courtesy; nytimes By SHAHIDUL ALA DHAKA, Bangladesh FOR the past month, tens of thousands of Bangladeshis have filled Shahbagh Square here, demanding justice for crimes committed in 1971, when Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) attained its independence from Pakistan. Ordinary people — grandparents, people in wheelchairs, men with beards, women in hijab, […]
Source: Science Daily A new study found that obstructive sleep apnea, a common form of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), is associated with increased rates of ADHD-like behavioral problems in children as well as other adaptive and learning problems. “This study provides some helpful information for medical professionals consulting with parents about […]
A Press release by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, on March 25, 2013, stated that His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad appeals for an end to inequality. The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Jamaat) and Fifth Khalifa, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad has spoken at length about the perilous state of the world and […]
Israeli troops fire tear gas in West Bank to disperse participants in event commemorating deaths of protesters in 1976. Palestinian protesters have clashed with Israeli soldiers as they demonstrated in the occupied West Bank before the 37th anniversary of Land Day. Palestinian Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank and […]
Source: The Economist: PITY the pontiff. Not only does he face the urgent task of sorting out sordid power struggles in the heart of the Vatican; in the wider world of Catholicism, rival political camps are eagerly looking forward to his first pronouncements on social and economic questions. On the […]
Source: www.leaderpost.com Members of the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam will break ground on Saskatoon’s (Canada) first ever dedicated mosque this summer, followed by another for mainstream Sunni Muslims in the coming […]
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad opens Baitur Rahman Mosque in Valencia The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, yesterday inaugurated the Baitur Rahman […]
Source: www.thisislocallondon.co.uk Young Muslims joined local residents last week to help clean up an alleyway plagued by littering and fly tipping. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA), based in Morden, joined […]
Source: TOI WASHINGTON/SEOUL: The White House said on Saturday that it takes North Korea’s latest saber-rattling threats seriously while cautioning that Pyongyang has a long history of bellicose rhetoric. North Korea’s latest bout of angry rhetoric included a vow that it is entering a “state of war” with South Korea […]
CBN- Christian Broadcasting Network: Youtube: Uploaded on Mar 29, 2011: New evidence has emerged that the Iranian government sees the current unrest in the Middle East as a signal that the Mahdi–or Islamic messiah–is about to appear. CBN News has obtained a never-before-seen video produced by the Iranian regime that says all […]
Source: TOI VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world’s poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist Catholics who adored his predecessor, Benedict XVI, for restoring much of the traditional pomp to the papacy. Francis’ decision to disregard […]
Global Post: SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea stepped up its military activity after ordering missile units on stand-by to attack US bases in the Pacific in response to American stealth bomber flights over the Korean peninsula. The North’s official KCNA news agency said Kim Jong Un signed off on the […]
Source: Mr Abid Khan London The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, yesterday inaugurated the Baitur Rahman Mosque in Valencia. It is the second Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque to be built in Spain, following on from the historical Basharat Mosque in Pedro […]
BBC-Urdu: احمدیوں کے ساتھ ریاست کا امتیازی سلوک کیوں؟: The part on Ahmadiyya persecution starts at 22nd minute. Youtube: Watch Here:
Mar 28, 2013 – 15:06 Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli has lost a court battle to protect its gold foil-wrapped Easter bunnies being imitated by a German rival. Lindt, […]
Source: Dawn.Com THE thought itself may smack of fun: Musarrat Shaheen taking on Maulana Fazlur Rehman in a Dera Ismail Khan constituency is material for just as much lighthearted commentary as there was when the former actor and the maulana squared off in an election in 1997. Both, together with […]
March 29, 2013 – By Bassem Mroue – Daily Star, Lebanon Story Summary Syrian rebels on Friday captured a strategic town near the border with Jordan after a day of […]
Saudi Arabia is focusing on the need to make joint efforts to reduce global poverty. “The Kingdom has always stressed the significance of cooperating in all efforts at international level for cheap and reliable availability of fuel to guarantee sustainable development that would cut poverty by half in the world […]
RIYADH: SHAJA AL-BUQAMI ARABNEWS Saturday 30 March 2013 Twitter users beware. The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) is currently studying the possibility of linking the access to microblogging site with the personal identification of social media users, according to sources. The move is likely to create ripples in the […]
Critical Muslim Studies: Decolonial Struggles, Theology of Liberation and Islamic Revival Granada, Spain-June 10-21, 2013 FINAL ROUND APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15, 2013 The international Summer School, Critical Muslim Studies: Decolonial Struggles, Theology of Liberation and Islamic Revival, is an intensive seminar composed of several courses (all of them held in […]