The World Rings in the New Year – Images from around the World
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Punjab CM Badal praises Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat
Source: Siasat.com Punjab, December 31: In a message delivered on behalf Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Sardar Sewa Singh Sekhawan, a former state government minister, conveyed the former’s greetings […]
German Ahmadiyya Muslim Community takes an other Lead
By Zubair Khan Mr Abdullah Wagishauser, national head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, in consultation with Mr Shamshad Qamar, principal Jamia (Theological Study Institute) Ahmadiyya, invited community members to visit the Jamia on 30.12.2012 and 31.12.2012. Whole facility of Jamia was opened to visitors. Since on 31.12.2012 was the […]
Granting homeland to Palestinians would be win-win strategy
Source: Duluth News Tribune By: M. Imran Hayee Despite vehement opposition from the U.S. and Israel, on Nov. 29, the United Nations approved the Palestine Authority’s status as “nonmember observer […]
US study endorses Islam as fastest growing religion in world
Washington, NU Online: A recent study by a US forum has endorsed that Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and extremely popular in youth who are enthusiastic […]
Interview with Ahmed Rashid: The West Should ‘Change Its Approach to Failing States’
Ahmed Rashid, one of the world’s foremost experts on Afghanistan, once welcomed US intervention in the failed state. But in a SPIEGEL interview, the Pakistani journalist says the West’s model for development is fundamentally flawed and must be changed. SPIEGEL: Mr. Rashid, in 2014 the West will withdraw from Afghanistan. […]
Why do Germans call New Year’s Eve Silvester?
Source: The Local Silvester is the German name for New Year’s Eve – owing to the fourth century Pope Sylvester I. Eventually made a saint by the Catholic Church, his feast day is observed on December 31. St. Sylvester’s day became associated with New Year’s Eve with the reform of […]
German Green candidate quits over criticisms of Jews, Muslims
Ulf Dunkel had come under fire from the national Jewish spokesman over two anti-circumcision poems he published. Haaretz: Germany’s Green Party said Monday that a candidate who had described Jews […]
The Bluff
Mulla Nasrudin arrived at a village shouting angrily: “I have lost my saddle bag. Hurry up and find it, or else I’ll do with your village what I did to the other village!” The frightened villagers scattered around looking for the missing bag until someone found it. “What would you […]
Hazara Shias lose all hope in Pakistan
Source: ET ARACHI: Shabana Khan* speaks from behind a screen put up to protect her identity at a recent women’s assembly. I cannot see her. I do not know what her age is. I have no way of observing her non-verbal communication. But what I do know is that this […]
The World’s Most Active Twitter City? You Bet.
By Victor Lipman Being (somewhat) active on Twitter, and fascinated by the vast amounts of wildly random but often extremely useful information endlessly tweeting across it, I’m always interested in […]
67% of Israelis say they would support two-state solution based on the 1967 borders
Two-thirds of Israelis support peace with Palestinians that ensures security, polls find The Times of Israel: 67% of respondents say they would support two-state solution based on the 1967 borders, […]
Punjab CM Badal praises Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat’s efforts to promote world peace and brotherhood
Newstrackindia: Qadian (Punjab), Dec.31 (ANI): In a message delivered on behalf Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Sardar Sewa Singh Sekhawan, a former state government minister, conveyed the former’s greetings […]
Read if you can
Source: ET We have yet to learn how to grieve as a nation the thousands of names and the unnamed. If we stopped for a second to make the pain register, perhaps something unimaginable would happen to us as a people. Perhaps, for now, because it is so unbearable, our […]
Palestinian population reaches 11.6 million in 2012
PCBS: Palestinian population reaches 11.6 million in 2012 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The population of Palestinians around the world totaled 11.6 million in 2012, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics said. […]
Video: Interview with Mir Mahmood Ahmad Nasir Sahib, nephew of the Promised M
MKA-UK: Published on Dec 30, 2012 A Special interview with Mir Mahmood Ahmad Nasir Sahib; nephew of Hadhrat Ummul-Momineen, Syeda Nusrat Jehan Begum Sahiba (rh), therefore nephew of the Promised Messiah […]
Brahimi says has Syria plan all world powers may back
Agence France Presse ARABNEWS CAIRO: International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi warned Sunday the Syrian war was worsening “by the day” as he announced a peace plan he believed could find support […]
Gulf funds to support solar, wind projects in south of Jordan
by Taylor Luck, JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan is set to receive $300 million from the Gulf states to boost investment in renewable energy, officials say, as Amman looks to solar and wind power as potential solutions to the country’s chronic energy woes. According to Minister of Energy and Transportation […]
Injured Syrians pour into Jordan as ‘decisive’ border battle rages
by Taylor Luck, JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Dozens of injured Syrians crossed into Jordan late Saturday as fighting continued to intensify in what Syrian rebels are describing as “the decisive […]
Turkey, jailed Kurdish militant discuss disarmament – paper
Dec 31, 2012 – 08:03 ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish intelligence officials have discussed the prospect of Kurdish militants disarming in talks with their jailed leader aimed at ending a conflict […]