Theresa May to ban two extremist groups
Guardian: Two extremist groups – UK-based Minbar Ansar Deen and Nigeria-based Boko Haram – are to be proscribed in the UK under terrorism laws, making membership and support for them […]
Ramadan Business Has The Muslim Holy Month Become Too Commercial?
Huff Post: by Javeed Kaleem. In Mecca, the growth of five-star hotels and expensive travel packages for Muslims performing pilgrimage (umrah) during Ramadan has added to discussions of excess in a faith that emphasizes simplicity and accessibility. Growing up in a mostly Christian neighborhood in southern Virginia in the 1970s and […]
Islam in Australia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Auburn Gallipoli Mosque Islam by country Africa[show] Asia[show] Europe[show] The Americas[show] Oceania[show] Islam portal v t e Islam in Australia is a minority religious group. According to the 2011 census, 1,457,300 people, or 2.2%[1] of the total Australian population were Muslims. This made Islam the fourth largest religious grouping, after all […]
‘Wasim Akram bowls over Melbourne woman’
Source: ET Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram is engaged to Melbourne woman Shaniera Thompson, after proposing to the 30-year-old ‘on his knee and asking her to marry him’, according to the Herald Sun. The former star cricketer, 47, proposed to Thompson, a former public relations consultant from Brighton who has […]
Dubai named world’s top performing rental market
Rental values in Dubai rose most in the past year than anywhere else in the world, according to new figures released by Knight Frank on Sunday.The Knight Frank Prime Global […]
German exports suffer amid eurozone weakness
German exports suffered their steepest month-on-month decline in more than 18 months in May, as continued weakness in the eurozone and other key markets held back growth. Exports, the traditional […]
The former British Prime Minister Tony Blair calls for intervention in Syria
Tony Blair has criticised the Government’s failure to intervene in the conflict in Syria as he called for a no-fly zone in the region and said Britain should consider arming […]
Shooting of pro-Mursi protesters deepens Egypt crisis
July 8, 2013 – 08:11 By Tom Perry and Maggie Fick CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 15 people were killed in Cairo on Monday, medical sources said, when the Muslim Brotherhood said shots were fired at supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi near the military building where he is […]
Syria’s Islamists disenchanted with democracy after Morsi’s fall
BEIRUT — Syria’s Islamist rebels say the downfall of Egypt’s popularly elected Muslim Brotherhood president has proven that Western nations pushing for democracy will never accept them, and reinforced the […]
Makkah projects concern Muslims all over the world — Prince Khaled
EDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS STAFF Monday 8 July 2013 Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal yesterday urged contactors to implement the SR 62 billion Makkah Mass Rail Transit project following international standards as it serves millions of pilgrims from around the world. “This public transport system is one […]
Video of San Francisco Air Crash Emerges
NY TImes: Lede: Video emerged Sunday showing the crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777, with 307 passengers aboard, at San Francisco International Airport the previous day. The footage, shot by an amateur cameraman, Fred Hayes, from about a mile away, was obtained and broadcast by CNN. It corroborates eyewitness […]
Video: Battle for the Soul of Islam: Can Ummah Resist Militant Teachings?
Youtube: Russia Today: Published on Jul 7, 2013 Preaching tolerance in a warzone? What is Islam? Is there one unified Muslim community in the world? Do Islamic countries have the right to protect themselves from more aggressive forms of the religion? To debate these issues, Oksana is joined by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, head […]
New China law says children ‘must visit parents’
BBC: Grown children in China must visit their parents or potentially face fines or jail, a new law that came into effect on Monday says. China’s new “Elderly Rights Law” […]
Pakistan: Sister killed for dancing in the rain
By Rob Crilly, Islamabad 9:03PM BST 30 Jun 2013 The girls, aged 15 and 16, are seen running around wearing traditional dress, covered in green and purple headscarves, outside their simple stone bungalow in the town of Chilas, in the far north of the country. Local media reports named them […]
Exceptional Success of an Ahmadi Physician: Tahir Ahmad Khan, BS, DPM, MD (Magna CumLaude), MPH (Magna Cum Laude), PhD (Neuroscience, Magna Cum Laude), CHA (Hons.)
On June 28, 2013 after graduating from Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Residency program, Dr. Tahir Ahmad Khan became the first and only physician and surgeon in the Nation to hold a Bachelors of Science (BS), Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM), Doctor of Medicine (MD,Magna Cum Laude), Master in Public Health […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Television: A Bouquet of Flowers
It is a small collection of videos to communicate the message of Ahmadiyyat: True Islam, to the Western viewers: Click on the picture to go to the new website:
SALARY STUDY: Swiss teachers among highest paid worldwide
July 7, 2013 – 16:56 swissinfo.ch Teachers in Switzerland earn more than teachers in 34 other countries belonging to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to results of an OECD study published Sunday in the newspaper Schweiz am Sonntag. They also have fewer students, but work more hours, […]
Egypt PM dispute stalls government, Islamists call more protests
STORY SUMMARY The appointment of liberal Egyptian politician Mohamed ElBaradei as interim prime minister hit a snag on Saturday, as the army-backed transitional authorities were under pressure to restore order after deadly Islamist protests. The Nour Party, Egypt’s second biggest Islamist force, said it opposed ElBaradei and threatened to withdraw […]
Iraqi Kurdistan chief in Baghdad for talks on disputes
STORY SUMMARY The president of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, Massud Barzani, held landmark talks in Baghdad on Sunday with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on an array of disputes plaguing relations between the two sides. Barzani met Maliki, after which the two held a joint news conference in the capital’s heavily-fortified […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims gather at International Centre
Source: The Toronto Sun MISSISSAUGA – As many as 20,000 Muslims were expected at the International Centre this weekend to hear speeches devoted to peace. The 37th annual convention of the Ahmadiyya […]