We come in peace: The Australian Ahmadiyya Muslims
mpnews.com.au: The Mornington Peninsula is known all over the country for its diversity of landscapes including some of the best beaches in the world, wild surf coast, rolling fields and […]
Trouble and strife: Is secularism or religion more authoritarian?
Economist: KAREN ARMSTRONG believes that religion “does lots of different things”. It can inspire people to altruism or ruthless cruelty, and can have both effects at different times. Dissecting this paradox should come naturally to Ms Armstrong. British-born and a former Roman Catholic nun, she has written more than a […]
Pakistan women’s team win bronze in Kabaddi World Cup
DAWN.COM,Sports Desk Published Dec 19, 2014 01:17pm This picture shows members of the Pakistan women’s Kabaddi team during a practice session. — AFP/File BARNALA- India : Pakistan’s women defeated Denmark on Friday to grab the 3rd position in the 2014 Kabaddi World Cup being played […]
Wearable pineapple fibres could prove sustainable alternative to leather
theguardian: by Shane Hickey — Goods made from leather-alternative Pinatex. Product prototypes: shoe by Camper (gold details), shoe by Puma, brown clutch bag by Ally Capellino, ywo iPhone covers by Carmen Hijosa, Backpack+ iPad cover by Smithmattias At weddings and formal events in the Philippines, men can often be seen wearing […]
Heroes of 2014: Innes Bowen, the woman who mapped British Islam
theguardian: by Andrew Brown — ‘Innes Bowen’s book Medina in Birmingham, Najaf in Brent lays out the inner structures and dynamics of Islam in Britain.’ Innes Bowen is a Radio 4 producer on current affairs who has spent much of the last eight years doing some serious journalism in her […]
Russia starts bailing out banks as economy faces ‘full-blown crisis’
The Telegraph: Russia is facing a “full-blown economic crisis”, a former finance minister has warned, as the country is forced to take emergency financial measures. The economy has been battered by a wave of sanctions as a result of tensions over Ukraine, geopolitical uncertainty, and falling oil prices. Alexei Kudrin, […]
Democracy And Corruption: Germany Files War Crimes Charges Against Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld And Other CIA Officials
Liberal America: by Tiffany Willis — The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights has filed a criminal complaint against U.S. torture program architects and members of the Bush Administration. The organization has accused CIA director George Tenet and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of war crimes and they’ve called for a German prosecutor to conduct an immediate investigation. This move […]
Longreach restaurant in trouble for anti-Islamic sign
Brisbane Times: A Longreach restaurant that placed a sign reading “Sorry No Muslims” outside its front doors has caused consternation on social media. Local Helen Day posted pictures of the chalkboard outside the Eagle’s Nest Bar and Grill on its Facebook review page last Friday. “Just a bit surprised to […]
Tunisia election: Essebsi wins presidential run-off
BBC News: Veteran politician Beji Caid Essebsi has been confirmed as winner of Tunisia’s first free presidential poll. He secured 55.68% of the vote in Sunday’s run-off, defeating caretaker president Moncef Marzouki (44.32%), the head of the electoral commission said. Mr Marzouki, a 67-year-old former exile, earlier refused to admit […]
Nigeria’s Gombe and Bauchi cities hit by blasts
BBC News: At least 26 people have been killed in bombings in two major cities in northern Nigeria, emergency workers and witnesses say. The first blast at bus rank in Gombe killed at least 20 while another six died in an explosion at a market in Bauchi, they added. Militant […]
