Pakistan: Attempt on Ahmadi youth’s life for being ‘Qadiani’
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in As the co-worker ran out, the mullah took out a dagger and proceeded to attack the Ahmadi youngster on his neck saying “You are a Qadiani, I am going […]
eDigest: Help Build the Muslim Television (TMT)
Epigraph So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable. (Al Quran 87:10) Lead post by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor Click here to see our most popular videos of all times […]
Police, protesters clash after Ukraine’s president offers foes posts
Global Post: KIEV (Reuters) – Police clashed with protesters who blockaded a building in central Kiev on Sunday and the fate of Ukraine’s government was up in the air after […]
Wawrinka Defeats an Ailing Nadal to Win Australian Open
Source: NY Times: MELBOURNE, Australia — As the first set of the men’s singles final at the Australian Open unfolded Sunday, those who assembled inside Rod Laver Arena watched in disbelief. There were two players and one was dominating and his name was not Rafael Nadal. More:
Religious Freedom: who has it worldwide?
theguardian: by Mona Chalabi — To measure religious restrictions around the world, the Pew Research Center has attempted to look at government policies and social hostilities. Their findings suggest that religious hostilities are at their highest level since 2007. We’ve mapped all of their results here. Click on the drop down list […]
Brains of elderly slow because they know so much
The Telegraph: by Sarah Knapton — The brains of older people only appear to slow down because they have so much information to compute, much like a full-up hard drive, scientists believe. Older people do not decline mentally with age, it just takes them longer to recall facts because they […]
Migration a migraine for some
Against the backdrop of a looming Swiss referendum on whether to limit the number of foreign arrivals, the World Economic Forum has given much thought to the issue of migration: […]
Syrian civil war foes meet for first time, focus on aid
STORY SUMMARY By Tom Miles Syria’s civil war foes held their first face-to-face meeting on Saturday at the start of talks to end nearly three years of conflict which has […]
UAE president stable after stroke: ministry
STORY SUMMARY UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan has undergone an operation after suffering a stroke and is in a stable condition, the presidential affairs ministry said on Saturday. […]
Pakistan is in the grip of chaos
Source: BBC Violence is soaring to new levels in Pakistan, with militants unleashing a wave of deadly attacks – and the government is dithering about what to do, writes guest columnist Ahmed Rashid.Tuesday 21 January was a fairly normal day in Pakistan. Twenty-nine Shia Muslims were killed by Sunni militants […]
Pressure on two fronts
Source: ET Pakistan is a sovereign country and much of its respect is drawn from that status. However, on two issues one feels that its sovereignty, earned after much hard work and numerous sacrifices, has been trampled upon. The first is the drone attacks issue and the second is the […]
Deputy secretary of National Assembly kidnapped in Multan
The Express Tribune By Owais Jafri Published: January 25, 2014 MULTAN: Police have lodged a First Investigation Report (FIR) after unknown men kidnapped the deputy secretary of the National Assembly, […]
Nine-year-old makes record by passing O-Level exam
Dawn.com ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani student has made a new world record by passing the O-Level examination of the University of Cambridge at the age of nine years. Rai Haris Manzoor […]
Pope Francis says: Internet is Gift from God
The Internet is a blessing with a curse: the odious troll Elizabeth Renzetti, The Globe and Mail, Published Saturday, Jan. 25 2014, 7:00 AM EST Last updated Saturday, Jan. 25 2014, 8:02 AM EST Pope Francis, continuing his bid to be known as His Hipness, has cast his blessing on […]
Toronto issues extreme cold weather alert
Toronto issues extreme cold weather warning Blowing snow and reduced visibility have OPP advising caution or closing highways altogether. The Toronto Star 24/1/2014 Save to Mystar Bernard Weil / Toronto Star/Getty Images It’s another icy weekend for the GTA, ensuring these ice formations on the Lake Ontario shoreline at Len […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association planted over 1,000 trees on a Surrey farm last weekend
Source: thisislocallondon.co.uk Youths from Raynes Park, Wimbledon, New Malden, Kingston and Putney planted over 1,000 trees on a Surrey farm last weekend. More than 70 volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) gathered at Old Lodge Farm, Carshalton, to support AMYA’s national tree planting campaign, designed to help educate young adults and children about the environment. […]
Bradford Ahmadiyya Group Appeals to politicians in the UK and Pakistan about imprisoned British-Pakistani national
Source: thetelegraphandargus.co.uk A Bradford group has written to senior politicians in the UK and Pakistan about the detention of a British-Pakistani national imprisoned on blasphemy charges. The external affairs spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Bradford, Dr Abdul Bary Malik, said the group had deep concerns about 72-year-old Masood Ahmad, who […]
Watch pastor perform exorcisms
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Press Release GMA (Global Minorities Alliance): International community urged to stop the ‘silent genocide’ of Rohingya Muslims
Source: globalminorities.co.uk Glasgow: A Scotland-based human rights organisation is calling on the international community to intervene in what is being called the ‘silent genocide’ of the Burmese Rohingya Muslims, who the United Nations has called the most persecuted minority group in the world. Global Minorities Alliance, a human rights group which advocates […]
eDigest: International Conference Human Rights Crisis in South Asia Marginalization & Persecution of Minorities, Today
Lead post collected by Jari Khan, Texas International Conference Human Rights Crisis in South Asia Marginalization & Persecution of Minorities, Today Courtesy: Jari Khan, Texas … France’s Hollande ‘to split from Valerie Trierweiler’ Source: BBC French President Francois Hollande is to formally announce his separation from his official […]