Am I A Skeptical Muslim?
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: A lucid case for Separation of Mosque-Church and State. By Saeed Qureshi I am a Muslim yet I am a skeptical Muslim? There should be […]
Bosnian Protesters Blame Baby’s Death On Passport Delays
Source: Radio Free Europe via Wasim Sr: SARAJEVO — Protesters in Sarajevo have covered a mock tomb in front of the parliament building with a black blanket to commemorate the death of a baby girl that they blame on red tape. The protesters claim that bureaucratic hurdles prevented the girl […]
Bosnian Protesters Blame Baby's Death On Passport Delays
Source: Radio Free Europe via Wasim Sr: SARAJEVO — Protesters in Sarajevo have covered a mock tomb in front of the parliament building with a black blanket to commemorate the death of a baby girl that they blame on red tape. The protesters claim that bureaucratic hurdles prevented the girl […]
Jeremy Hunt: UK should adopt Asian culture of caring for the elderly
theguardian: by Patrick Butler – Jeremy Hunt will today tell British families they should follow the example of people in Asia, by taking in elderly relatives once they can no longer live alone. It is important not to settle for “good enough care”, Hunt will say. Society has to rise to […]
Learning to Fight: How Afghanistan Changed the German Military
By Christopher Alessi SPIEGEL.DE In Afghanistan, dangerous combat has helped post-war Germany’s reluctant armed forces gain self-confidence and expertise. But with the public and politicians loath to enter into new […]
Reflections: Life as a Pakistani-German Journalist in Islamabad
By Hasnain Kazim spiegel.de A SPIEGEL journalist of Pakistani-German descent recently left Islamabad after four years of reporting there. In an essay, he describes life between two cultures and the conflicts his background often created for him as a foreign correspondent in Pakistan. When I got the chance to move […]
Lebanon has cause for shame in its treatment of Syrian refugees – They are beaten in the immigration queues and cheated with exorbitant rents
by Robert Fisk, The Independent, UK I stopped to buy walnuts in Sidon last week from a sunburned man sitting on the pavement of the old souk. Like the walnuts – soft, almost creamy inside their iron-hard husks – he came from the Syrian town of Bloudan. In years gone […]
PRUNING THE FAMILY TREE : Unique skull find could rewrite the history books
by Scott Capper, swissinfo.ch October 17, 2013 – 20:00 Swiss and Georgian researchers have suggested that some of the earliest humans living 1.8 million years ago could all belong to […]
New global index exposes ‘modern slavery’ worldwide
Nearly 30 million people around the world are living as slaves, according to a new index ranking 162 countries. The Global Slavery Index 2013 says India has the highest number of people living in conditions of slavery at 14 million. But Mauritania has the highest proportional figure with about 4% […]
New global index exposes 'modern slavery' worldwide
Nearly 30 million people around the world are living as slaves, according to a new index ranking 162 countries. The Global Slavery Index 2013 says India has the highest number of people living in conditions of slavery at 14 million. But Mauritania has the highest proportional figure with about 4% […]
Justice and Rights for All-Golden principle of Faith: Mirza Masroor Ahmad-Head of World Wide Ahmadiyya Movement
berwick news: By NARELLE COULTER THE worldwide leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community visited Melbourne last week to spread his message of love for all and hatred for none. His Holiness Hazrat Mirza […]
Australian News Network TV Report: Ahmadiyya head visits Australia
The global head of the Ahmadiyya Islamic Community is currently visiting Australia, with the visit focusing on the persecution against Ahmadis in Pakistan. Auskar Surbakti speaks with Mirza Masroor Ahmad, spiritual leader of the Ahmadiyya […]
Beautiful Photos: Muslim Leader Visits Melbourne Landmarks
Alislam Press Release: With great love and tenderness His Holiness fed the birds Read Full story here:
Why I Will Never, Ever, Go Back to the United States
Huff Post: by Neils Gerson Lohman – After a year of traveling, I had planned a last, short trip. I was going to take the train from Montreal to New Orleans. The travels I had been undertaking earlier this year had brought me to places that were meant to form […]
More American Jewish Students Are Studying the Arab World
NY Times: Miriam Berger studied Arabic at Wesleyan University, lived twice as a student in Jordan, did thesis research in the West Bank and, after graduation, worked in Cairo. And like many of the Americans she has met each step of the way, she is Jewish. “I don’t see it […]
Report That Turkey Exposed Spies Strains Its Relations With Israel
NY Times: JERUSALEM — Persistently strained relations between Israel and Turkey have not been helped by a report that last year Turkey revealed to Iran the identities of up to […]
No ‘Qurbani’ for you: Police stop Ahmadis from ritual sacrificing in Lahore
ET: LAHORE: Lahore police stopped various members of the Ahmadi community in Lahore from slaughtering animals as part of ‘Qurbani’ ritual on Eidul Azha, proclaiming that the ritual of animal sacrifice was an Islamic injunction whereas Ahmadis were not Muslims. The Express Tribune learnt that police from the Islampura Police Station directed Tahir* in […]
No 'Qurbani' for you: Police stop Ahmadis from ritual sacrificing in Lahore
ET: LAHORE: Lahore police stopped various members of the Ahmadi community in Lahore from slaughtering animals as part of ‘Qurbani’ ritual on Eidul Azha, proclaiming that the ritual of animal sacrifice was an Islamic injunction whereas Ahmadis were not Muslims. The Express Tribune learnt that police from the Islampura Police Station directed Tahir* in […]
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PAKISTAN: Persecution of Ahmadis in September 2013
Asian Human Rights Commission: Following are excerpts from the press release of the Ahmadyya Jamat Report on the Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan, September 2013. The full report may be […]