AN ARABNEWS Friday 15 February 2013 Islam is the majority religion of the Gambia, with around 90 percent of the population being Muslims and most have a Catholic relative/relation. The other religions include Christians, Catholics, Methodist, Baptist and Traditional African religion. Islam in the Gambia is unique in its unity […]
by Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch Almost four years after Sri Lankan government forces crushed Tamil rebels, Switzerland is backing a South African post-Apartheid reconciliation initiative to bring parties to the negotiating […]
By Rami G. Khouri STORY SUMMARY If you want to better understand the best and worst aspects of the American system of government and the morality that underpins it, you should follow one of the most fascinating developments taking place in Washington these days: the debate that has opened on […]
“If you believe in free speech,” said the email, “please cancel Robert Fisk’s tour.” Now, where have I seen these ruthless tactics before… by Robert Fisk, The Independent The Syrian civil war has “spilled over” into… Canada. Now you might say that the land Generals Wolfe and Montcalm died for […]
Daily Telegraph, UK The builders are still working on a multimillion pound home for Benazir Bhutto’s son and heir but it has already sparked an angry wave of accusations that the young leader is out of touch with his country’s impoverished population. By Rob Crilly, Islamabad Set in 14 acres […]
The Economist: “STAR TREK”, said one commentator. “They may as well wear a burqa,” huffed another. Supposedly chaste new uniforms for Turkish Airlines (THY) cabin attendants have triggered mirth and horror in the cyberworld. They have also sharpened debate about creeping conservatism under the mildly Islamist Justice and Development (AK) […]
The Times of Israel: Lawyer who met Mossad spy two days earlier says he ‘absolutely’ wasn’t suicidal, but that he’d spent many harrowing months in solitary confinement. Australian-born Mossad spy […]
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 1:28 pm Press Release: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community NZ Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Condemns NZ First MP Richard Prosser’s Anti-Muslim Comments The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns the NZ […]
Viewpoints @ BBC News Europe Pope Benedict has led the Catholic Church since 2005, and his papacy has reflected his belief that the Catholic Church should retain its core traditional, […]
In Sierra Leone, “We Must Be Disciplined” – President Koroma Urges By Jarrah Kawusu-Konte His Excellency the President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, has called on all Sierra Leoneans to be […]
Newspaper cutting of Chennai Peace Symposium Courtesy: M.Basharath Ahmad, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’ath, Chennai
Epigraph: “And when My servants ask thee (Muhammad) about Me, say: ‘I am near. I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he prays to Me. So they should hearken […]
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan By Abdul Manan Published: February 14, 2013 LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Wednesday that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has denied his request for a visit. The President had intended to visit the rival party chief in order to condole […]
Editor’s note: The Headline has been changed by the Muslim Times. The Holy Quran says: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with Him, and that some of us […]
AFP: Attackers threw petrol bombs at three churches in central Indonesia Thursday, in the latest assault on religious minorities in the world’s biggest Muslim-populated nation. Police in the south of […]
The Jakarta Globe: Indonesia’s beleaguered Ahmadiyah sect suffered another blow on Thursday as Bekasi’s mayor announced plans to shutdown a Pondok Gede mosque as part of a city-wide crackdown on […]
Source: Asia Times: A decade after the invasion of Iraq, an estimated 4.5 million children are now orphans, with 70% of them having lost their parents since the 2003 invasion. Sectarian strife is again on the rise, while power-hungry, wealth-amassing elites, and regional and Western interests hold sway over a […]
Source:TOI More than 200 Twitter accounts and dozens of other forums on the Internet offer services for Saudi men and women seeking spouses. RIYADH: In ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia, where the sexes are strictly segregated, traditional matchmakers face tough competition from blossoming marriage services on online social networks. More than 200 […]
Scoop Business: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns the NZ First MP Richard Prossers comments in which he suggested young Muslim men from “Wogistan” should be banned from flying on Western airlines.14 February 2013 The community was shocked by comments from a New Zealand Member of Parliament which was clearly a […]
Source: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’ath, Chennai AHMADIYYA MUSLIM JAMA’AT, TAMILNADU-NORTH ZONE conducted ZONAL CONFERENCE AND PEACE SYMPOSIUM Chennai, India: The Zonal Conference and the Peace Symposium of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’ath, Tamilnadu -North Zone was held at Chennai Hall on 10 th February 2013. The Inaugural Session session started with the […]