Source: washingtonpost.com DAMASCUS, Syria — As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began Wednesday, many Syrians who observe the daily dawn-to-dusk fast that is broken with lavish family meals are struggling […]
Source: iol.co.za When Muslims around the globe began to fast this Ramadaan upon sighting the crescent of the moon, it was the 1 434th consecutive year that the community honoured this […]
Source: iol.co.za Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma wished all South African Muslims a blessed Ramadaan, the presidency said on Tuesday. “On behalf of government and the people of South Africa, we […]
Source: ndtv.com Srinagar: The holy month of Ramadan started in Kashmir today as Muslims thronged mosques for morning prayers after beginning their day-long fast. According to Muslim faith, Ramadan, the ninth month […]
Source: bobdechertmp.ca Mississauga, ON – Bob Dechert, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Erindale presented greetings on behalf of Prime Minister Stephen Harper to […]
Source: TOI VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has overhauled the laws that govern the Vatican City State, criminalizing leaks of Vatican information and specifically listing sexual violence, prostitution and possession of child pornography as crimes against children. More:
Salon.com: Have you noticed the silence, the casual indifference, of the Obama administration since the Egyptian army shoved President Mohamed Morsi from office in a military coup that gets bloodier by the day? Well, that is what you are supposed to notice. Barack Obama goes golfing as Cairo descends into […]
Source: The Economist: Secure the Sahara, if you can WHEN French troops planted their tan boots in the sands of Mali earlier this year, they faced not one but three problems in the west African nation. With the help of arms looted from Libyan depots, an alliance of Tuareg […]
Source: LUBP The prime minister said that the most recent carnage in Hazara Town is a “test case”. This is better than nothing. However, it makes one wonder what are we testing for? Testing for limits of human indifference to slaughter? What is the threshold that will make us snap? […]
Source: The Economist: IN SHANSHAN county in the western region of Xinjiang, efforts in May to promote “ethnic-harmony education month” were declared a success after official lecture teams delivered more than 100 speeches on the topic to 80,000, mostly Muslim, residents. On June 26th it became clear that their hard […]
Dunya news tv: UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Islamic nations on Wednesday called on UN leader Ban Ki-moon to do more to halt the “tyranny” they say Muslims are enduring in Myanmar. Religious riots in Buddhist-majority Myanmar have cast a shadow over heralded political reforms since military rule ended two years […]
Business Insider: by Diego Ore. “Comrades: cancel your Facebook accounts, you’ve been working for free as CIA informants. Review the Snowden case!” wrote Prisons Minister Iris Varela on her Twitter account. CARACAS (Reuters) – A Venezuelan government minister on Wednesday urged citizens to shut Facebook accounts to avoid being unwitting […]
THE ESSENCE OF ISLAM : VOLUME I Extracts from the Writings, Speeches, announcements and Discourses of the Promised Messiah Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian [May peace be upon him] Islam […]
Source: The Economnist: THE fall of Muhammad Morsi in a military coup has prompted celebration in some quarters of the Arab and neighbouring Muslim world, mourning in others, and hesitation and confusion elsewhere. Moderate Islamist parties have denounced the coup while distancing themselves from Mr Morsi’s failings that provoked it. […]
Source: The Conservative Papers. The Temple Mount, which is Judaism’s holiest location, has turned into a theme park for Muslim children in the course of the last month, according to Jewish activists. Temple Mount organizations are outraged at the “desecration” of Judaism’s holiest site, as Muslim authorities encourage ball games, among others, […]
Source: Asia Times: he Clausewitzean fog of war is thickening in the Hindu Kush. The New York Times reported over the weekend that President Barack Obama is seriously considering a “zero option” for Afghanistan, namely, a total pullout of American troops by end-2014 – lock, stock and barrel, as they […]
Source: ET A prayer leader who was allegedly paraded naked in Chohar Sharif village has blamed the police of siding with the accused men. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday after filing a complaint with the district police officer (DPO) of Haripur, Chan Muhammad Khan, 51, who is the prayer leader […]
Source: ET LONDON: London Metropolitan Police said that an investigation is being carried out against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain on charges of money laundering and provocation to torture, BBC Urdu reported on Thursday. London Police wrote a written response to BBC Urdu Service, verifying the raids on Altaf Hussain’s residence […]
Washington Post: I have always been honored when asked to speak at the Friday sermon in a mosque. It is both spiritually elevating to interact with worshippers and socially it […]