Three hundred and fourteen thousand Bangladeshis either at home or abroad are living in conditions of “modern slavery,” an Australia-based rights organisations has said. According to the Global Slavery Index report of the Walk Free Foundation, a total of 29.8m people are “enslaved” around the globe. “Bangladesh is […]
The future of Bangladesh depends on two men who don’t live there, both heirs apparent to the South Asian nation’s most powerful political dynasties. One is a technology consultant who lives in the U.S. with his American wife and young daughter. The other is reportedly studying for a law degree […]
Reported by Abu Hurairah (RA): The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “The slave (whose faults) Allah conceals in this world, Allah will also conceal (his faults) on the Day of Resurrection.” (Muslim) Source: http://www.hadithoftheday.com/
BY ABDUL HAQ COMPIER Summary: Traditional education about Western civilisation tells the story of how around 1500, Greek texts recovered the lost memory of Europe’s Greek and Roman past and […]
RT: Human Rights Watch has called on the Israeli military to stop harassing Addammeer, an advocacy group for Palestinian prisoners. The NGO has complained about the military targeting the group […]
RT: Human Rights Watch has called on the Israeli military to stop harassing Addammeer, an advocacy group for Palestinian prisoners. The NGO has complained about the military targeting the group […]
By Dominique Moisi The Daily Star Story Summary In reality, nearly three years after the beginning of the “Arab Spring,” Turkey is more in search of itself than it is of Europe, even if it needs Europe more than Turks are willing to admit. The Arab Spring was initially seen […]
Story Summary President Michel Sleiman (of Lebanon) said Saturday that the Qatari emir has informed him that Doha is exerting maximum efforts to help secure the release of the bishops kidnapped in Syria. The Maronite patriarch was also in Doha this week where he met with the Qatari emir over […]
Alcazar in Cordoba, Spain The Spanish Inquisition: History Channel Documentary An hour long documentary … Spanish Inquisition from Wikipedia For other uses, see Spanish Inquisition (disambiguation). Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in Spain Tribunal del Santo Oficio de la Inquisición Spanish Inquisition Seal for the Tribunal […]
BELGRADE: Serbia’s president says he won’t take part in a Balkan initiative with Turkey in protest over reported remarks by Turkey’s prime minister in Kosovo. Serbian media have quoted Recep […]
BELGRADE: Serbia’s president says he won’t take part in a Balkan initiative with Turkey in protest over reported remarks by Turkey’s prime minister in Kosovo. Serbian media have quoted Recep […]
JEDDAH: SIRAJ WAHAB Published — Sunday 27 October 2013 A visiting Pakistani-American radio journalist has commended Saudi Arabia for the successful organization of this year’s Haj. Qamar Abbas Jafri of […]
Experts have called on the government to protect various ancient sites and mosques in Makkah because of their religious and historical importance. Talal Al-Sharif, an Islamic antiquities expert, said the […]
theguardian – Name: Arnoud Van Doorn Age: 47. Appearance: White robes, white hat. Nice. Is he some sort of Dutch medical orderly? Nope. These days he also sports a beatific smile. He could be a happy medical orderly. He isn’t. He’s a happy Muslim. Good for him. Why is that? Because he is currently doing the hajj. […]
Source: The Malta Independent By Laiq Ahmed Atif More than a century ago the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Community was given the revelation of ‘the Calamity of Damascus’. It was apparent that Damascus would face some bad times. This revelation was fulfilled by the 1925 tragedy, for Damascus had never experienced […]
Mailonline: Alastair Campbell’s job with dictator was ‘set up by Tony Blair’ US government documents have revealed the extent of links between the former PM and lobbying group which employs his former spin doctor One entry appears to indicate that Mr Blair secured a contract with a public relations firm, […]
Mailonline: Alastair Campbell’s job with dictator was ‘set up by Tony Blair’ US government documents have revealed the extent of links between the former PM and lobbying group which employs his former spin doctor One entry appears to indicate that Mr Blair secured a contract with a public relations firm, […]
The NewYork Times: by Mark Landler – The president’s goal, said Ms. Rice, who discussed the review for the first time in an interview last week, is to avoid having events in the Middle East swallow his foreign policy agenda, as it had those of presidents before him. WASHINGTON — […]
Telegraph: US intelligence has been operating a global network of 80 eavesdropping centres, including 19 European listening posts in cities such as Paris, Berlin, Rome and Madrid, the German magazine Spiegel has reported. The new revelations, which Spiegel said were based on leaked American intelligence documents, are certain to fuel […]