Harold Rhode: Review of Shi’ism and Politics in the Middle East by Laurence Louër Gatestone Institute Shi’ism and Politics in the Middle East by Laurence Louër Translated from the French by John King (London: Hurst, 2012), 176 pages Reviewed by Harold Rhode Senior Fellow, Gatestone Institute Retired Analyst, Office of […]
PARIS — The European Central Bank on Thursday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, choosing to wait for additional data before deciding whether to address evidence that the euro zone is sliding into the dangerous economic condition known as deflation. Mario Draghi, the central bank’s president, acknowledged at a news […]
Muslim condo complex in Thornhill sparks heated debate Religious tensions and density concerns have been stoked by a proposal to place two 17-storey residential towers, retail space and 61 townhouses in the low-density neighbourhood. View 2 photos Randy Risling / Toronto Star Feb 6, 2014 The Jaffari Centre on Bathurst […]
SOURCE: FACTORS BEHIND THE DECLINE OF ISLAMIC SCIENCE AFTER THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY [1] Nature, the international journal of science, with headquarters in London, has published on 2 November 2006 an issue devoted mainly to Islam and Science. The articles and items are written by Muslim and non-Muslim writers who express […]
Source: BBC Turkish protesters used the internet to spread pictures and information in last year’s demonstrations Related Stories Twitter under pressure in Turkey BBC concern at Turkey ‘intimidation’ Dozens arrested over protest tweetsWatch The Turkish parliament has approved a bill that would tighten government controls over the internet. The new […]
| Wednesday, 5 February 2014 February 05: US Secretary of State John Kerry admitted that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was making gains on the ground, but denied US policy in Syria was failing. “It’s fair to say that Assad has improved his position a little bit, yes. But […]
Source: deathofjesus.blogspot.com Visit Official Website of The Conference A mega religious conference is coming to London in less than two weeks that seeks “to restore the rightful contribution religion has to offer […]
Source: allafrica.com As part of its annual Islamic programmes, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Sierra Leone has scheduled 7 to 9 March, 2014 for their 53rd Annual/National Conference (JALSA SALANA) to […]
Guardian: Twelve years ago, a few weeks into the occupation of Afghanistan, I suggested (in these pages) that the euphoria aroused by an easy conquest was misplaced. It would be a long war and one of its side effects would be to seriously destabilise Pakistan. Unfortunately, events have not contradicted the analysis. […]
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in The road ahead is full of challenges, but the OIC now has the framework and mechanism to move ahead, and the commission is the spearhead of this effort. One […]
For live transmission click here Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in Recorded glimpses of the convention will be aired during regular Bangla Shomprochar Program on Muslim Television Ahmadiyya on Saturday and Sunday. The 90th Annual […]
Listening to Indonesian politicians campaigning for this year’s elections you could be forgiven for thinking that freedom of religion is not a problem in the country with the world’s largest […]
Examiner.com: A mega religious conference is coming to London in less than two weeks that seeks “to restore the rightful contribution religion has to offer the 21st Century”. The event […]
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Daily Times: GENEVA: The UN denounced the Vatican on Wednesday for failing to stamp out systematic child abuse and called on the Church to remove all clergy suspected of raping […]
Global Post: Two United States warships were headed to the Black Sea just two days before the Winter Olympics were set to begin in Sochi, Russia. The USS Mount Whitney sailed into the Black Sea, and the USS Taylor was slated to arrive later on Wednesday, NBC News reported. Pentagon officials […]
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s new government has promised to introduce dual citizenship for children born to immigrants in Germany. Now, though, the left and right are fighting over what exactly that […]
طالبان سچے ہیں اور ہم جھوٹے ہیں Courtesy: Obaidullah Khan تحریر: ٹیپو یوسفزئی یہ ملک طالبان کا ہےاور انکا موقف سو فیصد درست ہے۔ وہ سچے محب وطن ہیں اور پاکستان کے مقدس آئین کے محافظ ہیں۔ پاکستان کے سچے محافظ اس وقت طالبان ہیں اور جو لوگ انکے مخالف […]
The Diplomat — As a Jew who escaped Nazi Germany as a child in 1935, I have a lifelong interest in the ways nations deal with their pasts. I am closely following developments in Japan, in particular the moves to revise Japanese textbooks in a nationalistic direction, the debate about […]