Syrian conflict turns Lebanon into transshipment hub
By Lysandra Ohrstrom The Daily Star Story Summary Before the conflict in Syria erupted in 2011, potatoes exported from the Bekaa Valley would travel by truck to Latakia’s port, where […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim group to host ‘Muhammad, a Messenger of Peace’ dinner at Western Michigan University’s Fetzer Center
By Yvonne Zipp | yzipp@mlive.com | http://www.mlive.com on March 11, 2013 at 1:00 PM, updated March 11, 2013 at 1:17 PM KALAMAZOO, MI — The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Michigan will host a “Muhammad, A […]
Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Ernakulam Zone Conducts Blood Donation Program
Information from Mohamed Safvan, Zilla Qaid, Ernakulam Zone 10th March 2013: Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Ernakulam Zone with the support of IMA Cochin has conducted Blood donation Camp at Musjid Umar […]
Upright Opinion – “Religious Bigotry Assuming Alarming Proportions!” by Saeed Qureshi
By Saeed Qureshi On March 9, in retaliation to an alleged blasphemy by a Christian, a rowdy crowd of enraged Muslims, in a daring attack ransacked and burned 178 homes and shops of Christians in Joseph town, a densely populated area near Badami Bagh in Lahore. On March 3 in […]
~***Allah Insaan Se Farmata Hai***~
Source: Ranjish.com Meri Taraf Aa Ke To Dekh… Mutawjah Na Hoon To Kehna Meri Raah Me Chal Ke To Dekh.. Rahein Na Khool Doo’n To Kehna Mujh Se Sawaal Kar Ke To Dekh… Bakhshish Ki Hadh Na Kar Doon To Kehna Mere Liye Beqadar Ho Ke To Dekh… Qadar Ki Hadh […]
After Cashing In on Job Cuts, Wall St. Looks to Worker Upturn
Wall Street is hopeful that American companies, after years of gaining ground at the expense of their employees, will start to succeed because of the rising fortune of those workers. Less than a week since the Dow Jones industrial average hit its all-time high, the broader Standard & Poor’s 500-stock […]
“Narratives of Conversion to Islam in Britain” Cambridge University Study
Source: American University of Sharjah Experts at American University of Sharjah (AUS) and the University of Cambridge presented their insights based on the report Narratives of Conversion to Islam in Britain […]
Antibiotics resistance ‘as big a risk as terrorism’ – medical chief
Source: BBC By Fergus Walsh – Medical correspondent The danger posed by growing resistance to antibiotics should be ranked along with terrorism on a list of threats to the nation, the government’s chief medical officer for England has said. Professor Dame Sally Davies described it as a “ticking time bomb”. […]
Prayer Room Delights Toronto Muslims
Prayer Room Delights Toronto Muslims OnIslam & Newspapers Monday, 11 February 2013 00:00 Toronto, Muslim, students, prayer A new prayer room was opened at Emmanuel College in Toronto last month to help Muslim students perform their prayers CAIRO – Enjoying a welcoming atmosphere, Muslim students at a Canadian university are […]
Ahmadinejad predicts Chavez will be resurrected with Jesus, Muslim prophet (Imam Mehdi)
Global Post: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has predicted that Hugo Chavez would be resurrected along with Jesus and a sacred Muslim prophet. “I have no doubt he will come again along with all the righteous people and the Prophet Jesus and the only successor of the righteous generation, the perfect […]
Heart Breaking: Video of Attack on Christians in Lahore
Source: vimeo: by Sarfraz Shiekh An angry mob attacked Joseph Colony, a Christian neighbourhood belonging to an alleged “blasphemer”, burning down 180 houses. They robbed the houses and burnt everything, […]
Canadian authorities summon Qadri for violating oath
The Express Tribune Canadian authorities summon Qadri for violating oath By Web Desk Published: A file photo of MQI chief Tahirul Qadri taken during one of his religious lectures. Canadian authorities on Friday summoned Minhajul Quran International (MQI) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on February 5, and sought explanation from him […]
Poem by Rabindranath Tagore
Go not by Rabindranath Tagore ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabindranath_Tagore ) Go not to the temple to put flowers upon the feet of God, First fill your own house with the Fragrance of love… Go not to the temple to light candles before the altar of God, First remove the darkness of sin […]
EDITORIAL : Blasphemy and our minorities
The Daily Times: It is with deep sadness that one contemplates how 2013 is turning out to be one of the worst years for minorities in Pakistan’s sordid history of sectarian violence. Militant ire has been directed at the Shias throughout the first three months of this year and now […]
The man who became an unexpected martyr: Ahmadi Muslim from Abbasi Town
The NEWS: Karachi: A poster outside his home in Abbas Town reads: “Mubashir Ahmad Abbasi Shaheed”. His family does not know how it got there. The white chart paper also has an […]
Muslim group promotes positive image of Prophet Muhammad in Corning, NY
Source: The Star Gazette Written by Jeff Murray Dr. Zia Shah of Binghamton, left, talks about the Muslim Prophet Muhammad during a public conference Sunday at the Southeast Steuben County […]
US, UK and France training Syrian rebels in Jordan – reports
Foreign instructors are training Syrian rebels in modern warfare in Jordan, suggest media reports from Europe. Sources claim the trainees will be the security force if Assad goes, while the […]
Good Lord: In China, Christian Fundamentalists Target Tibetans
By Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore / Xining TIME WORLD When Dawa said yes to a party held by American friends in the city of Xining, she expected music, drinks, and a chance […]
Syria rebels free 21 Filipino UN peacekeepers abducted in Golan Heights
Source: globalpost, by Allison Jackson. Twenty-one UN peacekeepers held hostage by Syrian rebels for four days have been freed. The Filipino peacekeepers arrived in Jordan from neighboring Syria on Saturday, Agence France-Presse reported,citing a Jordanian government spokesman and the Philippines ambassador in Amman. Rebels fighting the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad abducted […]
Dawkins, Dennett and Hitchens: The New Theists?
Source: Huff Post, by Peter Rollins. Today the word “sacred” is employed to name a certain realm of life that can be contrasted with the secular. The idea here is that some object, area of life or geographical location can act as a “thin place,” i.e. a site where the […]