Women 'better at multitasking' than men, study finds
BBC: It’s not a myth – women really are better than men at multitasking, at least in certain cases, a study says. Men were slower and less organised than women […]
Switzerland: SVP Voters narrowly back immigration quotas: poll
A plan to reimpose immigration quotas in Switzerland and give existing residents an advantage in the job market could pass in a plebiscite next February, an opinion poll shows. Fifty-two […]
Hamburg Unrest: One City, Two Sides, Thousands of Refugees
by Spiegel staff The city of Hamburg continues to be rocked by protests over the treatment of thousands of asylum seekers. Both sides of the conflict have valid points — […]
eDigest: How Islam has Influenced Christian understanding of God
How Islam has Influenced Christian understanding of God Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD When Baylor University researchers asked their 1700 participants about what they think God looks […]
Naypyidaw must fight religious violence, says UN
It is always the same pattern. A few days ahead of time, there are rumors about which mosques will be hit. Then, on the evening it happens, there is a power cut and the telephone lines go dead. Shortly after midnight, or in the early hours of the morning, is […]
Straight from Cairo’s Fashion Scene: Deana Shaaban
Cairo’s fashion scene witnesses an evolution with plenty of designers on the rise, Deane Shaaban is our favorite so far. Deana Shaaban was born June 7, 1985 in Bayonne, New Jersey. She received her Bachelors degree from the American University in Cairo in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing […]
Computer Virus Spreading That Means You Never Get To See Your Files Again
Forbes: by James Lyne – This kind of malware is now all over the web and your chances of running in to it and being exploited are uncomfortably high. Some of the more widespread examples such as CryptoLocker even include a count down timer which claims if you don’t pay […]
Freedom of Speech: A Core Islamic Value!
Epigraph: And if you are in doubt as to what We (Allah) have sent down to Our servant (Muhammad), then produce a Chapter like it, and call upon your helpers beside Allah, if you are truthful. (Al Quran 2:24) Kaaba — The First House of God Written and collected […]
Pakistan’s Women Police Fight Criminals, Militants And Scorn At Home
Huff Post: by Katharine Houreld – ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan Oct 21 (Reuters) – When Shazadi Gillani, the highest ranking female police officer in Pakistan’s most conservative province, wanted to join the force she had to defy her father, forego marriage and pay for her own basic training. During the next 19 […]
Pakistan's Women Police Fight Criminals, Militants And Scorn At Home
Huff Post: by Katharine Houreld – ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan Oct 21 (Reuters) – When Shazadi Gillani, the highest ranking female police officer in Pakistan’s most conservative province, wanted to join the force she had to defy her father, forego marriage and pay for her own basic training. During the next 19 […]
Muslim Leader Arrives in Brisbane to inaugurate a New Mosque: Baitul Masroor Mosque
alislam: The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad arrived in Brisbane on 22 October 2013 after a short flight from Sydney to […]
Putin: Radical Islamist groups used to stir up ‘foreign-managed conflicts’
Russia Today: The Russian President has said the country’s Muslim leaders together with state authorities must counter the modern tendency of bringing politics into religion and making it radical. “Some […]
10 Facts About The Transforming Global Religious Landscape
Huff Post: The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life conducted acomprehensive demographic study of over 230 countries and territories in 2012, and some of their results might surprise you. […]
Pakistan: Ahmadi man shot and injured in Karachi listed in fair condition
Ahmadiyya Times : An Ahmadī man is shot and injured in Orangi Town area of Karachi, in the southern province of Sind, Pakistan. Victim, identified as Syes Naseer Alam Shah, was riding a bicycle on his way to work yesterday when he was attacked by unknown assailant(s), it has been reported. […]
US ambassador in Germany summoned in Merkel mobile row
Source: BBC Germany has summoned the US ambassador in Berlin over claims that the US monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will meet US envoy […]
Gambia: Amir Trawally’s Tobaski Message
The Amir of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in The Gambia, Baba F. Trawally has issued his Eid-Ul-Adha message to Muslims in observance of the feast. Below is the full text […]
Gambia: Amir Trawally's Tobaski Message
The Amir of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in The Gambia, Baba F. Trawally has issued his Eid-Ul-Adha message to Muslims in observance of the feast. Below is the full text […]
Prince George christening: An ordinary day in this new era of the British monarchy – Miraculously for posh people, Will and Kate have picked friends for godparents
By Royal standards today’s christening of Prince George Alexander Louis, heir to the throne, was a wholly humble affair. OK, aside from the baby being christened into a church which […]
Indonesian designers defy stereotypes of Muslim fashion
Andjarsari Paramaditha Reuters 1:15 a.m. CDT, October 24, 2013 JAKARTA (Reuters) – As the world’s most populous Muslim country, Indonesia has high demand for clothing that adheres to religious rules […]
10 reasons why UAE marriages fail – Rising divorce rate among expats and Emiratis worries counsellors
By Shveta Pathak, Staff ReporterPublished: 21:00 September 4, 2013 The UAE has recorded the highest divorce rate in the region. In Dubai alone, 1,129 divorces took place last year – more than three per day. The figure is even more alarming for Emiratis, who make up less than one-fifth of […]