Pakistan: “These are Buddha’s footprints” – A trip to Sirkap
Dawn; It was the spring of 2012, students flooded in and out of classrooms hunting teachers for assistance with exam preparations and coursework. The ‘curious’ lot, as one of our […]
7th September, a horrifying day for Pakistani Ahmadis
Source: troubledmindsthoughts.blogspot.in | Saturday, September 7, 2013 Today is 7th September, 2013. 40 years ago, on this day, Bhutto took the step of declaring the Ahmadiyya Community in Pakistan to be non-Muslims and forcefully turning them into a minority, according to the wishes of all the religious extremists, regardless of the fact […]
Norcross Mayor to Give Blood at Ahmadiyya ‘Muslims for Life’ Event
Source: norcross.patch.com Norcross Mayoro Bucky Johnson will join an annual commemoration of the 9/11 attacks on America by giving blood at the “Muslims for Life” blood drive. The event takes place 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Sept. 8, 2013 at the Baitul Baqi Mosque, 6113 Oak brook Parkway. From a […]
The US-western role in religious extremism
Daily Times: The west must rethink its relationship with Saudi Arabia, have a more balanced approach towards Israel, and start afresh by befriending the people of the Muslim states if we are to have a safer world The phenomenal rise of political expression of the so-called ideology wrongly referred to […]
SYRIA; Pope Francis Leads Global Prayer Vigil for Syria
By Elizabeth Dias @elizabethjdiasSept. 07, 201314 Comments Pope Francis isn’t eating much today—he’s fasting and praying for Syria, and hundreds of thousands of Christians across the globe are joining him. Today, during a five-hour evening prayer service for Syria in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis challenged the tens of thousands […]
What’s at Stake in Syria Response? Human Life and America’s Credibility.
Huff Post: Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf. The greatest danger to world peace today is the growing, self-sustaining, vicious circle of violence afflicting the Middle East and North Africa. The danger grows whether the circle is fueled by extremist ideologies or by good intentions. Before the next round of escalation happens, […]
‘Only authorized preachers can deliver sermons’
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Sunday 8 September 2013 The Ministry of Islamic Affairs Endowments, Call and Guidance branch in Makkah has completed preparations to welcome pilgrims for this Haj season. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, director of the branch in Makkah, said the objective is to involve state agencies to […]
Conditions for Saudi citizenship to be eased
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Sunday 8 September 2013 Authorities are weighing the prospects of canceling a key condition stipulating that the grandfather of a Saudi mother should be Saudi for granting citizenship to her children, a high-level source has said. Mohammed Al-Jasser, a spokesman from the Civil Affairs Department, […]
We Dream, Therefore God Is!
Epigraph: He (Allah) is the Knower of the unseen; and He reveals not His secrets to any one, except to him whom He chooses, namely a Messenger of His. (Al Quran […]
Vladimir Putin will happily let Obama sweat it out alone in Syria There is many a cautionary tale for Arab leaders – and for arrogant Western ones – about Moscow’s dealings with the Middle East
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Not many years ago, a Russian President held a late-night meeting with his special representative and asked him to fly at once to meet with an Arab dictator – to give him a personal warning on an impending American attack. If the Arab autocrat would […]
Syria’s religious authority calls for prayer in face of U.S. Congress vote
Al Arabiya Syria’s religious authority has urged its people to fast and pray on Monday to face the anticipated U.S. congressional vote, which could authorize President Barak Obama to execute […]
A Congressional veto of Obama on Syria would harm Israel and its supporters
By ‘going all out’ in favor of a U.S. attack on Assad, AIPAC and other Jewish groups run the risk of sustaining long term damage to their own ‘power of […]
AIPAC to deploy hundreds of lobbyists to push for Syria action
Pro-Israel lobby says 250 activists will meet with their senators and representatives in Washington in a bid to win support Congressional support for military action in Syria. The influential pro-Israel American Israel Public Affairs Committee will deploy hundreds of activists next week to win support in Congress for military action […]
Miss World moved to Bali after Muslim protests in Jakarta
INDONESIA says the final of Miss World later this month will take place on the Hindu-majority holiday island of Bali instead of near the capital, after days of Muslim hardline […]
Nawa-i-waqt columnist Ajmal Niazi penalized for portraying Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as secular
Source: tribune.com.pk Freedom of speech: SHO told to register complaint against ‘offensive’ columnist The petitioner’s counsel, Advocate Ghulam Mustafa Chaudhry, submitted that Niazi, in his April 9 column Najam Sethi aur […]
Petitioning Dr Margaret Chan World Health Organization and Iraqi Ministry of Health: #Act4Iraq and release birth defect data
My name is Dr Samira Alaani and I am a pediatrician working in Fallujah General Hospital. In the years since US forces attacked our city my colleagues and I have recorded a horrifying increase in the numbers of babies born with congenital defects: spina bifida, heart abnormalities and defects that […]
I will Wash Feet of Pope Francis, in Public, If …
Written by Zia H Shah MD The synoptic gospels, Mark 14:22-25, Matthew 26:26-29, Luke 22:13-20, depict Jesus as presiding over the Last Supper. References to Jesus’ body and blood foreshadow his crucifixion, and he identifies them […]
World’s largest nations speak out against US-led strike
RT: As leaders of countries making up half of the world’s population firmly opposed military action against Syria without a UN mandate, the US kept pushing for a strike, claiming […]
Dozens Injured in Al-Aqsa Mosque
The Middle East Monitor: Palestinian medical sources have reported that dozens of worshipers have been injured on Friday [September 6 2013] after Israeli soldiers fired gas bombs,rubber-coated metal bullets, and […]