Bangladesh Govt does its homework – Constitution leaves no room to declare Ahmadis non-Muslims
Courtesy: The Daily Star Thursday, April 11, 2013 Law ministry finds 6 against constitution, 7 covered by existing laws By Reaz Ahmad and Shakhawat Liton Out of the 13, […]
Obama tax blueprint could be opening gambit for overhaul
(Reuters) – President Barack Obamaon Wednesday revived a list of his favorite ideas for raising $580 billion in new U.S. tax revenues over 10 years from the wealthy that, while unpopular in Congress, could prove an opening gambit for a longer term tax overhaul. While certain to not move forward […]
France’s Muslim women fearful as govt seeks to widen hijab ban
Al Arabiya – The controversy surrounding the Islamic headscarf, or hijab, has been rekindled in France this week after the French Court of Cassation annulled the 2008 dismissal of a Muslim nurse from a private daycare center because she refused to stop wearing the hijab. The court’s decision created a […]
Turkish shoe shiner wins visa battle against Britain
A Turkish shoe shiner has won a legal case against British courts after his visa application was refused by the country. Metin Ali Kalkan, 34, appealed to the British Consulate General in Istanbul a year ago to get a visa and run a business in London, where his brother lives, […]
Documentary marks Turks’ 50 years in Germany
ANKARA – Anatolia News Agency HUEEIYET DAILY NEWS The 50th anniversary of the first labor migration agreement between Turkey and Germany is the subject of a continuing documentary series. The second episode of the series will be aired on TRT tonight The second episode of a four-part documentary series, “Almanya’da […]
Do Ahmadis deserve to live in Pakistan?
Friday Times: Yasser Latif Hamdani: On 25 August, 2012 former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani attended the Khatm-e-Nabuwat Conference in Golra in Islamabad. Talking to reporters after the conference, the former prime minister said the mission of Pir Mehar Ali Shah, the patron saint of Golra, came to its fruition […]
China, Australia establish strategic talks
A scenic view from China Source: China Daily Updated: 2013-04-10 02:05 Written by Li Xiaokun and Li Jiabao Beijing and Canberra also announced that the Australian dollar will become the […]
An application against Ahmadiyya community Curriculum in State Hessen parliament of Germany
Source: Daily Jang Following news item appeared in daily Jang (10.04.2013) on the news pages of Europe: According to the news item more than 4000 people have moved an application in the state Hessen parliament of Germany against the approval given to Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat to conduct Islam teachings classes […]
Islam: Inauguration of the First Charity Clinic in USA on April 12
Source: Lutf Ur Rehman MD, President: Ahmadiyya Muslim Medical Association Three years ago at the annual meeting of Ahmadiyya Muslim Medical Association of USA, it was proposed that Ahmadi physicians […]
Picture of the Day-Hats off to these laborers
In Kerala (India), when the laborers are setting up a new establishment, they never chop down the trees that stand on the property. Instead, they dig a hole around the tree and push it aside along with its roots. Hats off to their Work.
Editorial: Government Needs To Protect Minorities
Every Indonesian, regardless of his or her faith and religion, has a right to live in peace and to expect protection from the state. The Jakarta Globe: Growing religious intolerance […]
Margaret Thatcher ‘racist’ – Australian minister Bob Carr
Source: BBC Australia’s Foreign Minister Bob Carr has described comments made by Baroness Thatcher as “unabashedly racist”. In a conversation with her “in her retirement”, Mr Carr said the former […]
Why Pakistan’s nuclear bombs are a threat
Source: DW of Germany via Wasim Srroya: North Korea owes a great deal to Pakistan, in particular to its former nuclear chief Abdul Qadeer Khan, who, in 2004, confessed that he sold nuclear secrets to Pyongyang. Experts say that without Khan’s help, North Korea would not be able to conduct […]
Daring woman enters Pakistani contest
Source: Asia Times: By Ashfaq Yusufzai BAJAUR AGENCY, Pakistan – “My sole motive is to serve my people, especially women who have had no role in politics so far. I feel we can make progress only by bringing in women into mainstream politics.” These are the words of Badam Zari, […]
Is North Korea crazy?
Source: Stratfor. Actually, it is crazy … very, very crazy, but against all conventional wisdom, it acts crazy for a purpose. Pyongyang behaves like it’s looking for a fight, but it doesn’t want to start a war it knows it can’t win. It wants to appear volatile to gain concessions […]
Canada’s home grown terrorism – stop praying for defeat of Kuffar
Stop praying for defeat of ‘Kufaar’ Every time a Canadian Muslim is named as a suspect, the predictable Islamic clerics line up to deny it Tarek Fatah, The Toronto Sun First posted: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 06:21 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 06:23 PM EDT Here we […]
Three Videos: Debates about Jesus’ Crucifixion and ‘Resurrection’
Empty Tomb – Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Texas Was Jesus Crucified? Ahmed Deedat Vs Dr. Floyd E. Clark: In this debate, whereas, Dr. Floyd E. Clark stays mostly off the […]
Islam and Free Speech: Principle vs. Privilege
Huff Post, by Harris Zafar. While many celebrated the winter holidays, news broke of the arrest in Saudi Arabia of liberal writerTurki Al Hamad for allegedly insulting Islam on Twitter. We also heard of another Saudi activist, Raif Badawi, who was arrested in June and will now continue with his […]