Source: Dawn.com WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Wednesday handed a significant victory to gay rights advocates by ruling that married gay men and women are eligible for federal benefits and paving the way for same-sex marriage in California. The court, however, fell short of a landmark ruling endorsing a […]
Source: ET The June 23 incident at the western base camp of Nanga Parbat, in which nine foreign tourists and their local guide were gratuitously killed, raises many questions. Reports indicate the area has been cordoned off and search parties are scouring all possible approaches to and away from the base camp. […]
The “Shomrim” Haredi police uniformed police force in London has offered to protect mosques in the Hackney district following violent attacks on local mosques, the British edition of Huffington Post […]
“If we think you’re praying, you’ll be arrested,” the Israeli cop said impatiently as we walked up the Mughrabi Bridge, almost like a flight attendant reminding a delinquent passenger to […]
By Zhao Xinying ( China Daily) University majors such as animation, law, biology, mathematics, physical education and Englishhave been listed as the “red-card” majors — fields in which supply […]
Source: The Huffington Post By Qasim Rashid: Muslim Writers Guild of America In her recent Wall Street Journal opinion-editorial, Irshad Manji claims that not just Muslims, but the Quran and Islam itself […]
Mosque-Opening Floersheim, Germany 24/06/2013 Updated 17 hours ago · Taken in Flörsheim Mosque-Opening NEUWIED, Germany 25/06/2013 Updated 2 hours ago · Taken in Neuwied, Germany Source: Ahmadiyya Media link on Facebook
Reuters VOICE OF AMERICA June 19, 2013 LONDON — Western government sanctions against Iran suffered a big setback on Wednesday when Britain’s top court ruled that the government was wrong to have imposed sanctions on the biggest Iranian private bank over alleged links to Tehran’s nuclear program. The Bank Mellat […]
by Matthew Allen in Zurich, swissinfo.ch June 26, 2013 – 11:38 Marc Rich, the billionaire oil trader who set up Swiss commodities giant Glencore Xstrata, has died at the age […]
Daily beast: Pakistan: Mullahs and Militants Keep Polio Alive Unidentified assailants have killed two more immunization workers in northwestern Pakistan’s Chardassa district, outside Peshawar, bringing the total number to eight. In response, the organizers of the three-day polio vaccination drive suspended the campaign nationwide. No armed group has claimed responsibility. Six health workers […]
Epigraph: “The ink of a scholar is more holy than the blood of a martyr.” The Holy Prophet Muhammad The Muslim Times is pooling information about online courses offered by […]
Wahhabi Islam: General Overview Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2004 1:56:56 PM by StevenAU The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 shook the United States to its core. Since those horrific moments, our nation has been thrust into a global war against terror and religious extremism. Now more than ever, […]
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ARABNEWS Wednesday 26 June 2013 GENEVA: A widely anticipated peace conference for Syria will probably not take place next month as hoped, UN peace envoy to Syria […]
by Taylor Luck, Jordan Times AMMAN/MAFRAQ — Nearly 9,000 Syrian refugees left the Kingdom for home this month, bringing the number of returnees to more than 68,000 in the past […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 26 June 2013 The 56-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation has backed Saudi Arabia’s decision to cut the number of foreign pilgrims by 20 percent during this […]
Telegraph: Supporters of former leader Kevin Rudd have begun moves to try to oust Ms Gillard less than three months before scheduled September elections, in a last-ditch move to try to turn around Australian opinion polls showing the party on track for a massive defeat. Ms Gillard said she would […]
Promoted Post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Source: The Huffington Post By Qasim Rashid, Author of The Wrong Kind of Muslim Hindus worldwide […]
Why would an atheist — who by definition does not believe in God — pray? A Washington Post article by Michelle Boorstein spotlighted the fascinating phenomenon of a minority of atheists, […]
newswork.org: For the fourth consecutive year, Harrisburg will host the nation’s longest-running American Muslim Convention. More than 10,000 attendees are expected at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA national conference, which will be held this weekend. The group’s national spokesperson, Qasim Rashid, spoke about the event with NewsWorks Tonight’s Dave Heller. […]
Credit: PakistanToday Wednesday, 26 Jun 2013 2:22 am KASHIF ABBASI KASHIF ABBASI ISLAMABAD – Former president Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf, who is already facing treason case in the Supreme Court, […]