King of Jordan, Prince Charles discuss better cooperation
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah met on Sunday with Prince Charles, who is currently on a working visit to the Kingdom as part of a regional tour. During a […]
Rare Islamic State visit reveals ‘brutal and strong’ force
By Caroline Hawley and James Longman World Affairs Unit, BBC News, 23rd December 2014 A German author given rare access to territory run by Islamic State has told the BBC that the group is stronger, more brutal and harder to confront than he had expected. Juergen Todenhoefer spent six days […]
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British troops sent in to help Jordan fight Islamic State
BRITAIN is set to send troops to Jordan to boost an Arab push against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. Published: 00:20, Sun, February 8, 2015 By MARCO GIANNANGELI GETTY/IG Britain will increase its involvement in Jordan to fight Islamic State An initial batch of around 60 military planners will […]
Rare Islamic State visit reveals ‘brutal and strong’ force
by Caroline Hawley and James LongmanWorld Affairs Unit, BBC News (23rd December 2014) A German author given rare access to territory run by Islamic State has told the BBC that the group is stronger, more brutal and harder to confront than he had expected. Juergen Todenhoefer spent six days […]
Distinguished Member of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Passes Away After Over Sixty Years of Service
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KEEPING THE PEACE :Red Cross leader seeks dialogue with Islamic State fighters
For the Swiss-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), dialogue with Islamic State (IS) fighters is key to keeping aid workers safe, and the NGO is working to establish direct contact with decision-makers in the IS organisation. ICRC Director General Yves Daccord told the Ostschweiz am Sonntag newspaper that […]
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Jordanian General: ‘We Are Defending Not Only Our Country But Our Faith’
BY KEIR SIMMONS NBC NEWS The head of Jordan’s Air Force on Sunday said that his country’s fighters have done 56 bombing raids on ISIS in the past three days, […]
The impact of the Ahmadiyya community in The Gambia
In the early 1960s, a very important event took place in The Gambia. Granted, it was considered by many to be insignificant. A missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, Hafiz Gibreel Sa’eed visited the country to follow up on literature that had filtered through the country by chance, or by […]
Former US sniper: We had no idea who enemy was
A former American sniper says US soldiers had no clear understanding of who the enemy was in Iraq and often “went off the playbook” when opening fire in the battlefield. “We weren’t fighting a common uniformed enemy and there was actually a lot of confusion on who our enemy was, […]
Iran says opportunity for nuclear deal is now
Foreign Minister Zarif appears to rule out new extension to negotiations, saying parties need to “seize opportunity”. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has appeared to rule out any new extension to negotiations with world powers over his country’s nuclear programme after meeting US Secretary of State John Kerry for […]
Nigeria’s former bank chief crowned Emir of Kano – Government critic Lamido Sanusi expected to play key role in fight against Boko Haram in addition to religious duties.
Nigeria’s ex-central bank governor, Lamido Sanusi, has been officially confirmed as Emir of Kano in a coronation ceremony in the northern state. The coronation on Saturday attracted high-profile personalities and former presidents of Nigeria, but there were no representatives of the current government. Sanusi was named Emir of Kano in […]
65% of Saudi Arabia secondary schoolgirls smoke
Source: Arab News: The number of smokers among Saudi secondary schoolgirls reached 65 percent, while the rate among intermediate schoolgirls stands at 45 percent, a recently-published survey said. The survey, conducted by the Faculty of Medicine at the Jeddah-based King Abdulaziz University, said the phenomenon poses a real threat to […]
ISIS– Largest, Richest $2Billion Terror-Based Enterprise
Source:bizshift-trends.com ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ) is the world’s largest, richest terrorist organizations, ever. It’s a self-sustaining enterprise that runs mainly on extortion and crime networks, hostages, oil, donations… According to Martin Chulov; ISIS has grown from a ragtag band of extremists to perhaps the most […]
500 rabbis urge Israel to stop demolition of Palestinian homes
RT: Over 500 rabbis from Israel, Britain, the US and Canada have called on the Israeli prime minister to stop demolishing Palestinian homes. Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR) say Benjamin […]
‘A deficit of common sense’
Source:Dawn KARACHI: While challenges such as terrorism and religious extremism were among the country’s major concerns, there was a “deficit of logic and common sense in governance” that was compounding such issues, senior lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir said here on Saturday. She was addressing a panel discussion […]
Prince Charles: My fears of radicalization of young British Muslims
The Prince of Wales has spoken of his anxiety at the number of young British Muslims being radicalized by extremist preachers and the internet and the continued persecution of Christians in the Middle East 145 98 0 0 243 Email Prince Charles arrives at Marka Airport, Amman Photo: Sam Tarling By […]