ET: Pakistan ranks among the least religiously diverse countries in a religiously diverse Asian region according to the Religious Diversity Index published by the Pew Research Center on Friday. The 10-point index, which ranks each country by its level of religious diversity, is divided into four ranges, “very high”, “high”, “moderate”, and […]
Source: CNN Author: Sophia Saifi and Aliza Kassim A 9-month-old Pakistani boy bawled as he was fingerprinted and booked in Lahore on an attempted murder charge after his family members allegedly threw bricks at police trying to collect an unpaid bill. The ordeal started February 1 when several police officers and a bailiff […]
The globe and Mail: by Gerald Caplan — Could you, under any circumstance, be a merciless torturer, a serial rapist, a mass murderer? This month, which marks the 20th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda and the 99th anniversary of the genocide of the Armenians, is as good a time […]
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Few parallels seen in Quebec, Scotland independence bids IAN BAILEY VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail, Published Friday, Apr. 04 2014, 9:24 PM EDT,Last updated Friday, Apr. 04 2014, 9:24 PM EDT 6 comments 19 7 12 0 Sovereignty referendum looms in Scotland this September, its external affairs minister says he doesn’t […]
BRITISH HUMOR IS DIFFERENT These are classified ads, which were actually placed in U.K. Newspapers: FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER. 8 years old, Hateful little bastard. Bites! FREE PUPPIES 1/2 Cocker Spaniel, 1/2 sneaky neighbor’s dog. FREE PUPPIES. Mother is a Kennel Club registered German Shepherd. Father is a Super Dog, able […]
Source: BBC Human rights groups say Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are often used to target minorities, including Christians Related Stories Q&A: Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws Pakistan country profile A Pakistani Christian couple have been sentenced to death for blasphemy after allegedly sending a text message insulting the Prophet Muhammad. The couple, […]
86. The decree of Allah is coming, so seek ye not to hasten it [16:2] The decree of Allah is coming, so seek ye not to hasten it. Holy is He, and exalted above all that which they associate with Him. [21:38] Man is made of haste. I will certainly show you My Signs […]
Source: CNN (CNN) — In what may turn out to be a major breakthrough in the monthlong search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370, a Chinese patrol ship searching the southern Indian Ocean discovered Saturday the pulse signal used by so-called black boxes, state news agency Xinhua reported. But the pulse signal has not […]
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Those who have followed the last eight months of American-mediated Israeli-Palestinian negotiations have anticipated the unveiling of the United States’ own “framework” for continued talks to achieve a comprehensive peace agreement. Whether or not this happens, for now the negotiations have hit a […]
Source: China Daily PERTH, Australia – Haixun 01, a Chinese patrol ship searching for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, detected a pulse signal with a frequency of 37.5kHz per second […]
KHALID BAIG Published — Friday 4 April 2014 “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him maintain the bonds of kinship” (Bukhari) A YOUNG man went to attend the weekly Hadith lecture of Sayyidna Abu Huraira but stopped when he heard him saying “If anyone sitting here […]
Epigraph He (Allah) it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad), with guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions. And sufficient is Allah as […]
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Source: The Huffington Post By Yasmine Hafiz The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released their eleventh annual report on the progress of implementing the Charter for the Protection of […]
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The Sufra food bank, run from a small community centre on a north-west London housing estate, is in high demand. The Muslim charity’s Wednesday afternoon session sees a constant stream of […]
Daily Times: What has happened to the minorities in Pakistan over the last few months could not be taken as spontaneous or scattered events. The burning down of temples, the instant verdict of a death sentence in Sawan Masih’s case and now the arrest of Tahir Ahmed, an Ahmedi, on the […]
Source: TOI Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler’s long-term lover who married the Nazi leader hours before their joint suicide in his Berlin bunker, may have had Jewish ancestry, ground-breaking DNA testing has found. DNA analysis of hair samples from a hairbrush claimed to belong to Braun suggests that the fascist dictator […]
Source: CNN What of the Taliban? Well, they regard elections as against Islam, so they will write themselves out of this historic event and will only be seen by most Afghans as spoilers who will try to interrupt the election. More: