Hajj in Pictures
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Hajj: God, human dignity and unity
Source: muslimvillage.com Abu Uthman al-Sabani al-Shafii (d 449) in his book Kitab ul Maitain narrates Prophet Muhammad as saying, “towards the end of the time, four main groups of people will […]
Buddhist Author Conover sheds light on prophet Muhammad (saw)
Source: spokesman.com A lot’s been written about the Prophet Muhammad. But a 104-page narrative about the first half of his life, written for a multi-generational audience, by a Buddhist – that’s new. […]
More than 14,000 American Muslims leave for pilgrimage [Hajj] to Saudi Arabia
Source: communities.washingtontimes.com WASHINGTON, October 11, 2013 — This week, thousands of American Muslims are departing from the United States to travel to Saudi Arabia, where they will perform the Islamic Hajj. […]
Walking Bosnian reaches Makkah for Hajj
Source: muslimvillage.com MAKKAH – Walking thousands of miles through six countries on foot, a 47-year-old Bosnian Muslim has finally reached the holy city of Makkah to fulfil his life-time dream of performing […]
Exclusive: Red Cross launches emergency food aid plan for UK’s hungry
Welfare cuts and the economic downturn send soaring numbers of people to soup kitchens and food banks across Europe CHARLOTTE MCDONALD-GIBSON BRUSSELS FRIDAY 11 OCTOBER 2013 The Red Cross will this winter start collecting and distributing food aid to the needy in Britain for the first time since the Second […]
eDigest: Hajj: The Best Symbol for Our Universal Brotherhood!
Epigraph And remember the time when We assigned to Abraham the site of the House and said, ‘Associate not anything with Me, and keep My House clean for those who […]
Gateway to Freedom: Camp Preps Syrian Refugees for German Life
By Friederike Heine spiegel.de Friedland, a German refugee camp that has hosted displaced people since the end of World War II, welcomed its second group of Syrian refugees this week. […]
Switzerland : MIGRATION FIGURES : Emigration hits highest rate since 1990s
October 11, 2013 – 15:36 The number of people – Swiss and foreign nationals – departing Switzerland for pastures new or old has increased to levels not seen for 20 years, figures show. But the country still remains attractive to immigrants. In total the population of Switzerland grew by 1.1 […]
Why the ‘Atheists: You’re Wrong’ Billboard isn’t a Christian Message
Huff Post: by Cynthia Jeub – The first reason I don’t think Christians should support this photo should be obvious. To say “you’re wrong” is unconvincing. It’s also unloving, but while being loving should be first on the list of priorities for people who follow Jesus, my experience with supporters […]
Why the 'Atheists: You're Wrong' Billboard isn't a Christian Message
Huff Post: by Cynthia Jeub – The first reason I don’t think Christians should support this photo should be obvious. To say “you’re wrong” is unconvincing. It’s also unloving, but while being loving should be first on the list of priorities for people who follow Jesus, my experience with supporters […]
MALAYSIA: Ahead of appeal, PAS okays non-Muslim use of ‘Allah’
SHAH ALAM, Oct 12 — Non-Muslims cannot be forced to exclude the word “Allah” when practising their respective faiths, PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said today, ahead of Monday’s highly-anticipated court decision on the protracted dispute between Christians and Muslims here. But the Islamist leader stressed that although […]
John Kerry in Afghanistan to push to keep U.S. troops in the country after 2014
Karzai said this week that he was prepared to walk away from the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) talks if Afghanistan was not happy with its conditions. The United States has […]
The Syria Dilemma
Edited by Nader Hashemi and Danny Postel Overview The United States is on the brink of intervention in Syria, but the effect of any eventual American action is impossible to […]
Jerusalem life: ‘Are you aware? Women should not be strolling outdoors’
Yahoo News: by Christa Case Bryant – As I was interviewing a secular Jewish man off to the side of a street, a flurry of flyers rained down from a balcony above us. “ARE YOU AWARE?” the flyer asked, one side printed in English and the other in Hebrew. “Separating […]
Jerusalem life: 'Are you aware? Women should not be strolling outdoors'
Yahoo News: by Christa Case Bryant – As I was interviewing a secular Jewish man off to the side of a street, a flurry of flyers rained down from a balcony above us. “ARE YOU AWARE?” the flyer asked, one side printed in English and the other in Hebrew. “Separating […]
Malala Yousafzai meets with the Obamas in the Oval Office
Washington Post: Malala Yousafzai may not have won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, but she enjoyed a private Oval Office audience with President Obama and the first family. Yousafzai, […]
European Parilament: Questions on Persecution of individuals in the Ahmadiyya community in Saudi Arabia
http://www.europarl.europa.eu: Parliamentary questions 24 September 2013 E-010838-13 Question for written answer to the Commission (Vice-President/High Representative) Rule 117 Willy Meyer (GUE/NGL) The attitude of the Saudi Arabian Government to human […]
Jinnah and Gandhi and the Indian Constitution
VIEW : Jinnah and Gandhi and the Indian Constitution — Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada Jinnah and Gandhi’s contribution to the Constitution of India, though indirect, is well established Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was a combination of rare qualities. He had the charisma of Churchill, dignity of De Gaulle, greatness of Gandhiji, magnetism […]
Gambia: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Supports Disaster Victims in Foni
allafrica.com: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in The Gambia Tuesday extended a helping hand to nine families in Foni Bondali District of the West Coast Region that were affected by disaster […]