Bangladesh police say death toll in rioting over death sentence for Islamic … Washington Post DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh police say death toll in rioting over death sentence for Islamic leader reaches 42. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten […]
(Reuters) – European shares fell sharply and the euro hit a two-month low on Friday, as weak economic data from Italy, Franceand Britain added to concerns about imminent U.S. spending cuts and political stalemate in Rome. Wall Street was also expected to open lower as investors waited for U.S. government […]
By Melissa Hancock THE BANKER Year upon year, the Islamic finance industry posts stellar growth figures. However, as large Western lenders withdraw from the sector, is Islamic finance in as healthy a shape as the figures suggest? The Banker asks a number of experts in the field what the future […]
Epigraph: “And We have not created the heaven and the earth and all that is between them in vain. That is the view of those who disbelieve. Woe, then, to […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Germany are organizing an event on the newly discovered Higgs-Boson. On March 1st 2013 in Bashier-Mosque in Bensheim. The founder of the Higgs-theory, Prof. Tom Kibble from […]
GAZA — Gaza fishermen have caught more than 200 Devil Rays over the past two days, a rare haul that was proudly displayed on the beach before being carried off […]
Feb 28, 2013 – 21:31 The Swiss Papal Guards have marked the ofiicial resignation of Pope Benedict after seven years in office. In a symbolic gesture, the sentry closed the […]
Pakistan Christian Post: In 2010, all Muslim political parties in parliament of Pakistan passed 18th amendment in constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.by Nazir Bhatti In Section 16, this amendment substitutes Article 51, in which Clause 4, reads as “In addition to the number of seats referred to in clause […]
Epigraph: “Indeed, We have sent thee (Muhammad) with the truth, as a bearer of glad tidings and as a Warner; and there is no people to whom a Warner has not […]
Global Post: The Vatican is reining in the progressive leadership of American nuns, raising the stakes over the future of a faith with one billion adherents worldwide. Described as a […]
Friday 1 March 2013 BEIRUT: Fighters seized control of the historic Umayyad Mosque in Syria’s second city of Aleppo yesterday after several days of fierce clashes that damaged the building, […]
MAURICE Bucaille was born to a French parent and, like his family, he grew up a Christian. After his secondary education, he joined Faculty of Medicine, France University. Later, he […]
* Court asks for reply on 2002 order that prohibits listing of Ahmedis or Qadianis on general electoral rolls By Hasnaat Malik ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has sought a concise statement from the Election Commission of Pakistan over the six-year-old plea against the enforcement of Conduct of General Elections (Second […]
Reuters ARABNEWS Friday 1 March 2013 MADRID: Spain’s Supreme Court has overturned the city of Lleida’s ban on women wearing full-face veils — such as burqas or niqabs — in […]
After admitting guilt in 10 of 22 charges, soldier reveals how he came to share classified documents with WikiLeaks and talks of ‘bloodlust’ of US helicopter crew Ed Pilkington at […]
Source: CNN The faithful fill St. Peter’s Square as Pope Benedict XVI attends his last public audience on Wednesday, February 27, in Vatican City. Benedict’s decision to resign earlier this month caught a lot of Vatican watchers, apparently even some in his inner circle, off-guard. (CNN) — The love of […]
Source: Jacksonville.com, by Wayne Ezell. “The future of the Islamic world is one of the two defining forces for us in the next quarter century,” she said. “The other is globalization.” Both pose major policy challenges for the United States, she adds. After 40 years as a foreign correspondent, noted […]
Source:Countercurrents.org, by Sazzad Hussain. The discovery of oil in 1934 made Saudi Arabia to gain prominence among the western colonial powers and with the British-US oil companies, corporate world and arms producers, it emerged as a powerful country. After taking up of the custody of the holy mosques of Mecca […]
City University pulls Islam prayer space over sermons content By Jennifer Lipman, February 28, 2013 Follow Jennifer on Twitter A London university that was found to have serious problems with campus radicalisation has won praise from extremism monitor Quilliam after withholding campus space for Muslim prayers unless staff are permitted to […]
Havana Real Estate “Boom” Lures Investors & Exiles New America Media, News Analysis, Louis Nevaer Just over a year after the Cuban government permitted the first sale of real estate between private parties, a housing boom is emerging in Havana. Sequestration Nearing, Calif. Schools Get Breathing Room […]