By Ben Westcott, CNN August 25, 2016 Now PlayingThe enduring appeal of… Story highlights Giant pearl weighs almost five times nearest known rival It was previously used as a lucky charm by fishermen (CNN)One of the world’s largest and most valuable pearls was left forgotten under a bed for more […]
Sunday,August 28 2016, ANKARA AA photo The leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has criticized the government for “going too far” in the implementation of authorities granted by Turkey’s ongoing state of emergency. “I remember [the military coups] of March 12 [1971], Sept. 12 [1980]. There was […]
ANKARA Female police officers in Turkey will now be able to wear a headscarf as part of their uniforms, according to a new regulation published in the Official Gazette on Aug. 27, expanding the scope of previous rulings on the much-debated issue since 2013. According to the new amendment issued […]
A model of the Baitul Futuh redesign, showing the colonnaded front with its porous screens. (John McAslan and Partners) August 08, 2016 In June a British architecture firm released its […]
Sources intimated supreme head of International Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat arrived Germany on 27.08.2016. He will be participating in annual gathering (Jalsa Salana) of AMJ Germany scheduled from 02-09 to04.09.2016. […]
Libraries of the Muslim World (859-2000) By Zakaria Virk, Toronto, Canada I cannot live without books – Thomas Jefferson Public Libraries were first introduced by the Greeks. Libraries are considered […]
Source: Asia Times: About 50 heavily armed members of the Maute group, which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, raided the local jail in the southern city of Marawi on Saturday, freeing eight comrades who were arrested barely a week ago, police said.Twenty other detainees, held for other […]
Source: Asia Times. If US Vice President Joe Biden hoped for a trade-off with Turkish President Recep Erdogan – US assurances over Euphrates River ‘red line’ for Kurdish militia in lieu of Turkey’s acquiescence with Islamist preacher Fetullah Gulen remaining in Pennsylvania – that was not to be. ‘Euphrates Shield’ pre-empted Biden’s bidding. […]
Source: TOI NEW DELHI: Even as Pakistan has begun to internationalize its Kashmir campaign+ , the country was hugely embarrassed after dozens of exiled Baloch activists in Germany came out on Saturday to chant anti-Pakistan protests and to laud Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his stirring call to end atrocities […]
Source: The Daily Beast The North Korean People’s Army has threatened to attack lighting equipment used by South Korean and American troops in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas. North Korean authorities claim U.S. and South Korean troops have been carrying out “deliberate provocations” by aiming their lights at […]
Source: The Daily Beast San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick drew boos from the crowd at a preseason game on Friday after refusing to stand for the national anthem, but the NFL has expressed support for his decision. After the game in Santa Clara, California, Kaepernick explained his decision by […]
Source: The Local. The Polish foreign minister has said that Germany all too often follows its own interests at the expense of its partners, as Chancellor Angela Merkel prepares to visit Warsaw. More:
Source: The Local A survey found that the vast majority of respondents were in favour of Germany passing a ban on the full-body veil sometimes worn by Muslim women. Teachers’ […]
Mobile Muslims came to counter Islamophobia, say thanks in Abbotsford A group of ‘Mobile Muslims’ stopped in Abbotsford last week, bringing a message of peace, friendship and thanks. — Image Credit: Kelvin Gawley by Kelvin Gawley – Abbotsford News A nationwide tour aiming to combat Islamophobia with education and discussion stopped […]
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Source: The Local At first the man thought he had just become tangled in some weeds, but when he looked down he noticed in horror that a fishing hook was tugging at the most sensitive part of his body. More:
Source: ET An 11-year-boy is believed to have become Britain’s youngest rapist after admitting to abusing his nine-year-old sister at their home in Plymouth. District Judge Diane Baker told the court that if the boy had been older, he would have received a prison sentence. “I’ve read all about you. […]
Source: https://islamindallas.org/2016/08/25/need-help-with-food/ Need help with food? AUGUST 25, 2016Posted in GENERAL North Texas Food Bank and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides food supplies to the needy family in North Texas. If you are in need of supplies, or if you know a family in need, please note that NTFB will be distributing […]
Source: Dawn In his 2011 book Pakistan in Search of Identity, veteran historian Dr. Mubarak Ali wrote that the roots of Muslim religious radicalism in South Asia can be found in what came to be known as the Khilafat Movement (1919-1922). Eminent scholar and professor of political science, late Khalid […]
Source: Dawn BEIJING: Police have ordered some low-end hotels in the Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou not to allow guests from five Muslim-majority countries to stay, though China’s foreign ministry said it had never heard of the policy. Three hotels with rooms costing about $23 a night said they had received […]