China executes 13 convicted of terrorism
By Susanna Capelouto, CNN updated 12:47 PM EDT, Mon June 16, 2014 (CNN) — China executed 13 people Monday who were indicted on terrorism charges related to attacks on public places in […]
eDigest: True Khilafat is Spiritual Leadership and Has No Interest in Power or Government
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) Hazrat Mirza Masroor […]
OUT OF COMA: Michael Schumacher moved to Swiss hospital
swissinfo.ch and agencies June 16, 2014 – 13:40 Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher, who sustained severe head injuries in a skiing accident in December, is no longer in a […]
‘Work Towards Harmonious Relationship Among Religions’
By Abdullahi Olesin, Ilorin, Nigeria — June 15, 2014 An Ilorin- based Islamic scholar,Dr. Abdulkadir Oba Solagberu has asked the committee on Religion at the ongoing national conference to dwell more on factors capable of restoring peace, unity and harmony among adherents of various religions in the country. He said […]
India: The “Message of Peace” Spread by Ahmadi Muslims in Bangalore
Information from Shahid Parvez Badruddin, Sec. Dawat-IlAllah, B’lore, India A group of Ahmadi Muslim youngsters of Bangalore, have visited door to door in the Posh Indira Nagar Locality, spreading the […]
Book Review: Demystifying Islam: Tackling the Tough Questions
Epigraph: And He has already revealed to you in the Book that, when you hear the Signs of Allah being denied and mocked at, sit not with them until they […]
How the US helped turn Iraq into an Al Qaeda haven in just 53 steps
Global Post: Here’s the short version: The United States invaded Iraq in 2003, claiming that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had both weapons of mass destruction and connections to Al Qaeda. He had neither. Today, both Saddam Hussein and the United States are gone from Iraq. In their place? Al Qaeda. […]
Ahmet Muhsin Tuzer, Turkey’s ‘Rockin’ Imam’, Gets Green Light From Religious Authorities
Huff Post: ISTANBUL (RNS) Turkey’s religious authorities have given the go-ahead for the country’s controversial “Rockin’ Imam” to keep on rocking. Ahmet Muhsin Tuzer, a Muslim prayer leader from the […]
Ahmet Muhsin Tuzer, Turkey's ‘Rockin' Imam', Gets Green Light From Religious Authorities
Huff Post: ISTANBUL (RNS) Turkey’s religious authorities have given the go-ahead for the country’s controversial “Rockin’ Imam” to keep on rocking. Ahmet Muhsin Tuzer, a Muslim prayer leader from the […]
The Saudi war in Iraq and lessons for Pakistan
Daily Times: Facing its own Shia problem, Saudi Arabia is now moving to counter this ‘pernicious’ influence by creating Sunni fiefdoms all around the Islamic world. Saudification of Sunni Islam worldwide in any event has been a long-standing project of the Kingdom The situation in Iraq should give pause to […]
CJP’s nephew Umar Jillani kidnapped from Multan
ET: MULTAN: Umar Jillani, the nephew of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Tasadduq Hussain Jillani, was kidnapped from Multan in the early hours of Monday, an intelligence agency confirmed. Umar, who is also an inspector for an intelligence agency, left his house in Garden Town for work when men on two motorcycles forced him […]
CJP's nephew Umar Jillani kidnapped from Multan
ET: MULTAN: Umar Jillani, the nephew of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Tasadduq Hussain Jillani, was kidnapped from Multan in the early hours of Monday, an intelligence agency confirmed. Umar, who is also an inspector for an intelligence agency, left his house in Garden Town for work when men on two motorcycles forced him […]
Russia to cut natural gas supplies to Ukraine
HONG KONG (CNNMoney) By Charles Riley @CRrileyCNN June 16, 2014 Russia state-owned gas firm Gazprom says it will cut off supplies to Ukraine after negotiators failed to resolve a payment dispute before […]
‘Hands off Islamic Law’
Justice Minister Mohammed Al-Eissa (of Saudi Arabia) has denounced international rights groups for attacking the Kingdom’s judiciary, saying laws in this country are based on divine precepts contained in the Holy Qur’an. “Any attack on the judiciary will be considered an attack on the Kingdom’s sovereignty,” he said recently. Speaking […]
'Hands off Islamic Law'
Justice Minister Mohammed Al-Eissa (of Saudi Arabia) has denounced international rights groups for attacking the Kingdom’s judiciary, saying laws in this country are based on divine precepts contained in the Holy Qur’an. “Any attack on the judiciary will be considered an attack on the Kingdom’s sovereignty,” he said recently. Speaking […]
Fresh anti-Muslim riots erupt in Sri Lanka
P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Published — Monday 16 June 2014 ARABNEWS. COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police clamped a curfew on a coastal resort Sunday after Buddhists attacked Muslims and mosques in the area, leaving several wounded and raising tensions. Muslims have expressed their deep concern over the situation and urged the government […]
In Iraq, the United States is defending the indefensible
June 16, 2014 12:15 AM By Fareed Zakaria The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY It is becoming increasingly likely that Iraq has reached a turning point. The forces hostile to the government have grown stronger, better equipped and more organized. The first answer to the question is: Nouri al-Maliki lost Iraq. […]
Robert Fisk: Now we see how his doctrine turns enemies into ‘allies’ Assad’s enemies, whom Blair’s bombing of Damascus would have helped, now threaten Iraq
How do they get away with these lies? Now Tony Blair tells us that Western “inaction” in Syria has produced the Iraq crisis. But since bombing Syria would have brought to power in Damascus the very Islamists who are now threatening Baghdad, it must therefore be a mercy that Barack […]
PUC does condemn sectarian violence
June 16, 2014 Sir: Apropos to the column ‘Does PUC condemn sectarian violence’ by Kashif N Chaudhry (Daily Times, June 10, 2014), the writer has criticised the National Conference Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) conducted on June 5 in Islamabad on the importance of dialogue to create inter-faith and inter-sect harmony. […]
Berlin Plans ‘House Of One,’ A Place Where Jews, Muslims, And Christians Will Pray Under The Same Roof
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]