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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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? 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
JPMorgan Chase, seeking to avert a wave of litigation from the government, is negotiating a multibillion-dollar settlement with state and federal agencies over the bank’s sale of troubled mortgage securities to investors in the run-up to the financial crisis. During settlement talks this week, proposals emerged that would require JPMorgan […]
The Telegraph: Some 27% of the thousand 18 to 24-year-olds questioned said they did not trust them, while fewer than three in 10 (29%) thought Muslims were doing enough to […]
Press TV: Israeli forces injure several Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque http://www.presstv.ir/player/player1.swf MORE
Source: LUBP The recent events in Pakistan have shown that the state of Pakistan is entering a new phase which may be called “the Takfiri State of Islam”. You may replace “Islam” by “Islamism” or “Islamofascism,” but it will be a lexical choice. You may even say, “Not yet,” but […]
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Indeed, the most honorable among you, in the sight of Allah, is he who is the most righteous among you. Surely, Allah is […]