June 14, 2014 12:10 AM By David Ignatius The Daily Star Story Summary The stunning gains this week by Iraq’s Sunni insurgents carry a crucial political message: Nouri al-Maliki, the Shiite prime minister of Iraq, is a polarizing sectarian politician who has lost the confidence of his army and nation. […]
June 14, 2014 12:10 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Story Summary The startling developments in northern Iraq, where the militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) has taken control of Mosul and other cities, highlights several troubling trends that have been evident across […]
DIAA HADID | AP ARABNEWS.COM KIRKUK, Iraq: After a decades-long dispute between Arabs and Kurds over the oil-rich northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, it took just an hour and a […]
Economist: What humanity could achieve if it weren’t galloping in front of computer screens THE loony music video “Gangnam Style” surpassed two billion views on YouTube this week, making it the most watched clip of all time. At 4:12 minutes, that equates to more than 140m hours, or more than […]
Indian Express: On May 27, this appeared on the front page of the Pakistani daily, Dawn: “Gunmen shot dead a doctor from the minority Ahmadi community in Chenab Nagar town in Punjab. Mehdi Ali, a 50-year-old heart surgeon from the United States, was attacked as he visited a cemetery in […]
Aljazeerq: London, UK – The UK government faces accusations of demonising Muslims and playing politics with children’s futures over its tough response to reports of an alleged Islamist plot, dubbed “Trojan […]
Aljazeerq: London, UK – The UK government faces accusations of demonising Muslims and playing politics with children’s futures over its tough response to reports of an alleged Islamist plot, dubbed “Trojan […]
As the Muslim militant group ISIS advances in Iraq and Syria, its chances of establishing a strict Islamic theocracy will be weakened by its inherent flaws. By the Monitor’s Editorial BoardJune 11, 2014 4:42 PM Iraq’s second largest city fell to a powerful militant group Tuesday, a stunning development that could […]
As the Muslim militant group ISIS advances in Iraq and Syria, its chances of establishing a strict Islamic theocracy will be weakened by its inherent flaws. By the Monitor’s Editorial BoardJune 11, 2014 4:42 PM Iraq’s second largest city fell to a powerful militant group Tuesday, a stunning development that could […]
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 […]
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president pledged Saturday to help Iraq fight militants surging through its north if asked, including potentially assisting U.S. forces if it decides on taking military action. READ MORE…
Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s prime minister on Saturday gave security forces the OK to use “all measures” at their disposal to find and free three teenagers believed kidnapped in an area of Jewish settlements in the West Bank. The teens have been missing since late Thursday or Friday, having last been […]
Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s prime minister on Saturday gave security forces the OK to use “all measures” at their disposal to find and free three teenagers believed kidnapped in an area of Jewish settlements in the West Bank. The teens have been missing since late Thursday or Friday, having last been […]
The church-run schools in East Jerusalem are considered the best schools in that part of the city — some would say in the entire city. Their Christian administrators are proud of the religious tolerance and openness that typifies their institutions, where a majority of the students are Muslim. But in […]
The church-run schools in East Jerusalem are considered the best schools in that part of the city — some would say in the entire city. Their Christian administrators are proud of the religious tolerance and openness that typifies their institutions, where a majority of the students are Muslim. But in […]
Epigraph: And those who call not on any other God along with Allah, nor kill a person that Allah has forbidden except for just cause, nor commit adultery (or fornication), and he who does that shall meet with the punishment of sin. Doubled to him will be the punishment on […]
Symposium participants will discuss how to raise healthy children BY DIANE SMITH | dianesmith@star-telegram.com FORT WORTH — Mothers will come together Saturday to learn about how to raise healthy children who can […]
Source: pressahmadiyya.com Four addresses to be delivered by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) during 3-day event. The 39th Jalsa Salana of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Germany began earlier today with […]
With Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, firmly under the control of a jihadi group so extreme that it was denounced by Al Qaeda; with government forces battling for Tikrit, the birthplace of Saddam Hussein; and with the religious leader of Iraq’s Shiites issuing a call to arms at Friday’s prayers, we […]
Source: mkausa.org PIONEER DINNER HONORS LEGACIES OF FAITH IN ST. LOUIS “I SHALL CAUSE THY MESSAGE TO REACH THE CORNERS OF THE CORNERS OF THE EARTH” Every Ahmadi around the world […]