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By Salma Javid Khan on July 21, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Worldwide Head of Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement to visit the UK

Source: http://www.pressat.co.uk/releases/worldwide-head-of-lahore-ahmadiyya-movement-to-visit-the-uk-6e8d29e7b7e9ae84a06f11b3c566a4e6/ News provided by The Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat Islam Lahore (United Kingdom) on Friday 21st Jul 2017 Dr Abdul Karim Saeed, worldwide head of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Association for the Propagation of Islam is due to to visit the UK during July and August 2017. The Ahmadiyya Association for the Propagation of […]

By Zia H Shah on July 21, 2017 ( 4 Comments )

Rising of the Sun from the West in the Latter Days

Epigraph: “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Source: Muslim Sunrise, the very First Muslim Publication of North America By […]

By rabyam on July 21, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Supreme Court allows Trump refugee ban but backs broader exemptions for relatives

Source: The Washington Post By Robert Barnes July 19 The Supreme Court on Wednesday brokered a new compromise over President Trump’s travel ban, saying the government for now may enforce tight restrictions […]

By rabyam on July 21, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

This Cancer Survivor Turned His Wedding Into a Fundraiser for Lymphoma Research

Source: Time BY Madeline Farber Jul 19, 2017 When AJ and Michelle Manas first met in Chicago three years ago, they never expected that within months they would face a life-threatening challenge: cancer. AJ was diagnosed with lymphoma at 29, and with Michelle by his side, he endured six grueling […]

By rabyam on July 21, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Driver Charged With Attempted Murder of 12 at S.C. Cemetery

Source: MSN.com BY Alastair Jamieson and Gemma DiCasimirro A 64-year-old driver has been charged with the attempted murder of 12 people at a Columbia, South Carolina cemetery after police say he […]

By Zubair Khan on July 21, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Ahmadiyya Jalsa Salana epitomizes everything demanded of Muslims in America

Source: Newsweak The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA organizes the Jalsa Salana, inviting people of all faiths and no faith to build bridges of understanding, sisterhood and brotherhood, and promote human rights. The Jalsa Salana epitomizes everything demanded of Muslims in America. It demonstrates interfaith harmony, service to humanity, gender equality, […]

By zakariavirk on July 21, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Urdu Poetry: Why Ghalib asked questions in his poetry?

By Dr. Khalid Sohail , Toronto …………..http://www.humsub.com.pk/70611/khalid-sohail-33/ غالب سوال کیوں پوچھتا تھا ؟ 18-07-2017 ڈاکٹر خالد سہیل 451 Views Dr Sohail ویسے تو یہ ایک عام مشاہدے کی بات ہے کہ ہر انسانی بچہ اپنی ذات‘ فطرت اور ماحول کو سمجھنے کے لیے اپنے بزرگوں سے سوال پوچھتا ہے لیکن یہ بھی ایک […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on July 21, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Clashes Continue Between Palestinians, Israeli Forces in Jerusalem

EGYPTIAN STREETS JULY 20, 2017 Archive photo of Israeli police forces in the old city of Jerusalem. REUTERS/Ammar Awad Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli Forces have been ongoing in Jerusalem since last Friday. The dispute started after the Israeli Forces had set metal detectors at entrances of Haram Al-Sharif, also known […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on July 21, 2017 ( 2 Comments )

Drinking Liquor Without Getting Drunk Not Sinful: Islamic Scholar

EGYPTIAN STREETS FEBRUARY 13, 2017 In a sharp contradiction to what is common among Muslims, Khaled Al Gendy, a famous Islamic cleric and a member of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, stated that drinking liquor without getting drunk is not sinful. “If the same alcoholic drink was consumed by […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on July 21, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Obama’s tweet to John McCain about his diagnosis was the last thing cancer survivors wanted to see

Our unthinking characterisation of cancer as a ‘battle’ hands responsibility for recovery to the patient – and creates the notion that only the ‘strong’ or ‘deserving’ survive Anthony Wilson Glancing through Twitter this morning, I noticed a friend of a friend responding to Barack Obama’s tweet in support of Senator John McCain who […]

By Zubair Khan on July 21, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Has Britain lost an empire and failed to find a role, again?

Source: Arab News I am often asked if Britain’s role in the Middle East and elsewhere will be diminished by its leaving the EU. I fear the answer is an unequivocal yes. The pointers are already there: Based on the strength of the pound, the UK economy is shrinking; foreign […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on July 21, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

NATURALISATION: A Moldovan becomes Swiss

By Julie Hunt JULY 16, 2017 You have to be very patient if you want to become Swiss, or so says Valentin Cazacu, from Moldova. You must be resident in Switzerland for 12 years before you can apply, and it took him four years to complete the naturalisation process. […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on July 21, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

To the Government, Saudi Arabia is ‘The Kingdom Whose Name We Dare Not Speak At All’

Theresa May’s attitude towards Saudi Arabia is to ignore the issues and claim – no matter how vague and illogical – that it’s to protect ‘national security’ Robert Fisk @indyvoices a day ago The PM refuses to comment on Saudi Arabia’s human rights violations Reuters Theresa May has oddly declined to […]

By Zubair Khan on July 21, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

German business warns Turkey trade will plunge amid escalating diplomatic row

Source: The Local German business groups warned Thursday that economic ties with Turkey would go from bad to worse as a sharply escalating diplomatic row heightens uncertainty.The biggest EU economy, home to three million people of Turkish origin, has repeatedly clashed with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over civil rights and […]

By Zubair Khan on July 21, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Police fire tear gas to halt Morocco ‘million-man march’

Source: Arab News AL-HOCEIMA, Morocco: Police in the northern Moroccan city of Al-Hoceima on Thursday fired tear gas to disperse protesters and stop them marching in defiance of a government ban. Organizers from the Al-Hirak Al-Shaabi movement dubbed the demonstration the “million-man march” and said they would go ahead with […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on July 21, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Israel faces mounting Palestinian anger over holy site metal detectors

By Reuters – Jul 21,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinians perform prayer near new metal detectors, outside one of the main entrances to Al Aqsa Mosque, refusing to enter because of the detectors installed by Israel, as the holy site reopened for the first time on Sunday since a two-day […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on July 21, 2017 ( 1 Comment )

Trump ends CIA arms support for anti-Assad Syria rebels — US officials

By Reuters – Jul 21,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian rebel fighters from the Faylaq Al Rahman brigade carry their homemade 12.7mm sniper rifle in Ain Tarma, in the eastern Ghouta area, a rebel stronghold east of the capital Damascus, on Tuesday (AFP photo) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on July 21, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Daesh families, Mosul displaced live side-by-side in Iraq camp

Daesh families, Mosul displaced live side-by-side in Iraq camp By AFP – Jul 21,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A displaced Iraqi woman whose family members are accused of being Daesh militants sits under a tent at the Jadaa camp on the outskirts of Al Qayyarah, south of Mosul, on Wednesday […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on July 21, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

The real debate that Islamism should spark

Jul 20,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI Every few years, it seems the world of Middle East and global policy analysis passes through a phase when a basic question rears its head in the media and in conversations across the world: Is Islamism a dangerous trend of the […]

By Zubair Khan on July 21, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Harar – the Ethiopian city known as ‘Africa’s Mecca’

Source:BBC As the Unesco-recognised Ethiopian city of Harar marks its 1,010th anniversary, the BBC’s Emmanuel Igunza explores its unique heritage. Night falls in the ancient city of Harar, and I’m witnessing a breathtaking, if not bizarre, exercise. A young man skewers chunks of meat onto stick, holds the stick in his mouth, […]

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