Russian Muslims Restore Tatars Mosque
Source: OnIslam & News Agencies Thursday, 05 December 2013 00:00 MOSCOW – After years of legal debates, Russian Muslims have finally restored the 15th century Khan Mosque in Kasimov town, […]
The Future of OPEC
STRATFOR Analysis December 4, 2013 | Summary The prospect of revitalized oil production in Iraq and Iran may add to tensions between those two countries and Saudi Arabia over export […]
Islamic ethical values praised at House of Commons reception
Howard Marks, a renowned American investor and author, paid tribute to the Islamic finance industry’s ethical values during a keynote speech at a House of Commons reception this week. The […]
Libyan national assembly votes to follow Islamic law
Libya’s national assembly voted on Wednesday to make Islamic law, or sharia, the source of all legislation, in an apparent bid by moderate Islamists to outflank ultra-conservative militants who have been gaining influence. by REUTERS staff: Two years after the NATO-backed uprising that ousted Muammar Gaddafi, Libya is still in […]
Disturbance at Ahmadiyya School in Gambia!
Source:Alafrica.com Basse — A group of angry students at the Nasir Ahmadiyya Senior Secondary School in Basse, Upper River Region (URR) Monday afternoon went on a sit-in after they alleged that some members of the Examination Committee have leaked examination questions to some students in the school. What started as […]
Women’s rights: Wikipedia at its Best
Epigraph: “When seen in the historical context, Muhammad can be seen as a figure who testified on behalf of women’s rights.” William Montgomery Watt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rights Theoretical […]
Women's rights: Wikipedia at its Best
Epigraph: “When seen in the historical context, Muhammad can be seen as a figure who testified on behalf of women’s rights.” William Montgomery Watt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rights Theoretical […]
Internet Firms Step Up Efforts to Stop Spying
SAN FRANCISCO — When Marissa Mayer, Yahoo’s chief executive, recently announced the company’s biggest security overhaul in more than a decade, she did not exactly receive a standing ovation. Ordinary users asked Ms. Mayer why Yahoo was not doing more. Privacy activists were more blunt. “Even after today’s announcement, Yahoo […]
Legal rights of women in history
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This illustration, from a medieval translation of Euclid’s Elements, (c. 1310), is noteworthy in showing a woman teaching geometry to male students The Legal rights of women refers to the social and human rights of women. One of the first women’s rights declarations was the Declaration of Sentiments.[1] The dependent position of women in […]
Ahmadiyya Lajna Imaillah, AMJ Bensheim Germany takes the Lead
Source: Mrs Edeela Mahmood AMJ Bensheim, a local Jamaat of AMJ Germany is quite active in the field of Tabligh. Specially the interaction between different religious factios is very effective. Few Khuddam and ladies play pivotal role in these activities. Amongst these Mr Bilal Aslam, Mr Schrjil Khalid, Mr Athir Basra, Mrs Edeela Mahmood and Mrs Shumaila Adeel are very prominent. On 04.12.2013, When local Synagogue organised an interfaith meeting, the group of AMJ Bensheim also […]
HR: Pakistan placed among ‘high risk’ countries
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Pakistan was included in the category of ‘extreme risk’ countries in the annual ‘Human Rights Risk Atlas 2014’ released by a global analytical organisation on Wednesday. Among […]
King Bhumibol Adulyadej – life in pictures King Rama XI
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Rare openness: ICRC President warns about Israeli policies
swissinfo.ch and agencies December 4, 2013 – 18:23 Israel’s policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territory have come under unusually hard-hitting attack by the President of the International Committee of the […]
A second Syrian war against Al-Qaeda lies ahead
December 04, 2013 12:15 AM By David Ignatius The Daily Star Story Summary As Al-Qaeda grows more powerful in Syria – seeking “complete control over the liberated areas,” according to a new Syrian rebel intelligence report – moderate opposition leaders are voicing new interest in a political settlement of the […]
Killing of Hezbollah operative bears Israeli fingerprints
Story Summary December 05, 2013 01:08 AM By Rakan al-Fakih, Thomas El-Basha The Daily Star In yet another blow to Hezbollah this year, a senior party commander was assassinated south […]
From Catholic to Muslim: Congressman Keith Ellison first Muslim member of Congress
In 2006, U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison was elected to represent Minnesota’s 5th district, becoming the state’s first African American representative and the first Muslim to serve in Congress. To both […]
How a Muslim Experienced Agape at Puja
Huff Post: by Aamir Hussain — One aspect of puja that really resonated with me was music. However, I soon discovered that Islam did have a semi-musical tradition in spirituality, and that it was sometimes not emphasized. One form of this was the art of tajweed: eloquent, almost musical recitation of […]
Britain eyes new powers to thwart Islamic extremists
The Washington Times: The British government said Wednesday it needs new powers to help combat the spread of violent extremist Islam, including administrative authority to ban groups and restrict the […]
Leg bone gives up oldest human DNA
Source: BBC By Paul Rincon: Science editor, BBC News website The discovery of DNA in a 400,000-year-old human thigh bone will open up a new frontier in the study of […]
Only Sunni Islam as official religion, Ummo Youth: MSN NEWS
Recognise only Sunni Islam as official religion, says Umno Youth Umno Youth wants the country’s constitutional definition of Islam changed to Sunni Islam, a call that reflects the country’s increasingly hostile attitude towards Shia Muslims. The youth wing of the country’s largest party of Muslims wants Umno lawmakers to introduce […]