Source: Dawn Tabled last year by a PML-F lawmaker, Nand Kumar Goklani as a private bill, the Criminal Law (Protection of Minorities) Act, 2015 stipulates a sentence of between five years and life imprisonment for those found guilty of forcible conversion, along with a fine to be paid to the […]
Source: Dawn THERE is a recurring theme running through Muslim mythology in the subcontinent that places the Mughal era at the pinnacle of India’s rich and varied past.Travellers to India in the 16th and 17th centuries returned with tales of dazzling riches. Indeed, compared to the display of wealth by […]
Source: Dawn They can’t do it at home. Most of the Muslim world is a mess. Muslim majority nations are either ruled by nasty autocrats, military strongmen or flawed and fragile democrats. In many places, to speak up is to find yourself dead or in prison. If you are lucky, […]
What a beautiful night it was… What a nice dream… What wonderful hopes they were… The whole country was waiting for the decision from Brussels… That night on Oct. 5, 2005, then Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan, insisting on pursuing Turkey’s membership of the European Union, was enshrined in all of […]
Great Britain Scotland To go to the shop, dentist or pub, Foula’s residents have to travel across 20 miles of open ocean. Photographer Jeff J Mitchell visited the Shetland isle to see what it’s really like. By Amanda Ruggeri 22 November 2016 Severe but spectacular Closer to Norway than they […]
Source: ET A guessing game on the replacement of army chief General Raheel Sharif is likely to end within the next 24 hours, as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is all set to approve the crucial appointment after returning from his Turkmenistan trip. Apart from filling the post of army chief, […]
Saturday 26 November 2016 leader of Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro Alwaght- The legendary leader of Cuban revolution and former president of the country who was known for leading the anti-US movements in the South American countries, Fidel Castro died, state TV announced on Saturday. The late leader was 90 at the […]
By David Frey Special to The News-Post Nov 18, 2016 Courtesy photo From left, Shahina Bashir, Fauzia Rehan and Nabeela Malik volunteer at the soup kitchen in Frederick as part of their spiritual work. The women were more nervous than usual last Friday as they arrived to serve food at […]
By Arthur Brice, CNN November 26, 2016 Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies at 90 02:26 Story highlights Castro dominated the small island nation for decades One of the few people on the planet who could be identified by one name (CNN)Fidel Castro, the Cuban despot who famously proclaimed […]
Source: BBC By Lindsey Galloway 23 November 2016 It seems that lending a helping hand to a stranger can be more than just a good deed. In fact, according to […]
Source: Time By Melissa Chan The tryptophan-packed turkey wasn’t the star during the first Thanksgiving—and that’s not the only thing that’s changed in the nearly 400 years since the holiday began. Much is unknown about the first recorded feast between the Pilgrims and Native Americans in the New World at […]
theguardian — Ginella Massa filled in on Toronto’s CityNews 11pm broadcast and created a buzz after the broadcast ended Ginella Massa, a Toronto TV reporter believed to be Canada’s first anchor to don a Muslim head scarf. Photograph A Toronto television journalist is believed to be Canada’s first anchor to […]
HILAL KAPLAN@hilal_kaplan The European Parliament (EP) overwhelmingly decided to freeze negotiations on Turkey’s EU accession. Even though the decision is not “legally binding,” the current outcome is more than that. I disagree with EU Affairs Minister Ömer Çelik’s statement that the decision is “null and void.” On the contrary, this […]
Reuters International NOV 25, 2016 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a meeting at the lower house of parliament Bundestag on 2017 budget in Berlin, Germany, November 23, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (reuters_tickers) BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union and Turkey must honour their commitments to each other, German Chancellor Angela […]
UNACCOMPANIED MINORS By Stefania Summermatter NOV 25, 2016 – 11:00 An unaccompanied minor sits in a transit centre for asylum seekers in Davos (Keystone) The number of migrant children arriving in Switzerland unaccompanied by a parent has increased tenfold in the past decade, with more than 2,700 asking for asylum […]
by Mirza Tahir Ahmad … it is a guidance for the righteous, Who believe in the unseen…1 (click to enlarge) O BELIEVE IN THE ‘UNSEEN’ is a fundamental constituent of the Muslim faith as mentioned in the verse quoted above. But as has been well demonstrated in the previous […]
By Webmaster – November 26, 2016 TURKEY on Thursday dismissed a European Parliament vote backing a freeze in accession talks with Ankara as having ‘no significance’ and lacking vision. Reacting to adoption of a non-binding motion on the issue by the European Parliament, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said […]
IMAGES STAFF DESK REPORT This hilarious video features some pretty ugly questions One of the questions was: Do Muslims have sex in Ramadan… “What’s the weirdest thing you’ve been asked about being Muslim?” American Muslims answer this question with the most absurd things they’ve been asked, and the result? Hilarious […]
European countries and America have also joined the efforts to stop the flames Harry Cockburn SOURCE: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-fire-palestine-help-combat-wildfires-after-terrorism-claims-a7438501.html CLICK FOR VIDEO! blob:http%3A//www.independent.co.uk/ca3ccec1-7807-494d-9959-70f62b291b20
By Tommy Kallon President Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK Nigeria Ahmadiyya Centenary Event Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK celebrates On Sunday the 20th of November 2016 the Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK held a function to celebrate the centenary anniversary of the inception of Ahmadiyyat in Nigeria. The function which took place […]