theguardian: Haroon Siddique. The call to prayer sounds and a serious-looking man with a bushy beard stares intently at the camera. At first appearance it is a familiar image of an angry Muslim but as the man breaks into laughter and begins to talk about his pride in being British, […]
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Daily Times: Government has announced a prospective amendment to provide for the death penalty in the ‘rarest of rare’ cases of rape and a committee has been set up to recommend changes to the law. Pakistan was the number three most dangerous country for women last year while India was […]
Yahoo News: For centuries, Christians have been making the pilgrimage to Bethlehem to pay their respects to Jesus — except they may have been making a wrong turn. According to […]
Poor Would Be First to Barrel Over Fiscal Cliff Story tools New America Media, Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Posted: Dec 27, 2012 LOS ANGELES–President Obama took much heat a year ago when he floated a series of proposed budget cuts that would have slashed programs for the poor. The cuts would have reduced funding […]
By Michael W. Chapman cnsnews.com (CNSNews.com) – America is largely a Christian nation with 77 percent of adults identifying themselves as Christian, according to a Gallup survey, while only 0.6 percent identified as Muslim. The survey also found that Mormons were the most religious in practicing their faith. “The United […]
by Alayna Ahmad, Student, The Extension School, Harvard University HUFFPOST RELIGION The Muslim world today is inundated with stereotypes and fallacies about women’s role within society. Despite the Quran’s clear promotion of women’s rights in Islam, the interpretation of the Hadith and Quran by men has led to patriarchal structures […]
The Salam Free Clinic at a church in north St. Louis grew out of a Memorial Day barbecue and a desire to help. In 2007, about 50 Muslims intent on […]
Source: LUBP As critical supporters of Pakistan Peoples Party, we welcome and applaud Chairman PPP’s bold and eloquent address at Garhi Khuda Buksh. To millions of Pakistanis, a new PPP leader has clearly emerged and done so in an impressive manner. To the PPP jiyalas, he was Shaheed Benazir Bhutto […]
Source: TOI NEW DELHI: It would have been passed off as some comic relief to the grim rape drama had it not been for the utter insensitivity of his sexist remarks. The son of President Pranab Mukherjee and Congress MP from Jangipur Abhijeet Mukherjee described the Delhi protests as an […]
Source: The Local: German Economy Minister and Vice Chancellor Philipp Rösler has suggested lifting visa restrictions for Russian and Turkish citizens, as a signal of “welcome and openness,” a newspaper reported Thursday. More:
Source: The Local Freshly retired Germans tend to sleep better than their working counterparts, a study released on Wednesday suggested. But as old age sets in, getting good-quality shut-eye becomes increasingly difficult. More:
Source: Toronto Star Author: Kamila Hinkson and Jessica McDiarmid Blake Henstridge had finished one dinner at the Scott Mission on Christmas morning and was outside on Spadina Ave., chatting, when volunteers from Humanity First arrived to hand out pizza and drinks. “Cheese pizza, that’s awesome,” said Henstridge, who arrived in […]
Source: ET Pakistan beat out arch rivals India 5-4 to win the tournament. PHOTO: AFP/FILE DOHA: Pakistan came from behind against India in a closely fought final to win the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Doha 5-4 on Thursday, Express News reported. The match, in which India led at half […]
Maple, Ontario, Canada: Like so many interfaith events in the past, the Canadian Ahmadi Women are organizing yet another event to enhance and enrich the world peace and harmony. […]
Source: Toronto Star Author: Dow Marmur Every denomination of every religion I know insists that it practises the most authentic version of the teachings of its founders. But unlike fundamentalists, liberals are less likely to claim that others always get it wrong. The Ahmadiyya sect of Islam is of […]
The Power of Prayer Brilliant!!!!! “When the missionaries came to Africa, they had the Bible & we had the land. They said `Let us pray’ We closed our eyes, when we opened them, we had the Bible and they had the land” Bishop Desmond Tutu
Source: Qasim Oyekola, Nigeria JALSA SALANA NIGERIA CELEBRATION OF HAYYAT-E-TAYYIBA OF HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMADSAW Between 21st and 23rd December 2012, Al’humdulillah, a count of thirty-three thousand, four hundred and eighty […]
Consumer confidence took a dive in December, dragged down by fears that the country will indeed fall over the fiscal cliff. The closely watched Consumer Confidence Index, which measures the American public’s sentiments every month, sank six points to 65.1. That signals a major turnaround since October, when the index […]
Reverts on the Path of Knowledge to Islam By Sumayyah Meehan Thursday, 27 December 2012 00:00 Your reason for seeking knowledge is to please God and draw nearer to Him {And say: “My Lord! Increase me in knowledge} (Ta-Ha 20: 114) What’s the first thing you do after acquiring a new tech […]