Source: Bleacher Report By Gabe Zaldivar, Pop Culture Lead Writer Feb 25, 2014 Before there was Muhammad Ali, there was Cassius Clay, a bombastic young boxer who was expected to lose […]
HONG KONG (CNNMoney) Yuan Ye has just sunk his $17,000 in life savings into an unusual investment: Yu’ebao, a fund run by Chinese e-commerce heavyweight Alibaba. Yuan, the owner of a […]
Imran Jattala Los Angeles Islam Examiner February 26, 2014 The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – USA is hosting nationwide conferences to respond to allegations commonly made against “history’s most peace-loving person—Prophet Muhammad,” the community said in a statement emailed today, February 26th. The national campaign will see events taking place […]
By Express News Service nie – KOCHI Published: 26th February 2014 A strong relationship with God is imperative for success, said Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’ ath district president B B Ahmad […]
by Renat Kuenzi, swissinfo.ch February 26, 2014 – 16:26 Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter – who this year also acts as Swiss president and OSCE chairman – appointed senior diplomat Tim Guldimann as special envoy for Ukraine at the beginning of the week. Burkhalter also travelled to New York and Washington […]
Story Summary By Brian Michael Jenkins Faced with open defiance from the leader of Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria and Iraq, Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri publicly expelled the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), suspending its franchise and stripping it of its status as part of the Al-Qaeda global […]
JEDDAH: Irfan Mohammed Published — Thursday 27 February 2014 A temporary air conditioning facility is going to be provided for visiting pilgrims in the old part of the grand mosque […]
Delivering a speech at a conference in Jakarta, where he also held talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on bilateral ties and the latest regional developments, the King stressed the role of the Ummah (Muslim nation) in spreading the true essence of Islam and contributing to the resolution […]
by Khaled Neimat | Feb 26, 2014 | 23:41 4 inShare MPs chat on the sidelines of a Lower House session on Wednesday (Photo by Khaled Oudat) AMMAN — The majority of the 150-member Lower House on Wednesday voted in favour of a motion to expel Israel’s ambassador to Jordan […]
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim Asalam Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuhu “Tree makasee”. Thank you. It is an honour to support Nahdlatul Ulama in its work for dialogue. To all of you, […]
Huff Post: by Ruth Messinger — … the most incredible thing about slavery was how it ended. An institution that was embedded into human culture, endorsed by the Bible, promoted by the Qur’an, pervasive in society, and embedded in the global economy was taken on and defeated by a movement […]
Epigraph: Thy Lord has commanded, “Worship none but Him, and show kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age with thee, never say unto them any […]
Global Issues: by Jonathan Rozen — UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 (IPS) – As the world moves closer to the 2015 end mark of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a new U.N. report illuminates how far global society has come, but also how far it still must travel to achieve its […]
A Syrian fruit vendor waiting for customers in the Shaar neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo. The city has been hit hard in the ongoing civil war in the country. The violence in the country has been ongoing for almost three years. Well over 100,000 people have been killed […]
Source: BBC The former chief editor of prominent Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao is in a critical condition after being attacked with a cleaver, officials say. Kevin Lau was attacked in Hong Kong by two men on Wednesday morning, police said. He suffered three wounds. The attackers reportedly fled by […]
An attempt to discuss human rights in Turkey prompted that government to throw Quebec’s controversial values charter back at Canada’s ambassador for religious freedom. Save to Mystar Blair Gable for The Toronto Star 25/2/2014 Andrew Bennett rejects any attempt to compare the persecution of minorities abroad with what’s happening in […]
Source: CNN But with tensions in the region high, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered surprise military exercises Wednesday, state media reported. The exercises are “to check combat readiness of armed forces in western and central military districts as well as several branches of the armed forces,” Russian Defense Minister Sergey […]
Source: TOI LONDON: Miffed that you didn’t get into Oxford University? Cross because you can’t afford that three-bed in the town centre? Not got one non-executive directorship to your single-barrelled name? There is only one person to blame: your great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather. More:
Epigraph: “Love of your country (patriotism) is a part of your faith.” The Holy Prophet Muhammad Lead post collected by Zubair Khan, the Muslim Times’ Editor for Germany Fatwa cannot be forced upon people, Supreme Court rules Epigraph: “Love of your country (patriotism) is a part of your faith.” The Holy […]
Source: yourlocalguardian.co.uk The Baitul Futuh Mosque in London Road hosted dignitaries from Indonesia for a talk and video presentation about persecution all over the globe. Faith groups from all over the […]