Church destroyed by Muslim ruler !!! ???
Note by the editor: The headline is FAKE!!! The real headline should read: ‘Church restored by Muslim ruler’. I just wanted to see which of the two headlines will get […]
Masterpiece of medieval Armenia restored – Church restored by Muslim ruler
Perched spectacularly amid thickly forested mountains about 100 kilometres northeast of Yerevan, Haghartsin monastery is a masterpiece of medieval Armenian ecclesiastical architecture. Founded in the tenth century, the monastery – […]
Stories of life, death and faith: ‘To Heaven and Back’
CNN: By Randi Kaye and Chelsea J. Carter — One woman is under water and without oxygen for 30 minutes after a kayaking accident. Another has end-stage cancer. A teenage boy suffers heart failure. On the brink of death, all three tell stories of leaving their bodies, going to heaven and […]
A Muslim perspective on Thanksgiving: PennLive letters
Source: pennlive.com | NADIA AHMAD, Harrisburg Thanksgiving is celebrated in many parts of the world. The dates and rituals may vary from country to country but the basic idea of giving thanks to the […]
A Brief History of the Bible (New Testament)
Source: doublescorpion.hubpages.com The Holy Bible, the foundation of the Christian Religious Faith. There is about one-third of the world’s population who follow the Christian faith and the bible. If you […]
An All Religion Sermon: Be a hero
Source: staugustine.com In the New Testament book of Acts, Jesus is reported to have spoken these words: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Jesus understood that to sacrifice self-indulgent desires, for the sake of someone else, brings happiness. However, Christianity is not the only religion that stresses the […]
London: Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association gives chocolates to sick children
Source: getwestlondon.co.uk Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Hounslow present chocolates to youngsters at West Middlesex Hospital A MUSLIM group gave youngsters at West Middlesex Hospital an early Christmas present as it delivered […]
Germany: Asylum Policy: New Coalition Cements Status Quo for Refugees – An Analysis by Maximilian Popp
German politicians claim Berlin’s new government coalition agreement will offer progress on asylum policies. In truth the policies solidify the status quo and ignore the most important issues. The migration-policy experts in Germany’s center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) put on quite a show of being pugnacious and principled. Against the […]
Breaking down Jewish-Christian relations: Vanderbilt professor to speak at free event
Source: gastongazette.com On Dec. 5, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine will bring her expertise to Unity Place in Gastonia to speak on “Jesus, Judaism and Jewish-Christian Relations.” The free public lecture is one of […]
Durham Cathedral gets £3.9m lottery grant to show off treasures
Source: thejournal.co.uk Durham Cathedral will unveil its hidden treasures thanks to a £3.9m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund The hidden treasures of Durham Cathedral will be revealed to a world […]
A Reminder through Hadees-e-Nabwi (saw) – Help Syrian Refugees – Worst Crisis in a Generation
Source: onislam.net A recent report in the NY Times described the Syrian refugee crisis as the most dire in a generation. According to the report, the Syrians predicament is even worse […]
Islamic charities, the domestic victims of the war on terror
Dr Sarah Marusek Friday, 29 November 2013 15:15 Dr Sarah MarusekIt has now been five years since the sentencing of the Holy Land Five: Muslim-American humanitarians who were falsely convicted of providing “material support for terrorism” because of their charitable work in Palestine. To mark the occasion, the daughters of […]
eDigest: ‘Separation of Church and State to remain Intact’ – Russian Patriarch
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
Obama calls Saudi King over Iran: White House
Source: China Daily WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to discuss the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, as […]
Western Education vs. Eastern Education, Part 2
Source: China Daily blogs By Michael Murphy It’s been some time ago that I wrote about the many differences between Western and Eastern Education. It has become far more interesting the more I learn about education here in China. Recently, I had students in my English Speaking (IELTS) class to describe […]
How Nawaz Sharif chose new Pak army chief in midnight meeting
Source: HT Pakistan’s Lieutenant-General Raheel Sharif attends a military exercise in Khairpure Tamay Wali in Pakistan’s Bahawalpur district. Reuters Just after midnight in early October, Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif and a coterie of his closest advisers met at his palatial Lahore home and made his toughest decision since coming […]
French Prison ordered to serve Halal Meals
Source: France 24 By Sam Ball A prison in France has been ordered to make halal meals available to its Muslim inmates in a landmark legal ruling. The administrative tribunal in Grenoble in […]
West Birmingham Mosque Opens doors for Public
Source: Ephram Toban West Birmingham Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Midlands Opens doors for public 1st December 2013 On 1st December the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has organised open day to all to view […]
Next week, al-Zawahiri will be coming to the White House for tea
Source: Jihad Watch Next week, al-Zawahiri will be coming to the White House for tea. “Report: London is mediating indirect secret talks between US and Hezbollah,” by Ariel Ben Solomon in the Jerusalem Post, November 27 (thanks to all who sent this in): The US and Hezbollah are in secret indirect […]
Water scarcity in region reaching alarming levels
Manama: Water challenges must be addressed if the Arab region is to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, attain prosperity, and reach a future of sustainable human development, says a new […]