Putin topples Obama in Forbes power ranking
ET: NEW YORK: Having outfoxed him on Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin has pipped Barack Obama to the title of the world’s most powerful leader as ranked by Forbes on Wednesday. […]
Rebutting the Taliban by Javed Ahmad Ghamidi
Source: Daily Times Polytheism, disbelief and apostasy are indeed grave crimes; however, no human can punish another human being for these crimes. This is the right of God alone The […]
How much Indonesia spends on religion
The Jakarta Post: With religious minority groups still suffering persecution and systemic corruption plaguing the Religious Affairs Ministry, questions have arisen as to whether the government’s decision to raise […]
eDigest: Muslim Leader Presents Quran to Maori King
Worldwide Leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, presenting Holy Quran to the Maori King Lead post collected by Zubair Khan, Germany Muslim Leader Presents Quran to Maori King Unforgettable scenes as Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad given traditional Maori welcome On 29 October 2013, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Jobless Rate in Euro Zone Stays at Record
FRANKFURT — The number of people out of work in the euro zone rose slightly in September, according to official data published on Thursday, showing that signs of renewed economic growth have not yet filtered through to the labor market. The jobless rate itself was 12.2 percent last month, a […]
Jinns and Demons: A Rational Islamic Perspective
Source: Muslim Sunrise, the longest running Muslim publication of North America Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I remember waking up in bed, one […]
The U.N. is forming an international asteroid defense team
Source: Salon Inspired by the meteor that took everyone by surprise when it exploded over Russia and informed by the recommendations of astronauts, the U.N.’s General Assembly approved plans to set up […]
Is China Spying On Russia Via Bugged Clothing Irons?
Popular Science: by Kelsey D. Atherton – There’s a new problem with some imported irons, according to Russian state media. As reported on the state-owned Rossiya television channel, some clothing irons from China have had microphones and wifi connections installed. It appears the devices attempt to connect to unsecured wireless networks within […]
‘Magnificent Delusions’ of U.S.-Pakistan relations
(Reuters) – Even as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani was one of the most eloquent critics of Pakistan’s military, the nuclear-armed country’s most powerful institution. Haqqani, once derided at home as Washington’s ambassador to Pakistan for his pro-Western views, has taken a step further, accusing the government of directly […]
'Magnificent Delusions' of U.S.-Pakistan relations
(Reuters) – Even as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani was one of the most eloquent critics of Pakistan’s military, the nuclear-armed country’s most powerful institution. Haqqani, once derided at home as Washington’s ambassador to Pakistan for his pro-Western views, has taken a step further, accusing the government of directly […]
Maori People: Wikipedia article
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Maouri people or Mauri people. For the Māori people of the Cook Islands, see Cook Islanders. Māori Prominent Māori, l. to r., top to […]
Muslim association welcomes minister’s visit
source: http://www.examiner.co.uk: Lord Tariq Ahmad, a Government Whip and spokesman on Universities and Science, was invited by Mr Fatih Ul-Haq of the South Huddersfield Ahmadiyya Muslim Association to the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Fitzwilliam Street. Lord Ahmad (third from left) on his visit to Huddersfield A Government minister visited a […]
Prayers for opening
The opening of New Zealand’s largest purpose-built mosque will be beamed live to millions of Muslims around the globe tomorrow. The Ahmadiyya Muslim community’s worldwide spiritual leader Hazrat Mirza Masroor […]
AHMADIYYA KHALIFA’S FAR EAST TOUR CONTINUES
By A. Abdul Aziz. Press Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at – Sri Lanka Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has travelled to inaugurate the Baitul Muqeet Mosque in Auckland The World Head of […]
MIT Wristband Could Make AC Obsolete
Wired: by Kyle Vanhemert – Wristify, as they call their device, is a thermoelectric bracelet that regulates the temperature of the person wearing it by subjecting their skin to alternating pulses of hot or cold, Here’s a scary statistic: In 2007, 87 percent of households in the U.S. used air […]
Jordan committed to supporting int’l peace efforts in Middle East — King
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday held talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron on means to strengthen cooperation between Jordan and the UK, as well as regional […]
Jordan: Two Islamists arrested over ‘Syrian jihadist ties’
by Taylor Luck | Oct 30, 2013 | 21:51 AMMAN — Police on Wednesday arrested two hard-line Islamists for alleged ties to Syrian jihadist groups, according to security sources. Jamal Rayyan, a veteran leader of the Jordanian Jihadi Salafists was apprehended at his home in Baqaa and a second member […]
NSA spying: “They have destroyed the system”
by Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch October 30, 2013 – 15:24 The city of Geneva has been in the spotlight this week as part of the latest National Security Agency (NSA) spying […]
A new age in U.S.-Mideast relations
Story Summary An interview with U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice in the New York Times a few days ago capped a fascinating debate that has been going on in circles that follow the United States’ Middle East policy – if we should speak of an actual “policy” or perhaps […]
Assad sets tough conditions for talks, Geneva II in doubt
Story Summary Syrian President Bashar Assad told the Arab League-U.N. envoy Wednesday that foreign support for the armed opposition must end if any political solution to the country’s conflict is […]