Annie Machon (Reuters / Stephen Hird)Annie Machon (Reuters / Stephen Hird) Annie Machon, a former MI5 operative who blew the whistle on the UK’s dubious spying activities, has started a new fund to support other whistleblowers such as former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Called the “Courage Fund to Protect Journalistic […]
Islam online: It’s a unique mystical spot in the Egyptian capital where the Qur’an, the Bible, and the Torah are continuously recited. It’s the multi-religious compound, which has ancient churches […]
December 31, 2013 – 17:44 By Paul-Marin Ngoupana and Serge Leger Kokpakpa BANGUI (Reuters) – Thousands of people caught up in fighting in Central African Republic blocked the runway of its international airport on Tuesday, demanding more aid and the resignation of the president. Families and other refugees chanted anti-government […]
December 31, 2013 – 18:34 By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS (Reuters) – The outgoing head of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said on Tuesday some Muslim states should broaden rights for religious minorities. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, who stepped down on Monday after nine years as secretary general of the […]
Epigraph O ye people! fear your Lord, Who created you from a single soul and created therefrom its mate, and from them twain spread many men and women; and fear Allah, in Whose name you appeal to one another, and fear Him particularly respecting ties of relationship. Indeed, Allah watches over you. […]
Happy New Year to all from Canada. During the holidays read following books on Dr Abdus Salam and watch the interview Ramooze-Fitrat Toronto June 1996 – presented to Dr Salam in Oxford http://www.apnaorg.com/books/urdu/ramooz-e-fitrat/book.php?fldr=book Dr Abdus Salam, Musalmano Ka Newton Toronto 2003 http://www.apnaorg.com/books/urdu/doctor-salam/book.php?fldr=book Zikray Abdus Salam India 2011 (under a different […]
BBC: China’s top legislature has formally adopted a resolution easing the country’s one-child policy, the state news agency Xinhua reports. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed a […]
RT: The Archbishop of Canterbury, the principal leader of the Church of England, has urged bank bosses to make a “massive cultural change” in their management style. He says many […]
Dhaka Tribune: by Abdul Awwal Chaudray: December 31. Justice KM Subhan passed away on this day in 2007, a champion of human rights and freedom of religion, and a symbol of unity among the progressive forces of Bangladesh. A man of great altitude, yet so humble. A person of a […]
Source: BBC Tesco’s plans for expansion into India have been approved by the country’s government. The British retail giant intends to invest $110m (£68m) in India’s closely-protected retail sector. It will set up a chain of supermarkets in partnership with the Indian Tata Group. Tesco is the first global food […]
Source: BBC Tesco’s plans for expansion into India have been approved by the country’s government. The British retail giant intends to invest $110m (£68m) in India’s closely-protected retail sector. It will set up a chain of supermarkets in partnership with the Indian Tata Group. Tesco is the first global food […]
Source: Economist: Today’s Christianity has some sharply contrasting answers. For the fundamentalist, there is no problem because scripture trumps everything. At another extreme, radical and liberal theologians have ruthlessly deconstructed the doctrine of Mary and her virginity. With as much spleen as any secular polemicist, the retired Anglican bishop John Shelby […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times After Jesus said the following, he looked towards heaven and prayed: Father, the hour has come. Glorify […]
By Ghana News -SpyGhana.com Spyghana.com is a premier news source that cover daily news of Africa, Ghana, all the World, about universities, culture and etc The Ghana Muslim Mission (GMM), an Islamic organisation set out to propagate Islamic teachings and principles, over the weekend held its 55th national conference to […]
Source: NY Times: Assailants raked the German ambassador’s residence in Athens with gunfire early on Monday in an attack that caused no injuries, Greek police officials said. More:
Yousef Lateef: Attracted to Pure Monotheism of Islam over Triune Mystery! From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Yusef Abdul Lateef Lateef in a 2007 performance Background information Birth name William Emanuel […]
Source: NY Times: Twin terrorist attacks in the city of Volgograd within 24 hours injected new urgency on Monday into Russia’s long, ruthless effort to contain a diffuse Islamic insurgency on its southern border, one nominally led by a veteran, battle-scarred Chechen often called Russia’s Osama bin Laden. More:
Source: CNN Michael Schumacher, the most successful driver in Formula 1 history and one of the world’s highest-profile athletes, remains in critical condition after suffering severe head trauma in a skiing accident in the French Alps, hospital officials said Monday. Doctors who have been treating Schumacher at the University Hospital […]
Source: CNN Michael Schumacher, the most successful driver in Formula 1 history and one of the world’s highest-profile athletes, remains in critical condition after suffering severe head trauma in a skiing accident in the French Alps, hospital officials said Monday. Doctors who have been treating Schumacher at the University Hospital […]