Synopsis of Friday Sermon (1-Feb-13) prepared by Sister Shermeen Butt In today’s Friday sermon Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih gave a discourse based on the writings of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) that illustrated the profound, sincere and ardent love and devotion he had for the Holy Prophet (peace and […]
Rabwah Times: Five members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community who are witnesses in the “Ahmadiyya Mosque Vandalism” case have asked the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) in Bandung for protection. […]
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Source: LUBP. Editors note: We received the following information from social network and would like to publish this. The information is about a documentary project on the great Pakistani muslim scientist, the late Professor Abdus Salam. We encourage all our readers to support this much needed endeavour. The trailer for […]
Source: The Local: Customs officers confiscated a foreign currency cheque worth €54 million on Friday after catching an Iranian man trying to smuggle it illegally into the country at Dusseldorf airport. More:
Source: Nasim Malik of Sweden. — File Photo by Malik Siraj Akbar ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government has failed to act against abuses by the security and intelligence agencies, which continued to allow extremist groups to attack religious minorities, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2013. The authorities did […]
Rfi. The European court ordered the French exchequer to pay 3,636,437 euros to two groups set up by the Aumism cult, founded by Gilbert Bourdin in 1969 and based at the “holy city” of Mandarom in the French Alps. The two groups collected money for the construction of temples at Mandarom, […]
France24. By Joseph BAMAT . Amnesty International said on Friday that Malian civilians have faced grave danger from warring Malian troops and Islamist fighters, but also potentially from French forces during the ongoing conflict in the West African country. Malian soldiers have committed human rights violations, including extrajudicial executions of civilians, before […]
BY: LAIQ AHMED ATIF, January 30, 2013 In today’s modern, full of technological inventions and civilised world, extremism is increasing rapidly. The overwhelming presence of violence, aggression and extremism in […]
A student is demanding Dhs100,000 in compensation from an airline for misplacing his bags, twice. The Arab youth told Abu Dhabi Civil Court that the regional airline with offices in the UAE caused him to miss the opportunity to register for university last year after they lost baggage carrying his academic […]
Indonesia: Confront Intolerance in 2013 Phelim Kine, deputy Asia director Indonesia’s growing regional prominence is being held back by the government’s failure to confront intolerance of the country’s diverse political […]
theaustralian.com: THE prospect of divorce cases in Britain being settled by sharia and religious courts has been opened up by a landmark legal decision. A Jewish couple have had their […]
http://dawn.com/2013/01/27/pakistan-still-global-jihad-hub/ PESHAWAR: Pakistan is still a major destination for radicalised Muslims bent on a life of jihad, despite hundreds of US drone strikes, the death of Osama bin Laden and the fracturing of Al-Qaeda. New battlegrounds have sprung up in Africa and the Middle East, but the number of foreign […]
Hijab for a day: Non-Muslim women who try the headscarf Source: BBC World Hijab Day calls on non-Muslim women to try out life under the traditional head scarf. Can it […]
Indystar: A reform-oriented Islamic organization is presenting a display from 8 a.m. to noon today at the Indiana Statehouse in an effort to offer its perspective “on the true life and teachings of Prophet Muhammad and the Holy Quran,” according to Muzaffar Ahmad, a spokesman for the group. The organization […]
Tax cases worth Rs225bn still pending http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-3-157033-Tax-cases-worth-Rs225bn-still-pending By Mehtab Haider Wednesday, January 30, 2013 From Print Edition ISLAMABAD: The biggest case of outstanding tax involving Rs129 billion against Tehrik-e-Jadid Anjuman Ahamdia Chanab Nagar is lying before the Lahore High Court, while total stuck-up amount of the Federal Board of Revenue […]
Cardinal Roger Mahony, who has been stripped of duties over the child abuse scandal. Photograph: Reed Saxon/AP Source: Guardian UK The Catholic archdiocese of Los Angeles has removed a top […]
Russian TV: Switzerland will now assist international tax authorities in disclosing information on bank accounts held by foreigners who avoid taxation at home. Joint efforts by the EU, the US […]
Dawn: OSLO: Malala Yousafzai is amongst those known to be nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, as the deadline expired on Friday. This year’s award will be announced in early October, but speculation was already underway as the deadline for nominations ran out on February 1. Fifteen-year-old Malala was […]
RIYADH: ABDUL HAMEED AL-ANSARI ARABNEWS Friday 1 February 2013 There is a conflict between Shariah authorities and non-Shariah legal experts in areas such as legal studies, methodology and execution of law in Kingdom, according to Ahmed Al-Saqih, a Saudi legal expert. He stressed the need to close the widening gap […]