The Telegraph: by Emma Barnett — If we all lived by Kirstie Allsopp’s view of the world, why bother giving girls an education at all, asks Emma Barnett Does she mean it? Really?” “She must just say these things to get a rise.” These are just some of the responses […]
MADINAH: YUSUF MOHAMMED Published — Monday 9 June 2014 The main concern of Egyptian pilgrim Adel Mahmoud, who came to perform Umrah recently, is the disunity of Muslims, and while […]
For the Calgary Herald Something is rotten in the state of Pakistan. Having been born and raised in Canada, there is a sort of remoteness between me and Pakistan, the birthplace of my immigrant parents. Yet, I will forever be sentimentally attached to it. That has made the recent string […]
Dawn: A SMALL-SCALE survey conducted by the online freedom of expression group Bytes for All of hate speech in social media used and frequented by Pakistanis has produced some disturbing, though not unexpected, results. Over 91pc of nearly 600 respondents surveyed claimed to have come across hate speech online and […]
Jakarta Post: Preacher Ja’far Umar Thalib whose followers have been linked to alleged religion-based conflict, told Muslims in a Yogyakarta mosque on Sunday evening to declare war on pluralism. Speaking at a tablig (gathering) entitled Muslims Unite for Developed Indonesia at Masjid Gedhe grand mosque in Kauman, Ja’far lambasted pluralism […]
southasiamail.com: TORONTO – The Honourable Judy Sgro, the Member of Parliament for York West and Co-Chair of the Parliamentary Friends of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at today released the text of her letter to Minister John Baird. That letter, drafted following Sgro’s attendance at a public viewing for Dr. Mehdi Ali […]
Telegraph: by Jasvinder Sanghera As the world learns of Farzana Parveen’s fate, a pregnant woman who was stoned and beaten to death by her own family in Lahore, Jasvinder Sanghera calls on the Prime Minister to officially recognise honour abuse here in the UK The world quite rightly has been […]
Telegraph: by Jasvinder Sanghera As the world learns of Farzana Parveen’s fate, a pregnant woman who was stoned and beaten to death by her own family in Lahore, Jasvinder Sanghera calls on the Prime Minister to officially recognise honour abuse here in the UK The world quite rightly has been […]
ET: QUETTA: Nearly two dozen people were killed and many more injured in a suicide attack on a hotel hosting Shia pilgrims in Taftan, a district on the border with Iran, late Sunday night. Officials fear the death toll could rise as some of the injured are in critical condition. A […]
The Exprress Tribune By Faraz Khan / Web Desk / Sohail Khattak / Saad HassanPublished: June 8, 2 KARACHI: […]
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) US Supreme […]
Heavily armed gunmen have attacked Karachi international airport in Pakistan, killing at least nine people. Hospital sources say three of the gunmen who attacked Jinnah International Airport’s old terminal have […]
Heavily armed gunmen have attacked Karachi international airport in Pakistan, killing at least nine people. Hospital sources say three of the gunmen who attacked Jinnah International Airport’s old terminal have […]
Source: media@pressahmadiyya.com The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is pleased to announce that on 7 June 2014, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth […]
Distraught families fear a cover-up and hope ‘Reward MH370’ campaign encourages insider to come forward theguardian.com, Sunday 8 June 2014 07.15 BST Several families of those aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 launched a drive on Sunday to raise $5m for any insider who can resolve the mystery of the plane’s […]
Distraught families fear a cover-up and hope ‘Reward MH370’ campaign encourages insider to come forward theguardian.com, Sunday 8 June 2014 07.15 BST Several families of those aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 launched a drive on Sunday to raise $5m for any insider who can resolve the mystery of the plane’s […]
By Faraz KhanPublished: June 8, 2014 EXPRESS TRIBUNE KARACHI: At least four Airport Security Force (ASF) personnel were injured in a terrorist attack on Old Terminal of Karachi Airport late on Sunday. According to details at least four ASF personnel were injured when terrorist hurled crackers and opened firing near […]
Source: media@pressahmadiyya.com The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is pleased to announce that on 7 June 2014, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor […]
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has chosen Jerusalem as the capital of Islamic tourism for 2016, Palestinian officials said Thursday. MORE http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=702584
Source: globavoicesonline: Bytes For All, an advocacy organization in Pakistan has released the first ever empirical-based research report on online hate speech in Pakistan (here are some of their key findings). […]