By Imam Shamshad A. Nasir (Baitul Hameed Mosque – Chino) The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community wishes to express its deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the families of those murdered by the terrorists […]
FBI: ‘Nation counting on those with information to come forward.’ Call in tips to 1-800-CALLFBI By Thom Patterson. Michael Pearson and Faith Karimi, CNN updated 5:35 PM EDT, Thu April […]
Source: www.galwaynews.ie The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association of Ireland is to host its seventh annual interfaith peace conference in the city later this month. The focus of the event is the role […]
Source: www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk A host of football teams took part in a charity tournament last weekend. Teams from the police, local businesses and other communities played in the Friendship Cup at Oasis […]
Source: BBC By Lynsea Garrison A white terrorist will be framed as an individual aberration. A culprit who is an Arab, Muslim or black American will vilify an entire community […]
The 10 best words the internet has given English From hashtags to LOLs to Cupertinos and Scunthorpe problems, Tom Chatfield picks the most interesting neologisms drawn from the digital world · o Tom Chatfield o guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 17 April 2013 10.19 BST Inline image 1 My book Netymology: A Linguistic […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Despite a short reprieve during the recession, the number of jobs moving to the nation’s suburbs grew over the last decade, potentially clogging roadways and reducing job access for the poor. Jobs within 3 miles of a city center fell from 24.5% of overall positions in 2000 […]
Source: The Economist: LIKE a heavyweight boxer who has gone too many rounds, Nigeria sometimes seems punch-drunk. One minute it acts like a champion by virtue of the size of its girth and the smile on its face, the next it could be flat on its back, groaning in anguish. […]
Members of Indonesia’s largest Muslim organisation join the protest calling for the protection of religious freedom. Khabar South Asia: It is rare when leaders from numerous religious communities gather to […]
Source: The Local The Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, rejected the motion, which called for a 40-percent binding quota for women in supervisory and management boards of large companies within a decade. After an emotional debate, 320 lawmakers voted ‘no’, while 277 voted in favour, with one abstention. Five […]
Source: The Local. Women with facial hair used to be relegated to carnival sideshows, but one bearded lady is fighting for her right to remain unshaven. Mariam is The Local’s German of the Week. More:
Source: The Local Authorities in the Bavarian town of Ansbach came under fire on Thursday for tearing apart a refugee family while the traumatised and heavily-pregnant mother lay in hospital – a move described as “inhumane” and “unconstitutional.” More:
Source: The Local Customs officials on Wednesday said they had confiscated seven kilos of crystal meth – the largest haul of the drug ever found in Germany. The dangerous stimulant was stashed in a delivery of wooden carvings from Nigeria. Read More:
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD The Huffington post reported today on April 17, 2013, “Our universe didn’t need any divine help to burst into being, famed cosmologist Stephen […]
Source: TOI ISLAMABAD: In a day of high drama, former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf fled from the Islamabad high court on Thursday after it had ordered his arrest in a 2007 case and remained closeted in his farmhouse with police blocking access to it. The Islamabad high court dismissed […]
Editor’s note: The Muslim Times has changed the heading of the news appropriately. Source: BBC An arrest has been made after letters containing suspected ricin were sent to US President Barack Obama […]
By Phil Stewart REUTERS WASHINGTON | Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:27pm EDT (Reuters) – The United States is dispatching Army planners to Jordan as neighboring Syria’s conflict worsens, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Wednesday, but he signaled deep misgivings about direct American military intervention in the Syrian civil […]
AFP | Apr 18, 2013 JORDAN TIMES DAMASCUS – President Bashar Assad on Wednesday threatened the crisis in Syria could spill over into Jordan, in an hour-long interview with official Al-Ikhbariya channel. “The fire will not stop at our borders; all the world knows Jordan is just as exposed (to […]
ASIF SHAHZAD | AP ARABNEWS Thursday 18 April 2013 ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf and his security team pushed past policemen and sped away from a court in […]
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has urged caution over international calls to arm Syrian rebels and reserved the right for the Jewish state to block the supply of weapons that could be turned against it. Speaking to the BBC, the Israeli prime minister said if advanced arms fell into the hands of […]