Epigraph: It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to […]
Source: CNN Yusuf Yerkel, an aide to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, kicks a person who is being wrestled to the ground by two police officers during protests in Soma, Turkey, on Wednesday, May 14. Hundreds have taken to the streets across the country since nearly 300 miners […]
Source:World Observer on’t be surprised, but the daughter of the King of Saudi Arabia is a beautiful, modern woman, who doesn’t mind going out in public wearing only a scarf on her head and showing a bit of her hair! Adlah bint Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz Al Saoud, is a […]
122. Commandment that if you are in a state of fear, then say your Prayer on foot or riding; but when you are safe, remember Allah as He has taught you that which you did not know. [2:240] If you are in a state of fear, then say your Prayer […]
Telegraph: Christian woman sentenced to death for refusing to convert to Islam after being raised as a Christian. A heavily pregnant Christian woman in Sudan has been sentenced to hang for not being raised as a Muslim. Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, 27, was convicted on charges of apostasy, or the abandonment […]
Telegraph: More than 60 passengers had to be flown back to London City Airport after part of the plane’s wing fell off shortly after it took off. A plane carrying more than 60 people had to turn back after take-off because part of its wing fell off mid-flight. The pilot […]
Source:HRW (Beirut) – Saudi authorities should immediately release two citizens held without charge for two years because of their religious beliefs, Human Rights Watch said today. Officials arrested Sultan al-`Anzi, 33, and Sa`ud al-`Anzi, 35, on May 14, 2012, and have not responded to multiple requests from Human Rights Watch […]
Lanka Web: by A. Abdul Aziz. Pakistan made history in 1974 by becoming the first country in the world to amend its constitution to declare Ahmadi Muslims as non-Muslim. Thirty years […]
Source: Hindustan Times: It’s a long way from the Bernabeu, but on a dusty pitch in a Karachi slum, a group of scrawny Pakistani boys in the famous white shirt of Real Madrid tear around after a football.An academy backed by the Real Madrid Foundation opened in March in one […]
Welcome to the last days of the unregulated Internet Add to … NAVNEET ALANG Special to The Globe and Mail Published Thursday, May. 15 2014, 7:00 AM EDT Last updated Wednesday, May. 14 2014, 1:50 PM EDT Would you trust an unregulated banking industry to look after your money? After […]
Source: ET The Senate recently passed a bill that seeks to punish anyone desecrating a grave with a life sentence. The news came as a great relief because with all the good friends, acquaintances and committed people around dying at quite a fast pace, one is, at least, relieved that the state […]
Religion News Service | by Cathy Lynn Grossman Source: Huffington Post WASHINGTON (RNS) […]
Mimi Hudoyo, Jakarta, May 15, 2014 INDONESIA will host the first international forum on Muslim tourism among the members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on June 1-2 in Jakarta. The 1st OIC International Forum on Islamic Tourism will discuss the prospects and challenges facing this industry, touching on […]
The participation of foreign fighters in the Syrian conflict is a growing concern, particularly among Western governments that are not only struggling to track the movement of their citizens, but are also fearful that those travelling to the conflict may become radicalised and return home with their extremist ideology. By […]
DESMOND BUTLER | AP ARABNEWS Published — Thursday 15 May 2014 SOMA, Turkey: Anger and grief boiled over into a violent protest Wednesday in the western Turkish town of Soma, where officials said at least 245 miners died in a coal mine explosion and fire. Nearly 450 other miners were […]
STORY SUMMARY Brahimi’s departure is to a large extent a consequence of President Bashar Assad’s decision to stand again for the presidency in June, which undermines efforts to negotiate a transition in Syria. But beyond what it means for a negotiated settlement in Syria, Assad’s decision to seek re-election poses […]
STORY SUMMARY Seventeen respected international human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and prominent Palestinian groups Al-Dameer and Al-Haq, this week urged the Palestinian government to promptly join the International Criminal Court and use it to end a lack of accountability for alleged crimes committed by both sides […]
STORY SUMMARY The Friends of Syria group backing the opposition will convene Thursday to discuss its next steps in the wake of the opening of “a new page” in relations […]
Time: by Robin Berman — At a toy store, I witnessed a common but ludicrous dynamic; a 4-year-old child was emotionally bullying his mother. The helpless mom repeatedly explained to her son that he was not getting a present because it was not his birthday – they were there to […]
Punch: by Olaleye Aluko — The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Nigeria has warned the Federal Government against negotiating with the Boko Haram insurgents, explaining that this will be against the national interest as well as Islamic principles. The Head of the society, Dr. Mashhud Fashola, gave this warning on Tuesday at […]