Turkey gives go-ahead for first new church in 90 years
ANKARA — Turkey’s Islamic-rooted government has authorised the building of the first church in the country since the end of the Ottoman empire in 1923, AFP has learned. The […]
Palestinians to ‘fully coordinate’ with Jordan on future moves
AMMAN — Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Sunday discussed with his Palestinian counterpart Rami Hamdallah issues of mutual concern, mainly the failure of the Arab push to obtain a UN resolution setting […]
Former believer speaks out: ‘Scientology makes life a living hell for former members’ By Gaby Ochsenbein
A.B.* has severed ties with Scientology, recently leaving after many years. The former member, who knows the organisation inside out, now wants to help keep people from joining the “totalitarian sect”. “It’s ingenious how Scientology manipulates people. Even though many of them know something isn’t right, they can’t escape even […]
Stung Netanyahu rants against Palestine
A Palestinian woman pauses amid destroyed buildings in the northern district of Beit Hanun in the Gaza Strip, in this July 26, 2014 file photo. (AFP) Agence France Presse ARABNEWS.COM Published — Monday 5 January 2015 JERUSALEM: Israel will not permit its soldiers to be hauled in front of […]
Robert Fisk: When will Palestinians learn? Turning to international law isn’t the answer — just ask America and Israel If Palestine’s request is ‘entirely counterproductive’, what does that make Israel’s slaughtering of civilians last summer?
Throw an old dog a bone and sure enough, he’ll go chasing after it. So it is with “Palestine’s” request to join the International Criminal Court. An obvious attempt by Mahmoud Abbas to try Israel for war crimes in Gaza this year, we are told. Or maybe a “two-edged sword” […]
‘Miracle’ Walk to Safety
Source: ABC News: For a young girl to be able to walk away from a plane crash that killed everyone else on board, and then make her way through rough, densely wooded terrain at night to find help is being called an incredible miracle. Medical experts say the 7-year-old was […]
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead
The Daily Beast: The failure at the UN of the Palestinian resolution underscores the point: The two-state solution isn’t happening. What now? Don’t ask. The two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is dead. (At least for now, because few things about this dispute are absolutely certain.) But on Tuesday, we […]
Atif Mian’s “House of Debt” makes it to the Best of the Best Reading list for 2014
fivethirtyeight.com There Are Way Too Many ‘Best Of 2014′ Lists By HAYLEY MUNGUIA They’re everywhere. You can’t escape them. You can even set your watch by them. Every year, as the air begins to chill and radio stations begin flipping the Christmas music switch, the inevitable comes: the annual year-end […]
A Muslim, Jew And Christian On What Jesus Means To Them
http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=5491dbea2b8c2abe11000139&autoPlay=false The Huffington Post | By Antonia Blumberg Posted: 12/23/2014 2:28 pm EST Updated: 12/23/2014 6:59 pm EST Jesus plays a distinct role in each of the Abrahamic faiths. This […]
More and more Israelis renouncing their citizenship
More and more Israelis ‘renouncing’ their citizenship Israel approved 635 such applications, the report said. (Shutterstock) By Staff writer | Al Arabiya News Sunday, 4 January 2015 Increasing numbers of Israelis living in the United States and Europe are renouncing their citizenship, according to a reportby the Israeli Ynetnews published […]
Refugees expand cultural diversity in remote Texas cities
Teacher Teresa Price gives instructions as students take notes in English as a second language class at the Alta Vista Learning Center. (Photo courtesy: Associated Press) Associated Press, Texas Sunday, 4 January 2015 A new Thai and sushi restaurant sits on a busy corner, not far from the vast prairie […]
Senior Iranian council deems new tough hijab law unconstitutional
Iran’s top legislative body has turned down a new draft law aimed at giving more powers to Iranian police and notorious volunteer militias to enforce women’s compulsory wearing of the […]
Partner government in peace and development
President John Mahama 01 January 2015 | Written by Abdul Aziz | 3 0 1 Google +0 President John Dramani Mahama has commended the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission of Ghana for the great role it is playing in ensuring peace and tranquility in Ghana and the world at large. President Mahama made […]
German cathedral will turn out lights to ‘challenge’ anti-Muslim march
Reuters / New York Post The Cologne cathedral in Germany.Photo: Getty Images One of Germany’s most famous landmarks, Cologne Cathedral, will be plunged into darkness on Monday evening to protest a march by a growing grassroots anti-Muslim movement through the western German city, cathedral authorities said. The rise of the […]
One-a-Day Commandment of the Holy Quran – 341. Commandment – Earn by trade with mutual consent
Commandment – Earn by trade with mutual consent [4:30] O ye who believe! devour not your property among yourselves by unlawful means, except that you earn by trade with mutual consent. And kill not yourselves. Surely, Allah is Merciful to you.
One-a-Day Commandment of the Holy Quran – 342. Commandment – Spiritual trade
Commandment – Spiritual trade [61:11] O ye who believe! shall I point out to you a bargain that will save you from a painful punishment? [61:12] That you believe in Allah and His Messenger, and strive in the cause of Allah with your wealth and your persons. That is better for […]
Merkel ready to let Greece exit eurozone
Source: The Local “The German government considers a eurozone exit (by Greece) to be almost inevitable if opposition leader Alexis Tsipras leads the government after the election and abandons budgetary discipline and does not repay the country’s debts,” Der Spiegel reported on its website. Both Merkel and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble had come […]
Pope Francis names new cardinals at top of Catholic Church hierarchy
Source: TOI VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday named 20 new cardinals from around the world to the elite group at the top of the Roman Catholic hierarchy, including 15 who can enter a conclave to choose his successor after his death or resignation. It is the second time the […]
[Urdu Article] Naseehato’n ka Guldasta (38) by Imam Shamshad A. Nasir
Kindly click on the images to zoom them, Jazakallah. Imam Shamshad A. Nasir Shamshad A. Nasir is imam & missionary-in-charge of the Baitul ul Jaam’e Mosque, Glen Ellyn Cell Phone: 909-636-8332 | Email: Shamshadanasir@gmail.com