hup.harvard.edu: Book review and talk: Muhammad and the Believers: By Fred Donner The origins of Islam have been the subject of increasing controversy in recent years. The traditional view, which […]
Express Tribune – Urdue English here: Suicide attack the biggest sin in Islam: Fatwa Pakistani Taliban are just a group of professional assassins, edict stated. By Web Desk Published: July 3, 2013 Edict was given in the wake of the recent killings of foreign tourists and attacks in Peshawar […]
This is address by World wide Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, at the time of annual convention in Germany: Around minute 24 the Khalifa also talks about […]
Can Islamists run a country? Egypt was the first real test – and yesterday the Egyptian army called their bluff. To tell a democratically elected president – especially a Muslim […]
A Catholic priest has been shot and killed in northern Syria, The Telegraph has found, contradicting claims that he is the victim in a widely-circulated beheading video. By Ruth Sherlock, Beirut THE TELEGRAPH The footage, said to show Father Francois Murad, 49, as the victim in a brutal summary execution […]
The Huffington Post: The past twenty years have seen tremendous engagement around racial, cultural, and gender diversity. Millenials (ages 18-29) are generally knowledgeable about such identity differences and far better […]
By Zubair Khan Daily Jung, probably the most read and circulated Urdu newspaper amongst Urdu readers is considered to be biased and anti Ahmadiyya. This is its usual reputation. However now a positive and encouraging change has been noticed in the policy of the newspaper. Specially on its pages of […]
(Reuters) – Home prices racked up their biggest annual gain in more than seven years in May, with more increases expected through the summer months as the sector continues to mend, data analysis firm CoreLogic said on Tuesday. Prices rose 2.6 percent from April and were up 12.2 percent compared […]
BBC: The head of Channel Four’s factual programming has explained the decision to broadcast the Muslim call to prayer every morning throughout Ramadan. Ralph Lee told the Radio Times it would act […]
Science & Diplomacy: by Fernando Quevedo. One of the major scientific discoveries of the past decades was announced on July 4, 2012. On this day, the world learned of the discovery of a new fundamental particle that may be the long-sought Higgs particle, the only component of the standard model […]
Source: TOI ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates: More than 65 suspects accused of plotting an Islamist coup in the United Arab Emirates received prison sentences of up to 15 years on Tuesday in a mass trial that underscored the widening crackdowns on perceived Arab Spring-inspired dissent across the entire Gulf […]
Source: TOI CAIRO: Egypt President Mohamed Morsirebuffed an army ultimatum to force a resolution to the country’s political crisis, saying on Tuesday that he had not been consulted and would pursue his own plans for national reconciliation. “Last 48 hours of Muslim Brotherhood rule,” the opposition daily El Watan declared. […]
Source: The Local The “Sabine vs Serena 2013” Wimbledon match will go down in tennis history, after German Sabine Lisicki, ranked 24, fought back against five-time champion Serena Williams, breaking her run of unbeaten matches. More:
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD William Lane Craig is one of the foremost Christian apologists, enjoying tremendous following among the Protestant Christians in USA and UK. William […]
Source: The Local A new method could double the lead time for forecasting the ocean warming trend known as El Nino and help communities better prepare for crop losses, floods and drought, German researchers said on Monday. More:
Source: The Local Fugitive Edward Snowden has applied for asylum in a number of European countries including Germany, whistle-blowing platform WikiLeaks said in a statement on their website Tuesday morning. More:
Source: Asia Times: I was beginning to think that Pakistan was finally on its way to improving its dismal public image. The recent national elections, bloody and chaotic as usual, at least had the effect of reenergizing the country on the domestic front and the global stage. Social media played […]
Source: Asia Times. The land of pharaohs and magic appears to be intermingled with in-house fireballs generating conflicts of hope and expectation. The generals are becoming restless with the Tahrir Square shouting matches, crumbling economic affairs, emotional outbursts of the emotionally charged people and their aspirations, domestic strife – and […]
The Associated Press CTV NEWS Published Monday, July 1, 2013 7:16AM EDT Egypt’s military issued a “last-chance” ultimatum Monday to President Mohammed Morsi, giving him 48 hours to meet the demands of millions of protesters in the streets seeking the ouster of the Islamist leader or the generals will intervene […]
Two Roman Catholic priests withdrew at the last moment from taking part in a celebration of the Eucharist, which was supposed to have been conducted by clergy from a range […]