Azraq Refugee Camp officially opened
by Elisa Oddone | Apr 30, 2014 | 23:50 Syrian refugees are seen at the Azraq Refugee Camp, which was officially opened on Wednesday (Photo by Muath Freij ) AZRAQ […]
Muslim scholars end ban on visiting Al Aqsa Mosque under occupation
AMMAN — Muslim scholars and intellectuals from various Islamic countries and schools of jurisprudence have reached a consensus on a fatwa (religious edict) to end a ban of Muslim visits to Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem while under Israeli occupation. The fatwa was announced during the three-day “Road to Jerusalem” […]
Cheating, deception are heinous crimes
CHEATING and deception are despicable characteristics that are beneath a decent person. Intentionally distorting the truth in order to mislead others contradicts the values of honesty, which requires an attitude of sincerity, straightforwardness, and fairness that leaves no room for cheating, lying, trickery, or deceit. There are many texts from […]
‘Superbugs’ that can overpower antibiotics are spreading, warns WHO
LONDON: The spread of deadly superbugs that evade even the most powerful antibiotics is no longer a prediction but is happening right now across the world, UN officials said. Antibiotic […]
Salman Hamdani’s sacrifice: New York honours Pakistani 9/11 hero
ET: KARACHI: Talat Hamdani is tired, but she still vows to fight on. “Injustice is injustice,” she says in a telephone interview. She stops to catch her breath as she […]
India: Peace Symposium 2014 in Mangalore Today
Please find attached the invitation for the Peace Symposium that will be held in Mangalore on Saturday the 3rd of May, Inshallah. Senior Politicians, Religious Leaders, Journalists and other important […]
Arabs and Muslims should flock to Jerusalem
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ repeated call on Arabs and Muslims to visit Jerusalem is finally paying off. A conference held in Amman, courageously tackled this issue and produced a surprising […]
A Tangle of Conflicts: The Dirty Business of Palm Oil
By Nils Klawitter Palm oil can be found in many of the products we consume each day. Much of it comes from Indonesia, where brutal methods are deployed against locals. One of the main suppliers says it is cleaning up its act, but has it really changed? Two months ago, […]
Italian ship delivers 1,200 migrants to Sicily as officials sound alarm over jump in arrivals
MILAN – An Italian ship brought nearly 1,200 migrants to the Sicilian port of Augusta as Italian officials sounded the alarm over the rising tide of migrants trying to enter Europe. Navy Commander Aldo Dolfino told Sky TG24 on Friday that migrants had been evacuated from eight life rafts and […]
Ukraine escalation could lead to a mess nobody wanted
Neil MacFarlane is professor of international relations at Oxford University. DW: The conflict over Ukraine entered a new phase with a military assault by Ukrainian forces on areas held by separatists and two downed helicopters. Are we witnessing the beginning of a full scale military confrontation now? Neil MacFarlane: I […]
US Panel Urges Action On Pak Religious Freedom – Ahmadi Minority Suffers ‘Apartheid-Like’ Conditions
Source: arabtimesonline.com WASHINGTON, May 1, (AFP): An expert panel on Wednesday urged the United States to add Pakistan to a blacklist of violators of religious freedom, saying that the Ahmadi minority […]
Australia: Flag-raising honour
Source: berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au | By LACHLAN MOORHEAD BERWICK-BASED president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association (AMA) of Victoria played a key role in advocating the Ahmadiyya community’s internationally renowned gathering in Sydney last month. A […]
Nigeria: Ahmadiyya Urges Fg To Develop Holistic Youth Policy
Source: mydailynewswatchng.com An excerpt from the 42nd annual National Ijtema (convention) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Organisation. Federal Government has been urged to develop a holistic youth development policy framework which would […]
Indonesia: Hardliners Halt Salana Ijtema of Lajnah Imaillah
By Iin Qurrotul Ain. Source: Sultanul Qalam Group Ijteema (Annual Convention) of Lajnah Imaillah (Ladies of Ahmadiyya Muslim) in Wanasigra Village Tasikmalaya-West Java, Indonesia was revoked because of terror. The […]
Opposition Parties Ally in Bosnian Serb Entity
Source: Balkan Insight The Union for Changes was formally established at a ceremony held on April 30 in Banja Luka, the main city in Republika Srpska. The leading parties in the bloc are the Serbian Democratic Party, SDS, the largest opposition party in the mainly Serbian entity, the Party of Democratic […]
Putin Imposes Secret Sanctions on Pro-Gay Obama Campaign Donors
Source: The daily Beast: The Kremlin has expanded its secret “black list” of Americans banned from Russia to include Obama campaign fundraisers tied to the LGBT community and senior Congressmen, diplomatic sources tell The Daily Beast. Moscow’s list, these sources say, was expanded in retaliation to the Obama administration’s attack […]
Putin Imposes Secret Sanctions on Pro-Gay Obama Campaign Donors
Source: The daily Beast: The Kremlin has expanded its secret “black list” of Americans banned from Russia to include Obama campaign fundraisers tied to the LGBT community and senior Congressmen, diplomatic sources tell The Daily Beast. Moscow’s list, these sources say, was expanded in retaliation to the Obama administration’s attack […]
Not Post-Communist, He’s Post-Fascist
Source: Spiegel REUTERS Russian President Vladmir Putin: “Death is horrible, isn’t it?” Some like to idealize Vladimir Putin as the ideological successor to the left-wing Soviet leaders, but that’s sheer nonsense. His speeches offer clear evidence that his points of reference originate in fascism. In order to understand Vladimir Putin, […]
eDigest: 5 Reasons the 9/11 Museum Should Drop ‘Islamist’
The 9/11 Memorial in New York City Muslim, professor, doctor and philanthropist 5 Reasons the 9/11 Museum Should Drop ‘Islamist’ Huff Post: by Dr. Faheem Younus: Muslim, professor, doctor and philanthropist On May 21, the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York is scheduled to release “The Rise of Al Qaeda,”… […]