Source: RNS By Ini Ekott ABUJA, Nigeria (RNS) Nigeria’s national Christian umbrella group is criticizing lax enforcement of construction standards in the country following the collapse of a church during an ordination […]
Source: Reuters By Christian Shepherd | BEIJING A popular website for Chinese Muslims has been inaccessible since Saturday after a critical letter addressed to Chinese President Xi Jinping was posted […]
Source: Time BY Simon Shuster / Berlin Although Vladimir Putin has no shortage of energy executives on his payroll, the Russian President likes to negotiate oil and gas deals personally. He […]
Source: AFP ROME: A hospital in northern Italy said Wednesday it had achieved a world first by successfully transplanting a kidney in the place of the spleen in a six-year-old […]
Source: Tehran Times By Naghmeh Mizanian December 13, 2016 TEHRAN — Different branches of Islam should pay attention to their notable commonalities rather than little differences, says Ms. Homeyra Rigi, […]
Dr Salam, Chakwal and symbolism Home / Today’s Paper / Opinion / Dr Salam, Chakwal and symbolism By Mosharraf Zaidi December 14, 2016 Print : Opinion Why would a mainstream political figure publicly invoke Dr Abdus Salam’s name in the Pakistan of 2016? This is not the question that arose when we learnt last week about the prime […]
After Hindu protest, California firm removes dogbed showing dogs on Lord Ganesha San Diego area (California) based online home décor company “KESS InHouse” removed various products displaying Hindu deity Lord Ganesha after a Hindu protest called these “highly inappropriate”. Various products removed, which carried image of Lord Ganesha; include dog […]
New Delhi, Dec 13 (UNI) Amid raging debate over triple talaq across the country, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat (Community) today said it opposes pronouncing divorce in one go. Talking to news reporters here, Additional Chief Secretary of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Shiraz Ahmad and spokesperson Tariq Ahmad Ahmadiyya said as per […]
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE | Published — Monday 12 December 2016 Egypt’s Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Mosque, Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Al-Tayeb. (AFP) ABU DHABI: The head of Al-Azhar, Egypt’s top Sunni authority, said on Monday that the Western concept of modernity is not the “best example” for Muslim women to follow. […]
December 13, 2016 A.P. TEHRAN: Iran has proposed the formation of a bloc of Muslim countries to fight terrorism and boost economic cooperation that would include its regional rival Saudi Arabia. Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani told a security conference on Sunday that the two countries, along with Turkey, Egypt, […]
Source: The Great Courses By Ronald D. Siegel, Psy.D.; Harvard University Have you ever noticed that trying to calm down before a high-stakes event often just produces more agitation? That […]
Time to think about terrorism – join February intake MM Murray McArthur IBC ACADEMY Reply| Wed 12/14/2016 9:15 AM To: s We live in challenging times with many threats to our way of life. If you’re interested in understanding the background to terrorism or involved in […]
Source: CNN By selecting ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to serve as secretary of state, Donald Trump on Tuesday guaranteed that his four most influential departments will, if confirmed, be led entirely by white males for the first time since George H.W. Bush’s first Cabinet was approved in 1989. Tillerson, who […]
Callistasia Anggun WijayaThe Jakarta Post Jakarta | Tue, December 13, 2016 | Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama sits on the defendant’s chair at the start of his trial hearing at North Jakarta District Court in Jakarta on Tuesday. Ahok is on trial for an accusation of blasphemy following his […]
Every person living in Pakistan should have a right to practice their own religion and the state should have nothing to do with it December 14, 2016, 1:34 am Umaima Ahmed Muslims believe that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was born on the 12 of Rabi ul Awal. The Prophet is […]
And yet again, it is we who will respond with patience and steadfastness. We are responding with love, not hate December 13, 2016, 12:02 am/ 7 Comments SHARE : Jari Qudrat Dear Pakistan, I have lots of love for you. You raised my parents, taught them what it meant […]
Selected Sayings of The Holy Prophet of Islam [pdf 3MB] Forty Gems of Beauty by Hardhat Mirza Bashir Ahmad, MAra Read selected Ahadith from the book Gardens of the Righteous [pdf 15MB] And more Ahadith in Wisdom of The Holy Prophet [pdf 2MB] by Muhammad Zafrulla Khanra Sahih Bukhari (with […]
By REUTERSDEC. 12, 2016 DOHA — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman sent condolences to Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday after a church bombing in Cairo, a supportive gesture amid reports of tensions between the Arab states over Syria’s war. A bombing at Cairo’s largest Coptic cathedral on Sunday killed […]
December 12, 2016 Hassan Javid When the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) raided the offices of the Tehreek-e-Jadid in Rabwah earlier this week, arresting nine men, it claimed to have done so in order to stop the publication and propagation of hate speech. The Punjab Government barred Tehreek-e-Jadid from producing any […]
DEC. 13, 2016 (AFP/Ivan Sekretarev, File) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Two thirds of Palestinians believe the two-state solution is no longer viable and want Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to step down, a Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) poll revealed on Wednesday, as the public perception of the Palestinian situation remained […]