PM Netanyahu to meet Pope next week
Ynetnews: Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican next Wednesday. Israeli President Shimon Peres, who serves in a largely ceremonial position, met the head of the […]
Friday Sermon by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: Prime Attributes of True Servants of Allah
Source: alislam.org Urdu: Play | download German: Play | download Summary:NOTE: Alislam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of the Friday Sermon ‘And say to My servants that they should speak […]
Catholic bishop spends €350,000 on wardrobes
Source: The Local: The lavish lifestyle of a bishop who is spending €31 million on building a new headquarters in west Germany was exposed on Friday, when it emerged he has spent €783,000 on a garden, €25,000 on a table and €15,000 on a bath tub. More:
Judge sends ‘King of Germany’ to jail
Source: The Local. The self-proclaimed ‘King of Germany’ – who claims to rule a nine-hectare kingdom with 3,500 subjects – has been sent to prison for using a fake driving licence. He was caught using a licence from his fantasy realm – ‘New Germany’. More:
Judge sends 'King of Germany' to jail
Source: The Local. The self-proclaimed ‘King of Germany’ – who claims to rule a nine-hectare kingdom with 3,500 subjects – has been sent to prison for using a fake driving licence. He was caught using a licence from his fantasy realm – ‘New Germany’. More:
Arnoud to produce pro-Islam film
Source: khaleejtimes.com Arnoud van Doorn, a former member of the Dutch right-wing Freedom Party and producer of anti-Islam and blasphemous movie ‘Fitna’, has performed Haj this year after converting to Islam. He also plans to produce a pro-Islam film on the teachings of holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the […]
Fed needs ‘couple of meetings’ before cutting QE3: Evans
(Reuters) – The Federal Reserve will likely defer any decision to trim its massive bond buys until at least December, two top Fed officials suggested on Thursday, although a third Fed policymaker made no bones about her view that she opposes any such delay. A budget battle in Washington that […]
Fed needs 'couple of meetings' before cutting QE3: Evans
(Reuters) – The Federal Reserve will likely defer any decision to trim its massive bond buys until at least December, two top Fed officials suggested on Thursday, although a third Fed policymaker made no bones about her view that she opposes any such delay. A budget battle in Washington that […]
Man Picks Up Restaurant Tab After Overhearing Strangers Getting Diagnosis (PHOTO)
The Huffington Post | By Rachel Tepper A waiter at a Boston-area restaurant witnessed an act of kindness on Tuesday night that’s warmed hearts across the internet. “While waiting tables […]
In the Muslim World, Genius of Christianity
by Joop Koopman Media & communications consultant Maronite Bishop Elias Sleman heads the Eparchy of Latakia in the north of Syria, a region that so far has been spared the violence of the country’s civil war, which may come as a surprise to many in the West who imagine the […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Persecution Continues in Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan
LUBP: While banned Jihadi organizations continue to make a roaring business collecting hides, the Ahmadiyya Muslim communities of Pakistan continue to suffer State sponsored persecution. Media reports have emerged that the Ahmaddiya muslims were forcibly prevented from performing the sacrificial rituals associated with Eid ul Azha. Whether the sacrifice of […]
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% […]