JEDDAH: MD AL-SULAMI Published — Friday 7 November 2014 ARABNEWS OTTAWA: Canada’s Immigration Minister Chris Alexander has unveiled plans to ban entry to migrants who practice polygamy and what he termed “barbaric cultural practices.” The move follows a spate of so-called “honor” killings over the past decade involving immigrant families […]
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday received a telephone call from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during which he asserted Israel’s commitment to defusing tension and restoring calm […]
The News: Islamabad diary Once upon a time under-class Mohajirs in Karachi, residents not of Clifton and Defence but depressed localities, used to be an object of scorn for other communities, regularly picked upon by the mostly Punjabi police and treated roughly in public transport, mostly owned by Pakhtuns. Not […]
Washington Post: I knew the day would come, but I didn’t know how it would happen, where I would be, or how I would respond. It is the moment that every black parent fears: the day their child is called a nigger. My wife and I, both African Americans, constitute one […]
The Economist: Capitalism through the ages A grand tour Experts look back at the economic system that dominates the Western world The Cambridge History of Capitalism. Edited by Larry Neal and Jeffrey Williamson.Cambridge University Press; 1,400 pages; £150. Buy from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk ECONOMICS publishing has recently undergone a great democratisation. […]
Source: TOI WASHINGTON: A decorated ex-navy Seal Robert O’Neill has been unmasked as the man who pumped three shots to the head of elusive al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden during a top-secret 2011 raid on his hideout in Pakistan. O’Neill, 38, is the SEAL Team Six member who fired the […]
Baba Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary celebrations begin from Nov 7 Baba Guru Nanak was a Muslim Saint- Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad(rh) the 4th caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community answers […]
Free program meant to promote peace By Dr Amtul Qudoos Farhat National Publications Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Association, Canada Saskatoon’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community is inviting people to learn about Islam […]
The Huffington Post: She looked the part of a fine arts major, with the gold spangle in her nostril, the streak of purple in her jet-black hair, and her bespoke […]
A controversial new 1,000-room palace built for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will cost about £385m ($615m) – nearly twice the previous estimate, Turkish officials say. Known as Ak Saray […]
BY Melanie Kembrey THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD The Navy SEAL who says he shot and killed al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been identified as Rob O’Neill. US network Fox […]
The United States and its coalition partners have conducted close to 800 airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria, hitting command-and-control facilities, training compounds, armored vehicles, oil refineries, supply trucks, artillery pieces, and bunkers. But there’s a notable absence from the target list: the Islamic State’s top leaders. […]
Religion News Service | By David Gibson NEW YORK (RNS) The Archdiocese of New York, with the second-largest Catholic population in the country and an unparalleled place in U.S. church history, […]
Source:TOI LONDON: David Cameron has expressed his desire to see a British-Asian Prime Minister in his lifetime. The British prime minister is known to be a great friend of India and has earlier said he wants to see more Indians as part of Britain’s judiciary, armed forces and politics. Cameron […]
Source: CNN The use of mobile phones to transfer money, make payments and access financial services has revolutionized the lives of millions of people who have never had access to traditional banking services. Particularly in emerging markets, “mobile money” means so much more than just a digital way to transact […]
One quality is immediately obvious that they were both liberators of slaves and there are many other commonalities between them, but, today I want to stress their emphasis on human […]
How Pakistani candidates embarrass us in Canadian polls Mohsin Abbas Published a day ago http://www.dawn.com/news/1142454/how-pakistani-candidates-embarrass-us-in-canadian-polls Last week was municipal elections-week in the Ontario province of Canada, where the majority of Pakistani candidates running for various offices continued their losing streak. Only two Pakistani candidates emerged victorious in the polls, whereas […]
Muslims in Canada need to recognize that we must influence our children with the right form of Islam, lest extremists get to them. Source: thestar.com | By Ahmed Sahi In Islam, there are […]
Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin says all Indonesians should be allowed to follow and practice their own beliefs, free from persecution. (Antara Photo/Mohamad Hamzah) Jakarta. The lone minister to […]
Source: freedomnewspaper.com Assalaamu Alaikum WarahmatullahWabarakaatuh! In the issue of The StandardNewspaper of Friday, 31 October, 2014, the Imam of the State House Mosque in Banjul, Alhaji Abdoulie Fatty launched an attack […]