Source: halesowennews.co.uk YOUNG people from Halesowen have been spreading seasonal cheer with donations of gifts to ill children, the homeless and the poor. Volunteers from the Long Lane branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association delivered gifts to the children’s ward at Russells Hall Hospital and took extra supplies to the Halesowen-based Back […]
Source: Pakistan Today By: Humayun Gauhar: Humayun Gauhar is a political analyst. He can be reached at: humayun.gauhar786@gmail.com. Pakistan is caught in a fast spinning centrifuge, where hopefully the good is being separated from the bad Customary spontaneity makes me wish everyone a Happy New Year. My prayer is that humankind has […]
It is very difficult to separate the spread of particular kinds of violence in some human societies from the social, cultural and ‘moral’ roots of that violence. In fact, it is illogical to ignore the apparent willingness of more than few members of a particular society to commit violence, while […]
Local authorities are calling on Muslim families to adopt Muslim children. World Bulletin / News Desk Muslims living in the UK capital London are being encouraged by the local authorities to adopt children. The local council in the east London borough of Tower Hamlets, which hosts a large Bangladeshi Muslim […]
Epigraph: He (Allah) it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad), with guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions. And sufficient is Allah as a Witness. (Al Quran 48:29) Baitul Muqeet Mosque in New Zealand Lead post collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of […]
Volgograd and the Conquest of Eurasia: Has the House of Saud seen its Stalingrad? By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya Global Research, January 03, 2014 Url of this article: http://www.globalresearch.ca/volgograd-and-the-conquest-of-eurasia-will-the-house-of-saud-see-its-stalingrad/5363440 The events in Volgograd are part of a much larger body of events and a multi-faceted struggle that has been going on […]
Geopolitical Weekly Tuesday, January 7, 2014 Stratfor By Marc Lanthemann The 20th anniversary of NAFTA’s implementation on Jan. 1 has revived some of the perennial arguments that have surrounded the bloc since its inception. The general consensus has been that the trade deal was a mixed bag, a generally positive […]
The Jakarta Post: Alissa Qotrunnada Munawaroh Rahman, the eldest daughter of late president Abdurrahman “Gus Dur” Wahid, is passionate when she speaks of Jaringan GUSDURian, the network of those who […]
OnIslam.net US Singer Jennifer Grout Finds Islam CAIRO – Jennifer Grout, an American singer who fascinated the Arab world after reaching the final three of the talent competition “Arabs Got Talent” has reportedly reverted to Islam during her stay in Morocco to study Arabic language, Morocco World News reported on […]
Offenders could face five years jail; those targeted to be recognized as victims of sexual harassment. Haaretz: The Knesset approved a bill on Monday that prohibits the online distribution of […]
Source: The Washington Times WASHINGTON, January 6, 2014 — While the Middle East appears to dominate much of the discourse relating to Islam and Muslims, the growth of Muslim communities […]
Global Post: NEW DELHI, India — Ever since 1947 when South Asians threw off the yoke of the British Raj, India has been dominated by the Congress party, led by the Gandhi family, with occasional interruptions from the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. Now a new force in Indian politics […]
Source: BBC North America’s brutal cold snap is heading east, ushering in dangerous temperatures not seen in two decades, warn forecasters. About half of the US population has been placed under a wind chill warning or cold weather advisory. In Canada, the province of Ontario is facing temperatures of -40C […]
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Jordan has launched a campaign to attract sightseers from Muslim countries to boost the domestic tourism sector, reported al-Hayat newspaper. “The board launched a campaign to promote Islamic tourism in […]
Sunder Katwala THE INDEPENDENT It shouldn’t come as surprise that people’s anxieties about immigration aren’t eliminated by being told it’s good for the economy. The British Social Attitudes data may offer some important clues as to how those who want to defend the benefits of migration might best engage with […]
By Robert Fisk, The Independent And so, for the first time in recent history, it seems that the “war against terror” – and specifically against al-Qa’ida – is being fought by Middle East regimes rather than their foreign investors. Sure, American drones still smash into al-Qa’ida operatives, wedding parties and […]
Syrian rebels surrounded a compound held by al-Qaida-linked fighters and freed at least 50 people from a nearby prison Monday as clashes between rival factions in the country’s northern provinces spread to the largest city controlled by the opposition. The rebel-on-rebel fighting in Raqqa — a stronghold of the al-Qaida-linked […]
JEDDAH: Irfan Mohammed Published — Tuesday 7 January 2014 The General Presidency of the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah launched a portable delivery service of […]