Jordan’s pivotal role
Nov 11,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Nermeen Murad One of the first lessons I learned as a rookie Jordanian journalist back in 1983 was that Jordan had a special and […]
Lebanon asks Saudi Arabia for explanation on PM’s absence
By AFP – Nov 11,2017 – JORDAN TIMES BEIRUT — Lebanon’s president urged Saudi Arabia on Saturday to explain why Saad Hariri had not returned to Beirut since his surprise […]
UK: Truth & Justice – Friday Sermon delivered by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community)
Source: AlislamKhutbaArchive | http://www.MTA.tv Urdu Friday Sermon delivered by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community) on the 10th November 2017. Truth & Justice Urdu Friday Sermon delivered […]
USA: Big Beaver Methodist Church’s Children Group Visit Ahmadiyya Muslim’s Mahmood Mosque in Detroit
Report by Muhammad Ahmad Big Beaver Methodist Church (BBUMC) Children Group Visits Masjid Mahmood Detroit Wednesday, November 8, 2017 “Islam is the religion of peace and tolerance”, said Imam Shamshad Nasir, the newly arrived Missionary in Detroit area of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at Rochester Hills Michigan. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community & Qalipu First Nation Band build the friendship bridge
Source: http://www.ganderbeacon.ca/community/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-qalipu-first-nation-building-friendship-bridge-159317/ | Samantha Gardiner GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, NL – Two communities living in Grand Falls-Windsor came together on Saturday, Nov. 4 to build a friendship bridge. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and Qalipu First Nation Band came together to celebrate both cultures with prayers and passages from the Quran, as well as the […]
The Mideast war risk Trump can’t ignore
Agencies November 10, 2017 Middle East tensions are flaring – again – as Lebanon becomes the new front in the regional rivalry between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Iran. But while the focus of the news has shifted from the battering of Islamic State to the repercussions of the resignation of […]
Israeli commanders reveal plans for mass evacuation of Lebanese civilians in next war
Pentagon By: Barbara Opall-Rome June 21 2017 HERZLIYA, Israel — The next war in Lebanon will be so powerfully punishing — with thousands of targets struck in the first day of an attack — that hundreds of thousands of Lebanese civilians will have to leave their homes or risk falling victim to “collateral damage,” according […]
Islamist Rally Cripples Life in Pakistani Capital
Source: Voice of America By Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD — Several thousand Islamists in Pakistan have effectively blocked a main crossing near the national capital, Islamabad, crippling the daily life of millions […]
More than 13 million gather in Karbala for Arbaeen
Source: Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s top Shiite cleric says more than 13 million have gathered in the holy city of Karbala to mark Arbaeen, the annual commemoration marking […]
Islamists rally near Islamabad, demand removal of minister
Source: Associated Press By MUNIR AHMED ISLAMABAD (AP) — More than 3,000 Islamists camped out on the edge of Pakistan’s capital, demanding the removal of the country’s law minister over […]
The resignation of Lebanon’s Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, has not gone as smoothly as the Saudis wanted
To have Saudi officials now trying to dictate the make-up of another Lebanese government suggests that they want to take on the role played out for decades by pre-civil war […]
The Back-Road Historic Mosques of China
By: Sheila Blair , Jonathan Bloom and Nancy Steinhardt In a country known for large numbers, it was a modest, round number that grabbed our attention: 100. That is […]
A view from Turkey: Saudi Arabia’s painful transformation
BURHANETTIN DURAN @burhanduran Over the past five months, Saudi Arabia has become a center of attention in world politics with unusual frequency. The main reason for this attention is […]
Hamid Karzai: US colluded with ISIL in Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, has accused the the US of working with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in his country. In an […]
Jared Kushner, Mohammed bin Salman, and Benjamin Netanyahu Are Up to Something
Source: The Foreign Policy Elephants in the Room And it looks a lot like a plan to squeeze Iran. By Dov Zakheim There seems to be a general consensus in […]
Muslim father forgives son’s killer ‘in spirit of Islam’, hugs him in court
November 10, 2017 By:Samaa Web Desk KENTUCKY: Father of a slain Muslim pizza delivery driver on Tuesday hugged and forgave his son’s murderer, telling him he did it in the […]
Tensions as Paris suburb tries to stop Muslim street prayers
Tensions erupted Friday as French officials and residents of a Paris suburb tried to block Muslims from praying in the street — a dispute that reflects nationwide problems with […]
Marine drill instructor sentenced to 10 years in prison for targeting Muslim recruits
By Rory Laverty November 10 2017 CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A military jury sentenced a former Marine drill instructor to 10 years in prison and a dishonorable discharge from the service […]
Saudi arrest of Binladin family scion shatters royal entente
By aya batrawy, associated press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Nov 10, 2017 Among those caught in the unprecedented arrests this week of top princes, wealthy businessmen and senior officials […]
The anti-corruption drive in Saudi Arabia is doomed to fail
The problem in resource-rich states is that corruption is not marginal to political power, but central to acquiring it and keeping it Patrick Cockburn Baghdad @indyworld extract: The problem in resource-rich states is that corruption is not marginal to political power, but central to acquiring it and keeping it. Corruption […]