‘Talks’ and killing fields
STORY SUMMARY A week of rhetoric and tension has finally concluded in Switzerland, and Syria’s warring sides are no closer to moving in a direction that may bring relief for […]
WikiLeaks: Saudi-Financed Madrassas More Widespread in Pakistan Than Thought
WikiLeaks: Saudi-Financed Madrassas More Widespread in Pakistan Than Thought Islamabad’s inaction on extremism is a recurring theme in many of the WikiLeaked cables emanating from the U.S. embassy in Pakistan. By Michael Busch, May 26, 2011. Share Print We’re honored to have Michael Busch dissecting the latest WikiLeaks document dump for Focal […]
Court Rules Preparing for Jihad is a Crime
A Rotterdam district court has convicted two men of making preparations to participate in the armed conflict in Syria. Mohammed G. was convicted of preparing for murder. He does not however have to go to jail, as according to the Rotterdam court, he is completely non compos mentis. Mohammed G. […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Student Association holds open house to give a better understanding of Islam & Qur’an
Source: edmontonsun.com Ahmadiyya Student Association at NAIT held an open house on Thursday to give fellow students a better understanding of Islam. Taha Syed, missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Edmonton, said people may be surprised to learn how much of the ancient text is relevant to today. [Please click […]
eDigest: Vodka blamed for high death rates in Russia
Epigraph: They ask thee concerning wine and the game of hazard. Say: ‘In both there is great sin and also some advantages for men; but their sin is greater than […]
Microsoft board close to naming Nadella as new CEO: source
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp is likely to appoint its cloud-computing head, Satya Nadella, as its next chief executive, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday, as the board concludes a five-month search for a tech-savvy heavy-hitter to lead the world’s largest software company. As part of the move, […]
Nigeria: Muslim Clerics Speak On Return of Jesus?
By Aderonke Adeyeri, 31 January 2014 Shiek Abdul Fatai Muhammed Buhari Inakoju is a Director, Religion and Operation, Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board. He speaks on the coming again of Jesus. Islam as a religion believes in the second coming of Jesus Christ. I believe in Jesus Christ as […]
More Now See Failure than Success in Iraq, Afghanistan
Little Partisan Gap in Views of Whether U.S. Has Reached Goals Negative Views of U.S. Efforts in Iraq, AfghanistanAfter more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the public does not think the United States has achieved its goals in either country. About half of Americans (52%) say […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Myanmar joins the National Book Fair
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Myanmar joined the Myanmar National Book Fair from 25th to 28th January 2014. More than one thousand individuals accepted pamphlets, purchased books and glanced through the Jama’at’s presentation. Courtesy: Muhammad Zafir, Myanmar.
Washed ashore: the man who spent ’16 months’ adrift on the Pacific in a powerless boat
An emaciated man, who claimed to have spent 16 months adrift at sea, has been rescued after being washed up on a remote Pacific atoll. The man, with a dishevelled […]
The surprising transformation of Bilawal Bhutto into a leader of Pakistan’s anti-Taliban movement
BY Peter Popham in THE INDEPENDENT His call has gone down very well far beyond the family stronghold The Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani Taliban are two very different things. The Afghan Taliban, who have stubbornly resisted the worst that the US and Britain could throw at them for the […]
Robert Fisk: If only Tony Blair could grasp the truth about Field Marshal Sisi Do the British people love Blair? Do they eat Blair chocolates and wear Blair pyjamas?
by Robert Fisk, The Independent It was, of course, utterly inevitable that Tony Blair would back Egypt’s new authoritarian leaders. After all, can you imagine Blair – our very own […]
Hate, Intolerance and Genocide of Minorities
M. Basheer Ahmed, M.D. On one fine evening in March 2013, two young men got out of the car and passed young children playing on the street in a neighborhood in Karachi… Two children aged 6 and 7 with innocent faces smiled at him. The young men quietly passed them. […]
[Urdu Article] Naseehato’n ka Guldasta (6) by Shamshad A Nasir
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Report: International Conference on Marginalization & Persecution of Minorities in South Asia
Source: sadew.org JANUARY 25, 2014 AT SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY, DALLAS Conference on persecution of minorities calls for international pressures on South Asian governments to stop violence against religious minorities “Apologists for […]
Vodka blamed for high death rates in Russia
Epigraph: They ask thee concerning wine and the game of hazard. Say: ‘In both there is great sin and also some advantages for men; but their sin is greater than […]
EU agrees on accord to normalize relations with Cuba – source
EU states have agreed on the “whole package” for a new accord with Cuba aimed at normalizing relations with the communist state and encourage reforms and strengthen the human rights in the country, an EU source told AFP. The text of the agreement will be discussed amongst EU foreign Ministers […]
Abu Bakr — the protector of slaves, his companions
Abu Bakr was a man of shrewd judgment. He was able to discern the truth. Thus, he found it very easy to see the truth in Islam but realized that […]
‘Ice is breaking’ in Syria talks: UN mediator
GENEVA: The ice is slowly breaking in peace talks between Syria’s warring sides, UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said Wednesday, warning though that no substantive results were expected during this round. […]