To My Old Master In August of 1865, a Colonel P.H. Anderson of Big Spring, Tennessee, wrote to his former slave, Jourdon Anderson, and requested that he come back to work on his farm. Jourdon — who, since being emancipated, had moved to Ohio, found paid work, and was now […]
A’ouzo billahi min-aash-shaitan-ir-rajeem (I seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the accursed) Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Ever Merciful) Dear reader: Peace be with you and the mercy and blessings of God. I’m here to distribute those treasures which were buried for thousands of years. […]
KAMPALA: Muslims in Uganda are being urged to help sight the new moon of Ramadan to determine the start of the holy fasting month. “All Muslims need to watch out for the moon on Friday,” Haji Nsereko Mutumba, the spokesperson of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council, told Anadolu Agency. “Whoever […]
JEDDAH: KHALIL HANWARE Published — Thursday 26 June 2014 ARABNEWS.COM The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and billionaire entrepreneur Bill Gates plan to set up a $2.5 billion fund for the […]
The local Guardian: by Louisa Clarence-Smith — L-R: Qaim Zaidi, British Heart Foundation; Rafiq Hayat, national president of Ahmadiyya Muslim Association.; Waseem Ahmad, UK National Head of the Elders Association Muslims from across Britain raised more than £220,000 for 40 charities during a weekend walk for peace. More than 1,600 […]
New Republic: Last week’s Heritage Foundation panel on the 2012 attacks in Benghazi was bound to be an ugly affair, what with the presence of panelist Brigitte Gabriel, a self-described “terrorism analyst” with a laundry list of offensive statements about Islam and Arabs. Sure enough, when attendee Saba Ahmed, an American University law school […]
New Republic: Last week’s Heritage Foundation panel on the 2012 attacks in Benghazi was bound to be an ugly affair, what with the presence of panelist Brigitte Gabriel, a self-described “terrorism analyst” with a laundry list of offensive statements about Islam and Arabs. Sure enough, when attendee Saba Ahmed, an American University law school […]
Guardian: The site of a former bullfighting ring in Barcelona could one day house the largest mosque in Europe, members of Barcelona’s Muslim community have said after announcing they have found […]
Guardian: The site of a former bullfighting ring in Barcelona could one day house the largest mosque in Europe, members of Barcelona’s Muslim community have said after announcing they have found […]
(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has named a self-proclaimed Pakistani charity as a “foreign terrorist organization”, a status that freezes any assets it has under U.S. jurisdiction. Jamaat-ud-Dawa calls itself a humanitarian charity but is widely seen as a front organization for the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET), a Pakistan-based group accused […]
(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has named a self-proclaimed Pakistani charity as a “foreign terrorist organization”, a status that freezes any assets it has under U.S. jurisdiction. Jamaat-ud-Dawa calls itself a humanitarian charity but is widely seen as a front organization for the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET), a Pakistan-based group accused […]
By Samuel Jaberg Switzerland is the most multicultural of all the 32 teams taking part in the 2014 football World Cup in Brazil. But are players like Shaquiri and Rodriguez a sign of Swiss integration or are immigrants just bigger football fans? The name Haris Seferovic is now firmly lodged […]
Dawn: UNITED NATIONS: Asma Jahangir, the former president of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), has been nominated to a three-member panel to advise UN on alleged human rights […]
By Dilshad Ali 0 Comments I’m no athlete, not by a long shot. But last summer I was in a semi-decent groove, doing some running at the gym on a regular basis, attending various classes and such. I knew, given how much I dislike exercise, that the onset of Ramadan […]
MANAUS, Brazil: Switzerland powered into the World Cup knockout stages as Group E runners-up and will play Argentina for a quarter final berth after a superb Xherdan Shaqiri hat-trick gave […]
Microsoft founder Bill Gates visited the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) on Tuesday to seek ties on ways to counter global hunger, malnutrition and water scarcity. The world-renowned technology pioneer, philanthropist and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, took part in a roundtable discussion with […]
Source: The Huffington Post By Elise Foley elise@huffingtonpost.com WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement last year carried out more than 72,000 deportations of parents who said they had U.S.-born children, according to reports to Congress obtained Wednesday by The Huffington Post. The reports were sent by ICE in April to the […]
Source: BBC The UK crops up on postcards, passports, in the United Nations and the Eurovision song contest. Would its name change if Scotland says “Yes” to independence, asks Esther […]
Source: BBC The US House of Representatives will vote next month on legislation authorising a lawsuit against President Barack Obama, the speaker has said. Republican House Speaker John Boehner accused […]