Source/Credit: The Times of Malta The Divorce Bill was approved by the House of Representatives this morning, with 52 voting in favour, 11 against and five abstaining. All Labour MPs voted in favour except Adrian Vassallo, a strong opponent of divorce, who was not present. The vote was greeted with […]
(L-R) Mrs. Catherine Gonzi, Mr. Laiq Ahmed Atif and Mrs. Michelle Muscat Source/Credit: http://www.di-ve.com – editorial@di-ve.com; 21 July 2011 – Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta commemorated the centenary of International Women’s Day by organising a seminar about women on Friday, June 17 at the Waterfront Hotel, Gzira. In this respectful gathering talks were […]
Source: Wednesday, 20 July 2011. BY GODFREY MAGRI – MALTA The annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat was held in Karlsruhe, Germany, between 24 and 26 June. Over 30,000 members participated and prayed in a great community spirit. The Leader of the Community, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, made two inspiring speeches. In […]
The Little America: The sheer size of the new US Embassy compound in Ta’ Qali, which sprawls over 40,000 square metres, can be gauged from this photo. The compound was officially inaugurated last night. Photo: airphoto.com.mt Source/Credit: The Times of Malta: Saturday, July 16, 2011 Spread over 40,000 square metres, […]
Source/Credit: The Times of Malta: Friday, July 15, 2011 , by Laiq Ahmed Atif Human beings have explored more civilisations with the passage of time and we are now in the 21st century. But, in some countries and societies that is merely a technicality and nothing more. The archaic […]
Source/Credit: The Times of Malta: As the church bells chimed three o’clock yesterday afternoon, the nation mourned the loss of former First Lady Mary Fenech Adami who passed away six days after she was taken ill at a wedding reception. Mrs Fenech Adami, 77, was hospitalised last Saturday after suffering a heart […]
PART: 2 Women in Islam, speech delivered by by Laiq Ahmed Atif, president Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta, in the ‘Seminar about Women’, on Friday 17th June 2011. This especial event was organised to commemorate the “International Women’s Day Centenary 1911-2011″, by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta. Find original post:
Mrs. Catherine Gonzi, the wife of the Prime Minister of Malta Mr Atif, Mrs Muscat, Respected speakers, Ladies and Gentleman, It is a pleasure for me to share with you this opportunity to take stock of women’s issues. I thank all the previous speakers for their extremely informative and enlightening interventions about women […]
The True Concept of Islamic Jihad By: Laiq Ahmed atif Jihad is an Arabic word that means striving for a noble objective. With the study of the Holy Quran it becomes very clear that calling people for Jihad means striving for a noble cause and objective. It can be carried out in […]
Source/Credit: The Times of Malta: The official Vatican newspaper, which marked its 150th anniversary yesterday, stands out as “a paper of ideas” in a world increasingly dominated by secular ideology, Pope Benedict XVI said. A Latin proverb meaning “the gates of hell shall not prevail” appears on the masthead […]
Source/Credit: The Times of Malta: Archbishop Paul Cremona is demonstrating a remarkable reluctance to recognise the enormity of his misjudgement in the way and manner he led his Church in a most divisive divorce referendum campaign. He appears to have forgotten nothing and learnt nothing. Displaying all the brazen […]
Source/Credit: The Times of Malta: Milk and milk products became part of the diet of adult humans following the transition from the hunter-gatherer to the tending of herds of animals for products other than meat and skins. Humans evolved using the milks of many species as foods and as […]
Source/Credit: The Times of Malta: For the tattered-clothed young men in this remote community, milking a camel’s stubby utters at sunrise is not a novelty, but a daily chore to get milk valued by their tribe for generations. But camel’s milk, long-cherished by the Cushite people of central Kenya, […]
Source/Credit: The Times of Malta: Dino discovery Sauropod dinosaurs, the enormous plant-eating dinos with long tails and necks, had body temperatures ranging from 36°C to 38°C – making them as warm as most mammals – including people. Because body temperature usually rises the larger an animal gets, the findings […]
On Sunday 26th June, in the afternoon, the spiritual gathering of thousands ended with a silent prayer lead by the Khalifa-tul-Massih V aba, the Spiritual Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat. The annual convention of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Germany was started on Friday 24th June with the Flag Hoisting Ceremony and Friday Sermon by […]
There’s a small campfire battling a stiff sea breeze, several homemade tents, a trench, and the usual assortment of machine gun placements and rocket launchers aimed across no-man’s land towards Col Muammar Gaddafi’s forces. “Your energy and courage inspire,” says Gen Suleiman Mahmoud in a brief speech to the group… […]
France said yesterday it had air dropped arms to Libyan rebels in mountains south of Tripoli who are eyeing an assault on the capital, a day after anti-regime forces captured a network of weapons caches. But the increasingly emboldened rebels suffered a deadly assault from Gaddafi forces in the third-largest […]
Ten million people in the Horn of Africa have been hit by the worst drought in 60 years, with some areas on the verge of famine and thousands on the march in seach of food and water, according to the UN. A poor rainy season coupled with rising food prices […]
Bloody clashes between protesters and anti-riot police that raged overnight in Cairo’s Tahrir Square erupted in new scuffles yesterday amid mounting frustration with Egypt’s military rulers over the pace of reform. The health ministry said there were 1,036 injured in the clashes. Those included 120 who were hospitalised and most […]
Opposition spokesman on resources Joe Mizzi said that the government did not have a national plan on water management even though it had set up the Malta Resources Authority and Mepa. No wonder the island suffered from scarcity of water. Utility bills did not reflect a serious system of water […]