KHAN AL-SUBUL, Syria: Under the leadership of a young, battle-hardened rebel commander, the men entrusted with the first American missiles to be delivered to the Syrian war are engaged in an ambitious effort to forge a new, professional army. Abdullah Awda, 28, says he and his recently formed Harakat Hazm […]
Epigraph: And what is the matter with you that you struggle not in the cause of Allah and of the weak — men, women and children — who say, ‘Our […]
Courtesy: Ansar Raza: Missionary Vaughan Jama`at Source: Pak Tea House July 26th, 2013 | 149 Comments This is an insightful and intelligently argued article sent to us by Miss Mahnoor Khan. She makes a very pertinent point that the present Muslim mindset and for that matter to some extent even extremism, are outcomes […]
Epigraph: Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come. This is my covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised. You are to undergo […]
interactive.net.in: Lots of Muslim friends accompanied Mandela in his long walk to freedom. Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada, Ismail meer, Yusuf Dadoo, Fatima Meer, Amina Cachaliya, Rahima Moosa, Ibrahim Rasool, Imam Hassan […]
Allama Iqbal Day celebration in Toronto First International Poetry Recitation to Commemorate Allama Iqbal Day,Poet of the East First international Mushaira to commemorate the birthday of Allama Dr Muhammad Iqbal was held in Toronto on April 27, 2014 at Toronto Plaza Hotel. It was organized by Mr Nafees Zakaria, Consul […]
Yemen Times: When I teach history related to Islam or Muslims in the United States, I begin by asking students what names they associate with these terms. The list is […]
Telegraph: The two-day London meeting will be attended by senior government officials, prosecutors and representatives from financial centres and international organisations. Britain will on Tuesday host international talks aimed at recovering Ukrainian assets believed to have been looted under the regime of deposed president Viktor Yanukovych. The international Ukraine Forum […]
Telegraph: Long-term unemployed will have to report daily to local job centres to discuss how to get back to work and may be told to clean war memorials and restore historic monuments. Long-term unemployed people will have to clean war memorials, restore historic monuments and look after animals at city […]
The Hindu: by Yasser Latif Hamdani — The doublespeak among Pakistan’s middle class is pushing the country backwards. But there is still hope The founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah never claimed that all Muslims were a nation. He said that only for Muslims in undivided India who he felt constituted a […]
Seven months after Swiss parliament voted to outlaw the provision of mercenaries by Swiss-based security firms, British security contractor Aegis, one of the world’s largest working in conflict zones, is pulling its holding company out of Basel. The company, which effectively transferred its headquarters from London to Basel in 2010, […]
STORY SUMMARY by David Ignatius Iraq appears to be slipping back into civil war, and Sheikh Zaydan al-Jabiri, one of the political leaders of the Sunni insurgent group known as the Tribal Revolutionaries, seems confident that his side is winning. Make no mistake: Brutal sectarian war has come again to […]
By Ed Payne, Joe Sutton and Devon Sayers Mayflower, Arkansas (CNN) — A brutal band of severe weather battered the central Plains and mid-South late Sunday, killing at least 16 people in Arkansas and […]
Source:UCANEWS.com Author:Ivan Fernades The United Nations General Assembly named April 6 as the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace because it says sport is an embodiment of humanity’s most valiant characteristics: perseverance and discipline, personal integrity and fair play. It went on to say that sport provides an alternative to […]
UCAnews.com: by Katharina R. Lestari — Muslim council demands sect adheres to mainstream teachings Followers of a minority Muslim sect in Indonesia are continuing daily prayers in their West Java mosque despite a call for a ban from the district’s Indonesian Ulema Council. Syaiful Uyun, an Ahmadiya cleric at the […]
BBC News — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has urged equal opportunities and rights for men and women, and condemned sexual discrimination. In a speech marking Women’s Day, Mr Rouhani criticised “those who consider women’s presence society as a threat” and said Iran still had “a long way to go” to […]
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Verily, the most honorable among you, in the sight of Allah, is he who is the most righteous among you. Surely, Allah […]
By Mirza Mahmood Ahmad The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Dayton recently took a bold step in organizing a conference in the University of Dayton this year on April 8th. The theme […]
Mahrukh Arif | Secrétaire Générale – Responsable Communication Cultures & Croyances | Education – Religions – Laïcité A large part of the audience was composed by judges and lawyers who […]
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