The NEWS: ISLAMABAD: As a retired Major of the Pakistan Army has accused the incumbent khaki leadership of following in the footsteps of General (R) Pervez Musharraf, who had literally launched a campaign against beards in the armed forces, military circles say the forced retirement of Major Zaheeruddin was an […]
Source> The Economist. AFTER 11 years spent waging war on terror in Afghanistan and Iraq, almost $1.5 trillion in direct costs and hundreds of thousands of lives lost, the Western public feels it has learned a hard lesson. It is more convinced than ever that even the best-intentioned foreign intervention […]
by Thomas Stephens, swissinfo.ch Jan 25, 2013 – 11:00 Good offices continue to play a significant role in Swiss peace policy, according to the foreign ministry. However, the number of protecting power mandates is dwindling. Whether it’s acting as a messenger between two non-speaking states or trying to actively mediate […]
By Editorial Board,January 22, 2013 WASHINGTON POST FOR ALL the upheaval the Arab revolutions have brought to the Middle East, and the tricky challenges they have created for the United States, it’s important to note that much of the region remains unchanged — and therefore vulnerable. While four autocratic rulers […]
Source: UN News Center 21 January 2013 – Global unemployment rose in 2012 amid continuing economic insecurity and insufficient policies stifling overall hiring, a new report by the United Nations labour agency has warned, adding that the world’s youth were most vulnerable to the growing job scarcity. In its annual […]
The door is closing on the chances of a two-state solution and will be firmly shut by the end of Obama’s second term, King Abdullah warns. By Elad Benari, Canada […]
Source: The Register Programmers often talk about writing “beautiful code,” but computer scientist Ramsey Nasser has taken that idea to new lengths by developing the first programming language that uses Arabic script for its source code. The language is called قلب – roughly pronounced “alb,” after the Arabic word for […]
Source: One India New Delhi, Jan 26: India celebrated 64th Republic Day with great grandeur at Rajpath in New Delhi on Saturday, Jan 26. Google too joined the celebrations. As a mark of honour Google has doodled a Royal Bengal tiger on the India homepage. A Royal Bengal tiger in […]
Assalamualaikum Below please find the synopsis of Friday Sermon delivered by Hadrat Khalifatul-Masih V (may Allah be his support) on 25 January 2013. Wassalam, Rafi Malik Qa’id Publication Majlis Ansarullah, USA Please note: Department of Publication, Majlis Ansarullah, USA takes full responsibility of any miscommunication in this synopsis. Synopsis of […]
PeaceMag Canada celebrates first year of publication PeaceMag Canada is completing its first year of publication this month. The motto of the monthly community magazine is to promote love, peace, tolerance and interfaith harmony. It is distributed free in the Greater Toronto Area, but requires subscription for other Canadian cities […]
As I grew up, I never questioned his place in myfamily. In my young mind, he had a special niche. My parents were complementary instructors: Mom taught me good from evil, and Dad taught me to obey. But the stranger… he was our storyteller. He would keep us spellbound for […]
Kurt Schrader (born October 19, 1951) is the U.S. Representative for Oregon’s 5th congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party and previously served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. If you would rather watch the video in Youtube, please click here.
DAMASCUS, 25 January 2013 (IRIN) – Humanitarian and developmental aid agencies in Syria say international sanctions against the country have made their operations harder. Last August, Italian NGO Terres des […]
Written by Ahmed Khan Source: http://www.thenorthwestern.com/ Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Oshkosh (Wisconsin, USA) is hosting an interfaith event that will try to identify how each faith has affected the world. Speakers from the Jewish, Sikh, Christian and Muslim faiths will be speaking on how their faith has had a positive […]
Posted by Jibran Nasir Source: http://blogs.tribune.com.pk This is the story of an average Pakistani. I lose my temper at the drop of a hat and end up saying really nasty […]
By Suzana Nabil Saad | Freelance Writer- USA On a cold December afternoon I entered one of the Halal stores in the US to pick a can of fava beans […]
PYATIGORSK, January 24 (RIA Novosti) – Islamic relics connected with the Prophet Muhammad, the founder of Islam, have been delivered by a special flight from the United Arab Emirates to […]
1. News from Al Arabiya 2. News from Philippines 3. The voice of Russia In Russia, large-scale Mawlid an-Nabi festivities will be held in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. […]
Source. ET Akhuwat has shifted to the group lending model for the last one year. In this model, borrowers living in the same locality become each other’s guarantors, thus ensuring a high recovery rate. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: Microfinance, as we know it, can possibly be expensive in Pakistan, as interest rates […]
Economist: The road to renewal THE sleep has been long and deep. In 2005 Harvard University produced more scientific papers than 17 Arabic-speaking countries combined. The world’s 1.6 billion Muslims […]