Asian TV channel fined over ‘kill’ speech
Source: bbc.co.uk An Asian TV channel has been fined £85,000 by Ofcom after it broadcast a speech by an Islamic scholar who said Muslims had “a duty to kill” anyone who […]
Emotional Moments: Ladies Session at Jalsa Salana Germany 2013
Source: youtube.com Emotional moments Ladies at Jalsa Salana Germany 2013 in the presence of Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (Khalifa of Islam) on 29th June 2013 from Karlsruhe, Germany ©Copyright MTA International […]
Volunteers from Ahmadiyya Muslim help clean up Halesowen
Source: halesowennews.co.uk A LITTER-STREWN part of Halesowen has been cleaned up after over 20 volunteers rolled their sleeves up to make a difference. Local councillors, residents and community volunteers gave up […]
Bandung’s Next Mayor speaks on Ahmadiyah
Mayor Looks to a Creative Future In a recent interview Mayor was asked: Bandung is known for cases of intolerance where churches and Ahmadiyah mosques have been closed. What is […]
Report: Kannur (Kerala, India) Zonal Ansar Ijithima at the Tahir Masjid Payangadi
Kannur Zonal Ansar Ijithima was held on 16th June 2013 at Thahir Masjid Payangadi. Ijithima was inaugurated by P.P.Nazimudheen Sahib, Subai Nazim under the presidentialship of T Muzaffar AHmad Sahib, […]
FPI wins battle for total booze bans
The Jakarta Post: The Supreme Court has accepted a judicial review filed by hard-line group the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) abolishing a presidential decree that prevented local administrations from prohibiting […]
Meet Wing Commander S M Yunus, an Ahmadi Muslim from Bhagalpur, Bihar
Source: indiatimes.com DEHRADUN: When the IAF flew it first sortie to save pilgrims trapped by the raging waters of the Alaknanda in Kedarnath, at the cockpit was Wing Commander S M Yunus. Commanding officer of the 152 Helicopter Unit based at Sarsawa Air Force Station, Yunus (who had joined IAF in […]
Playing Politics With Religion
NY Times: “Civilized society is perpetually threatened with disintegration,” wrote Sigmund Freud in “Civilization and Its Discontents.” So it is with the sectarian violence that tears at the Middle East today. The strife that pits Sunnis against Shiites is a product of sustained internal and external pressures that have manipulated […]
8 Blasts shake Bodh Gaya – The most important place of pilgrimage for the Buddhists
Source: yahoo.com Patna, July 7 (IANS): Two Buddhist monks (one a Tibetan and the other Myanmarese) were injured this morning in a string of bombings at Bihar’s 1,500-year old Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya […]
Anti-Muslim Acts Rising in France, Rights Group Says
(Reuters) – Anti-Muslim attacks and insults have risen steadily in France in recent years as some politicians and media increasingly present Islam as a problem for French society, a Muslim rights group […]
Ghana: Moral training key to nation’s development
Alhaji Maulvi Muhammad Yusuf Yawson, Acting Ameer of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, said moral training and civic education were important components for national development. He said they helped the youth to become patriotic, respectful, abide by the rule of law, uphold human dignity and traditional values and preserve national assets. […]
Online videos showcase Syrian rebels’ foreign weaponry
July 7, 2013 – 09:11 By Peter Apps WASHINGTON (Reuters) – From his home in the English town of Leicester, former business administrator Elliot Higgins trawls through sometimes hundreds of online videos a day from Syria’s civil war. His research, begun after he took redundancy late last year, has made […]
Is the water war between Egypt and Ethiopia getting out of control?
It’s the longest river in the world and runs through Rwanda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt, but instead of the being the great uniter, the Nile has […]
Saudi-backed Jarba to lead Syrian opposition
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT — Syria’s fractious opposition elected a new leader on Saturday but rebel groups were reported to be fighting among themselves in a sign of growing divisions on the ground between factions trying to topple President Bashar Assad. The Syrian National Coalition chose Ahmad Jarba as its president after a […]
Blessed is the holy month of Ramadan
ISLAMICINFORMATIONCENTRE.CO.UK Friday 5 July 2013 ARABNEWS THE month of Ramadan is a month of grace and blessing. Upon arrival of this blessed month, Allah Most High causes His blessings and forgiveness to descend upon the one who gives this month its rights. Ramadan is the month in which Allah Most […]
Mansour backtracks on ElBaradei choice as premier
• Ultraconservative group objects to ElBaradei appointment • Death toll in violence since June 30 hits 75 • Mursi supporters plan bigger protests HAMZA HENDAWI | AP ARABNEWS Saturday 6 […]
SR 62 bn Makkah metro project launch in 2014
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS STAFF Sunday 7 July 2013 The SR 62 billion new Makkah public transport system, including a metro with four lines and 88 stations […]
At least 1 killed, 60 reported missing as runaway Canada oil train explosion forces town evacuation
Russia Today: Four tanker cars of petroleum exploded in the east Canadian province of Quebec after a train derailed, destroying some buildings nearby and leaving at least one dead. A security zone has been imposed with about 2,000 evacuated from their homes. The blast and heavy fire occurred shortly after […]
Morsi’s ouster in Egypt sends chill through political Islam
Global Post: ISTANBUL, Turkey — The toppling of an elected Muslim Brotherhood president in Egypt, and a subsequent crackdown on its leaders and ranks by the armed forces, is sending a shiver through […]