Nigeria attack: Students shot dead as they slept
Source: BBC Suspected Islamist gunmen have attacked a college in north-eastern Nigeria, killing up to 50 students. The students were shot dead as they slept in their dormitory at the College of Agriculture in Yobe state. North-eastern Nigeria is under a state of emergency amid an Islamist insurgency by the […]
Pakistani military college stops hijab women in entry test
The News Tribe: ISLAMABAD: Veiled women have been stopped for sitting in teachers’ entry test for the posts by military administration of the Federal Government College for Women in Islamabad, […]
Why Israel should think about re-pivoting towards China
Haaretz: China won’t be replacing the U.S. as Israel’s strongest ally anytime soon, but Israel should still look to build stronger bridges with the newest ‘responsible adult’ in the international […]
eDigest: Alislam-eGazette Publishes a Remarkable Collection of Muslim Heritage
New 7 wonders of the world, Taj Mahal is also a symbol of the Muslim heritage. Alislam-eGazette Publishes a Remarkable Collection of Muslim Heritage Taj Mahal: One of the New 7 Wonders of the World Alislam-eGazette is a monthly electronic publication of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, since 2007. It has […]
A Muslim woman in Israel seeks the courage to wear a headscarf
What if I cover my hair and someone comes up to me and speaks Arabic and, not knowing how to answer him, I respond in Hebrew? By Nadi Bushnak Tahauka […]
We Weren’t Born Selfish
Huff Post: by Matthieu Ricard – ALTRUISM – Forget everything you have been taught, because Matthieu Ricard is here to teach you a new way of interpreting the human being. A French Buddhist monk and a disciple of Dalai Lama, Matthieu Ricard is the author of Plaidoyer pour l’altruisme (Advocacy For Altruism), in […]
Cutting Controversy: German Court Sets New Circumcision Rules
In the latest twist in a controversy that has divided Germans, a regional court has ruled that doctors need to discuss circumcision procedures with the child before they can be […]
Why Rouhani may be different
Source:CNN Hassan Rouhani is the fourth Iranian President I have interviewed, and each time these discussions seem to come at crucial times. BY CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR I was struck by the fact that he agreed to say a sentence or two in English to reach the American people in their own language, saying […]
Special Report – Myanmar old guard clings to $8 billion jade empire
September 29, 2013 – 03:10 By Andrew R.C. Marshall and Min Zayar Oo HPAKANT, Myanmar (Reuters) – Tin Tun picked all night through teetering heaps of rubble to find the […]
He has lost the plot?
Source: ET Imran Khan has lost the plot. His ego, his naiveté and stubborn refusal to face reality has unfortunately redefined his persona. Khan the reformer has now become Khan the apologist. Perhaps even an ally. What a waste of a perfectly good man. Together these two men hold high the fluttering […]
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia demands all-out support for Syria fighters
Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal has said that increased political, economic and military support to the Syrian opposition could bring about a change in the balance of power on the […]
Govt move makes room for 185,000 more in Mina
The move to shift government departments from Mina to a new administration complex in Muzdalifah would create 23 percent extra space in the tent city to accommodate 185,000 more pilgrims […]
Runner Meredith Fitzmaurice Wins Marathon By Mistake, But Is It Fair?
On Sunday, as she readied herself for a half-marathon at the Run for Heroes event in Amherstburg, Ontario, 34-year-old Meredith Fitzmaurice set just one goal for herself: to beat her personal best time of 1 hour, 28 minutes. The Canadian teacher told CBC Radio that the race was supposed to […]
OIC chief lauds Pakistan ‘positive role’ in Muslim world
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (APP): The Secretary-General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, has commended the “positive role” of Pakistan in the Muslim world and the organization’s activities when he called on Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Thursday, officials said. At the outset, Ihsanoglu congratulated the […]
Third Blast in Peshawar in a week-kills 9, injures 35
Express Tribune: PESHAWAR: Around nine people were killed and 35 others sustained injuries in a blast in Peshawar’s Qissa Khwani area on Sunday, Express News reported. Rescue officials have reached the blast site and taken the injured to Lady Reading Hospital. Emergency was declared in the hospital. Police have also cordoned off the area. […]
Fox host wants to take away my rights
CNN: by Dean Obeidallah – I still hold out hope that one day Fox News will invite more American Muslims on its network so that their audience can hear from Muslims first hand. My concern, though, is that day will only come when Fox News has moved on to […]
Malaysia PM makes impassioned appeal for moderate Islam
Epigraph: We (Allah) made you (the Muslims) an exalted people and a nation of the middle course, that you may be guardians over mankind and the Messenger may be a […]
Tanzania: Ahmadiyya Muslim Clerics condemn recent Nairobi bomb explosions
Ahmadiyya Times : NAIROBI experienced two explosions on Friday, as people continued to suffer the pains of the tragic terror attacks to shoppers at Westgate last Saturday. Head of Ahmadiyya […]
The clues found near Mary Magdalene’s home that suggest Jews and early Christians once worshipped together
dailymail:Excavations of an ancient synagogue found in a city where Mary Magdalene is thought to have lived have thrown up clues about how the Jewish and Christian religions developed. Jewish artefacts found at the site in Migdal on the shore of the Sea of Galilee – previously known as Magdala […]