ATHENS — Europe’s leaders have been preaching austerity for years, arguing that only deep budget cuts will revive the economy and inspire the necessary confidence among investors. Now, they have symbolic proof, as Greece returns to the capital markets with plans to begin selling long-term bonds on Thursday. The deal […]
Alislam.org; In today’s Friday sermon Hazrat Khalifatul Masih gave a discourse on love of God with reference to the writings and pronouncements of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). […]
NY Times: A faded fragment of papyrus known as the “Gospel of Jesus’s Wife,” which caused an uproar when unveiled by a Harvard Divinity School historian in 2012, has been tested by scientists who conclude in a journal published on Thursday that the ink and papyrus are very likely ancient, […]
His Majesty King Abdullah is received by Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of their talks in Moscow on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin that focused on bilateral ties and means to develop them at […]
Huff Post: by Deepak Chopra — In every spiritual tradition, different as they are, God is taken to be the moral compass for human beings. He may or may not be a punisher. He may or may not sit in judgment, watching and weighing our every move. He may or […]
Source: thejakartapost.com In Sidoarjo, East Java, the Sampang Shiites also cast their votes near their displacement camp. A number of police and military personnel were deployed to the location for security reasons. “Eveything is good. There’s no problem,” Sidoarjo Police chief Adj. Comr. Marjuki said as quoted by tempo.co. Sixty-seven Shia […]
Source: thejakartapost.com We hope the elected people’s representatives will embrace all people without differentiating them based on ethnic, religious or racial background. Seventy-one displaced Ahmadiyah at Wisma Transito in Mataram, West […]
Source: burtonmail.co.uk A MUSLIM group will hold a day of outreach activities to create a ‘bond of brotherhood’ in Burton. The town’s branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association will hold a ‘Holy Founder’s Day’ with a question and answer session from 11.30am on Sunday, May 4. The event, which will also […]
Source: clrforum.org Next month, Anthem Press will publish The Ahmadis and the Politics of Religious Exclusion in Pakistan by Ali Usman Qasmi (Lahore University of Management Sciences). The publisher’s description follows. ‘The Ahmadis […]
Posted by CNN’s Leigh Ann Caldwell (CNN) – Former President Bill Clinton weighed in on Edward Snowden, calling the controversial National Security Agency leaker an “imperfect messenger.” Clinton said Snowden’s […]
(CNN) — A male sophomore went on a stabbing spree at his Pittsburgh-area high school early Wednesday, an emergency management agency spokesman said. At least 20 students at Franklin Regional […]
Nick Ames , April 9th, 2014 Development in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, is coming at the cost of the loss of some of the most important sites of […]
Nick Ames , April 9th, 2014 Development in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, is coming at the cost of the loss of some of the most important sites of […]
An unfortunate misconception among today’s American Muslim community is that Islam has only been present in America for less than 100 years. Many American Muslims are children of immigrants who came to the United States from the Middle East and South Asia in the mid-nineteenth century, and thus wrongly assume […]
by kanupriya kapoor AND randy fabi Indonesia’s Islamic parties surprise with strong showing in election il JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Islamic political parties are poised to grab a larger-than-expected share of the vote in Wednesday’s general election, indicating a loyal following in the world’s most populous Muslim nation despite a […]
Epigraph Permission to fight is given to those against whom war is made, because they have been wronged — and Allah indeed has power to help them — Those who have been driven out from their homes unjustly only because they said, ‘Our Lord is Allah’ — And if Allah did […]
Source: BBC Teams searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have reacquired signals that could be consistent with “black box” flight recorders. An Australian vessel heard the signals again on […]
norwaypost.no: This fall, Oslo may get its first Islamic primary school. The AssociationMothers for Muslim Primary School has fought for several years to have their application approved to open up a school […]
Global Post: France said on Tuesday it supported the evacuation of Muslims under threat of reprisals in Central African Republic “as a last resort,” saying that the priority was to save lives despite concerns it could lead to the division of the country. The United Nations said on April 1 it was trying to […]
Source: The Daily Times In Social Studies textbooks it is mentioned that Hindus are extremists and eternal enemies of Islam, whose culture and society is based on injustice and cruelty, while Islam delivers a message of peace and brotherhood, concepts portrayed as alien to the Hindus. Pakistan was created in […]