A Compliment in Disguise: Pakistan Government has Banned the Muslim Times
By Zia H Shah MD As of 7th of June, 2013, the Muslim Times has been banned in parts of Pakistan. When the readers try to log in, instead of our […]
Khurram, Minister of Science and Technology, to inaugurate summer college inspired by Dr. Abdus Salam
Pakisatan Observer. Islamabad—Minister of State for Science and Technology, Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan will inaugurate 38th International Nathiagali Summer College on Physics and Contemporary Needs, here on Monday the 24th June, 2013. This annual scientific activity will bring together about 300 scientists from various countries of the developing world and […]
MIGRATION COOPERATION – Swiss and Nigerians approve migration plan
June 20, 2013 – Swissinfo.ch Nigeria has accepted an action plan proposed by Switzerland to prevent “irregular migration” and deal with other migration-related issues, the Swiss government announced on Thursday […]
Abbas accepts Palestinian PM’s resignation
Reuters Swissinfo.ch June 23, 2013 – 12:46 RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, who announced on Thursday that he was quitting just two weeks after taking office. “The president accepted the resignation of the prime minister and […]
Video-Press Point: Is Islam for the West? Loyalty and Love for Homeland
mta.tv: youtube: A live interactive programme exploring news stories from around the world relating to Islam and persecution. This one addresses the Woowich murder and clarifies the real Islamic […]
Iran vote exposes Canadian extremism
By: Tony Burman Special to the Star, Published on Sat Jun 22 2013 The Toronto Star The overwhelming reaction of international governments to the dramatic outcome of Iran’s presidential election was cautious but hopeful. Some even wondered whether it might lead to a historic breakthrough in the dangerous nuclear conflict […]
Video: Harpeet Singh interviews Khalifa of Islam
Tweet by Bilal Mahmood: Youtube.com: Huzor’s interview in three languages Punjabi, Urdu and English Watch in Youtube
When you’re dying, what will you regret?
Source: CNN I read an article a few months ago that had a profound impact on me. This article shared the observations of a nurse who had cared for dying patients on their deathbed. She documented their regrets as they reflected upon their lives and their impending demise. Did these people […]
Snowden flies out of Hong Kong
Source: CNN Edward Snowden left Hong Kong on Sunday for a third country “through a lawful and normal channel,” the Hong Kong government said. And he left with the help of WikiLeaks, who assisted with Snowden’s “political asylum in a democratic country, travel papers (and) safe exit from Hong Kong.” the […]
Spain uncovers al Qaeda network for Syrian jihadists
Source: LUBP In raids conducted earlier today, Spanish authorities arrested eight suspected members of an al Qaeda network who are allegedly involved in training, funding, and facilitating travel for jihadist fighters to Syria. The network is based in the Spanish territory of Ceuta and in the city of Fnideq in […]
State powerless to boost crawling birth rate
Source: The Local German women have on average 1.3 children, among the lowest rate in the industrialised world, resulting in a shrinking and ageing population that threatens long-term finances and the ability of companies to find workers. However Family Minister Kristina Schröder does not see the government’s annual €200 billion […]
End of the World?
Source: ET “It was just a bomb blast and not the end of the world,” this incisive observation was reportedly made by the Khyber-Pakthunkhwa (K-P) information minister while commenting on the suicide blast on a Shia imambargah, which killed at least 15 people this past Friday. Well, Minister, for those […]
All citizens from the ages of 18 to 35 should be given military training to be prepared for “Jihad”
Source: ET The K-P Finance Minister apparently has said that all citizens from the ages of 18 to 35 should be given military training to be prepared for “Jihad” and the K-P government might be willing to pay for it. I do not want to continue with this trope too […]
Gaza singer wins Arab Idol, gives Palestinians a reason to smile
AMMAN/GAZA CITY — A 23-year-old wedding singer from a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip has given Palestinians a rare sense of pride and national unity by winning “Arab Idol”, […]
Be merciful to the poor
DR. HAZEM SAID & MAHA EZZEDDINE ARABNEWS Friday 21 June 2013 ABU Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Allah will say on the Day of Judgment, “Son of Adam, I was sick but you did not visit Me.” ‘My Lord, […]
Afghan endgame: Doha office may be shut down
Source: ET US Secretary of State John Kerry put the onus on the Taliban to revive stalled efforts to end Afghanistan’s 12-year-old war and warned the ultraconservative militia on Saturday they might lose their new office in Qatar if the peace bid collapsed. US officials were due to hold preliminary […]
Haj: Fewer numbers ‘in pilgrims’ interest’
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Sunday 23 June 2013 Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal and Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, yesterday emphasized the need […]
Church without God
Source: CNN Godless congregations For Epstein, who started community-building at Harvard nearly 10 years ago, the idea of a godless congregation is not an oxymoron. “We decided recently that we want to use the word congregation more and more often because that is a word that strongly evokes a certain […]
Not one, not two … KSA sets 28 Guinness records in a month!
JEDDAH: AFIFA JABEEN QURAISHI Sunday 23 June 2013 Eating 22 live scorpions or making the largest Kabsah dish may seem frivolous tasks but such are the unique feats that an increasing number of Saudis are embarking on to establish themselves for posterity in the pages of the Guinness World Records. […]
Flooding in western Canada
Source: CNN (CNN) — A third person has died in the extensive flooding that has deluged entire towns and threatens even more communities in southern Alberta, Canada, authorities announced Saturday. The three victims, two females and a male, were all found in the Highwood River that runs through the town of […]