Turkey launches tender to build world’s biggest airport
(AFP) – Turkey launched Thursday a tender to build in Istanbul what aims to be the world’s largest airport at an estimated cost of over 7 billion euros ($9.3 bn), […]
‘Bible-burning fest’: Calls to set alight Malaysian Bibles for use of ‘Allah’ spark outrage
Russian TV: Leaflets inviting people to a “Bible-burning festival” have stirred outrage in Malaysia. This coincided with a nationalist group leader urging to “seize and burn” Malay-language Bibles, prompting calls for his prosecution. The flyers, issued by a previously unknown group, promised mass Bible-burning in the Malaysian state of Penang […]
New Jersey Muslims say suit against NYC should proceed
NEWARK, New Jersey: New Jersey Muslims who have sued New York City over its police-run surveillance of Muslims say the city’s request that the lawsuit be dismissed is without merit. In a filing Friday, they say the intelligence-gathering program targeted Muslims based solely on their religion and without any […]
Journey from Christianity to Islam-New Zealand
Onislam: At church, we were taught that Islam was not a very good thing. I don’t need to go into the detail there, so early on my experience with Islam was really negative, what the media had portrayed to me. I was born in New Zealand in 1972, in a […]
Pakistan Army denies launching anti-beard drive: Serious Violations of Approved Length
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 […]
Afrighanistan?
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 […]
Switzerland: Good offices: Adjusting to the changing face of conflicts
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 […]
Missed opportunities for reform in Jordan
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 […]
World’s youth facing worsening unemployment, warns new UN report
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 […]
Door Closing on Peace, Warns Jordan’s King
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 […]
Meet قلب, the programming language that uses Arabic script
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 […]
Google doodles Royal Bengal tiger to celebrate Indian Republic Day
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 […]
Khutaba Jumah English Translation: MTA
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 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 […]
Stranger in the home with grandchilren
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 […]
Message from U.S. Congressman Kurt Schrader for Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
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.
Sanctions hit humanitarian aid to Syria (or: if you starve a dog, so that he becomes more aggressive, you will be fined. Do the same to humans and it is ‘civilized’).
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 […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Oshkosh Hosting Interfaith Event
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 […]
Dear Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), I can die for you, but I cannot live like you
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 […]
What If Prophet Muhammad (saw) Entered Your Store?
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 […]