ET: Militarisation of the subcontinent continues unabated — and this trend has been further fed by India’s latest increase in its defence spending. The Indian government has announced a 10 per cent increase in its military budget — pushing spending in this sector to a whopping 36 billion dollars. This increase […]
Israelis do not remember that in the year of the expulsion, 1492, the country that opened its gates to the exiles from Spain – without constructing prison facilities for them – was Ottoman Turkey. By Dmitry Shumsky | Feb. 20, 2014 | 3:39 AM Ferdinand and Isabella, king and queen of […]
OnIslam & News Agencies Wednesday, 19 February 2014 12:59 Muslims ruled much of Spain for centuries starting from 711 to 1492. MADRID – Struggling to keep the memory of Al-Andalus alive, a Muslim advocacy group has urged the Spanish authorities to grant Muslims, expelled from Spain in 1609, the […]
Religious News Service | by Naveed Ahmad Posted: 02/19/2014 2:32 pm EST Updated: 02/19/2014 2:59 pm EST ISLAMABAD (RNS) Mohammad Asghar, a 69-year-old paranoid schizophrenic, faces a death sentence in Pakistan for claiming to be the Prophet Muhammad in letters written to officials and police in 2010. The retired British national of Pakistani descent is […]
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON 02/20/2014 02:38 MK Levin: ‘For 60 years the state treated all minorities as one homogeneous group, and it was a mistake.’ Women walking in the mixed Arab-Jewish city Lod Photo: REUTERS Coalition chairman Yariv Levin’s proposal to legally differentiate between Christian and Muslim Arabs passed its second and third readings […]
Published on Friday, 14 February 2014 09:25 by Daoud Kuttab PALESTINE NEWS NETWORK The seriousness of the U.S.-initiated framework for a possible solution to the Israeli-Palestinian problem appears to have shaken dormant relations in the region, including in Jordan. The Palestinian-Jordanian relationship, which is experiencing its highest degree […]
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 […]