Cordoba, Once There Was
By Nasir Gondal MD, New York Lying within the wrap of alwadi alKabir the river, is the pearl of Cordova. The seat of the power, knowledge, wisdom, and wealth of […]
Selling Islamic Wine with Hindu and Christian Trappings
Bridging the Gap Between Hinduism and Christianity Source: The Huffington Post By Gadadhara Pandit Dasa: Hindu Chaplain, Columbia University and New York University Growing up in a Hindu family in […]
7 Reasons Your Neighbors Have More Money Than You
Source: Moneyning.com by VINCENT KING You look out the window of your home each night after dinner, staring across the street at your neighbors. You long for their fancy cars, their manicured lawns, and even the vacations they seem to take several times a year. You’re not alone. I […]
Tourism threat to Bangladesh island
Source: BBC News Situated in the blue waters of the Bay of Bengal, St Martin Island is one of the most beautiful places in Bangladesh. Popular with both local and foreign tourists, it is a coral island of sandy beaches, coconut palms and bountiful marine life. The island does […]
German bigotry shifting from race to religion
A new study warns that Islamophobia in Germany is becoming culturally acceptable, as bigotry leaves the confines of ethnicity and moves towards religious bias against Muslims. More:
Inauguration of Jamia Ahmadiyya Germany (Urdu)
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Bank of America in $10 billion settlement with Fannie Mae
Bank of America has reached a $10.3 billion settlement with Fannie Mae to deal with questionable home loans it sold to the government-backed mortgage financer during the housing bubble. BofA (BAC, Fortune 500) will pay $3.55 billion in cash to Fannie as part of the deal. It will also repurchase 30,000 questionable mortgages […]
Incitement: Hate speech case lodged against SSP leaders
Source: ET A case was registered on Saturday against several members of a banned militant organisation Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), calling Shias and inciting violence against them. The First Information Report was registered at the City police station at Jalalpur Peerwala on the basis of a Special Branch report. It said […]
Stop war in Syria before it becomes ‘field of ruins’: pope
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the Epiphany mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, in Vatican, on January 6, 2013. VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict on Monday urged the international community to end what […]
Kids need a dignified mother, not a society woman (by Lauren Booth, Tony Blair’s sister-in-law)
ARAB NEWS Friday 4 January 2013 Lauren Booth, broadcaster and journalist, is former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s sister-in-law, who converted to Islam in 2010. Here below is her journey […]
Gaza blasts donors for holding back funds
ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday 7 January 2013 RAMALLAH, West Bank: The Palestinian self-rule government is close to being “completely incapacitated,” largely because Arab countries haven’t delivered hundreds of millions of dollars in promised aid, the Palestinian prime minister said in an interview yesterday. If allowed to continue, the Palestinian Authority’s unprecedented […]
Ahmadis’ presence in disputed worship place proves hoax
The Nation: RAWALPINDI – It turned out to be a rumour that around 25 members of Ahmadiyya community managed to gather at a ‘disputed’ worship place in Rawalpindi to attend Friday prayers, when local police carried out a search operation of the building on the request of a mob, fraught […]
Saudi Arabia: E-service for Umrah expanded
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Monday 7 January 2013 The Ministry of Haj has started implementing electronic service for Umrah pilgrims this year. “We have received applications for 700 Umrah visas through the new system, including 280 from Indonesia, 227 from South Africa, 43 from Pakistan, 30 from US, 29 from Kenya, […]
Muḥammad (saw) – The Prince of Peace and Unity of Religions
Ahmadiyyagazette.ca: by Prof. Hadi Ali Chaudhary, Vice Principal Jāmi‘a Aḥmadīyya Canada Peace and Unity of Religions Islām is the first religion to extend peace and unity to other religions. As the […]
The myth of the murderous Muslim
Aljazeera: by Haroon Mughal: Muslims are subversive jihadists. The Middle East is perpetually unstable. “Islam has bloody borders.” If you’ve already made up your mind, you’ll find a way to twist […]
Active Personality Traits Linked to Human Longevity
Science Daily: Numerous studies — including a number from the 90+ Study — have confirmed that being active is important for successful aging, and it may deter the advancement of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. Jan. 3, 2013 — A variant of a gene associated with active personality traits in humans […]
YouTube ban — Yasser Latif Hamdani
Daily Times: No state, modern or ancient, secular or religious, has successfully managed to exercise thought control on its citizens. The government’s flip-flop last week over the YouTube ban has once again exposed the misplaced priorities and a profound lack of logical and rational decision making on its part. YouTube […]
Abbas orders official use of ‘State of Palestine’
(AFP) / 6 January 2013 KHALEEJ TIMES RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories – Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas gave orders on Sunday for work to begin on new passports, ID cards, drivers’ licences […]
Israeli view on US politics: Top Pundit: Hagel Means Israel Faces Iran Alone
Maariv / Makor Rishon’s Amnon Lord explains that Hagel is bad news, not just for Israel. By Gil Ronen First Publish: 1/6/2013, 9:12 PM Chuck Hagel Official photo, U.S. Senate […]
Syrian opposition rejects Bashar al-Assad’s offer of ‘national dialogue’
Ian Black, Middle East editor The Guardian, Sunday 6 January 2013 Rebels say Syrian president offered no meaningful concessions in his first public speech in seven months Syria’s opposition and […]