discrimination against minorities. He has […]
CIMEL Yearbook Vol.1: Islam and Fundamental Rights in Pakistan
soas.ac.uk: The case of Zaheer-ud-din v. The State and its impact on the fundamental right to freedom of religion by Martin Lau I. Introduction The decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in the case of Zaheer-ud-din v. The State 1993 SCMR 1718 can be regarded as the the most important judgement of a […]
Japanese cuisine under attack from Western food; chefs fight back with school programs
abc.net.au: by Mathew Carney — Japan has already seen steep increases in diet-related diseases such as diabetes. “People take in too much fat with Western foods and get diseases,” Dr Eguchi said. Japanese food is acclaimed around the world but at home the national cuisine is under serious threat. Japanese youth […]
Top Japanese General on ISIS: ‘Terrorism Is Never Tolerated’
FP.com: by John Hudson — SHARE + Japan isn’t the first country that comes to mind when discussing the growing phenomenon of foreign fighters flocking to Syria to join the Islamic State militant group. But for top officials in Tokyo, the spread of Islamic State propaganda is a growing concern […]
Despite Nobel win, Pakistan’s Malala hated by many at home
Source: MSN News Courtesy: Dr. Hameed A. Mirza, Canada Malala Yousafzai may have won the Nobel Peace Prize, but she remains an object of hate for many Pakistanis who view her […]
Breaking News: Another Ahmadi martyred in Pakistan
From Twitter: An Ahmadi Latif Alam Butt Sahib has been shot dead near his home coming back from his shop in Kamra (Attock) at 7.30 pm this evening. 15th October 2014
Qur’an lesson for today: 266. Commandment to spy not
266. Commandment to spy not [49:13] O ye who believe! avoid most of suspicions; for suspicion in some cases is a sin. And spy not, nor back-bite one another. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his brother who is dead? Certainly you would loathe it. And […]
Kids Behind Bars: Israel’s Arbitrary Arrests of Palestinian Minors
Kids Behind Bars: Israel’s Arbitrary Arrests of Palestinian Minors By Julia Amalia Heyer Jonas Opperskalski / DER SPIEGEL Last year, approximately one thousand Palestinian children were arrested by Israeli forces, […]
Islamic State militants on Baghdad doorstep
WASHINGTON: US-led aircraft hammered Islamic State militants with 21 bombing raids near Kobani on Monday and Tuesday amid signs the strikes had “slowed” the group’s advance on the Syrian border […]
Architectural marvel: World’s 7th largest mosque opens for worshippers
Epigraph: And if Allah did not repel some men by means of others, there would surely have been pulled down cloisters and churches and synagogues and mosques, wherein the name […]
NY Times Op Ed: How Pakistan Fails Its Children
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — TO truly understand Malala Yousafzai, the youngest person ever to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, we need to understand the place she comes from. Ms. Yousafzai is from Pakistan. The day Taliban terrorists shot her in the head she was on her way to school. Pakistan’s schools, its teachers and […]
Pakistan’s Original Sin
FP Asia: The fields of Hampshire are usually associated with blazing crops of rapeseed and fragrant lavender. But on the final weekend of August, over 30,000 Ahmadi Muslims from all over the world converged on Oakland Farm in East Worldham to attend Jalsa Salana, the biggest Islamic convention in the […]
ملالہ کو بہشتی زیور کی ضرورت ہے
Credit: Laaltain.com Tauseef Ahmad Malala can win Nobel but she wont be allowed to drive a car in Saudi Arabia, not leave her home in parts of Pakistan. ملالہ نوبل […]
Yunus wins Centennial Fund award
RIYADH: ABDUL HANNAN TAGO | ARAB NEWS STAFF Published — Tuesday 14 October 2014 Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was picked up for the 2nd Global Entrepreneurship Award (GEA-2014) under the umbrella of the Centennial Fund (CF) chaired by Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah, deputy minister of foreign affairs. This was […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 263. Commandment to avoid most of suspicions; for suspicion in some cases is a sin
263. Commandment to avoid most of suspicions; for suspicion in some cases is a sin [49:13] O ye who believe! avoid most of suspicions; for suspicion in some cases is a sin. And spy not, nor back-bite one another. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 264. Commandment to defame not your own people, nor call one another by nicknames
264. Commandment to defame not your own people, nor call one another by nicknames [49:12] O ye who believe! let not one people deride another people, who may be better than they, nor let women deride other women, who may be better than they. And defame not your own people, […]