Abu Bakr — Prophet’s closest companion
AISHA STACEY ARABNEWS.COM Published — Friday 17 January 2014 “If I had taken anyone as my closest friend I would have taken Abu Bakr, but he is my brother and […]
Kaaba Kiswa manufacturer seeks modern technology
JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED ARABNEWS Published — Sunday 19 January 2014 The historical factory that manufactures the Kiswa, the covering for the Holy Kaaba in Makkah, is exploring the possibility of […]
Sentencing Israel of Genocide
01/18/2014 Dr. Elias Akleh While the so-called international legal bodies such as ICC, UN and Security Council lack the guts to face up to the Zionist global terrorism, the Kuala […]
Egypt’s constitution support religious freedom, expert says
DW: The Egyptian constitution was approved by in a referendum. It is a revised version of what deposed President Mohammed Morsi signed a year ago after a similar referendum.What has changed regarding the relationship between the state and religion? Jörn Thielmann: Some things are the same. Islam is still the […]
eDigest: Chimpanzees Bond Over Shared Meals, ‘Love Hormone’ Study Shows
Chimpanzees sharing food Chimpanzees Bond Over Shared Meals, ‘Love Hormone’ Study Shows Source: Huffington Post By FRANK JORDANS 01/15/14 BERLIN (AP) — Chimpanzees who share are chimpanzees who care, it seems. A study published Wednesday appears to confirm that friendships are forged… Saudi husbands now taking out ‘marital’ loans JUBAIL: SULTAN […]
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says black magic haunts him & family
Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | National | Sat, January 18 2014, 1:04 PM In his new book, published Friday, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono admits that he and […]
Obama bans spying on leaders of U.S. allies, scales back NSA program
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama banned U.S. eavesdropping on the leaders of close friends and allies on Friday and began reining in the vast collection of Americans’ phone data in a series of limited reforms triggered by Edward Snowden’s revelations. In a major speech, Obama took steps to reassure Americans […]
Putin says Russia won’t go after gays as long as they leave kids alone
Don’t assume the rainbow-hued volunteer uniforms at the Sochi Winter Olympics mean that Russia is softening its hardline stance against homosexual propaganda. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that his government has nothing against gay people, as long as they leave kids alone, according to Reuters. “There is no ban on non-traditional […]
Syria’s camps as seen by a Swiss humanitarian
January 18, 2014 Oscar Assadullah Mukhtar Bergamin has been helping refugees facing starvation in different camps in northern Syria since July 2013, when he founded his association Ash-Sham Care in Zurich. For the past few months, Syrians in besieged areas have been dying of hunger, thirst, sickness and more recently […]
IMF Chief for Afghanistan and Three UN staff among 21 Dead in Kabul Attack
Death toll rises to 21 after Afghan blast in Kabul restaurant popular with foreigners The death toll in a Taliban attack on a Kabul restaurant popular with foreigners and affluent […]
Eighteen die in India stampede at home of Dawoodi Bohra spiritual leader
ET: MUMBAI: At least 18 people died in a stampede in India’s financial capital of Mumbai early on Saturday after thousands gathered to mourn the death of the 102-year-old leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community, a city official and television reports said. The stampede took place outside the home of Syedna Muhammad […]
Saudi husbands now taking out ‘marital’ loans
JUBAIL: SULTAN AL-SUGHAIR ARABNEWS It was unthinkable a mere 15 years ago, but Saudi husbands are now increasingly relying on their wives to provide financial support for life’s necessities. It […]
Looted Iraqi museum hopes to reopen, minus many relics
Story Summary By Alexander Dziadosz A decade on from the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein and whipped up a tsunami of theft in Baghdad, Iraq’s National Museum is preparing to display its treasures of Mesopotamian culture – even if thousands are missing. The looting of the museum under […]
UN says it has credible sources reporting that child soldiers are participating in the South Sudan crisis
Global post: A top UN rights envoy in South Sudan said child soldiers are fighting in the more than month-long conflict, with mass killings reported to have taken place. “The reports that we have come across involve mass killings, extrajudicial killings, widespread destruction and looting, and child soldier recruitment,” the […]
Pope Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests over abuse
Source: BBC Close to 400 priests were defrocked in only two years by the former Pope Benedict XVI over claims of child abuse, the Vatican has confirmed. The statistics for […]
checkout this Rap song – will make you think
A rap song that touches on existing of God and truthfulness of Quran Enjoy
Is the cost of college crippling?
http://i.cdn.turner.com/money/.element/script/6.0/players/embed.js?videoid=/video/news/2013/09/03/n-cost-of-college-rising-education-middle-class-jobs.cnnmoney Yale, Harvard and some of the nation’s other most expensive and prestigious colleges are unveiling plans to boost enrollments of low-income students. At a White House summit on college […]
Religious Founder Day by Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Bensheim Germany
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOD AND MAN WAS THE TOPIC! By Zubair Khan On 16.01.2014, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Bensheim organized a successful religious founder day in Bashier Mosque. Relationship between God and man was the topic. Lot […]
Berlin will always Remember you Basit Tariq, A missionary of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community!
By Zubair Khan After having served the Ahmadiyya Community for 16 years, Imam Basiq Tariq has now moved to another city of Germany. During his tenure, firt ever in former East Germany, Khadija Mosque of Berlin, earned him extra ordinary fame. On his departure special articles have appeared in the […]