Book Review: The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami
About the Book The Moor’s Account is the story of the first black explorer of America—a Moroccan slave who was left out of the history books. In 1527, the conquistador […]
Editorial: Minority Groups Need Protection
By Jakarta Globe on 12:11 am Apr 25, 2014 Indonesia’s Constitution, the country’s highest legal authority, has clearly guaranteed the right of any citizen or group of people to live or exist here and practice their religion or beliefs as long as they don’t disrupt others. So there are no […]
Muslims and fashion – Hijab couture
Apr 26th 2014 | CAIRO, JEDDAH AND RIYADH FEW sartorial choices are scrutinised as closely as those of Muslim women. Their clothing is regulated both in countries where Islam is […]
Ahmadis Unequivocal in Response to Ban by MUI?
The Jakarta Post: Jakarta. An Ahmadiyah community in West Java has lashed out at a call for a ban on its activities by the country’s highest clerical council, which only […]
The antibiotics that could kill you
Source: CNN (CNN) — In 2010, Americans were prescribed 258 million courses of antibiotics, a rate of 833 per thousand people. Such massive usage, billions of doses, has been going on year after year. We have few clues about the consequences of our cumulative exposures. We do know that widespread antibiotic treatments make […]
Wilders’ personal political advisor quits party
Source: Morocco World News: Amsterdam – The personal political advisor to the far-right politician Geert Wilders has quit the Party for Freedom (PVV), as a reaction to racist and xenophobic statements against Moroccan expatriates in the Netherlands. Stephan Jansen, who has been an active member of the PVV party since 2006 […]
“Moroccan people, you’re all responsible for this child,”
Source. Morocco World news: A shocking video shared on Youtube, entitled “Moroccan people, you’re all responsible for this child,” shows 13-year-old Faycal, topless with his left leg chained to a wall, as he hungrily leaps toward the food that the villagers and his mother hand him. In the video, the child’s […]
I had threats from state and non-state actors: Hamid Mir
ET: KARACHI: In a statement read out by his brother on Thursday, senior journalist Hamid Mir said that he faced threats from both state and non-state actors, Geo News reported. On Saturday, April 21, unknown assailants shot at Mir in Karachi, critically injuring him. Through his first official statement since the attack, Mir […]
The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World’s Richest
The American middle class, long the most affluent in the world, has lost that distinction. While the wealthiest Americans are outpacing many of their global peers, a New York Times analysis shows that across the lower- and middle-income tiers, citizens of other advanced countries have received considerably larger raises over […]
The Bible Quotes: The Second Coming Of Jesus
Source: The Open Bible These are possible verses about the second coming in the descending order of voted as helpful: 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 ESV / 115 helpful votes For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound […]
eDigest: Jewish Scholar will Lecture on ‘How Islam Saved the Jews’ Today
Epigraph: And We (Allah) have sent thee (Muhammad) not but as a mercy for all peoples. (Al Quran 21:108) Umar Farooq found the Temple Mount to be a garbage dump for Jerusalem in the 7th century and personally cleaned and restored it! Lead post collected by Dr. Falak Rahman, the Muslim Times’ Editor for Women Rights […]
Ghana: Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission holds workshop
Source: graphic.com.gh The Ameer and Missionary-in-charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Ghana, Maulvi (Dr) Abdul Wahab Bin Adam, has said that the mission is looking at ways of enhancing its […]
Qur’an lesson for today: Commandment for Ablution before Prayer
105. Commandment for Ablution before Prayer [5:7] O ye who believe! when you stand up for Prayer, wash your faces, and your hands up to the elbows, and pass your wet hands over your heads, and wash your feet to the ankles. And if you be unclean, purify yourselves by […]
Looking for a black cat in a dark room?
Source: ET Is the government looking for a black cat in a dark room? So questioned PPP stalwart Raza Rabbani in the Senate in its April 22 session. The context of this pithy and pointed query was a heated debate on the government’s perceived reluctance to take action against militants despite […]
Facebook Knows Everything About You, And If You Don’t Believe Us Here’s Proof
Huff Post: by Taylor Casti — A marketing stunt for the upcoming Ubisoft game “Watch Dogs” is inadvertently allowing users to check how well they’ve set up their Facebook privacy settings. The campaign called “Digital Shadow”, which currently is available only in the US, requests permission to access a user’s account […]
[Urdu Video] Interview of Maulana Dost Muhammad Shahid sahib
Source: beta.tune.pk Click to watch An hour long interview of Maulana Dost Muhammad Shahid sahib, historian of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at.
Vatican finally accepts, Jesus is not Going to Come Back?
Source: Waterford Whispers News is a fabricated satirical newspaper and comedy website published by Waterford Whispers News. A SPOKESPERSON for the Vatican, Cardinal Giorgio Salvadore, has officially announced today that the […]
Ottawa: Paramedics respond to Prime Minister’s House
Amid reports of a severely drunk 18-year-old woman, Ottawa paramedics responded to the prime minister’s residence at 24 Sussex Drive early Sunday. Share on Facebook, Toronto Star April 24, 2014 JONATHAN HAYWARD / THE CANADIAN PRESS file photo Last Saturday the prime ministers’ residence at 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa […]
Envoy: Terrorism common enemy of India and Pakistan
NEW DELHI: Pakistan says it is “encouraged” by comments from India’s election frontrunner Narendra Modi who stressed cooperation with foreign governments if he was elected prime minister. Pakistan High Commissioner […]
SWISS-IRANIAN RELATIONS : Politicians’ trip to Tehran raises eyebrows
April 23, 2014 – 19:31 Six Swiss People’s Party politicians are making headlines after their controversial visit to Iran over Easter. The group of rightwing politicians included two who helped […]