Democratic Delusions in Pakistan
Epigraph: O ye who believe! why do you say what you do not do? Most hateful is it in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not […]
Americans against Congress: Over 80% of citizens disapprove of lawmakers
Russia Today: Record-breaking numbers of Americans have lost support for Congress, according to a survey. Eighty-three per cent of respondents said they disapprove of the job its doing, while 57 per cent said they would replace every member of Congress if they could. The poll (link to poll), conducted jointly […]
Islamic Civil Rights Group Asks School To Drop Tea Party Speaker Brigitte Gabriel
Huff Post: LITTLE FALLS — An Islamic civil rights group is calling for the Little Falls school district to not host a speaking event with a woman who they call an anti-Muslim speaker. Brigitte Gabriel is scheduled to speak Monday at Little Falls Community High School at a Central Minnesota […]
If Prince George were born in Sierra Leone
Salon.com: Excitement reached a fever pitch Monday as one of the most anticipated babies of modern times made his debut as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. However, the […]
Pakistan’s Answer to Mullahism- Coming Soon-The Burqa Avenger
Huff Post: Burka Avenger: Pakistan’s Female ‘Superhero’ Fights For Education And Justice Armed with pens and books and draped in a flowing black burka, this is Pakistan’s first female superhero. The Burka […]
Anglican Church in Business: Archbishop of Canterbury wants to ‘compete’ Wonga out of existence
Guardian: The archbishop of Canterbury has told Wonga that the Church of England wants to “compete” it out of existence as part of its plans to expand credit unions as an alternative […]
Applaud the EU decision on settlements
July 24, 2013 12:28 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Story Summary The most significant development on the Arab-Israeli scene last week was not U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s announcement of a vague agreement by Palestinian and Israeli leaders to resume negotiations for a peace agreement. It […]
Pakistan won the 5th ODI by 4 wickets
Source: ET ST LUCIA: Pakistan beat West Indies by four wickets in the fifth and final One Day International to clinch the five match series by 3-1. Pakistan captain Misbahul Haq played a responsible innings steered Pakistan to within a run of victory. Facing Holder in the final over as his […]
Fisher of Men: The New World of Pope Francis
Source: The Spiegel: The great awakening begins at 7 a.m. every morning in the Vatican, when Pope Francis stands before 80 or 90 employees in the austere, modern chapel of the Santa Maria guesthouse and reads the first mass of the day. He speaks Italian with a soft Spanish intonation, […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim community joins cultures at Ramadan dinner in Milpitas
Source: mercurynews.com More than 300 guests gathered during an annual Ramadhan celebration dinner Saturday evening at Baitul Baseer Mosque, under the rolling hills in Milpitas, hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community […]
Call it al-Qaeda 2.0
Source: Asia Times: Early on, al-Qaeda was a close-knit band of extremists with common cause, with a centralized leadership, and a base from which to launch global operations. With the death of Osama bin Laden, the loss of a host of top commanders, and its retreat from Afghanistan, al-Qaeda has […]
Royal baby name:George Alexander Louis
Source: CNN The world finally knows how to address the latest addition to the British royal family: HRH Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge. The baby boy is third in line to the throne, after grandfather Prince Charles and father Prince William. Here’s some of the history behind the young […]
Unprecedented attack:
Source: ET: SUKKUR: Suicide gunmen and car bombers mounted an unprecedented attack on the local office of the country’s premier intelligence agency in the otherwise sleepy town of Sukkur Wednesday evening, sparking a shootout that killed eight people and injured over three dozen. Although there was no immediate claim of responsibility […]
Seven Madinah Mosques Popular with Visitors
Epigraph: Narrated Abu Huraira: While we were sitting with the Prophet Surah Al Jumu’ah was revealed to him, and when the Verse, ‘And He (Allah) has sent him (Muhammad) also to […]
Iftar meals: An Ancient Islamic custom
JEDDAH: KHADIJA HABIB ARABNEWS Thursday 25 July 2013 Iftar meals for the needy or travelers to break their fast, or “Banquets of God” as the custom is known among Muslims, […]
Is Kerry’s Middle East diplomacy a smokescreen for another war?
There is no realistic political infrastructure in place for fair negotiations and neither the time nor conditions are right for revival of the two-state solution By Abdel Bari Atwan | […]
How British women are joining the jihad in Syria
Exclusive: “Maryam” is a British woman who has moved to Syria to join the anti-Assad rebels. She can use a Kalashnikov and would like to fight, but has had to […]
Columbus, Ohio Muslims hope Ramadan events will build bridges with non-Muslims
Source: The Columbus Dispatch By JoAnne Viviano Muslims in central Ohio are inviting their non-Muslim neighbors to learn more about the Islamic holy month of Ramadan by partaking in one of […]
Train derails in Spain, killing more than 56
By Al Goodman. Elwyn Lopez and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Madrid (CNN) — A passenger train crash in northwestern Spain Wednesday killed more than 56 people and injured more than 100, a regional official said. […]