Rouhani: No place for nukes
Epigraph: Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will […]
Insanity and school syllabi
The News: by Kamila Hyat – The social media campaign following this controversy, equating Hinduism and Sikhism with some kind of satanic cult, shows how far we have sunk into the dangerous depths of ignorance. Clearly we need to do a great deal of work to discover the light again […]
As UN meets, apply pressure against blasphemy laws
Christian Science Monitor: Blasphemy and other religious-defamation laws in Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and even Russia put people behind bars and on death row. As the UN General Assembly begins, […]
Pakistan: I’m Afraid She’ll Be Killed Very Soon if Nothing Happens
Source: christianitytoday.com A conversation with the French journalist who has followed Asia Bibi’s plight in Pakistan. One summer morning in Pakistan, a Christian woman named Asia Bibi took a break from her fieldwork to drink a cup of cold water from a well. Since she was a Christian, the Muslim women […]
Kansas: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s ‘Muslims for Life’ blood drive this Friday
Source: emporiagazette.com The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Muslims who believe in the Messiah, will be hosting its third annual ‘Muslims for Life’ blood drive from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday at 504 […]
PESA (Pakistan Ex-Servicemen Association) to guard churches free of cost on Sundays
Source: dailytimes.com.pk LAHORE: All members of the Pakistan Ex-Servicemen Association (PESA) said they are deeply shocked at the most dastardly terrorist attack on a church in Peshawar on Sunday and condemn it unequivocally. “Tragically, this crime against humanity was committed in the name of Islam whereas it is a blatant act […]
Synagogue In Mary Magdalene’s Hometown Offers Clues About Judeo-Christian Worship (PHOTOS)
Source: huffingtonpost.com In a city where Jesus’ companion Mary Magdalene lived and perhaps even met with Jesus, the discovery and excavation of a first-century synagogue is shedding new light on Judeo-Christian […]
Pakistan-1974: From Democracy to Extremism – (English video)
alislam.org: youtube.com: Published on Sep 23, 2013 Episode 2 of a new series exploring the history of anti-Ahmadiyya laws in Pakistan. In 1974, the fundamental rights of an entire community were violated by a parliament. The constitution of Pakistan was amended to redefine the religious status of Ahmadi Muslims by declaring […]
US, biggest exporter, signs landmark UN arms treaty
Dawn: UNITED NATIONS: US President Barack Obama’s administration signed a UN treaty Wednesday to track exports of firearms and other conventional weapons, offering a major boost to the pact despite opposition at home. The United States is the world’s largest exporter of conventional arms, accounting for 30 per cent of […]
Higgs Boson scientist tipped to win Nobel Prize
Telegraph: Professor Higgs, a theoretical physicist at the University of Edinburgh, was one of a team of scientists to first describe a new type of particle, now known as the Higgs […]
A Christian’s journey through Islam
Huff Post: by Jonas Yunus – It makes no sense therefore to ask Muslims to be more moderate Muslims. In fact, we should support Muslims to be better Muslims, just like we should support Jews to be better Jews and Christians to be better Christians. Compassion, justice and humanity aren’t […]
New book ‘111 Musalman sciencedan’
111 Muslim Scientists, old and New by Zakaria Virk This Urdu book describes in detail life, works, scientific achievements, contributions of 42 medieval scientists. In the second half 69 contemporary […]
Sir Zafrulla Khan honored by King’s College London
Khan – Politician and diplomat, Foreign Minister of Pakistan *1893-1985) Khan was one of Pakistan’s founders, and its first minister of foreign affairs, the first Asian president of International court of Justic, President of UN General Assembly, Amir of Lahore’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, He received his BA from King’s in […]
Have Islamist jihadis declared world war?
Have Islamist jihadis declared world war? By Tarek Fatah ,Toronto Sun, September 24, 2013 First posted: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 06:17 PM EDT Westgate An injured woman is helped out of the Westgate Shopping Centre where gunmen went on a shooting spree, in Nairobi September 21, 2013. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola September […]
Pakistan Blasphemy Laws Reform Will Give Death Sentence To False Accusers
Religion News Service | By Richard S. Ehrlich Posted: 09/25/2013 10:23 am EDT (RNS) Pakistan’s constitutionally mandated Council of Islamic Ideology told the government anyone who wrongly accuses a person […]
Muslim Brotherhood, ousted from Egypt, moving to London
By Jessica Chasmar-The Washington Times Wednesday, September 25, 2013 The Muslim Brotherhood has decided to move its media office to London, shortly after an Egyptian court decided to ban the organization or any subsidiary from operating within the country, a local newspaper reported. According to the Egypt Independent, the Muslim […]
Manufacturing credibility – How the Syria ‘rebel chemicals’ story was over-sold
I have spent a lot of time over the last couple of weeks looking into the story that Saudi Arabia provided rebel fighters in Syria with chemical weapons. More specifically, I have been looking at the story of how it became a story – along with the questions this raises […]
Five things you didn’t know about the Bangladesh War
Author Gary J. Bass’s ‘The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger and a forgotten genocide’ is due for release on Tuesday. The book throws new light on the genocide carried out by the Pakistan army in erstwhile East Pakistan and the compulsions of the principal players, the United States, India and Pakistan. […]
The new terror outfit
The reference is to an organization styled as “Ansarullah Bangladesh” whose activists and at least one leading figure have been arrested by security personnel The advent of a hitherto unknown extremist outfit lends credence to the apprehension that we have not yet been able to adequately appreciate the threats that […]