‘Bread for everyone’ expands to 36 bakeries in Amman and beyond
AMMAN — Since its launch in October, the “Bread for everyone” initiative has so far secured the participation of at least 36 bakeries, organisers said this week. The brainchild of […]
Jordan: Demand for water rises 6% in 2012 as deficit reaches 400m cubic metres
by Hana Namrouqa JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Demand for water has increased this year by 6 per cent, according to officials, surging to one billion cubic metres, while the Kingdom’s […]
Friday Sermon With Khalifatul Ahmadiyya on National Daily, Nigeria
Many Misconceptions Removed In this day and age, it is only the Ahmadiyya Muslim community that has the honour of taking the true message of Islam to the world. We should be most grateful that we experience this privilege as we endeavour to take the mission of the Promised Messiah(as) […]
Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai named Teenager of the Year
The Pakistani teenage activist who was shot in the head by the Taliban and is currently recuperating at a Birmingham hospital has been named Teenager of the Year by The […]
Muslims have obsession with India Israel and the US
Source: Two Circles In August of this year, two Muslim youth died and about a hundred injured when a program in Mumbai organized to protest anti-Muslim violence in Assam and Myanmar turned violent. This has brought into question the logic of protest. Why do we protest? What issues bring Indian […]
TEDTalk 2012: Donald Sadoway: The missing link to renewable energy
Source: http://www.ted.com http://embed.ted.com/talks/donald_sadoway_the_missing_link_to_renewable_energy.html What’s the key to using alternative energy, like solar and wind? Storage — so we can have power on tap even when the sun’s not out and the wind’s not blowing. In this accessible, inspiring talk, Donald Sadoway takes to the blackboard to show us the future […]
Film challenges extremism by and against British Muslims
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, […]
Picture of the Day-Mini Garden
Mini Garden: Homesteading/Survivalism
The last vestiges of humanity — Hina Hafeezullah Ishaq
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 […]
Whither birthplace of Jesus? O Little town Bethlehem vs. The little village of Bethlem of Galilee
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 […]
Fiscal Cliff, poor would be barred first: New American Media
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 […]
Gallup: Americans 77% Christian, 0.6% Muslim
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 […]
Are Muslim Women Really Second Class Citizens?
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 […]
Muslim doctors run clinic for uninsured at St. Louis church
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 […]
Bilawal Bhutto launched but there was no mention of the continuous persecution of Christians and Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan
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 […]
Congress dented & painted by President son’s remarks
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 […]
Ease visa rules for Turks and Russians
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:
Pensioners sleep soundly
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:
Scott Mission, Humanity First serve up support and joy to Toronto homeless
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 […]
Pakistan come from behind to beat India, lift Asian Champions Trophy
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 […]