IMF policies blamed for Ebola spread in West Africa
BBC News: Spending cuts imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may have contributed to the rapid spread of Ebola in three West African states, UK-based researchers say. It had led to “under-funded, insufficiently staffed, and poorly prepared health systems” in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, they said. READ MORE… […]
জীবন্ত খোদার জ্বলন্ত নিদর্শন – Blazing Signs of our Living God (Bangla)
এ, টি, চৌধুরী আল্লাহ্ তা’লা যুগে যুগে তাঁর প্রেরিত পুরুষদেরকে পাঠিয়েছেন বিশ্ব সংসারে পথহারা মানুষকে পথের সন্ধান দিতে। আল্লাহ্ তা’লার প্রতিনিধি হয়ে এযাবৎ যত নবী রসূল এই ধরাধামে অবতীর্ণ হয়েছেন তাঁরা সবাই ছিলেন দরিদ্র,নির্যাতিত, সর্বহারা শ্রেণীর মানুষ। খ্রীষ্টানরা সুলায়মান (আ:) কে করহম ঝড়ষড়সড়হ বা রাজা সলোমন বলে থাকে। কিন্তু […]
মুসলিম দৃষ্টিতে কৃষ্ণ ও বিবেকানন্দের দৃষ্টিতে ইসলাম – Islamic Perspective of Krishna and Vivekananda’s Perspective of Islam (Bangla)
ভুমিকা হিন্দু এবং মুসলমান পাক-ভারত-বাংলা উপমহাদেশের দু’টি প্রধান ধর্মীয় সম্প্রদায়। এই দুটি সম্প্রদায় যদি পরস্পর ঝগড়া বিবাদ না করে শান্তিতে সহ অবস্থান করে তাহলে এই উপমহাদেশে ধর্মীয় কারণে অশান্তির আগুন প্রজ্জ্বলিত হওয়ার সম্ভাবনা নেই বল্লেই চলে। আহামদী জামা’তের প্রতিষ্ঠাতা ১৯০৮ সনে,তাঁর তিরোধানের মাত্র দুদিন পুর্বে পয়গামে সোলেহ্ বা শান্তির বার্তা […]
Cheaper Oil, Fatter Wallets and a National Opportunity
Oil prices have plunged so rapidly that financial markets are treating them less as an opportunity than a danger, like a falling knife. Currency rates are gyrating, oil-producing countries like Russia, Venezuela and Iran are hurting, and sectors of the bond market are threatened. But unless you’re directly involved in […]
It wasn’t the final atrocity
Source: Dawn HE gut-wrenching massacre in Peshawar’s Army Public School has left Pakistanaghast and sickened. All political leaders have called for unity against terrorism. But this is no watershed event that can bridge the deep divides within. In another few days this episode of 134 dead children will become one like any other. […]
The Muslim Times’ Growing Collection Against Blasphemy
Epigraph: Say, ‘Bring forward your proof if you are truthful.’ (Al Quran 27:65) Veena Malik and the modern witch-hunt of Pakistani blasphemy laws Source: The Telegraph Pakistan’s blasphemy laws […]
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali in hospital with pneumonia
Related Stories Muhammad Ali gloves fetch $400,000 In pictures: Muhammad Ali Former three-time heavyweight champion boxer Muhammad Ali has been taken to hospital with a mild case of pneumonia, his […]
Peshawar massacre: It was’t the final atrocity
It wasn’t the final atrocity Pervez Hoodbhoy Updated 2 days ago The author teaches physics in Lahore and Islamabad. http://www.dawn.com/news/1151930/it-wasnt-the-final-atrocity THE gut-wrenching massacre in Peshawar’s Army Public School has left Pakistan aghast and sickened. All political leaders have called for unity against terrorism. But this is no watershed event that […]
Author’s journey inside ISIS: They’re ‘more dangerous than people realize’
Source: CNN (CNN) — Juergen Todenhoefer’s journey was a tough one: dangerous, but also eye-opening. The author TRAVELED deep into ISIS territory — the area they now call their “caliphate” — visiting Raqqa and Deir Ezzor in Syria, as well as Mosul in Iraq. Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, was taken by ISIS […]
‘Visiting Madinah is a dream of every Muslim’
‘Visiting Madinah is a dream of every Muslim’ MADINAH: YUSUF MOHAMMED Published — Monday 22 December 2014 Last update 21 December 2014 11:57 pm The Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah is bustling with pilgrims and visitors of different nationalities all year round. Everyone is delighted to make their dream […]