The Tragic Transformation of Mecca
BY TAFLINE LAYLIN – GREEN PROPHET Despite having enough solar power to energize the planet for the next 20 centuries, Saudi Arabia has instead reaped the benefits of its oil […]
2013 Aga Khan Architecture Awards Betters Muslim Communities in Iran, Morocco and Lebanon
The nominees for the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture were recently announced: 20 candidates – half hailing from the Middle East – all vying for a million dollar prize. […]
Syrian teenager Mohammad Qataa ‘executed by Islamists for blasphemy’
Source: abc.net.au The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based group opposed to the Syrian regime, says Mohammad Qataa was shot in the mouth and neck a day after being seized. It has released a photo showing Qataa’s face with his mouth and jaw bloodied, as well as a bullet wound […]
Muslims urged to follow teachings of Prophet (PBUH)
Source: thenews.com.pk Rawalpindi: The person of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (peace be upon him) is a cause for the creation of the universe and blessing for all worlds so celebrating his birth anniversary is an honour for the faithful, says a press release. Pir Mohammad Naqib-ur-Rehman, custodian of Eidgah Shrine, […]
It Happens Only in India by Rohan Advani
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Ahmadis face discrimination even in death
ISLAMABAD: Even in death, the Ahmadiyya community is discriminated against. Jadeed Qabristan (graveyard) is located near Murree Road in the heart of the garrison city of Rawalpindi. A signboard dangling […]
Theresa May commends Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the House of Commons
Source: asianimage.uk Theresa May commends Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Home Secretary Theresa May has condemned “all forms of extremism” as she praised a British-based Islamic group for its commitment to peaceful […]
Drinking as bad as smoking – warning labels needed for booze
Epigraph: “They ask thee (Muhammad) concerning wine and the game of hazard. Say: ‘In both there is great sin and also some advantages for men; but their sin is greater […]
Anti-Muslim protests lead to Dearborn Arab festival cancellation
Claire Brownell THE WINDSON STAR Jun 10, 2013 – 6:48 PM EDT Organizers of Dearborn’s Arab International Festival, which draws many Windsor families and hundreds of thousands of people every year, have cancelled this year’s event in the face of escalating anti-Muslim protests. Festival director Fay Beydoun said in a […]
Nominations for the Top 500 Muslims 2013 has started!
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Russia Says It Would Consider Asylum For Edward Snowden
Source: The Huffington Post Russia would consider granting asylum to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday. Snowden fled the United States after leaking information about […]
How Israel can return to the Middle East
HAARETZ: Israelis are so estranged from their region that the wider Middle East is another world to us. …. It barely exists in our consciousness. We are focused on the […]
Yeshivat Maharat, Orthodox Yeshiva, Set To Ordain Three Women
Source: Tablet: The first graduating class at Yeshivat Maharat may not have the title, but they do have jobs at Orthodox synagogues On June 16, three Jewish women will be […]
S&P revises U.S. credit outlook to ‘stable’ from negative
(Reuters) – Standard & Poor’s on Monday removed the near-term threat of another credit rating downgrade for the United States by revising its outlook to stable from negative, citing an improved economic and fiscal outlook. The change effectively means there is less than a one-third chance of a downgrade in […]
Supposed to transfer just €62.40, but instead making it a huge €222,222,222.22 order.
Source: The Local The labour court in the state of Hesse heard that the man was supposed to transfer just €62.40 from a bank account belonging to a retiree, but instead “fell asleep for an instant, while pushing onto the number 2 key on the keyboard” — making it a […]
Minorities and Nawaz Sharif
Source: The Express Tribune By Yaqoob Khan Bangash Published: June 10, 2013 Last year, I was invited to a Christmas programme by the Lahore College of Theology. At that superb programme, […]
Robert Fisk: The Lebanese army fears rise of the Sunni Muslim Salafists As Shia Hezbollah fighters rush to Assad’s aid
The Lebanese army claims there is a “plot” to drag Lebanon into the Syrian war. The ‘plot’ – ‘al-moamarer’ – is a feature of all Arab states. Plots come two-a-penny in the Middle East. What the military authorities really fear is that Sunni Muslim Salafist groups – perhaps paid by […]
Turkish police mass near Istanbul park protest area
(Reuters) – Hundreds of Turkish riot police gathered on Tuesday on a major avenue leading up to Istanbul’s Taksim Square where protesters have been staging demonstrations against plans to redevelop a park, a Reuters witness said. Broadcaster NTV and other media outlets said the police were preparing to remove barricades […]
Civil activists ask: Are you posting too much or too little on social media? (In 5 star hotel, paid for by USAID)
BEIRUT: Journalists, activists, bloggers and marketers gathered Saturday in Beirut to discuss the best ways for groups to make their voices heard through social media. An all-day conference at the […]
Syrian opposition to name hajis
RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Tuesday 11 June 2013 The Kingdom has decided to give Syria’s opposition National Coalition the right to process applications of Syrians wishing to perform Haj to Makkah, […]