Turkey’s Syria game
The Daily Star Turkey appears to be playing a game on its border with Syria, but it does not appear to have figured out how to win it, nor what […]
Saudis retrace route of Abraha’s army that came to destroy Kaaba
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Published — Thursday 9 October 2014 A group of young Saudi history enthusiasts has retraced the path of the People of the Elephant who tried to […]
100 towers in SR50bn Madinah pilgrim city to house 200,000
Work on the first phase of the SR50 billion King Abdullah Pilgrim City in Madinah has begun as part of the government’s efforts to further improve services being extended to […]
Pakistan: How TV dupes our public
How TV dupes our public By Pervez Hoodbhoy Updated Sep 27, 2014 12:21pm The author teaches physics in Lahore and Islamabad. IF today, with remote in hand, you randomly flip through channels on your TV, or browse through nearly two dozen online newspapers, you will see video clips or photos […]
Those who offered Salat behind Qadri – their salat is unacceptable
طاہرالقادری کے پیچھے عید کی نماز ادا کرنے والوں کی نماز نہیں ہوئی، قاری حنیف جالندھری express.com.pk ویب ڈیسک بدھ 8 اکتوبر 2014 تبصرے صفحہ شیئر کریں صفحہ پرنٹ کریں دوستوں کو بھیجئے طاہرالقادری کے پیچھے نماز عید ادا کرنے والے افراد اللہ کے حضور معافی مانگیں اور توبہ استغفار کریں، قاری […]
Civil-military imbalance
Credit: Dawn.com By Tariq Khosa The security establishment is firmly in the driving seat. It is calling the shots with respect to the multiple internal security challenges facing the nation. Caught in a political quagmire, the civilian government has ceded the national security space to the military due to its […]
Qur’an lesson for today: Commandment to exhort one another to accept truth
258. Commandment to exhort one another to accept truth [103:4] Except those who believe and do good works, and exhort one another to accept truth, and exhort one another to be steadfast
India: Repeal 100 Laws Project – A Call to Pakistani Civil Society
100 Laws Worthy of Repeal: A report by Centre for Civil Society, Macro/Finance Group at NIPFP and Vidhi Legal Centre, September 2014. Download PDF ~ 1.17 MB Download Press release For rule of law to operate, laws must be precise, principles-based, well-written, well-coded and should stand the test of time. The Indian approach […]
The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance
A myth-shattering view of the Islamic world’s myriad scientific innovations and the role they played in sparking the European Renaissance. By Jim al-Khalili, who is a leading theoretical nuclear physicist, a trustee […]
If great architecture belongs to humanity, do we have a responsibility to save it in wartimes?
The lands of Syria and Iraq gave rise to some the oldest societies we know: the Sumerians, the Akkadians, the Babylonians, the Assyrians, the Parthians, the Romans and many others. […]
Qatar and Saudi Arabia ‘have ignited time bomb by funding global spread of radical Islam’
Telegraph: Qatar and Saudi Arabia have ignited a “time bomb” by funding the global spread of radical Islam, according to a former commander of British forces in Iraq. General Jonathan Shaw, who retired as Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff in 2012, told The Telegraph that Qatar and Saudi Arabia […]
Lebanon faces Isis and Nusra incursions – and an influx of refugees
Arab compatriots show little sympathy for Syrian families fleeing violence ROBERT FISK Author Biography BEIRUT Monday 06 October 2014 The shooting went on for hours, heard even in the centre of ancient Baalbek as Hezbollah and the Jabhat al-Nusra/Isis insurgents from Syria fought it out on the ridgeline above the […]
Eid: binding celebration
Summary Perhaps no time in recent memory has seen such international attention focused on Islam and Muslims, while sectarian tension, pitting Sunnis against Shiites, is rife in several critically-important areas of the Middle East. Islam itself has been hijacked by a group of ultra-extremists who have distorted centrally-important aspects of […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 257. Commandment not to hide the truth knowingly
257. Commandment not to hide the truth knowingly [2:43] And confound not truth with falsehoodnor hide the truth, knowingly. [3:72] O People of the Book! why do you confound truth with falsehood and hide the truth knowingly?
Kobane: Civilians flee IS street-to-street fighting
Islamic State (IS) militants are reported to have entered the key Syria-Turkey border town of Kobane and are engaged in street-to-street fighting with Syrian Kurd defenders. IS fighters entered eastern districts, raising their black flag on buildings and high ground. Hundreds of civilians are reported to be fleeing to the […]
Are Ahmadi Muslims: A Collection of Articles?
Epigraph: Believers, be the supporters of justice and testify to what you may have witnessed, for the sake of God, even against yourselves, parents, and relatives; whether it be against the […]
On Yom Kipoor Israeli President Visits Arab Village in Honor of Muslim Festival
Israel’s President, Reuven Rivlin made a festive visit to the northern Israeli town of Kfar Yasif near Acre, in honor of the Muslim Feast of the Sacrifice, Eid al-Adha, which […]
Sealing Ahmadiyya Mosque Depok deny Constitution 45- Legal Aid Foundation
Note: The news has been translated in to English with help of Google Translator GATRA news: sealing action of Masjid Al – Hidayah belonging to the Ahmadiyya community, on Highway […]
The AMC Indonesia holding first Peace Symposium at Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta
Indonesian Ahmadis invite to PEACE. As the world is facing serious conflicts and threats to peace, the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, who resides in London, U.K., has launched […]
Urdu Video: Imran Khan Declares Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to Be “non-Muslim”
Epigraph: Believers, be the supporters of justice and testify to what you may have witnessed, for the sake of God, even against yourselves, parents, and relatives; whether it be against […]