Dawn: WASHINGTON: Governments around the world are increasingly invoking blasphemy laws, with Pakistan by far the country that jails the most citizens for allegedly attacking religion, a US report said Thursday. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom, a government advisory panel, voiced fear that the rise in laws banning […]
Dailycaller.com: Imagine if you picked up your morning paper and the news story read “Judaism’s inadvertent effects on adherents.” Imagine if article’s non-Jewish author wrote, “The Torah strictly bans the consumption of pork, leading to the virtual disappearance of domesticated pigs in Jewish-majority areas, then their replacement by sheep and […]
Source: The Huffington Post By Bushra Alvi, Freelance writer and Editor The standard reaction of all those who heard that we were shifting to Dubai was, “Wow, that’s a beautiful place, […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Crimean referendum, 2014 whether Crimea should join the Russian Federation or restore 1992 Constitution and remain within Ukraine Location Crimea, Ukraine Date 16 March 2014 (in 2 days) Results Result not yet known Results by county Yes No ‹ The template below (Crimean Crisis of 2014) is being considered for deletion. […]
Washington (CNN) — To President Barack Obama and U.S. allies in Europe, Sunday’s secession referendum in Crimea is unconstitutional, illegal and a fraud because Russian troops have essentially taken over the […]
Source: faithstreet.com | Salaam Bhatti This month saw the launch of the bi-partisan Ahmadiyya Muslim Caucus. Here’s why. I often hear the phrase “Only 20,000 people?” as a critique of the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Source: Asia Times: As if the EU had any feasible Plan B to escape its dependency on Russian gas (not to mention eschew the very profitable financial game played between key European capitals and Moscow). What are they do, import gas on Qatar Airways flights? Buy LNG from the US […]
Source: loyolamaroon.com The conferences, taking place in several U.S. cities, will take place in the St. Charles Room on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, from 7 to 9 p.m. The conference is designed to combat terrorist and anti-Islam beliefs by teaching attendees about the Prophet Muhammad from the perspective of American Muslims. […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD As only the Islamophobes, who hate Islam or those Muslims, who want to enforce Shariah Law, of their imagination, by hook or […]
Source: Asia Times: No question the original inhabitants of Crimea are the Tatars – whose rights will be fully protected in a new Crimea. They had not achieved their self-determination […]
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in “Ahmadis face discrimination in Pakistan, but those who persist in such treatment to Ahmadis dead should not forget that one day they have to appear in the Divine court.” […]
Source: Asia Times: Still holding his cup of coffee, he decided – as did many others in that lobby – to go down the stairs instead. When he reached the 20th floor, a voice came on the public address system and told people to go back to their offices. My […]
Source: CNN Money By Adrian Covert @CNNMoneyTech March 13, 2014: 3:23 PM ET Microsoft knows that its Office software isn’t quite as crucial as it once was. But its decision to launch a cheaper Office 365 ‘Personal’ for $70 a year is perplexing at best. Office 365 Personal can be installed on […]
Source: Arabnews.com Dua in times of difficulty, accompanied by the shedding of tears is uplifting, invigorating, assuring, cleanses, refreshes and provides solace and relief to a broken heart. In current times as individuals we are faced with so many tribulations and internationally, the Ummah, is faced with crises across the […]
Source: TOI KUALA LUMPUR: Military radar-tracking evidence suggests a Malaysia Airlines jetlinermissing for nearly a week was deliberately flown across the Malay peninsula towards the Andaman Islands, sources familiar with the investigation told Reuters on Friday. Two sources said an unidentified aircraft that investigators believe was Flight MH370 was following a route between […]
STORY SUMMARY March 14, 2014 12:07 By David Ignatius The Daily Star, Lebanon It’s still possible to imagine a fuzzy, face-saving compromise in Ukraine: Crimea would have a new, quasi-autonomous administrative status blessed by Moscow and Kiev. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will make one more try, seeing […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Tuesday 11 March 2014 Businesses have lost an estimated SR800 million because of the government’s feminization program, a member of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) claimed on Monday. The claim comes as the Ministry of Labor launched the third phase of […]
PRAYERS REQUIRE CONSTANCY: Consistency and moderation have been enjoined upon by Allah Almighty and his Prophet (peace be upon him). MARWA ABDALLA Published — Friday 14 March 2014 WHAT God requires from a Muslim is not overly burdensome. He prescribes moderation in every walk of life. I remember a conversation […]
AP | Mar 13, 2014 | JORDAN TIMES A visitor talking with a representative of a halal food producer from Saudi Arabia during a recent halal food exhibition in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP file photo) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The global industry for halal food and lifestyle products — […]
BY JANNA ANDERSON AND LEE RAINIE The world is moving rapidly towards ubiquitous connectivity that will further change how and where people associate, gather and share information, and consume media. A canvassing of 2,558 experts and technology builders about where we will stand by the year 2025 finds striking patterns in their predictions. […]