SR 60 billion approved for Makkah Metro (16 billion US$)
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Sunday 30 December 2012 The Cabinet approved a SR 60 billion plan for the implementation of a metro rail network in Makkah, which would link the Makkah […]
A time to remember outstanding Pakistanis: A S (Patras) Bokhari- Saviour of UNICEF
Ed. Note: Addition to the heading by Editor Express Tribune: Anwar Mooraj: Whenever we are heading for the New Year, I get this irresistible urge to exhume and disinter the […]
Video: Challenging Extremism: Ahmadiyya Muslim View
Source Youtube: MTA: Excellent overview and analysis by Iftikhar Ayaz Sahib and Mujib ur Rehman Sahib and other guests. Watch Here:
Investment upgrade, faster growth expected in Philippines
The Inquirer: The Aquino government has described 2012 as one of the best years ever for the Philippines with economic growth expected to surpass the targeted 5 to 6 percent and the stock market ending the year on a 38th record high, making it the second best performing market in […]
#MyJihad: Campaign to amplify the voice of mainstream Muslims
Source: Washington Post By Qasim Rashid As a Muslim American, #MyJihad begins every night—get to bed on time so I can wake for pre-dawn prayer and nourish my soul. #MyJihad […]
The difficult question of Muslim and Christian marriage in Senegal
By TAMBA JEAN-MATTHEW in Dakar | Saturday, December 29 2012 at 15:01 AFRICA REVIEW In the wake of a recent Senegalese mass wedding that featured minors, it would appear that nuptial laws in the west African country border can sometimes border on the liberal. But for inter-religious marriages, this is […]
Multi-cultural Britain can benefit from continuing Indian boom
The future is largely Indian and to have a connection to this most culturally rich of civilisations is an awesome privilege BY AMOL RAJAN SOURCE: THE INDEPENDENT Friday 28 December 2012 By the time you read this, I shall most likely be in Pune, the sprawling metropolis that is India’s […]
The Miracle of Wenchi : Ethiopian Kids Using Tablets to Teach Themselves
By Fiona Ehlers Spiegel.de A US aid organization has handed children in the remote Ethiopian village of Wenchi tablet computers in an experiment aimed at enabling them to teach themselves. […]
Syria doomed to “hell” without political deal – envoy
By Alissa de Carbonnel and Peter Graff MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The international mediator touting a peace plan for Syria warned on Saturday of “hell” if the warring sides shun talks, and Moscow blamed the foes of President Bashar al-Assad for refusing to negotiate. U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said in […]
Surviving forced exile: Shelter for Syrian refugees in Lebanon
by Julia Slater, swissinfo.ch Dec 29, 2012 – 10:44 “Forced exile is the worst situation you can have,” says Caroline Nanzer, Swiss delegate in Lebanon of the disaster relief organisation […]
3 Excuses You Should Never Use at Work
Source: The daily Muse. 1. “Blame it on the Train” Extra points to all of you who immediately started singing Milli Vanilli—but in any case, as the pop duo learned, use these words and eventually everyone’s going to think you’re pulling a fast one. (Like an employee I once had […]
Afghan prosecutor faces attacks over her pursuit of moral crimes
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/29/world/asia/afghan-prosecutor-faces-attacks-over-her-pursuit-of-moral-crimes.html?ref=global-home&_r=0 MARIA BASHIR, the only woman serving as chief prosecutor in any of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, does more than just walk the line between the progressive and the conservative — she has, uncomfortably, come to personify it. Ms. Bashir, 42, is used to personal and even physical attacks from traditionalists […]
Ahmadiyya convention sends out message of ‘love for all, hatred for none’ to the world
Yahoonews: Qadian (Punjab), Dec.29 (ANI): The world-wide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at has sent out a message of “Love for All, Hatred for None”, to the world. Addressing the inaugural session of the three-day annual convention being held in Qadian in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district here, Maulana Inam Ghouri, the chief secretary of […]
Pakistanis show resilience against disasters
Dawn: WASHINGTON, Dec 27: Human resilience for the 13 highest risk countries has been declining but in Pakistan it has been increasing, shows a recent study by researchers associated with the US Department of Energy. Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories, which conducts research for the Department of Energy, are developing […]
मुस्लिम जमात के प्रतिनिधिमंडल ने हरियाणा के राज्यपाल से मुलाकात की
सौजन्य : जागरण जागरण संवाद केंद्र, रोहतक : अहमदिया मुस्लिम जमात के प्रतिनिधिमंडल ने ताहिर अहमद तारिक के नेतृत्व में हरियाणा के राज्यपाल जगन्नाथ पहाड़िया से मुलाकात कर, उन्हे अहमदिया मुस्लिम जमात के 121 वें वार्षिक उत्सव का निमंत्रण पत्र दिया। यह जानकारी देते हुए भारतीय दलित पिछड़ा एकता मंच […]
Forum for Businesswomen in Islamic Countries concludes in Bahrain
Source: Al-Shorfa Participants at the Sixth Forum for Businesswomen in Islamic Countries, held last week in Bahrain, discussed different ways to support and encourage women entrepreneurship. Forum participants approved the establishment of a network for businesswomen in Islamic countries, to be headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. They also approved a proposal […]
The Lost Gospels – BBC Documentary
Epigraph: “And We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow in their footsteps, fulfilling that which was revealed before him in the Torah; and We gave him the Gospel which […]
121st Salana Jalsa Qadian commences
Source: Punjab Newsline QADIAN: 121st International Jalsa Salana Qadian commenced here in Qadian. Maulana Mohammad Inaam Ghori Chief Secretary Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya Qadian and the representative of Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad Khalifa Tul Masih hosted the Ahmadiyya Flag “Liwae Ahmadiyyat” at 10 A.M in Ahmadiyya Ground. On this occasion Jalsa Salana […]
A Muslim converted from Christianity converts more Christians to Islam
Muslim answers question by Christian, who converts to Islam as a result. The sheikh, Yusuf Estes (a former Christian himself), presents very solid points about seeking the truth and seeking God. Click link below for video: