Riyadh to be connected to five cities by train service
RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Sunday 14 April 2013 Last Update 14 April 2013 9:51 am A train will connect Riyadh with five cities by 2014, with a capacity of more than […]
Strong Saudi film presence in Gulf Film Festival
DUBAI: MOHAMED EL HEBEISHY ARABNEWS Sunday 14 April 2013 The opening ceremony of the Gulf Film Festival 6th edition took place in the weekend with the screening of Saudi film ‘Wajda.’ The Kingdom’s first film directed by a female director, Haifa Al-Mansour, tackles the role of women in Saudi society. […]
Robert Fisk: The war has reached Damascus, but for now it is not a warzone The Independent’s Middle East correspondent returns to the streets of Damascus
Damascus under siege? Certainly. But at war? I’m not so sure. The shells swish high over the city, from Mount Qasioun to Deraya, soaring far over the 18th-century Azem Palace and the mosque built on air, the glorious Umayyad with its fragile 8th-century mosaics, last resting place of Saladin, the […]
Mobiles become weapons as tactics change in Syria’s new phoney war – Heavy casualties are reshaping the nature of the conflict. Robert Fisk reports from Damascus
A man was stopped at a government checkpoint on the highway north of Deraa and his mobile phone taken. The soldier found an SMS message which said: “I am in the hospital. The shooting has started.” Assuming that the man was a rebel signalling his whereabouts to his comrades, the […]
Taller, now faster – Dubai gives police Lamborghinis
DUBAI: The city that boasts the world’s tallest building is equipping its police with $400,000 Lamborghini sports cars that Dubai’s deputy police chief says are in keeping with the Gulf […]
Delhi Peace Symposium: Religious leader praise Ahmadiyya community’s efforts to promote Peace
Press Release: AMC Delhi Peace Symposium Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Delhi organized peace symposium at Chinmay Mission, Lodhi Road, New Delhi on 13th April’ 2013 to promote the values of peace, […]
Text your say: Closure of an Ahmadiyah mosque
The Jakarta Post: Read below your comments on the closure by security officers of a mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyah community in Bekasi, West Java: Why have the Ahmadis, as […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Delhi (India) presents ‘Interfaith Harmony’ a Peace Symposium
Source: www.delhievents.com Time : 4:00 pm Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis) Place : Chinmaya Mission, 89, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003 Venue Info : Events | www.chinmayamissiondelhi.org | Map | Nearest Metro Stations – ‘Khan Market(Violet Line)’ & ‘Jor Bagh(Yellow […]
‘Objectionable’ publication: Four held on blasphemy, terrorism charges
The Express Tribune: LAHORE: Islampura police on Friday registered a case against six Ahmedis on blasphemy and terrorism charges and arrested four of them including a hawker and editor and […]
Fighting rages across Syria’s borders
Story Summary In Homs, Syrian forces battled rebels near the border with Lebanon as part of a counteroffensive aimed at regaining control of territory. Meanwhile, fighting between rebels and opposition forces also broke out in the eastern city of Qamishli on the Turkish border, ending a de facto truce in […]
Islamic Hard-Liners Attack Three Ahmadiyah Mosques in Cianjur
The Jakarta Globe: Three Ahmadiyah mosques in Cianjur, West Java, were shut down and damaged by a group of Islamic hard-liners and local residents on Friday, the latest act of intolerance in the province. Firdaus Mubarik, a spokesman from the Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation (JAI), told the Jakarta Globe on Saturday […]
Hosni Mubarak retrial collapses within minutes in Egypt as judge steps aside
Official refers ex-president’s trial to another court after previous judgment prompted concerns he is a Mubarak sympathiser Patrick Kingsley in Cairo guardian.co.uk, Saturday 13 April 2013 11.34 BST The retrial […]
Holy Quran – Beauty and Truth Revealed – Allegations Refuted
Alislam.org: Youtube: Published on Apr 28, 2012 A video defending the Holy Qur’an while showing its beautiful teachings. Extracts from the Holy Qur’an and the Bible are used to refute the […]
Muslim History Should Be Included In School Syllabus, Urge Campaigners Curriculum For Cohesion
Huff Post UK: Faith campaigners have called on the government to include more Muslim history in the national curriculum, as a way of engaging young Muslim pupils, and educating non-Muslims […]
U.S. ranks near bottom of UNICEF report on child well-being
The United States ranked in the bottom four of a United Nations report on child well-being. Among 29 countries, America landed second from the bottom in child poverty and held a similarly […]
U.S. visa waiver bill stymied over Arab Americans entering Israel
The legislative effort being pushed by AIPAC would allow visa-free entry for Israelis, but the government is unable or unwilling to reciprocate, insisting on the right to refuse entry to certain U.S. citizens due to security concerns. By JTA | Apr.13, 2013 | HAARETZ ISRAEL A legislative effort led by […]
Inviting Professor Dawkins to Read the Qur’an to Salvage his Reputation as a Scientist
Editors note: “Haven’t read Koran so couldn’t quote chapter and verse like I can for Bible. But [I] often say Islam [is the] greatest force for evil today.” Dawkins While […]
What happened to being just ‘Pakistani’?
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune April 13, 2013 Posted byZaid Ahmed Abro The day Pakistanis unite and truly sacrifice for Pakistan, only then will they have Quaid’s Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS Today, my country, Pakistan is more divided than the subcontinent was in the 1960s amongst Hindus and Muslims. […]
Atheists Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris Propagating Populist and Crude Hatred of Islam
The Independent: Atheists Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris face Islamophobia backlash Dawkins surprised his fans and critics when he admitted he had not read the Koran JEROME TAYLOR […]