Imran Khan is wrong about infrastructure in Pakistan
By Saeed Qureshi Amazingly since last year (starting from Dharnas (sit-in) in the federal capital of Pakistan, the chairman of PTI Imran Khan has at least graduated, with flying colors, […]
Loaded gesture gets ranking Congresswoman into ethnic hot water
By Ben Brumfield, CNN Updated 6:17 AM ET, Sun May 17, 2015 (CNN) U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez would seem the perfect picture of an ethnically diverse Democrat. But a brief gesture […]
Innovation is key to the future of Islamic banking
Standardisation is critical to creating the transparency and clarity that would remove doubts from the minds of people PUBLISHED: 13:56 MAY 17, 2015 BY HUSSAIN AL QEMZI, SPECIAL TO GULF NEWS The word “innovation” is extremely malleable: it means different things to different people and within the banking fraternity […]
Saudi Arabia: International panel to end heresies needed: Fiqh Council
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Sunday 17 May 2015 Last update 17 May 2015 12:28 am The Islamic Fiqh Council of the Muslim World League has recommended the establishment of an international committee to coordinate with the authorities concerned in other countries to educate Muslims about myths and heresies. The […]
Int’l survey highlights strong impact of refugee influx on employment among Jordanians
by Khetam Malkawi | May 16, 2015 | 23:53 AMMAN — The unemployment rate among Jordanians has increased from 14.5 per cent prior to the Syrian crisis in 2011 to 22.1 per cent at present, according to a recent report by international organisations. Conducted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) […]
Despite regional conflict, Lebanon is planning to become a railway powerhouse once again
Amid regional uncertainty Beirut has the chance to revive its steam-age role as a key transit hub ROBERT FISK Sunday 17 May 2015 Lebanon as a rail powerhouse for the rebuilding of post-war Syria, high-speed double-track trains running in tunnels through the Lebanese mountains above Beirut, sidings for the building-blocks […]
Ahmadis referenced in Reclaiming Pakistan by Jibran Nasir: Muslim News, San Franciso
Jibran Nasir on Reclaiming Pakistan references killing of Ahmadis A TALK4PAK EVENT at Fremont Mehran Restaurant By Dr. H. Koya, San Francisco Bay Area. https://fbcdn-vthumb-a.akamaihd.net/hvthumb-ak-xaf1/v/t15.0-10/s480x480/11095245_10207029298151275_706616605_n.jpg?oh=ab4755689b33b51d2ddf83803b542411&oe=55C2B9CC&__gda__=1439360669_b6d55f40a9f3b584bfb3b0f9526f7c70 (Also see attached word doc) FREMONT (Mehran Restaurant) More 200 people attended a hurriedly organized lunch by TALK4PAK group here today featuring visiting public speaker […]
Freedom of speech is not absolute, says apex court of India
By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: May 15, 2015 7:03 am Freedom of speech and expression has to be given a broad canvas, but it has to […]
A 40 story cross should symbolize peaceful co-existence and respectful discussion about Jesus
A ‘bulletproof’ cross rises in Karachi Source: Washington Post By Tim Craig May 15 KARACHI, PAKISTAN — Pakistani businessman Parvez Henry Gill says he was sleeping when God crashed into one of his […]
U.S. Special Operations forces kill ISIS commander Abu Sayyaf in Syria raid
by Matt Knight and CNN WIRE, May 16, 2015 (CNN) — U.S. Special Operations forces killed a senior ISIS commander during a raid intended to capture him in eastern Syria overnight Friday to Saturday, sources familiar with what happened on the ground in Syria told CNN. The ISIS commander, Abu […]
Mohammed Morsi: Egypt’s ex-leader sentenced to death
Source: BBC An Egyptian court has sentenced ousted president Mohammed Morsi to death over a mass prison break in 2011. The former leader has already been sentenced to 20 years […]
Mohammed Morsi: Egypt's ex-leader sentenced to death
Source: BBC An Egyptian court has sentenced ousted president Mohammed Morsi to death over a mass prison break in 2011. The former leader has already been sentenced to 20 years […]
War with Isis: The brides brainwashed into becoming suicide bombers
It was when Isis issued a fatwa saying a wife should obey her husband in all matters, including becoming a suicide bomber, that Aysha, a 32-year-old mother of two children, decided to flee her home in Mosul. She recalls that her husband did not ask her directly to be a […]
Striving to counter satan, earthly desires
HARUN YAHYA Published — Friday 15 May 2015 Last update 14 May 2015 9:57 pm • Why did Allah, the Omniscient, create satan, earthly desires and Hell? • How do satan, earthly desires and Hell bestow depth on a person? • What is the wisdom behind the creation of difficulties? […]
Interview with Saudi Prince Turki Bin Faisal Al Saud: ‘We Try To Learn from Our Mistakes’
Interview Conducted By Bernhard Zand SPIEGEL.DE AFP In a SPIEGEL interview, Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud discusses Saudi Arabia’s push for modernity, its role in the Yemeni civil war, anti-Iranian sentiment and the human rights situation in the Gulf’s powerful but conservative monarchy. Prince Turki bin Faisal Al […]
Interview with Saudi Prince Turki Bin Faisal Al Saud: 'We Try To Learn from Our Mistakes'
Interview Conducted By Bernhard Zand SPIEGEL.DE AFP In a SPIEGEL interview, Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud discusses Saudi Arabia’s push for modernity, its role in the Yemeni civil war, anti-Iranian sentiment and the human rights situation in the Gulf’s powerful but conservative monarchy. Prince Turki bin Faisal Al […]
Islam is against terrorism
ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 15 May 2015 Last update 14 May 2015 9:57 pm The Holy Qur’an say: “God does not forbid you from showing kindness and dealing justly […]
IS IT COINCIDENCE OR SOME THING ELSE? This news is Amazing! And scary too!
Source: Bushra Mahmood of Germany The Rhodes earthquake 26 June 1926 North America earthquake 26 Jan 1700 Yugoslavia earthquake 26 July 1963 Merapi volcanic eruption 26 Oct 2010 Bam , Iran earthquake 26 Dec 2003 ( 60,000 dead ) Sabah Tidal waves 26 Dec 1996 ( 1,000 dead ) Turkey […]
Three generations after Nakbeh, ‘flame of hope’ remains in hearts of refugees
by Laila Azzeh | May 14, 2015 | 23:36 Palestinian refugees are seen moving their belongings in an unidentified Palestinian town during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war (Photo courtesy of UNRWA) AMMAN — Almost three generations have been living in “anguish” since the Nakbeh — the day when the lives of […]
Destination: Asylum abroad
Nasir Jamal. Dawn.com The number of asylum seekers Pakistan has been producing since 2010 has risen phenomenally.—AFP/File The number of asylum seekers Pakistan has been producing since 2010 has risen phenomenally. But the government seems least interested in arresting the trend and is, intentionally or unintentionally, trying to obscure the […]