Meteorite pulled from Russian lake
Source: BBC Divers working at a Russian lake have recovered a half-tonne chunk of the space rock that exploded over Chelyabinsk earlier this year. The object plunged into Lake Chebarkul […]
India, Pakistan with highest population of slaves in the world: report
Source: Dawn.COM. Over 16 million or half the world’s population of modern day slaves live in India and Pakistan, according to the inaugural Global Slavery Indexpublished Thursday. An estimated 30 million people worldwide are living in modern-day slavery, of which 2.1 million are in Pakistan and a staggering 14 million are […]
The Nobel committee was right not to choose Malala
Source:The Irish Time via Wasim Sr. I don’t know why the Nobel prize committee decided against giving an award to Malala Yousafzai, who until last week had been favourite to win. It presented the gong instead to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, a recipient only slightly more […]
Centenary event for Muslim group
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Sheffield held a celebration to mark the community’s 100 years in the United Kingdom. The first Ahmadiyya missionary arrived in London in 1913 and its Sheffield chapter was established in the 1980s, later setting up a mosque in Attercliffe. attended the event.
Muslim Americans more popular than the Tea Party
Tea Party favorites Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin and Larry Klayman spent most of last week bashing Muslims and introducing the “Quran” and “Allah” to the shutdown and debt ceiling debate that they are losing in Congress. Unfortunately for them, Muslims are in fact more popular and viewed more […]
Interfaith discussion aims to build bridges
Participants at UCI event seek greater understanding of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. By Hannah Fry October 16, 2013 | 5:49 p.m. Experts in Judaism, Christianity and Islam recently discussed the similarities and differences among their religions during an interfaith panel at UC Irvine. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Student Assn. hosted Love […]
Turkey reportedly leaks Israeli intelligence to Iran
Damage caused to Israel described as ‘significant’ and move said to be ‘an effort to slap the Israelis,’ Washington Post reports. By Barak Ravid The Turkish government of Prime Minister […]
Pennsylvania, US: Hundreds attend Muslim festival in Bensalem
Source: phillyburbs.com Hundreds of Muslims gathered in Bensalem on Wednesday for services marking the festival of Eid-ul-Adha where the faithful remind themselves of the necessity of self-denial and submission to […]
eDigest: The Last Sermon of the Prophet Muhammad: The Beginning of Universal Brotherhood
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Verily, the most honorable among you, in the sight of Allah, is he who is the most righteous among you. Surely, Allah is […]
Fear and loathing in House of Saud
Source: Asia Times: Every sentient being with a functional brain perceives the possibility of ending the 34-year Wall of Mistrust between Washington and Tehran as a win-win situation. Here are some of the benefits: The price of oil and gas from the Persian Gulf would go down; Washington and Tehran […]
Pakistan: a culture of intolerance
Source: Asia Times: Pakistan’s impoverished and peaceful Christian community has endured mob rampages, blasphemy charges, and was largely spared the ravages of suicide bombings, till last month. Suicide bombings on September 22 at Peshawar’s All-Saints Church, which is designed like a mosque to reflect inter-faith harmony, killed 83 worshippers and […]
Senate reaches deal to end shutdown, avoid default
Source: CNN Washington (CNN) — Senate leaders on Wednesday worked out a deal to reopen the government and avoid a potential U.S. default as soon as midnight, sources told CNN’s Dana Bash and Ted Barrett. Formal announcement of the agreement will come at 12 noon ET on the Senate floor, a […]
Egypt: Relations with United States in ‘turmoil’
Source: TOI: CAIRO: Egypt’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that relations between his country andthe United States are in “turmoil” followingWashington’s decision to suspend delivery of tanks, helicopters and fighter jets to Egypt. The suspension, announced last week, came in response to the unrest in the wake of the July 3 military coup that […]
Egypt: Relations with United States in 'turmoil'
Source: TOI: CAIRO: Egypt’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that relations between his country andthe United States are in “turmoil” followingWashington’s decision to suspend delivery of tanks, helicopters and fighter jets to Egypt. The suspension, announced last week, came in response to the unrest in the wake of the July 3 military coup that […]
Time out:
Source: Dawn.Com: It was, perhaps, inevitable given the work ethic that prevails in Pakistan. After initially declaring a three-day holiday period for Eidul Azha, the federal government followed Sindh’s lead and, on Monday, announced that on Friday, too, the country would be taking time out from business as usual, thus […]
Explosion kills K-P minister Israrullah Gandapur, nine others
Source: ET A suicide bomb targeted Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Law and Parliamentary Affairs MinisterIsrarullah Gandapur, who was killed along with nine other people while 30 others were injured, Express News reported. The attack reportedly took place when the minister was meeting visitors at his traditional village in Kulachi, which is located 45 kilometers from […]
Asia: What’s at Stake for America
Source: The Conservative Papers: The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center recently released “A New View of Asia: 24 Charts That Show What’s at Stake for America,” an annual publication highlighting the critical importance of U.S.–Asia relations. The report documents in graphic form important economic, geographic, military, and political trends in the region […]
Al Qaeda And Muslim Brotherhood Hold Secret Meeting
Source: The Conservative Papers: Al-Qaeda and the international organization of the Muslim Brotherhood met secretly last week in Jordan according to a source quoted by the Egyptian daily Al-Youm al-Sabaa on Saturday. More:
Why are Muslims finding it harder to complete the haj?
Source: The Economist: THIS week Muslims from all over the world are in Saudi Arabia for the haj. The Koran says that all Islam’s followers who are physically and financially able should make the annual pilgrimage—one of five pillars of Islam—once in their lifetime. Pilgrims travel to Mecca to carry out […]
Turkey: Main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu: The Prophet is my ancestor
Source: hurriyetdailynews.com Main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has claimed that he is a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, speaking during an interview with daily Hürriyet. “It is true, the family that I belong […]