He Has a Dream
Source: NY Times By Maureen Dowd WASHINGTON — As he has grown weary of Washington, Barack Obama has shed parts of his presidency, like drying petals falling off a rose. […]
Ukraine Says Russian Forces Lead Major New Offensive in East
By ANDREW E. KRAMER and MICHAEL R. GORDON AUG. 27, 2014 NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine — Tanks, artillery and infantry have crossed from Russia into an unbreached part of eastern Ukraine in recent days, attacking Ukrainian […]
Lesson From Old India: When an Economy Just Doesn’t Get Better
Source: NY Times Commentators have often compared the recent Great Recession of the United States and Europe to the Great Depression of the 1930s. In both cases, asset prices tumbled, financial systems […]
Press Release: Inauguration & Inspection of Jalsa Salana Duties 2014
Source: alislam.org 3-day Annual Convention begins on Friday at Hadeeqatul Mahdi in Hampshire The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad conducted an […]
eDigest: China plans to oust Microsoft, Apple and Android with own software
Epigraph: “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” – President Theodore Franklin D. Roosevelt China plans to oust Microsoft, Apple and Android […]
Pakistan: Meet Mian M. Mansha, country’s richest man $2.6 billion
Report from LONDON POST Pakistani Ruler’s conflicting National and Business interests By Sabena Siddiqi The Sharif’s business interests in India have resulted in extra-ordinary negative repercussions for Pakistan’s security. Businessmen close to them are also pursuing Indian businesses with gusto not caring about fair or foul. There are various business ventures […]
Jewish centre reopens in Mumbai
Dawn: MUMBAI: A Jewish centre in Mumbai reopened on Tuesday, nearly six years after heavily armed militants stormed the building and killed six people inside during the 2008 attacks on the city. One of several high-profile targets assaulted by the gunmen, Chabad House in south Mumbai was left bullet-ridden and […]
Ottawa Man John Maquire likely joined ISIS
Extremist named John Maguire: Ottawa student likely joined ISIS after converting to Islam and moving to Syria National Post Toronto Stewart Bell | August 25, 2014 11:00 PM ET More from Stewart Bell | @StewartBellNP AP Photo/Raqqa Media CenterThis undated image posted by the Raqqa Media Center, a Syrian opposition […]
CEASE-FIRE EXTENDED BUT NOT HAMAS TERMS: THE NEW YORK TIMES
Cease-Fire Extended, but Not on Hamas’s Terms By JODI RUDORENAUG. 26, 2014 Photo A Hamas militant fired a rifle into the air in celebration on Tuesday in Gaza City after the long-term cease-fire was announced. Credit Roberto Schmidt/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Continue reading the main storyShare This Page EMAIL […]
FRIENDS OF ISRAEL (AIPAC): NEW YORKER
Friends of Israel The lobbying group AIPAC has consistently fought the Obama Administration on policy. Is it now losing influence? BY CONNIE BRUCK 2014_09_01 TABLE OF CONTENTS » For AIPAC, it is crucial to appeal across the political spectrum. But Israel has become an increasingly divisive issue with the public. […]
U.S. readies duties on Mexican sugar in win for sugar lobby
(Reuters) – The United States is set to slap import duties as high as 17 percent on Mexican sugar in a victory for the powerful U.S. sugar industry but a blow to U.S. candy and soft drink makers who face paying more for the sweetener. Mexican producers urged a deal […]
French President names new cabinet in ‘last chance’ reshuffle.
By RFI French President Francois Hollande named a new cabinet on Tuesday after an open row led to the removal of top dissident voices against austerity cuts. The first government of Valls, which was appointed less than five months ago, dissolved on Monday after former economy minister Arnaud Montebourg made strong […]
Palestinian joy as Israel agrees Gaza truce – Hamas and Israel agree long-term deal which will ease Israeli blockade of enclave after talks brokered by Egypt.
The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Tuesday from the occupied West Bank that a formula had been accepted by all parties and that a ceasefire had gone into effect at 1600 GMT. He hailed the agreement as a chance to “build a new nation and end the occupation”, before […]
Second Amendment, Ahmadis and Democracy in Pakistan
Source: Pak Tea House By Raza Habib Raja: The author is a PhD student at Maxwell School, Syracuse University and can be contacted at rhr53@cornell.edu Frankly I would like to say at […]
Pakistan’s prime minister meets army chief amid crisis
(Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met the country’s powerful army chief on Tuesday as a political deadlock over mass protests to demand the government’s resignation showed no signs of resolution. Pakistan has been gripped by peaceful anti-government protests demanding Sharif’s resignation this month, with thousands of demonstrators camped outside […]
The Day The Top NY Times Columnist Threatened to “Get Me” For Criticizing Israel
mjrosenberg.net: The sensational piece about AIPAC in this week’s New Yorker (by my friend Connie Bruck) reminds me of the first time I saw the true face of AIPAC in all its ugliness. It’s a horror story. It was in 1988 and I was a foreign policy aide to Sen. Carl Levin […]
UK: James Foley murder: Ahmadi youth members speak out on radicalisation of British Muslims
Source: m.yourlocalguardian.co.uk As the hunt for the allegedly British murderer of US photojournalist James Foley continues, Muslims from the Ahmadiyya community in Morden have spoken out about combatting radicalisation in the UK. Fears […]
UK: Keighley Ahmadiyya Youth children raise cash for Manorlands at Morrisons Supermarket
Source: thetelegraphandargus.co.uk by Miran Rahman A GROUP of youngsters raised £250 for Manorlands by taking part in a weekend collection at a Keighley supermarket. The five children aged five to 11 were supervised by […]
eDigest: Is this Mormon Lady an Apostate?
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has surely grasped a strong handle which knows no breaking. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Al Quran 2:257) Temple […]