February 20, 2014 12:11 AMBy David Ignatius STORY SUMMARY Western and Arab intelligence services that support Syria’s struggling opposition gathered for a two-day strategy meeting in Washington last week that appears to signal a stronger effort to back the rebels. Sources warn that President Barack Obama is still wary of […]
Source: Ibtida Pakistan shakes Hands with KSA against Syria تحریر: ٹیپو یوسفزئی ہمارے بھولے بادشاہ سمجھ رہے تھے کہ تخت سعود والے تخت لاہور کے پاس مشرف صاحب کی جان […]
Epigraph: If I were a dictator, religion and state would be separate. I swear by my religion. I will die for it. But it is my personal affair. The state […]
by Thomas Sowell. The Afghanistan government’s recent release of dozens of imprisoned terrorists, many of whom had killed Americans, was a galling betrayal of those Americans who died defending Afghanistan […]
Source: Independent MP’s comments come after Briton carries out suicide attack in Shia-Sunni Syria conflict By Oliver Wright, 18 February 2014 In a speech during a trip to the Middle East, […]
Epigraph: Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, […]
Source: muslimwriters.org | Mirza Haseeb I am an American Ahmadi Muslim middle school student. I was born in America and will never leave it. I love this country, America, because this country is my […]
Source: muslimwriters.org A white has no superiority over a black nor does a black have any superiority over a white except by piety and good action. -words of Prophet Muhammad during […]
Source: digitaljournal.com Landmark Conference in London on God in the 21stCentury LONDON, Feb. 18, 2014 /CNW/ – Around 500 delegates from 26 countries attended a landmark conference, including faith leaders from various countries, politicians, government officials, members of the diplomatic corps, academics and representatives of various NGOs. The conference also received many messages of support […]
Source: allafrica.com The Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has condemned governments across the world for prioritizing on defence and military spending above and beyond social welfare and humanitarian projects. “In order to protect ourselves and save mankind, we need to turn to God Almighty and we […]
Epigraph: So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. (Matthew 7:12) Written and collected by […]
ISLAMABAD: A report prepared by the Interior Ministry has declared the capital city as ‘extremely dangerous’ due to the presence and functioning of banned outfits along with other factors, Geo News reported. According to the report, the capital city is at high risk and has become the sleeper cell of […]
alislam.org: Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad also takes tour of complex On 16 February 2014, the World Head and Fifth Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community inaugurated a newly built extension […]
Source: The Huffington Post As “Science Guy” Bill Nye and the founder of Kentucky’s Creation Museum, Ken Ham, prepare for their much-anticipated debate Tuesday evening on evolution (Nye) versus creationism (Ham), recent polls point to […]
theguardian: by Miranda Threlfall-Holmes — I blame George Herbert for me becoming a Christian. I first encountered Herbert’s poems at the very beginning of the lower sixth, when they were a set text for my A-level English class. Being the rather keen and serious teenager that I was, I read them that […]
(Wam) / 19 February 2014 FNC Speaker Al Murr and delegation visits Iranian Shura Council, invites Ali Larijani to visit UAE. Mohammed Al Murr meets Iranian President Dr Hassan Rohani during the Conference of Islamic Inter-Parliamentary Union of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. — Wam Federal National Council (FNC) Speaker […]
45. Yield not to any one among them who is sinful or ungrateful. [76:25] So wait patiently for the judgment of thy Lord, and yield not to any one among them who is sinful or ungrateful. [22:39] Surely, Allah defends those who believe. Surely, Allah loves not any one who is perfidious or ungrateful.
By Ralf Neukirch SPIEGEL.DE REUTERS The West Bank Jewish settlement Givat Zeev near Jerusalem in 2011: Angela Merkel believes settlements are a decisive barrier to the peace process. German-Israeli relations are at a nadir as German Chancellor Merkel begins her third term. When leaders of the countries meet next week, deals […]
Moderate rebels say the Syrian president is secretly working with a rogue al-Qaeda group in the country’s brutal civil war. But are Sunni jihadists really in bed with the Assad […]
Huff Post: by Andrew Shwartz, M Div. — There’s a big move by millennials — and Americans in general — to move away from religion. Religion, it seems, is nothing but trouble. Religion seems responsible for war and violence, it continues to be the driving force behind the persecution of […]