The Israeli citizens trying to win the Arab World’s answer to X Factor
When two young people returned home from a televised singing contest their passports were confiscated and they were at risk of up to four years in jail. Their apparent crime? […]
With the US led strikes on Isis intensifying, it is a good time to be a shareholder in the merchants of death. Last month American warships fired $65.8m worth of Tomahawk missiles within just 24 hours of each other
by Robert Fisk, The Independent So who is winning the war? Isis? Us? The Kurds (remember them?) The Syrians? The Iraqis? Do we even remember the war? Not at all. […]
Loan Sharks and Financial Terrorism: The Wonga Payday Lending Experiment
By Binoy Kampmark Global Research, October 19, 2014 This business has been too focused on growth and cared more about the loan outcome than the customer outcome. Andy Haste, Wonga Chairman, The Guardian, Oct 16, 2014. Keeping people poor in a world of seedy abandonment. Borrowing at phenomenal rates. Loan […]
Book review: The Politics of Empire. The US, Israel and the Middle East
By Dr. Ludwig Watzal Global Research, October 20, 2014 Review of James Petras’ Book published by Clarity Books The Israeli military went again on a rampage against the ghettoized people in the Gaza strip. The last time, they “visited” the walled-in strip at the turn of the year 2008/09, they […]
What Do We learn From the Battle of Uhud
Epigraph: Indeed, you have in the Prophet of Allah an excellent model, for him who fears Allah and the Last Day and who remembers Allah much. (Al Quran 33:22) Written […]
eDigest: Philippines: First Ahmadiyya Muslim Seminar on “Democracy, Human Rights and Islam” Today
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Indeed, the […]
New hair-brained ideas in the Middle East
by Rami G. Khouri, The Daily Star, Lebanon Summary Analysts in the United States this week are debating the precise meaning of the statements Wednesday by John Allen, the ex-Marine general who now coordinates the U.S.-led coalition’s response to ISIS. He said that the United States is not coordinating with […]
Crawley’s Muslim leaders urged to speak out and condemn Isis
He praised Ahsan Ahmedi, the regional president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, which has a mosque in Langley Green, who has spoken out against Isis. Source: crawleynews.co.uk A member of Crawley’s Muslim community has called on community leaders including Arif Syed to publicly condemn Isis. Ammer Yasir wants a strong message […]
India: Majlis Khudam Ul Ahmadiyya’s annual Ijtema commenced in Qadian
Mr. Rafiq Ahmad Baig read out the message of His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifa-tul Masih V, which His Holiness has sent for this year’s Ijtema participants. Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in The […]
Black holes: A manifestation of Allah’s name of Al-Hafiz
Harun Yahya Published — Friday 17 October 2014 ARABNEWS SURAH At-Tariq refers to a ‘piercing star’: “(I swear) by Heaven and the Tariq! And what will convey to you what […]
Rochester Hills-based Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to discuss conflict in Middle East
Source: theoaklandpress.com The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Metro Detroit, based in Rochester Hills, is hosting a symposium Tuesday, Nov. 18 to discuss conflicts in the Middle East and their possible solutions. The event takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. at the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Kochoff Hall, located at 4901 Evergreen […]
The Prophet’s inexhaustible patience
Shahul Hameed Published — Friday 17 October 2014 One of the marvelous qualities of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was his infinite patience. God was with Muhammad (peace be upon him), as He is always with those who patiently persevere: “God is certainly with those who patiently […]
Children below 10 may face Haj ban
JEDDAH: SIRAJ WAHAB Published — Sunday 19 October 2014 Children below the age of 10 may be barred from performing Haj from next year. According to a report in a […]
Canada: Boxed and Packaged Islam’ Passing Itself Off as Mainstream Islam
Boxed and Packaged Islam’ Trying to Pass Itself Off as Mainstream Islam By Raheel Raza October 17, 2014 In one short interview, the two[Muslim speakers had ensured that: a Zionist conspiracy is in place; ISIS is not really dangerous; the West is at war with Muslims, and the killing […]
Know Your Internet Etiquettes: Internet trolls face up to two years in jail under new laws in UK
In Internet slang, a troll (/ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people,[1] by posting inflammatory,[2] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, […]
The Debate: Why Israel wants to Judaize al-Aqsa Mosque?
Israeli officials have imposed limitations on Palestinians’ access to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied West Bank for the third consecutive week. Part 1 Part 2
Conversation: Salam, Sciama, Witten and Budinich
Dr. Abdus Salam: Nobel Laureate in Physics
Concluding Family synod: Pope calls for middle path
Full text of the bishops’ closing message We, Synod Fathers, gathered in Rome together with Pope Francis in the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, greet all families […]
Nukes top concern in Pakistan, religious and ethnic hatred in India
Dawn: WASHINGTON: In Pakistan, people were more concerned about nuclear weapons than religious and ethnic hatred as a major threat to their security, says a US survey released on Friday. In India, however, people saw religious and ethnic hatred as a greater threat, although, like Pakistan, India too is a […]
The Lahore court’s decision to uphold Asia Bibi’s death penalty is far from just
Guardian: In November 2010, Asia Bibi, a Christian mother of five, was sentenced to death in Pakistan. Her crime was allegedly insulting the prophet Muhammad during an argument with some Muslim neighbours. The case caused an international outcry; politicians and international human rights organisations took it up; lawyers appealed. Today, the […]