PTI Chief’s Wife, Reham Khan Redefines the Role of Pakistani Woman By Our Correspondent: August 16, 2015 Reham Khan KARACHI: Women should portray themselves as brave and courageous in society, stressed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s wife, Reham Khan, at the ninth International Conference on Women Leadership on Friday. […]
Source: BBC The scale of the deadly bomb blast in Bangkok on Monday means it is unlikely to be motivated by domestic politics, writes analyst Pavin Chachavalpongpun. Here are some […]
EMRE GÖNEN Published A dinghy overcrowded with Syrian refugees approaches a beach on the Greek island of Kos after crossing a part of the Aegean Sea from Turkey to Greece. The Syrian refugee crisis is spreading not just among its neighbors but toward Europe, especially Greece. Therefore, a global […]
By Daniel Chirot is professor of Russian and Eurasian studies at the University of Washington Aug 17,2015 – JORDAN TIMES: In 1877, the great French novelist Victor Hugo wrote: “Invading armies […]
By AFP – Aug 18,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants queue during a food distribution organised by the local organisation ‘Kos solidarity’ outside the abandoned Captain Elias Hotel, where hundreds of migrants have found temporary shelter, on Monday (AFP photo) KOS, Greece — Five nights ago, Nada and her children braved […]
This is a story from Basra, Iraq. Author unknown: Once upon a time there lived in Basra a ‘Master’. His ‘servant’ used to go daily to the Market to purchase fresh vegetables. The ‘Master’ was kind and did not make a fuss when the ‘servant’ took his […]
559. Commandment – O ye who believe! when you meet those who disbelieve, advancing in force, turn not your backs to them [8:16] O ye who believe! when you meet those who disbelieve, advancing in force, turn not your backs to them. [8:17] And whoso turns his back to them on such a day, […]
558. Commandment – And fight them until there is no persecution and religion is wholly for Allah. But if they desist, then surely Allah is Watchful of what they do [8:40] And fight them until there is no persecution and religion is wholly for Allah. But if they desist, then […]
556. Commandment – Say, if your fathers, and your sons, and your brethren, and your wives, and your kinsfolk, and the wealth you have acquired, and the trade whose dullness you fear, and the dwellings which you love are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger and striving in […]
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
Source: Rabwah.net Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of West Bengal, India came under attack by local Muslim extremists which resulted in 10 people being seriously injured On 7th August 2015, a mob of local muslim extremists forcefully invaded the home of a local Ahmadi Muslim yielding knives, bricks and metal rods and attacked the residents. Ten people including women were […]
560. Commandment – Slacken not, nor grieve; and you shall certainly have the upper hand, if you are believers [3:140] Slacken not, nor grieve; and you shall certainly have the upper hand, if you are believers. [3:147] And many a Prophet there has been beside whom fought numerous companies of their followers. […]
August 17, 2015 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Today, Egypt’s al-Sisi imposed strict anti-terrorism laws. The laws establish special courts and […]
Source: Gawker Report: Morgan Freeman’s Step-Granddaughter Was Killed in an Apparent Exorcism According to New York Post “police sources,” Morgan Freeman’s step-granddaughter was stabbed to death this weekend in by […]
Meerut, Aug 17: Uttar Pradesh is notoriously-known for crimes against women. On Thursday, Aug 13, an army soldier was beaten to death by six goons, who were involved in eve-teasing and molestation of a girl. The shocking incident happened around 6.30 pm at Rohta road near the cantonment area in Meerut. […]
BBC.CO.Uk A former chief of Pakistan’s powerful military intelligence, Hamid Gul, has died at the age of 79. General Gul led the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) from 1987 to 1989. One of the most outspoken military leaders of his generation in Pakistan, Gen Gul was known for his hardline Islamist views […]
Now the truth emerges: how the US fuelled the rise of Isis in Syria and Iraq Seumas Milne The sectarian terror group won’t be defeated by the western states that incubated it in the first place https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/r20150811/r20110914/abg.js// < ![CDATA[ // The war on terror, that campaign without end launched 14 […]
Epigraph: Indeed, Allah enjoins justice, and the doing of good to others; and giving like kindred; and forbids indecency, and manifest evil, and wrongful transgression. He admonished you that you […]
The Travels of Ibn Battuta A Virtual Tour with the 14th Century Traveler GALLERY | SIDE TRIPS | RESOURCES | ABOUT 1 MOROCCO ACROSS NORTH AFRICA (1325) CAIRO, EGYPT (1326) 2 ON TO SYRIA AND PALESTINE (1326) THE HAJJ: MEDINA TO MECCA (1326) 3 PERSIA AND IRAQ (1326 – 1327) […]
Suggested Reading: Al Aleem: The Bestower of true Dreams From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Muhammad Ibn Sirin (Arabic محمد بن سيرين) (born in Basra) was a Muslim interpreter of dreams who lived in the 8th century. He was a contemporary of Anas ibn Malik. Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Works 3 See […]