India provided evidence for involvement of Pakistani nationals in 26/11 terrorist attack in Mumbai three years ago. External affairs minister SM Krishna reiterated that evidence provided by India was sufficient to prosecute those behind the “inhuman act”. Just a couple of days ago, Saeed, who has since formed JuD, addressed a rally […]
The Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said it has visited Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in detention on Tuesday.“The ICRC visited Saif al-Islam Gaddafi this afternoon in Zintan. He appeared to be in good health,” ICRC spokesman Steven Anderson told Reuters. Zintan is a small city in north-western […]
BANGALORE – The rising tide of religious intolerance in the Maldives is threatening the country’s young democracy. Monuments donated by Pakistan and Sri Lanka were vandalized last week as they were seen to be “idolatrous” and “irreligious”. Member-countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) donated monuments to […]
Source/Credit:-Monday, November 21, 2011 Surging population growth and climate change are driving the planet towards episodes of worsening hunger which only an overhaul of the food system will fix, […]
Source: Editorial: The New Age Dhaka, November 16, 2011 Govt need to act against Ahmadiyya tormentors MEMBERS of the Ahmadiyya community, a minority sect of Islam, are once again exposed to intimidation. This time, they have been barred from building a mosque at a village in Tangail, although, in line […]
Obama loves Indonesia. He lived there as a boy and returned, last year, as president of the United States. In his homecoming speech at the University of Indonesia he reminisced about the Jakarta of his youth, conjuring scenes of rice paddies and kites drifting on the breeze. “Indonesia is a […]
A building which used as Mosque by Ahmadiyah pilgrim on Jl Madrasah Block J No. 28 at RT 02/10, Durensawit, East Jakarta was sealed by East Jakarta Building Supervision and […]
Occupied Jerusalem: Many residents of occupied East Jerusalem have for decades lived on anonymous streets where home delivery is almost impossible – but that is about to change thanks to a long-awaited plan to name the roads. The programme should end years of confusion and, crucially, give Palestinians in the […]
Press Release Source/Credit: CHRE (especial thanks to Mr. Nasim Malik) Naveed Raphael, Press Information Secretary, November 14, 2011 Human Rights Community Protests to condemn the killing of Hindus in Shikarpur and increased violence against religious minorities: The human rights community staged a protest in front of Punjab Assembly […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The Vision 2016, a historic project initiated by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind for the welfare of Indian Muslims, grabbed the attention of the audience at an IDB workshop on Monday when Muslim NGOs gave presentations of their projects and programs. Jamal Muhiyuddin Alwaye spoke […]
Splits within the Philippines elite over the worsening Islamic insurgency in the country’s south will greet United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she lands in Manila on Tuesday. With a ceasefire accord in strife-torn Mindanao now shattered, former president Joseph Estrada is among opposition hawks who believe full-blown […]
By WALAA HAWARI | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Women campaigning for the abolishment of a rule stipulating they name a legal guardian every time they apply for a job say their patience with the Ministry of Labor is running thin because the government department has not responded to their initial demand. […]
Source: BBC A group of armed men have stoned and shot dead a woman and her daughter in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, security officials have told the BBC. The officials blamed the Taliban, who they said had accused the women of “moral deviation and adultery”. The police said two men had […]
Source/Credit: The Express Tribune: By Mudassir Raja | November 11, 2011: PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE The residents of F block, Satellite Town fear for their safety after a number of banners cropped up, demanding that Ahmadis leave the area and terming the community’s activities “unconstitutional”. The banners are anonymous, though their demands are clear: for […]
This study was sponsored by: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) was created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 as an entity separate and distinct from the State Department. USCIRF’s principal responsibilities are to review the facts and circumstances of violations […]
disabled member of the Indonesian’s minority Ahmadiyah religious sect survived a brutal attack by an unknown assailant but had both his ears partially severed with a machete, it was reported on Thursday. The victim was identified as Sadarudin, a resident of the run-down Transito shelter in Mataram, Lombok, that has […]
Source/Credit: Atlanta Journal Constitution ISLAMABAD — Text books in Pakistani schools foster prejudice and intolerance of Hindus and other religious minorities, while most teachers view non-Muslims as “enemies of Islam,” according to a study by a U.S. government commission released Wednesday. The findings indicate how deeply ingrained hardline Islam is […]
Source: Nasim Malik of Sweeden Response to Written Question 2011/12: 86 November 3 Answer to question2011/12: 86 Situation of Ahmadiya members in Pakistan Foreign Minister Carl Bildt. Question has been asked to foreign minister what steps he intends to take to strengthen the protection of religious minorities in Pakistan. Answer: “Oppression due to religious beliefs is […]
Source: Augustin Pictures As each of us has his own impression of Afghanistan that is predominantly marked with pictures of foreign forces, explosions and terror, we were privileged to have access to capture daily life and portrait some people of Afghanistan. We hope the pictures you know will merge with […]
Source: TOI on Line: KAARACHI: Four Hindu doctors have been gunned down in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, sparking fears and panic among the minority community. The doctors were gunned down yesterday at their clinic in Chak town close to Shikarpur. Dr Ramesh Kumar, a former member of provincial assembly and […]