Book Review: Political Islam in the Age of Democratization
Are Islam and democracy compatible? What is the role of democracy in the future of the Muslim world? In this book, Kamran Bokhari and Farid Senzai aim to offer a […]
The Question of Divided Loyalty Some Parallels From History
Source: Alislam.org By MIRZA BASHIR AHMAD (1893-1963) Translated from Urdu by Professor Mohammad Aslam During the U. S. Presidential election two contestants were in the field: Nixon and Kennedy. Kennedy being […]
Must Watch: History of World Religions in 90 seconds!!!
How has the geography of religion evolved over the centuries, and where has it sparked wars? Our map gives us a brief history of the world’s most well-known religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Selected periods of inter-religious bloodshed are also highlighted. Want to see 5,000 years of religion […]
All Religious Reformers Day Conference at 37th International Kolkata Book Fair, India
Kolkata (West Bengal, India): At present the whole world is involved in religious conflict. At some places people are dissenting against their government and in some places the authorities are […]
3-Minute Video: Ahmadiyya Khalifa about the Drama of Tahir ul Qadri
Huzoor-e-Anwar Hadrath Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) on Tahirul Qadri Drama To watch the video in Youtube, please click: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hAvjjaeLZhE
Prophet Muhammad (saw)’s Relics On Show in Chechnya, Russia
PYATIGORSK, January 24 (RIA Novosti) – Islamic relics connected with the Prophet Muhammad, the founder of Islam, have been delivered by a special flight from the United Arab Emirates to […]
Birth of Prophet Mohammad (saw) | Milad-un-Nabi Celebrated All Over the World
1. News from Al Arabiya 2. News from Philippines 3. The voice of Russia In Russia, large-scale Mawlid an-Nabi festivities will be held in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. […]
Why Bangladesh Should be a Secular State?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Bangladesh will retain Islam as the state religion in amendments the government is proposing to its constitution, a government minister said yesterday, […]
Central Bank of Mauritania planning Islamic Treasury Bills
Source: CPI Financial Mauritania is working to develop an Islamic interbank market. Several Islamic banks are already being established. The Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) recently completed a study on the potential development of a local Shari’ah-compliant securities market. BCM conducted this study with the technical support and expertise of […]
My President is busy
Source: NY Times op ed By Thomas Friedman ISRAELI friends have been asking me whether a re-elected President Obama will take revenge on Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu for the way he and Sheldon Adelson, his foolhardy financier, openly backed Mitt Romney. My answer to Israelis is this: You should be […]
Bangladesh Jamaat e Islami being outlawed soon
Source: The Blitz While Bangladesh Election Commission has already served notice on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami asking it to make some changes in its party’s charter which do not conform to […]
Tomb of Mayan Queen Found
Analysis by Rossella Lorenzi DISCOVERY NEWS Archaeologists in Guatemala say they have discovered the 7th-century tomb of Lady K’abel, one of the greatest queens of classic Maya civilization. Unearthed during […]
Islam’s inroads in Haiti, land of Voodoo and Christianity
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — School teacher Darlene Derosier lost her home in the 2010 earthquake that devastated her country. Her husband died a month later after suffering what she said […]
Family Tree of Languages Has Roots in Anatolia, Biologists Say
NY Times: Biologists using tools developed for drawing evolutionary family trees say that they have solved a longstanding problem in archaeology: the origin of the Indo-European family of languages. Multimedia […]
I have been defending Islam, says Dalai Lama; Receives honorary degree from Islamic University
THE TIMES OF INDIA NEW DELHI: For Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, receiving a honorary doctorate degree from Jamia Millia Islamia, “a university with a Muslim flavour”, was special.” “This […]
Egypt: The Next Pakistan?
Let it be understood that, by and large, Islam is the only unifying factor in countries of the Muslim World. The Muslim heart, no matter how much of a hypocrite, […]
Maya lunar calendar notes discovered in Guatemala
By DEBORAH ZABARENKO | REUTERS ARABNEWS WASHINGTON: On the wall of a tiny structure buried under forest debris in Guatemala, archaeologists have discovered a scribe’s notes about the Maya lunar […]
Dalai Lama to receive $1.8m prize for encouraging scientific research and harmony among religions.
The Nation: LONDON – The Dalai Lama will receive the 2012 Templeton Prize, one of the world’s biggest monetary awards, in a ceremony at Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London on […]
Opening Ceremony of Humanity First School in Haiti
The brand new Humanity First Primary School in Baie d’ Orange, Haiti is now successfully finished. Grand Opening Ceremony was held on Friday, April 20 and more than 300 people […]
One In Two College Graduates Are Jobless Or Underemployed
Source: Huffington Post – WASHINGTON — The college class of 2012 is in for a rude welcome to the world of work. A weak labor market already has left half of young college graduates either jobless or underemployed in positions that don’t fully use their skills and knowledge. Young adults […]