Documenting death: The man who counts the bodies in Gaza
AFP | Jul 27, 2014 | JORDAN TIMES GAZA CITY — Inside Ashraf Al Qudra’s cramped office in Shifa Hospital, the phone never stops ringing, with news flooding in of […]
US, EU impose ban on PIA cargo service
Theloadstar: The European Union and United States have imposed ban on the PIA cargo service over improper security arrangements, ARY News reported. The European Union (EU) and United States authorities have written a letter to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to stop the airlines’ cargo service in EU and the US […]
Converted Muslims embrace new faith, celebrate end of Ramadan
Keyla Calix, a 25-year-old Honduran living in downtown Miami, didn’t think her friend’s gift of a Quran would lead her to reject her Catholic upbringing. But two years later, after […]
Mecca’s changing face matches the needs of its Muslim pilgrims
Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting, is drawing to a close. The last 10 days are considered the holiest, and the focal point is the holiest of the cities, Mecca – from where Ramadan evening and dawn prayers are broadcast on a live feed around the Muslim world. READ MORE… […]
eDigest: Norway: Ramadhan in the Land of the Midnight Sun
Epigraph: The month of Ramadan is that in which the Qur’an was sent down as a guidance for mankind with clear proofs of guidance and discrimination. Therefore, whosoever of you […]
Stand against war
Written by Myda Khan, Saskatoon, Canada For the past week, my social media feed has been bombarded with posts regarding Palestine and Israel, and their ongoing conflict. As the conflict […]
Pakistani mob kills two children including a baby and their grandmother after ‘blasphemous’ Facebook post
Telegraph: A seven-year-old and her baby sister were killed alongside their grandmother, police said, after another member of the Ahmadi sect was accused of blasphemy. A mob killed a seven-year-old and her baby sister along with their grandmother, a member of the Ahmadi sect, after another follower was accused of […]
Pakistani mob kills two children including a baby and their grandmother after 'blasphemous' Facebook post
Telegraph: A seven-year-old and her baby sister were killed alongside their grandmother, police said, after another member of the Ahmadi sect was accused of blasphemy. A mob killed a seven-year-old and her baby sister along with their grandmother, a member of the Ahmadi sect, after another follower was accused of […]
So what if she is 8-months old? She is Ahmadi, kill her!
Tribune.com: As Pakistanis prepare for the end of Ramazan and the arrival of Eid, we come across the news that an Ahmadi residence was set on fire by a mob, […]
Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha Festivals
Alislam: Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha Festivals There are two Eid festivals in a year. One is called Eid-ul-Fitr and the other, which comes about 10 weeks later is called Eid-ul-Adha. Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated at the end […]
Six seconds of exercise ‘can transform health’
Source: BBC Short six-second bursts of vigorous exercise have the potential to transform the health of elderly people, say researchers in Scotland. A pilot study involving 12 pensioners showed going all-out in very short bursts, reduced blood pressure and improved general fitness over time. The team at Abertay University believe […]
Six seconds of exercise 'can transform health'
Source: BBC Short six-second bursts of vigorous exercise have the potential to transform the health of elderly people, say researchers in Scotland. A pilot study involving 12 pensioners showed going all-out in very short bursts, reduced blood pressure and improved general fitness over time. The team at Abertay University believe […]
Bart Ehrman on his loss of Christian faith – Michael Licona vs. Bart D. Ehrman
Additional Reading and viewing What can a Christian or an agnostic gain in Islam? Jesus did not die on the cross! Was Jesus Crucified? Ahmed Deedat vs Dr. Floyd E. Clark Gospel […]
Ahmadi man forced to leave business & home in Gujranwala
Source: The Rabwah Times: A man was forced to abandon his woodworking business and flee Gujranwala with his family after his erstwhile friends and neighbours discovered that he was an […]
Three Ahmadis including two minors, dead in Gujranwala clash
The Express Tribune: GUJRANWALA: Three of the same family including one woman and two minors were killed and several others were injured when angry mob set a house on fire in […]
3 Ahmadi Muslims – including 8 Month old Baby and 7 year old Girl – killed in Pakistan by Hate filled extremist Mob
Source: Press Release Another Attack on Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan: 8 houses burned – victims left to die – as police stand by — Pregnant woman loses her child Attack takes place […]
Robert Fisk: What if it had been 35 Palestinian dead, and 800 Israeli?
Many hundreds of thousands of people – I wish I could say millions – around the world want an end to this impunity Impunity is the word that comes to mind. Eight hundred dead Palestinians. Eight hundred. That’s infinitely more than twice the total dead of flight MH17 over Ukraine. […]
‘Only stones remain’: Gaza lies in ruins
Palestinians in Gaza have been shocked by the scale of Israeli destruction, as long-term truce efforts continue July 27, 2014 by Mohammed Omer @Mogaza BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip — Umm […]
'Only stones remain': Gaza lies in ruins
Palestinians in Gaza have been shocked by the scale of Israeli destruction, as long-term truce efforts continue July 27, 2014 by Mohammed Omer @Mogaza BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip — Umm […]
On Eid-ul-Fitr Muslim world is rudderless ship: Rehmani
Islamabad, July 27 (KMS): The Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples’ Freedom League, Muhammad Farooq Rehmani, has on the eve of Eid ul Fitr—the day of congratulations and festivities stressed the importance of marking the day with a solemn pledge to follow the teachings of Islam in letter and spirit […]