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Abbas’ son: Peace talks are futile, one-state solution only peaceful resolution to conflict – Tareq Abbas says his father should abandon peace talks, dissolve PA, force Israel to take over West Bank.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ youngest son Tareq told the New York Times on Tuesday that he believes peace talks with Israel are futile and that the one-state solution is the only peaceful way to resolve the conflict. Like many Palestinians, Tareq objects to extending the US-led peace talks, and […]

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Abbas' son: Peace talks are futile, one-state solution only peaceful resolution to conflict – Tareq Abbas says his father should abandon peace talks, dissolve PA, force Israel to take over West Bank.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ youngest son Tareq told the New York Times on Tuesday that he believes peace talks with Israel are futile and that the one-state solution is the only peaceful way to resolve the conflict. Like many Palestinians, Tareq objects to extending the US-led peace talks, and […]

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The Importance of Eating Together

Source: The Atlantic After my mother passed away and my brother went to study in New Zealand, the first thing that really felt different was the dinner table. My father and I began eating separately. We went out to dinners with our friends, ate sandwiches in front of our computers, […]

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USA: SPIRITUAL FITNESS CAMP COMING TO DALLAS

Source: dallasmuslims.wordpress.com The long awaited Spiritual Fitness camp is coming to Dallas! This is open to all girls and boys until 18 years of age and is building up on the success of the nationwide program that was conducted across many Jamaats and benefited by over 700 boys and girls. Click here to see […]

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Giant wood-carved Koran

Many oversized Korans have been created in many parts of the world, but the largest Koran carved out of wood is to be found in Palembang, South Sumatra. Work on the wooden Koran, which is called Al-Quran Al-Akbar, was initiated in 2002 and completed in 2009 at a cost of […]

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End targeting of Ahmadis in Pakistan

Source: washingtontimes.com | MOHAMMAD IQBAL KHAN, Aberdeen, Md. A young man was fatally shot in front of his shop a few days ago in Nawabshah, Pakistan. Imtiaz Ahmad was an Ahmadi Muslim and the youth leader of his local chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He leaves behind his wife, three sons and father. It was […]

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Ramadhan entering most blessed phase

Mosques across the country are all set to receive believers who stay inside the prayer halls as part of ‘I’tikaf’ for the rest of Ramadhan as the holy month is entering the final phase tomorrow. The next 10 days and nights are known to be the period seeking Almighty’s mercy […]

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Canada: Serving a Cross-cultural burger

Unique burger draws from Pakistan and South Africa Mississauga restaurant MESH fuses Pakistani, South African and Portuguese flavours  The Toronto Star, 2014/07/16 Bernard Weil / Toronto Star Order this photo The peri beef burger at MESH is loaded with Pakistani flavours, basted with South African peri peri sauce and served […]