‘War on terror’ actually aimed at Islam By Dr. Kevin Barrett And if “terrorism” means “the intentional slaughter of civilians,” the US and Israel commit thousands of times more terrorism than all the Muslims of the world put together.” Public opinion polls show that the vast majority of the world’s […]
My Take: New Year’s resolution – don’t get murdered Editor’s Note: Qasim Rashid is a national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA. Follow him on Twitter @MuslimIQ. By Qasim […]
Source: ET Sonu Khan Baloch named new K-P election commission chief. ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday shuffled provincial election commissioners for three provinces. According to the sources in the commission, heads of the election body were shuffled in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh. After the shuffle, K-P […]
Source: CNN belief Blog via Wasim Sroya A man cries as he prays at the graves of the victims from the May Lahore attacks against Ahmadiyya community mosques July 14, 2010 in Chenab Nagar, Pakistan. January 5th, 2013 04:00 AM ET Editor’s Note: Qasim Rashid is a national spokesperson for […]
Source: The Local North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is looking to Germany for advice on how to attract international investment to his isolated dictatorship in 2013, a newspaper reported on Saturday. More:
Main Source: Alislam.org Islam focuses on securing peace in every sphere of human activity. It encourages all to promote education, respect and tolerance, improve social and interfaith harmony, support charitable […]
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: A city in Indonesia’s Islamic law stronghold of Aceh will ban women from straddling male drivers on motorbikes, its mayor said on Wednesday, dubbing the position “improper”. […]
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flickr: MM Ahmad was first posted in Lahore, the capital of the part of Punjab that was attached to Pakistan. Among the positions MM held in Lahore was that of […]
CNN: Editor’s Note: Qasim Rashid is a national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA. Follow him on Twitter @MuslimIQ. By Qasim Rashid, Special to CNN (CNN)–My New Year’s resolution is to not die for my faith. I’d hoped that 2012 would bring a revolution among Muslims and Muslim-majority nations to free oppressed […]
Integration: Don’t let us be misunderstood Credit: “M” Magazine Malta / by Sandy Calleja Portelli (Dec’ 12, issue 38) For centuries, foreigners have landed on our shores looking to build a new life. Whether they arrived here by choice or chance, their presence impacts our community in ways we seldom stop […]
Source: Spiegel By Frank Thadeusz Universität Zürich Institut für Rechtsmedizin It used to be that the cause of death could only be determined by cutting a corpse open. But a new, virtual procedure developed by Swiss researchers is providing new insights into dead bodies. It could help identify previously undiscovered murders. […]
Source: Friday Times. Ba Najam Sethi Dr Tahir ul Qadri continues to hog the headlines. In ten days, however, he has progressively diluted his demands under relentless media scrutiny. Consider. Originally he insisted that the army and judiciary were “stake holders” who had a right to inform any caretaker government. […]
Source: ET ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration officials on Friday rejected a formal request by Minhajul Quran International (MQI) to hold a rally in front of parliament, citing overcrowding and capacity as bottlenecks. Instead, the administration suggested a change of venue for the MQI’s January 14 rally, proposing the lush […]
by Taylor Luck, Jordan Times AMMAN — Jordan’s Egyptian gas supplies have returned to “normal levels”, according to energy officials, after nearly two years of reduced supply due to political […]
Petra | Jan 03, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) office in the Kingdom on Thursday received $1 million donated by the Muslim community in Australia to support Syrian refugees in Jordan. According to an IRW statement, an Australian delegation presented the financial assistance to […]
By Associated Press, WASHINGTON POST BAGHDAD — Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr reached out to Iraq’s religious minorities Friday, visiting a Baghdad church desecrated in a deadly 2010 attack and a […]
Source: The Hindu The Government could plan for 50,000 e-bikes with solar charging stations over two years in educational, business and public sector campuses. E-bikes and e-scooters, battery-powered and charged by solar energy, can transform transportation in India, making it fuel independent, environmentally friendly and affordable. Now is the time […]
Express Tribune: LONDON: Malala Yousafzai has been awarded the “2012 Tipperary International Peace Award” for her courage to raise her voice for female education. The other nominees for the award included US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, President of Indian National Congress Sonia Gandhi, former Kenyan journalist John Githongo and the […]
The Jakarta Globe: In a symbolic gesture of camaraderie, the Jakarta administration announced on Thursday that it plans to form a sister city partnership with Jerusalem in the near future. […]