Over a dozen killed in mosque blast, as violence grips Afghanistan
Source: CNN By Sheena McKenzie and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN (CNN)At least 14 people were killed and 33 others injured after an explosion at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, […]
Islamic countries call Rohingya crisis ‘ethnic cleansing’
Source: Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A grouping of Islamic countries said Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims is a “serious and blatant violation of international law” and it is […]
Hezbollah appears to have gained in Lebanon vote
Source: Associated Press By ZEINA KARAM and BASSEM MROUE BEIRUT (AP) — The Iran-backed Hezbollah group and its political allies made significant gains in Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Lebanon while […]
Is mindfulness as helpful as we think?
Source: BBC News By Bruce Lieberman In late 1971, US Navy veteran Stephen Islas returned from Vietnam, but the war continued to rage in his head. “I came very close […]
Why People Are Obsessed With the Royals, According to Psychologists
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME By now, you likely know that Prince William and Kate Middleton had their third child, Louis, who joins older siblings George and Charlotte. You likely also know that […]
India: Nawazuddin biopic ‘Manto’ to be shown at Cannes
Dawn.com Nawazuddin Siddiqui has come a long way. In just over a decade, Siddiqui has gone from a struggling bit-part actor worried about finding food to an acclaimed international star coveted by directors for his versatility across all genres. “When your film gets selected in a good category, you feel […]
Pakistan Interior Minister, Champion of Minorities, Is Shot
Ahsan Iqbal, the Pakistani interior minister, being transported to a hospital after he was shot on Sunday.CreditPunjab Government/EPA, via Shutterstock By Meher Ahmad and Maria Abi-Habib May 6, 2018 KARACHI, […]
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Survives Suspected Assassination Attempt
May 7, 2018 Diaa Hadid Abdul Sattar Pakistani Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal talks to journalists outside the accountability court, in Islamabad, Pakistan, in October. Anjum Naveed/AP Updated at 4:40 […]
What do Ramadan Mubarak and Ramadan Kareem mean, are the greetings different and when can you say them?
Greeting options What do Ramadan Mubarak and Ramadan Kareem mean, are the greetings different and when can you say them? During Ramadan their are two greetings that can be used […]
Why Hold the Peace Symposium
One may ask: Why hold a Peace Symposium? Al Hakam reported on the 15th Peace Symposium of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in the very first issue that came out on 23 March 2018. […]
Divinity of Jesus a.s – Part II
Divinity of Jesus a.s – Part II Farhan Iqbal, Missionary Canada Are the Gospels Reliable? The Promised Messiahas has explained that Muslims cannot accept the divinity of Jesusas […]
Divinity of Jesus a.s. – How to assess the Divinity of Jesus a.s.?
Farhan Iqbal, Canada Most Christians today believe that God is one being in three persons. This is a fundamental bone of contention between Muslims and Christians. This contention largely surrounds […]
100 Years Ago… – A Beloved Remembered
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad a.s. In Al Hakam (Urdu), 21-28 May 1918, we found an historic article written by the brother-in-law of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas, Hazrat Mir Muhammad […]
A Sage from China
Lord Linlithgow, Viceroy of India, appointed Hazrat Sir Zafrulla Khan as Agent-General of British India in China. This appointment was made in February 1942 and Hazrat Chaudhry Sahib was to […]
Palestinian death toll rises to 52 killed by Israel after border shooting
By AFP – May 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Mourners carry the body of a Palestinian, who was killed at the Israel-Gaza border by Israeli occupation forces, during his funeral […]
Why is Bangladesh booming?
May 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Kaushik Basu NEW YORK — Bangladesh has become one of Asia’s most remarkable and unexpected success stories in recent years. Once one of the […]
Historic summit
May 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The success of the summit held between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his North Korean counterpart President Kim Jong-un exceeded all optimistic expectations […]
The new phase of Iran-Israel ‘semi-confrontation’
May 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Recent weeks have seen the hostility between Iran and Israel develop from a secretive conflict to come out into the open. […]
Pakistan: Multan court indicts five for the murder of model Qandeel Baloch, including an imam
Shafique Khokhar- Asia News The famous Pakistani blogger was strangled by her younger brother in the name of family “honour”. Her easy-going ways were disliked by orthodox Muslims. “Justice for many other women killed or burnt for ‘honour’ waits for years.” Multan (AsiaNews May 4, 2018) – A court in […]
Singapore: Muis launches Touch Of Ramadan campaign to welcome fasting month
Minister in charge of Muslim Affairs Masagos Zulkifli (with airhorn) flagging off volunteers at Alfalah Mosque as part of the launch of the Senthuhan Ramadan campaign, on May 6, 2018.PHOTO: […]