Britain scrambles fighter jets to escort Pakistani passenger plane
ET: LONDON: Britain launched fighter jets on Friday to escort a Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying 297 passengers from Lahore after it was diverted from Manchester, a spokesman for the Defence Ministry said. Flight PK709 from the city of Lahore in Pakistan was due to land at Manchester Airport in north […]
World Muslim Leader Arrives in Calgary and Condemns Terrorist Attack in London
Source: Press Release The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and the Fifth Khalifa, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, arrived in Calgary on 22 May 2013 as his historic […]
Eurozone business still going backwards
Europe’s persistent downturn is showing few signs of abating. The decline in business activity in the 17-nation eurozone slowed in May, but surveys published Thursday suggest the region’s longest recession will extend into another quarter. Financial data provider Markit said its flash reading of eurozone purchasing managers’ sentiment rose to […]
Erroneous assertions about Muslims need clarification
Source: www.theoaklandpress.com By Qasim Rashid We read with interest the Trentonian Editorial Board’s article, “U.S.-Approved ‘Muslims’” (May 21). While we appreciate the newspaper’s efforts to highlight some of the repression that […]
A Gathering of Urdu Poets in London
Source: Rana Abdul Razzaq Khan
Twenty Ahmadis still inside Bekasi Mosque- Religious minorities unite for freedom
The Jakarta Post: Next to a sealed Ahmadi mosque in Bekasi is a plot of land with leafy trees and damp earth. To get in one has to squeeze through […]
U.K. Beheading Shows: It’s Time To Fight the Doctrine of Jihad
Tarek Fatah Columnist, The Toronto SUN 05/23/2013 9:45 am, The Huffington Post When buses and trains exploded on 7/7 in London, the objective of the suicide bombers was to sow fear and terror in the very soul of the British people. In that the jihadis were successful. One would have […]
Woolwich Attack: Demonising Muslims Won’t Help
Source: The Huffington Post By Mehdi Hasan: Political director of The Huffington Post UK “Whosoever killeth a human being… ” says the Qur’an, in the 32nd verse of its fifth chapter, “it […]
‘If You Are A Non-Believer, Don’t Ask For Time To Pray’
Huff Post: by Bob Christie. “This is the United States, this is America, and we all represent different people … and you need to respect that. Your God is no more powerful than my God. We all come from the same creator.” “When there’s a time set aside to pray […]
NEW LIVES: Resettling the vulnerable who cannot go home
by Simon Bradley in Lebanon, swissinfo.ch May 22, 2013 – 11:01 Resettlement in the West for the most vulnerable of the more than 1.5 million people who have fled Syria is as good as winning the lottery. For its part, Switzerland has only taken a handful and there are obstacles […]
Fearing Allah the way the Prophet (pboh) feared him
DR. MUHAMMAD SALMA ARABNEWS Friday 24 May 2013 FEARING Allah is a positive trait that once properly settled into the heart changes one’s life considerably to be in conformity with divine injunctions. Therefore, as once said by one of the early pious predecessors, when fearing others, you flee from them, […]
Kerry meets Palestinian, Israeli officials in bid to revive talks (dream on ….)
JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — US Secretary of State John Kerry held separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday and acknowledged there was considerable scepticism that the two sides would resume peace negotiations. There were no signs of any breakthrough as Kerry visited Israel for the fourth time […]
‘Jewish family returned to Israel after infiltrating Jordan’
by Hani Hazaimeh | May 23, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan border guards apprehended six members of an Israeli family after illegally crossing into Jordan, sources told The Jordan Times Thursday. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the parents and four children — aged between […]
$ 15 bn ‘KSA help’ to end Pak energy crisis – No more load shedding !!! (???)
ISLAMABAD: ARAB NEWS Friday 24 May 2013 Saudi Arabia is expected to extend a bailout package of about $ 15 billion to Pakistan. It will help the country’s highly indebted energy sector by supplying crude and furnace oil on deferred payment to enable it to resolve the chronic circular debt […]
Saudi charities face funding crisis over terror fears
JEDDAH: KHADIJA HABEEB ARABNEWS Friday 24 May 2013 Credible Saudi charities are facing a funding crisis because of recent measures aimed at clamping down on terrorists using charities as fronts to raise funds and launder money. A number of charity workers here are now concerned that their work in the […]
Was the London killing of a British soldier ‘terrorism’?
loonwatch.com: An important article by Glenn Greenwald on the manipulation of the emotive term “terrorism” and how it is rendered meaningless when states carry out similar violence, albeit on a […]
Woolwich beheading: The West should review its ties with Saudi Arabia
LUBP: The beheading of a British soldier by two Salafis (also known as Wahhabis) outside Woolwich barracks is a very serious affair. These two assassins were inspired by the Salafi ideology financed by Saudi Arabia. That the assassins were shouting “Allah o Akbar!” as they slaughtered the soldier shows how […]
Will the state continue to turn a blind eye to minorities? No Political Party spoke for Ahmadiyya Muslims
Dawn: With the Sharifs now in power, much is being said and written about the main issues PML-N needs to address after taking over the reins. Militancy, a failing economy and the energy crisis remain on top of the agenda, followed by issues like development projects, health and education. But […]
Press Release: American Muslims Mourn for Victims of Oklahoma Tornado
American Muslims Mourn for Victims of Oklahoma Tornado Ahmadiyya Muslim Community offers condolences and prayers for affected families Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA offers its deepest condolences to the Oklahoma Tornado victims’ friends and families. The Community prays that all individuals affected by this tragedy—whether physically or emotionally—are granted […]