Source: tribune.com.pk Lahore: Several clerics called for further persecution of the Ahmadi community at conferences held on Saturday night to mark the 39th anniversary of the passage of the Second Amendment, which […]
Bangladesh indicts 4 for postings on Islam DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A court in Bangladesh’s capital indicted four bloggers Sunday for their allegedly inflammatory writings about Islam and its Prophet … bigstory.ap.org/article/bangladesh-indicts-4-postings-islam
By Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd) Introduction Pakistan came into being sixty two years ago. There are not many around who saw it happening. Some alive today though may have been born yet might not have been mature enough to grasp the politics of the time, unless they are today in their […]
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: September 7, 2013 SAY, did you see the news from Libya — the last country we bombed because its leader crossed a red line or […]
SEPTEMBER 07, 2013 5:00 AM • BY DIANA WEST “Al-Jazeera America”: The very name gives me the heebie-jeebies. What does Al-Jazeera have to do with America? Everything, if the cheers and happy talk of the American press corps are any measure. Entranced, media critics have greeted the rollout of “AJA” […]
Indonesia Supplies 43% of World’s Pearl Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of the South Sea Pearl with 43% of the world supply. Indonesia’s world trade value is ranked 9th […]
Muslims for Life’ blood drive held at Milwaukee mosque The “Muslims for Life” blood drive held on Saturday, September 7th wasn’t just about saving lives, but also about changing misconceptions. […]
Russia Today: The European Union says the Syrian government was the likely perpetrator of the Damascus chemical attack on August 21, but that it will not be rushed into any military action before an official UN report is released. “Information from a wide variety of sources confirms the existence of […]
Global Post: Catholics worldwide held a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria joined by Jews, Muslims and Orthodox Christians, with Pope Francis set to host a mass vigil on […]
Huff Post: Jaweed Kaleem. Twenty years ago, Evgenia Cherkasova and Elena Kornilov were doctoral students in their mid-20s, living in the same housing complex at Penn State University. As they pursued their degrees — Cherkasova in philosophy, Kornilov in physics — both started families, and to take a break from […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]