Pervez Musharraf’s Ridiculous Return to Pakistan
BY ISAAC CHOTINER NEW REPUBLIC 24th April 2013 (This article is from April, however the question why Musharraf returned is as acute as ever). If Pervez Musharraf exists at all […]
Quaid-e-Azam’s Residency and our ‘liberals’ — Yasser Latif Hamdani
Daily Times: Mr Jinnah is the foremost symbol of Pakistan, even if Pakistan has not treated him with the respect he deserved. Balochistan is the sovereign and legal territory of the federation of Pakistan In 2000, the Taliban blew up the Buddha statues. When there was outcry all over the […]
Ghana: Wildaf Calls On Gov to Recognise Muslim Marriages
A Pan-African non-governmental not-for profit women’s rights network, Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF) has called on the government to ensure the registration of Muslim marriages, while has embarked on a nine month project to create awareness about the need for Islamic marriages in the country to be […]
Syria says rebels would take years to match army’s strength
June 24, 2013 – 13:31 Reuters Swissinfo BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s foreign minister said on Monday that a decision by Western and Arab countries to arm the rebels posed a danger to peace talks and would prolong the two-year conflict. Walid al-Moualem told a news conference in Damascus that the […]
CIA and the US military operatives train rebels in Turkey and Jordan – report
Russia Today: The CIA and US special operational troops and have been secretly training Syrian rebels at bases in Jordan and Turkey since November 2012. Up to 100 from all over Syria have gone through courses in the last month alone, according to US media reports. At the two-week courses […]
Accra: 32nd Ahmadiyya Women’s confab ends
myghanaonline: Posted Jun 24, 2013 at 8:55am | By charles Amponsah, gbcghana.com The 32nd Annual Conference of the Greater Accra Regional branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women, Association has ended with a call on Muslims to invest in the education of their children especially the girl-child to enable […]
Standing up for the Ahmadis
Daily Times: VIEW : Standing up for the Ahmadis — Mohammad Ahmad In our land the people have the right to differ with the Ahmadis and to consider them wrong. Persecution is, however, not their right In the context of the continued persecution of the Ahmadis in Pakistan this scribe recently […]
Bangladesh orders war crime trial of top UK Muslim
ET: DHAKA: A Bangladesh war crimes court Monday ordered a British-based Muslim leader and a US citizen to be tried in absentia for the murder of 19 intellectuals during the 1971 […]
Government to initiate high treason case against Musharraf: Sharif
Credit: The Express Tribune By Ferya Ilyas / Reuters Published: June 24, 2013 ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to initiate a high treason case against former military dictator Pervez Musharraf for subverting the […]
That was about 12:30 pm Hong Kong time. Our man in Quito
Source: Asia Times: By Pepe Escobar HONG KONG – So it’s going to be Our Man in Quito. The narrative may not be as elegant as Graham Greene’s, but the plot certainly beats the Bourne trilogy – because it’s happening live, in real time, right in front of our eyes. […]
Today (24.06.2013) Khalifa of Islam to inaugurate a new Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque as well to lay foundation stone for another Mosque in Germany.
By Zubair Khan Pictures: Farzan Khan, National Secretary AMJ Germany. It is a great honour for Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany to have its supreme head in the country. Khalifa of Islam arrived Germany on 22.06.2013. In a very colourful and emotional ceremony the community members welcomed their beloved Imam. […]
Immigration bill could break US into ‘two countries’
Source: Conservative Papers: On Andrea Tantaros radio show last week, conservative columnist and author Pat Buchanan warned of an unintended consequence of the immigration reform bill, a bill which doesn’t place a high priority on assimilation. According to Tantaros, her previous guest, former New York Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey, said that the immigration legislation funnels […]
‘The community here are very well-known for working together with other communities’
itv Central: A mosque in Halesowen has also been showing its support of the armed forces by hosting its first ever Poppy Picnic to support the Royal British Legion. The event was organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association and officially opened by the Mayor of Dudley, Councillor Alan Finch. There […]
Muslim association holds poppy picnic
itv Central: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association is inviting the Halesowen community to join in a big Poppy Picnic today to support The Royal British Legion’s work for the Armed Forces community. People are being invited to bring along food and drink to the event in Long Lane, where they can […]
Device outside mosque was bomb
theguardian: Ben Quinn. Residents heard loud bang as small home-made device went off but no one was injured and minimal damage was caused Police confirmed on Sunday that a suspicious object found near a mosque in Walsall was a small home-made explosive device. A loud bang heard by residents in […]
Officials say Egyptian Sunni Muslims kill 4 Shiites, charging they were spreading their faith
CAIRO — Sunni Muslim villagers killed four Shiite men on Sunday, accusing them of trying to spread their version of Islam, according to Egyptian security officials. The four were beaten to death in Giza province, near the capital, Cairo, in one of the most serious sectarian incidents in Egypt in […]
Britain plans visa bonds for ‘high-risk’ Pakistani visitors
ET: LONDON: Britain is planning to force visitors from Pakistan, India, Nigeria and other countries whose nationals are deemed to pose a “high risk” of immigration abuse to provide a cash […]
John the Baptist Day: The Quran and the Bible
Epigraph ‘O Yahya (John the Baptist), hold fast the Book.’ And We gave him wisdom while yet a child, And tenderness of heart from Ourself, and purity. and he was pious and dutiful […]
Nanga Parbat assault: Tragedy in Himalayas
Credit: The Express Tribune By Shabbir Mir / Creative: Samra Aamir Published: June 24, 2013 GILGIT: Gunmen overran a mountaineering base camp and shot dead foreign trekkers who were resting during a climb up one […]
Gaza fights to save its oldest monastery
Palestinians submitted Saint Hilarion to be included on the World Heritage List of UNESCO AFPPublished: 12:56 June 23, 2013Gulf News Tel Umm Al-Amr, Palestine: A haven of peace in the […]