China formally eases one-child policy
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 […]
Bankers need to shift to principles of ‘justice and hope’ – Archbishop of Canterbury
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 […]
Homage to a great patriot – of Bangladesh
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 […]
Tesco’s $110m India expansion given go-ahead
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 […]
Tesco's $110m India expansion given go-ahead
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 […]
Giving birth to God! A wonder beyond gender?
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 […]
John 17: Showing Jesus to be a Prophet of God and Not Divine
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 […]
Muslim mission establishes 113 educational institutions in Ghana
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 […]
Gunmen in Greece Attack German Ambassador’s Residence
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:
Yusef Lateef: A Jazz Legend and an Ahmadi Muslim
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 […]
Russia’s Osama bin Laden.
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:
Formula 1’s Michael Schumacher in critical condition after skiing accident
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 […]
Formula 1's Michael Schumacher in critical condition after skiing accident
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 […]
Let us dig out all dead from graves?
Source: Express Pk story via Wasim Sr. Click HERE for a profound article. (only in Urdu)
I worked on the US drone program. The public should know what really goes on
Few of the politicians who so brazenly proclaim the benefits of drones have a real clue how it actually works (and doesn’t) Heather Linebaugh theguardian.com, Sunday 29 December 2013 Whenever I read comments by politicians defending the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Predator and Reaper program – aka drones – I wish […]
Yearender: Indonesia’s pluralism alive, but in awful shape
Indonesia may not be on the verge of becoming an Islamic theocracy, but it certainly has lost its credentials as a model for Muslim democracy. In the years following the downfall of Soeharto in 1998, persecution against minority groups intensified with the government largely seen as guilty of complicity in […]
Wedding bells for many at Ahmadiyya convention
Yudhvir Rana,TNN | Dec 31, 2013, TIMES OF INDIA AMRITSAR: Taking advantage of the Ahmadiyya Muslim annual convention, many couples tied the knot cross-border nuptial knot this time too-strengthening India-Pak people-to-people bonds. For 23-year-old Pakistani national Tehmida Naeem, India became her second home after she married Umar Abdul Qadir during […]
Another year of sham talks, hollow claims
RAMZY BAROUD ARABNEWS.COM Published — Tuesday 31 December 2013 During 2013 the so-called peace process charade was allowed to continue, leading Palestinians on yet another futile journey of broken promises. Meanwhile, the Israeli colonial project in the West Bank and East Jerusalem carried on unabated. But it was not entirely […]
122nd Jalsa Salana Qadian Concludes with Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad’s Address from London
The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, concluded the 122nd Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in India on […]