Chomsky shares Middle East pessimism in Geneva
by Simon Bradley in Geneva, swissinfo.ch July 26, 2013 – 17:33 New Israel-Palestine peace talks and diplomatic efforts to hold an international conference in Geneva aimed at ending the conflict […]
Grand Mosque provides 12,000 wheelchairs
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Saturday 27 July 2013 Amid efforts to make pilgrimage easier for the disabled, the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques has provided 12,000 standard wheelchairs and 110 electric wheelchairs free of charge for their movement inside the mosque. The standard wheelchairs are available at offices at the […]
Robert Fisk on Egypt: As impoverished crowds gather in support of Mohamed Morsi, the well-heeled march behind their images of the General
Hundreds of thousands support the coup – just as many do not. And the future for Egypt is looking increasingly bloody. Robert Fisk reports from Cairo Hundreds of thousands of people turned out outside Cairo’s Rabaa mosque yesterday to protest against the coup d’état in Egypt, while hundreds of thousands […]
Saudi with a golden heart spends savings on cancer-hit worker
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Saturday 27 July 2013 A Saudi spent all his savings and even borrowed money to have his illegal Bangladeshi guard treated for a brain tumor. The worker, Mahboob, has been working for Abdullah Saad Al-Rouqi for seven years. He came for Umrah and overstayed at Huda Al-Sham […]
Ramadan Reflection Day 18: Adoption, Foster Care and the World’s Forgotten Children
Source: The Huffington Post By Imam Khalid Latif, Executive Director and Chaplain, Islamic Center at New York University My wife Priya and I are blessed to have a beautiful, baby girl named Madina. She is a little more than seven months old now and every day with her has been more amazing […]
Tawaf made easy for disabled, elderly
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Saturday 27 July 2013 At the orders of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, President of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais […]
A Verse Revealed to the Promised Messiah Two Thousand Times
Several verses of the Holy Quran were revealed again to the Promised Messiah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani, the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, as he was an ardent devotee […]
French jobless claims in June reach record high
France 24: By News Wires (text) More people were jobless in France in June than ever before, data showed on Wednesday in a fresh blow to President Francois Hollande’s pledge to reverse the rising unemployment trend by year-end. The latest worsening of the job market, which came despite signs this month of […]
Evolutionary support for Fasting
By Sazzad Khandakar July 26, 2013 It is the holy month of Ramadhan. Muslims all across the world engage themselves in dawn to dusk fasting as it was prescribed by God in the Holy Quran. In chapter 2, vs 184, God commands men to fast and mentions that it was prescribed for […]
Displaced NTB Ahmadis to get ID cards, but with no religious preference
The Jakarta Globe: After spending years living in Wisma Transito displacement camp without ID cards, dozens of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Ahmadis may finally be seeing the light at the […]
Women and Islam in the middle ages
Source: ahranonline Beyond the stereo-typing of women and the misconception of Islamic beliefs, comes an enlightening study that puts women and Islam in one proper sentence What do we know […]
Encounters of the Dark Kind
Source: Daily Star Op Ed By Syed Badrul Ahsan Let us talk about Razakars today. And we need to do that because of all the nonsense Chowdhury Mueen Uddin has lately been spewing about a country he betrayed back in 1971. The man, accused of having led some leading Bengali intellectuals […]
Letter criticizing Muslim faith went too far
The Northwestern: by David J. Hable. I am neither Muslim, nor Lutheran. I have found the Ahmadiyya letters to be very informative and interesting. I hope they continue. These days, such information is both refreshing and necessary if we are to try to understand one another. However, I cannot understand […]
Centenary Milestone:100 years of countering extremism by promoting peace and serving as loyal citizens
LONDON, July 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — A celebration of contribution to British life 100 years of countering extremism by promoting peace and serving as loyal citizens Built Britain’s biggest mosque and London’s first purpose-built mosque Massive programme […]
Hate-Speech and Social Media in Pakistan
Jinnah Institute: By Jahanzaib Haque Pakistani media is an agent of CIA and RAW, Shariat ya Shahadat (Shariah or Martydom), Maslak-e-Deoband (Cult of Deoband) and Shias are unbelievers. This is not a list of slogans chanted by extremists on the streets of Pakistan. It is a very small sampling of the thousands of hate-fueled extremist Facebook […]
Criticism alters US drone program in Pakistan
yahoo news: ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States has drastically scaled back the number of drone attacks against militants in Pakistan and limited strikes to high-value targets in response to growing criticism of the program in this country. Those actions appear to have temporarily appeased Pakistan’s powerful generals, who publicly […]
Quote of the Day, by Abul Kalam Azad
Muslims must realize that they are bearers of a universal message. They are not a racial or regional grouping in whose territory others cannot enter. Strictly speaking, Muslims in India […]
US makes it easier to sell medical supplies to Iran
Reuters | Jul 25, 2013 | 22:51 WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday expanded the list of medical devices that can be exported to Iran without special permission, as it seeks to show support for humanitarian needs in a country that has been hit hard by Western sanctions. The […]
Preparing for Lailatul Qadr (Night of Power)
Alhaji Ibrahim Yahaya ARABNEWS Friday 26 July 2013 WE ARE about to enter the last 10 days of the holy month. Devout Muslims worldwide are prepared to embark on vigorous prayers and worship in all the remaining 10 days, beginning July 29, one of which is the Lailatul Qadr, […]