Early marriage persists in society despite law amendments — activists
by Areej Abuqudairi | Apr 29, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Activists and civil society groups warned that the practice of early marriage persists despite an amendment to the […]
Palestinian Christians urge Pope to oppose wall
AFP | Apr 29, 2013 | 23:44 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Palestinian Christians near Bethlehem on Monday urged Pope Francis to speak up against an Israeli decision to build its controversial separation barrier on a route they say would cut off their community. “We cry to your Holiness with a feeling […]
Truthfulness is a vast curriculum – Teachings from the Qur’an
Salman Al-Awdah ARABNEWS Friday 26 April 2013 O YOU who believe! Have taqwa with Allah, and be among the truthful.” (Al-Qur’an, 9:119) Many people understand truthfulness to mean truthfulness of the tongue through speech alone. In reality, truthfulness is a vast curriculum. It is as much one of the characteristics […]
Willem-Alexander becomes new Dutch king
MIKE CORDER | AP ARABNEWS Tuesday 30 April 2013 AMSTERDAM: King Willem-Alexander became the first Dutch male monarch in more than a century Tuesday as his mother Beatrix abdicated to […]
I gotta admit: I’m not the strapping young Muslim socialist that I used to be,” Obama said
Source:CNN Obama went for it anyway, joking about his appearance — “These days I look in the mirror and I gotta admit: I’m not the strapping young Muslim socialist that I used to be,” he said — and his recent “rookie mistakes,” one of which being his remark about California […]
Europe’s Moral Quandary:
Source:Spiegel. More than 3,000 people worked producing cheap t-shirts for European clothing chains in the highrise sweatshop that collapsed in Bangladesh last week. Hundreds died because the facility was lacking even the most basic safety standards. More:
Bundeswehr soldiers ‘for hire as mercenaries’
Source:The Local. German soldiers are moonlighting illegally at private security firms while off-duty, a newspaper revealed on Monday. Working as heavily armed guards on freighters or in war-zones, some do it for the cash and others for the adrenaline kick. More:
Bradford and Keighley Muslims join 1,500 in charity challenge
Telegraph and Argus: Dozens of volunteers at an Islamic youth association were among more than 1,500 people involved in a charity event. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association took […]
Urdu Press Coverage of Attack on Ahmadiyya Mosque in Lahore by Rabid Mullahs
Source: Twitter by Sabahatms: This Urdu trash paper writes a huge headline covering the incident in the following way: “Raid on Gulshane Ravi-Ahmadiyya Place of Worshop sealed. Hundreds of blasphemous books siezed. 500 […]
Germany’s First Muslim Car Sharing Service
Source: Qantara.de Selim Reid set up Germany’s first Muslim car sharing service to spare his mother disparaging remarks and to reduce the number of extra-marital affairs. Cigdem Akyol spoke to […]
Europe’s Moral Quandary: The High Human Price of Cheap T-Shirts
Source: Spiegel International More than 3,000 people worked producing cheap t-shirts for European clothing chains in the highrise sweatshop that collapsed in Bangladesh last week. Hundreds died because the facility […]
Love for All, Hatred for None!
Source/Credit: Glen Ellyn Patch: By Samrah Ahmad Religions should be judged on their teachings and not on the actions of their adherents. This is the only way to judge fairly. […]
Bangladesh: Cheap clothes lead to danger and tragedy
Source: CNN Money The latest tragedy in Bangladesh once again raises the issue of the high price of cheap clothing, and puts pressure on the world’s largest retailers to take meaningful action. Last week, nearly 400 people were killed in Bangladesh when a nine-story building housing five garment factories collapsed. […]
Afghan President Hamid Karzai confirms secret US cash ‘help’
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Source: BBC The Afghan president has admitted his office received secret payments from the US, but says the amounts were small and used legitimately. Hamid Karzai was […]
Women Catholic deacons ‘no longer taboo’
Source:The Local Germany’s top Roman Catholic has called for women to be allowed to become deacons, which would enable them to perform baptisms and marriages outside of mass – a novelty for Catholic women. More:
Woman has no right to be assisted in ending her Life?
Source: UPI.COM A terminally ill Irish woman does not have the right to be assisted in ending her life, the country’s Supreme Court ruled Monday. Marie Fleming, who has multiple sclerosis, appealed to the court after losing a challenge earlier this year to Ireland’s absolute ban on assisted suicide, The […]
First Baby Born in village after 45 Years!
Source:UPI.COM A woman in Spain recently gave birth to the first child born in the village of Los Giles in 45 years, causing a stir in the village. First-time parents Beatriz and Iker gave birth to Ainara in the village in Spain’s Almeria province three weeks ago, thinkSPAIN reported. The […]
ISRAEL BOMBED CHEMICAL WEAPONS SITE OF SYRIA:
Source:UPI.COM The Free Syrian Army says Israeli air force jets flew over President Bashar Assad’s palace and bombed a chemical weapons site near Damascus, Maariv reported. The report said Israeli jets entered Syrian airspace close to 6 a.m Saturday and flew over Assad’s palace in Damascus and other security facilities […]
“The biggest source of corruption in Afghanistanwas the United States.”
Source: The daily Beast: For over a decade the CIA has been delivering money to the offices of Afghanistan’s president, Hamid Karzai, in the shadiest ways possible: suitcases, backpacks, and plastic bags full of cash. The New York Times reports that tens of millions of dollars have gone to Karzai’s […]