In pictures: Gaza’s students graduate amidst destruction
Tens of student and staff members from the college were killed during the 51-day Israeli war over the Gaza Strip Dozens of students at the Gaza College for Applied Sciences […]
In pictures: Gaza's students graduate amidst destruction
Tens of student and staff members from the college were killed during the 51-day Israeli war over the Gaza Strip Dozens of students at the Gaza College for Applied Sciences […]
Pakistan: Ahmadi Muslims still await annulment of the 2nd amendment | #Repeal2ndAmendment
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in Forty years ago in the month of September the government of a country played God and snatched away the rights of a group of citizens with the stroke of […]
Pakistan: Ahmadi Muslims still await annulment of the 2nd amendment | #Repeal2ndAmendment
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in Forty years ago in the month of September the government of a country played God and snatched away the rights of a group of citizens with the stroke of […]
Book Review: Pakistan- Is There Dirty Money
Excerpts from Raymond Baker’s Book Zardari’s & Nawaz Sharif’s Corruption highlighted in Raymond Baker’s book on Dirty Money Capitalism’s Achilles Heel: Dirty Money and How to Renew the Free-Market System Hardcover – August 5, 2005 by Raymond W. Baker (Author) Benazir Bhutto on pages 77-82: Born in Karachi in 1953 […]
Pakistan: Rabwah devastated by flood waters, 2 dead
Devastating Flood in Rabwah irabwah.com RABWAH City is recently hit by the biggest flood since 1992. Mohallahjaat situated at the outer boundaries of Rabwah has been hit by a flood of upto 9 lac cusec water. Factory Area, Darul Nusrat, Darul Sadar Shumali, Darul Aloom Janubi Ahad, Darul Aloom Sharqi […]
Corps commanders meeting in the GHQ in Rawalpindi decided against a military takeover in Pakistan
Source: Indian Punchline The signs are that Sharif’s opponent Imran Khan got the message that no one wants an ‘Arab Spring’ in Pakistan and, furthermore, that a few thousand people in a country with a population of 180 million people cannot stage a color revolution without the sponsorship of a […]
He claimed the mantle of a successor to the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as ISIS leader
Source: Asia Times Millions of words have been written about the rise, conquests, and savagery of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria, and Boko Haram in Nigeria. Both have declared an “Islamic State” in their areas although Boko Haram has not claimed the mantle of a successor to […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 231. And beware of an affliction which will not smite exclusively those among you who have done wrong
231. And beware of an affliction which will not smite exclusively those among you who have done wrong [8:26] And beware of an affliction which will not smite exclusively those among you who have done wrong. And know that Allah is severe in requiting. Note: It is not enough to […]
Qur'an lesson for today: 231. And beware of an affliction which will not smite exclusively those among you who have done wrong
231. And beware of an affliction which will not smite exclusively those among you who have done wrong [8:26] And beware of an affliction which will not smite exclusively those among you who have done wrong. And know that Allah is severe in requiting. Note: It is not enough to […]
Iraqi Christians Fight for Survival Against Islamic State Militants
Voice of America: Religious leaders warn that Sunni militants of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria are trying to ethnically cleanse the region. The ancient Yazidi communities have been particularly targeted for brutal treatment. Christians also are fleeing their homes, prompting fears that religions and sects that have […]
Mothers of the Believers: The Prophet’s Wife From the Jews – An Empowered Women for All Times
By Majeeda Khan Tuesday, 09 September 2014 As an individual, Lady Safiyah represents the qualities which in today’s times, could easily be defined as a fine example for women’s empowerment. Today when we think of empowered women, what’s the image we have in our minds: power suits, breaking the glass ceiling, […]
Mothers of the Believers: The Prophet's Wife From the Jews – An Empowered Women for All Times
By Majeeda Khan Tuesday, 09 September 2014 As an individual, Lady Safiyah represents the qualities which in today’s times, could easily be defined as a fine example for women’s empowerment. Today when we think of empowered women, what’s the image we have in our minds: power suits, breaking the glass ceiling, […]
Back to abnormal
The Daily Star by David Ignatius Palestinian politicians have been busy of late, putting together one of their most determined, powerful performances in recent memory – to wreck any gains that might have been made during this summer’s military conflict with Israel. The sniping between officials from Fatah and Hamas […]
Iran arrests 3 foreigners on suspect trip to Iraq
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s state-owned newspaper says authorities have detained three foreigners traveling through Iran under the suspicion of planning to join ISIS in neighboring Iraq. Tuesday’s report by the IRAN daily quoted Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli as saying Iranian border guards stopped several travelers en route to […]
ISIS’s Enemy List: 10 Reasons the Islamic State Is Doomed
By Kurt Eichenwald / September 8, 2014 NEWSWEEK The so-called Islamic State, better known as ISIS, is not just a collection of barbaric psychopaths willing to engage in the most brutal and sordid forms of violence without any hesitation born of normal human morality. They are also the most irreparably […]
ISIS's Enemy List: 10 Reasons the Islamic State Is Doomed
By Kurt Eichenwald / September 8, 2014 NEWSWEEK The so-called Islamic State, better known as ISIS, is not just a collection of barbaric psychopaths willing to engage in the most brutal and sordid forms of violence without any hesitation born of normal human morality. They are also the most irreparably […]
Undoing religious intolerance – undoing the second amendment
Tribune.pk: Religious clerics in Pakistan celebrate September 7th as a day of victory for Islam and Pakistan. Officially dubbed the “Khatme Nubuwwat Day” or “Finality of Prophethood Day,” many mosques come […]
For Israel, the beginning of wisdom is to admit its mistakes
theguardian: by Avi Shlaim — Israel has a habit of justifying its actions in the occupied Palestinian territories, however illegal and indecent, in the name of security. But denying any security to the other side only perpetuates the conflict. Five days after reaching a ceasefire with Hamas to end the latest round […]
Floods Kill Hundreds in India and Pakistan
By NIDA NAJAR and HARI KUMARSEPT. 8, 2014 NYtimes 2014/09/09 Photo A damaged bridge across the Tawi River in the region of Jammu, where at least 140 people died in severe flooding. Credit Channi Anand/Associated Press NEW DELHI — Relief operations continued Monday in the Indian-administered part of Kashmir […]