Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines
Salon.com: ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on fishing trip nearly […]
Celebrating Peace and Harmony
Source: Indian Muslim Observer By Ram Puniyani Communal violence is the sad reality of South Asian states. India in particular has been witnessing this violence more so after the coming […]
Twitter, Saudi Arabia’s Top Cleric Says, Will Damn Your Soul
Epigraph: “And when the she-camels, tenmonth pregnant, are abandoned, and when the beasts are gathered together, and when the seas are made to flow forth one into the other, and when people are brought together, […]
Lecture on religious tolerance, communal harmony and secularism in Indore
Source: TwoCircles.net Mansoor Ilahi and Abdullah, TwoCircles.net, Indore: “Secularism is the backbone of Indian society and there can’t be any other political philosophy better than secularism for our country. The Constitution of India has guaranteed full religious freedom to all the citizens living in the country,” said Dr. Shakeel Samdani, […]
Video: Inauguration Reception for Vancouver Mosque
To see the three minute video news coverage in CTV News.
Ibn Khaldun: One of the Founding Fathers of Modern Historiography
Ibn Khaldun: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Statue of Ibn Khaldun in Tunis Ibn Khaldūn or Ibn Khaldoun (full name, Arabic: أبو زيد عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن خلدون الحضرمي, Abū Zayd ‘Abdu r-Raḥmān bin Muḥammad bin Khaldūn Al-Ḥaḍrami, May 27, 1332 AD/732 AH – March 19, 1406 AD/808 AH) […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim worldwide leader coming to Calgary (Canada) – Bringing message of peace and religious harmony
CALGARY — An internationally-known Muslim leader is visiting Calgary this coming week bringing his message of peace and religious harmony. His Holiness, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, leader of the worldwide Ahmadiyya […]
Robert Fisk: ‘Syrian war could go on for two, three years’
President Bashar al-Assad’s troops in Syria are gaining ground. British Middle East reporter Robert Fisk met some of them when he visited the front lines earlier this month, and told […]
The Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam Part III: Accusations of Abolishing Jihad to Serve the British
Source: amer786.hubpages.com Greetings! And may the peace and blessings of God Almighty be upon you. This is the third in a series of Hubs on what I offer to rebuke as […]
I have a question!
Source: www.greaterkashmir.com Prominent author and legal luminary A G Noorani dropped a bombshell recently by claiming that Muhammad Ali Jinnah refused to accept Lord Mountbatten’s proposal to hold plebiscite in three states – Kashmir, Junagarh and Hyderabad in 1947. Noorani, while speaking at a function in Srinagar to mark the Silver […]
Women’s Immune Systems Remain Younger for Longer
ScienceDaily: May 15, 2013 — Women’s immune systems age more slowly than men’s, suggests research in BioMed Central’s open access journalImmunity & Ageing. The slower decline in a woman’s immune system may contribute to women living longer than men. Researchers looked at the blood of healthy volunteers in Japan, ranging in […]
Church must help the poorest, not dissect theology, pope says
May 18, 2013 – 22:55 By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis shared personal moments with 200,000 people on Saturday, telling them he sometimes nods off while praying […]
CTV British Columbia Reports on Opening Reception for Largest Mosque in BC
bc.ctv.ca: Thousands gathered in Delta Saturday for the opening of a new mosque, now one of the largest houses of worship for the Ahmadiyya Islamic community in the world. The $8 million Baitur Rahman complex on River Road is 33,000 sq. ft and includes a day care, gym and prayer […]
10 killed in Horrific Soreze Accident – Mauritius
A horrific accident occurred on May, 3 in Soreze on the M1 highway at about 9:30. 10 people were killed, 46 injured and 26 admitted to hospital. Three person are in a critical state at Jeetoo Hospital. Twenty six have been admitted to Jeetoo hospital. Seven women and three men […]
Permis à points: 308 chauffeurs épinglés en six jours
(Lexpress.mu) Ils ont été 308 automobilistes à avoir été pris en contravention pour des délits qui requièrent une attribution de points pénalisant depuis l’entrée en vigueur du permis à points, vendredi 10 mai. Parmi les 308 automobilistes concernés, 160 ont été verbalisés pour excès de vitesse. Il faudra ajouter à […]
From revolt to nearly intractable sectarian stalemate
STORY SUMMARY What began in Syria as a revolt against an oppressive regime has evolved into a sectarian civil war and, more recently, into a proxy conflict. Today, Syria represents Russia’s only remaining toehold in the Arab world, while all of Assad’s regional opponents are U.S. allies. Indeed, government forces […]
Syria’s Nusra Front eclipsed by Iraq-based Al Qaeda
Reuters | May 18, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES BEIRUT — The most feared and effective rebel group battling President Bashar Assad, the Islamist Nusra Front, is being eclipsed by a more radical jihadi force whose aims go far beyond overthrowing the Syrian leader. Al Qaeda’s Iraq-based wing, which nurtured Nusra […]
Report: Israel prefers Assad survive Syria conflict
Times of London’ quotes Israeli officer as saying Israel prefers “the devil it knows.” by Jerusalem Post The scenario that Syrian President Bashar Assad would survive his country’s bloody conflict, […]
Kingdom becoming more tolerant — Saudi filmmaker
CANNES: ARAB NEWS Sunday 19 May 2013 Saudi filmmaker Haifaa Al-Mansour said yesterday that her country was becoming “more tolerant and more accepting.” Al-Mansour, the Kingdom’s first woman film director, […]
Saudi Arabia: Leading Muslim (lady) architect tapped for metro project
RIYADH: RODOLFO C. ESTIMO JR. ARABNEWS Sunday 19 May 2013 The ArRiyadh Development Authority has tapped the world’s leading Muslim architect Zaha Hadid to design its metro station at the […]