Source: NY Times. DETROIT — After a two-week investigation, the prosecutor here charged a white suburban homeowner on Friday with second-degree murder in the killing of an unarmed young black woman. The prosecutor rejected the man’s assertion that he had been acting in self-defense when he opened his front door […]
For centuries, the Malay royal title “Datuk”— Malaysia’s equivalent of “Sir” — was a high honor that unlocked doors to the elite. But Datuks like K. Basil don’t feel so […]
Once again, the fate of Gaza is gaining importance as the failure of Palestinian reconciliation, coupled with the deep rift between Hamas and the new Egyptian rulers, is being felt […]
Source: thestarphoenix.com The question of whether prayer belongs at public, non-religious events is still stewing in Saskatoon (Canada). On Wednesday the Ahmadiyya Muslim Students’ Association at the University of Saskatchewan hosted […]
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com By Manokriti Bedi, TNN | Nov 15, 2013, 06.25 AM IST CHANDIGARH: A Punjabi translation of the Quran turned out to be one of the top selling books at the Book Fair in Sector […]
Source: finalcall.com When I learned that Saviours’ Day 2014 would be held in Detroit, Michigan, my mind went to the steps that Allah (God) guided Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) […]
Could we ever have imagined, two and a half years ago, that we would witness the idolisation of General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi? BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT Perhaps Egypt does […]
By Lucy Adams for BBC News A BBC investigation has revealed concerns that young girls are being brought to Scotland to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) because the country is seen as a “soft touch”. Agencies claim that families from England and Europe have travelled to Scotland to have their […]
Prime Minister says terrorists defamed peace-loving Islam November 15, 2013 – Updated 728 PKT From Web Edition ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said the terrorists defamed Islam, which is a religion of peace, and lamented that innocent citizens are being subjected to extreme brutality. The prime minister said […]
The lead article was collected by Dr. Abdul Alim, Philippines The U.N. is forming an international asteroid defense team Source: Salon Inspired by the meteor that took everyone by surprise […]
Source: China Daily China to ease one-child policy China will loosen its decades-long one-child population policy, allowing couples to have two children if one of them is an only child, […]
The planned construction of a mosque in Leipzig provides explosive discussions. A citizens’ initiative was formed against the project. Pastor Wolff demands clear words from the politicians in favour of […]
Source: Daily Bild via Adeel of Germany. On Thursday, 14.11.2013 at about 11.00 clocks in the night fire rages for Georg Schumann road. Where is soon to be the first German Central mosque with minarets, The Ahmadiyya Muslim community Germany plans on the site in Gohlis to build a mosque […]
Source: The Independent via Wasim Sr: Pope Francis’s life is in danger from ‘ndrangheta, Italy’s most feared crime group, a leading anti-mafia judge has claimed. Nicola Gratteri, a magistrate in the southern city of Reggio Calabria, near ‘ndrangheta’s heartland, has said the Pontiff’s crackdown on financial corruption in the Vatican, […]
Rfi: The leaders of the Dutch and French far right launched an alliance to fight the European Union from within at a meeting on Wednesday in The Hague. Marine Le Pen of France’s Front National and Geert Wilders of the Netherlands Party for Freedom (PVV) hope to attract other parties to […]
by Patricia Islas, swissinfo.ch November 14, 2013 – 11:00 The children of illegal immigrants in Switzerland attend school without realising that they’re not supposed to be living here. But when […]
GAZA, — Children waded through sewage submerging the streets of a central Gaza neighbourhood on Thursday, a day after one of the blockaded Palestinian enclave’s largest waste water treatment plants […]
AFP | Nov 14, 2013 | 21:53 MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday held his first telephone talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad in two years, applauding Damascus for its willingness to attend a peace conference and destroy its chemical weapons, the Kremlin said. Putin “positively assessed” the […]
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse said the Commonwealth must not be a “judgmental body” as he chaired a summit which has been dogged by a dispute over alleged war […]