The British government is increasing humanitarian aid to the Syrian people and appears to be closer to providing arms to opposition fighters inside the conflict-ridden country. UK’s assistance to Syria so far has been non-lethal but it is pushing for a relaxation of an EU arms embargo that could allow […]
By SAMAR FATANY AL ARABIYA NEWS Saturday, 22 December 2012 “Saudi Women in International Organizations” was the theme of a meeting which gathered together more than 150 professional women in […]
Source: Guardian Muslim group languishes in makeshift homes with no work, no schools and no citizenship rights from Burmese government. The helicopter cuts a sharp arc away from the sea and sweeps over pagoda-topped hills and dusty farmland until a mass of dirty white tents comes into view. Soon throngs […]
CHINO – The 27th Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Jalsa Salana West Coast Convention will be held next weekend in Chino. The three-day convention will begin with the regular sermon and prayer […]
Source: http://zeenews.india.com & http://aajtak.intoday.in India is shaken from Kashmir to Kanyakumari! Rarely, if ever, have so many people taken to the streets in so many different places for a single […]
BRUSSELS: ARAB NEWS Saturday 22 December 2012 Russian President Vladimir Putin met with European leaders in Brussels to discuss energy, Syria and human rights, but reached no agreements — as officials on both sides had predicted in advance. Putin said after yesterday’s meeting that Russia isn’t a defender of Syrian […]
सौजन्य : जागरण जासं, रोहतक : अहमदिया मुस्लिम जमाअत हरियाणा के मिशनरी इंचार्ज ताहिर अहमद तारीक के नेतृत्व में पांच सदस्यीय प्रतिनिधिमंडल ने प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री को 121वें सालाना जलसे में पहुंचने का निमंत्रण दिया है। यह कार्यक्रम 29 दिसंबर से 31 दिसंबर तक अहमदिया ग्राउंड कादियान जिला गुरुदासपुर पंजाब […]
सौजन्य : जागरण कादियां में हो रहे सर्वधर्म सम्मेलन में अस्सी देशों के मुस्लिम डेलीगेट शामिल होंगे। उक्त विचार अहमदिया मुस्लिम जमात के प्रधान जहीर अहमद खादिम ने हेरीटेज में हुए पत्रकार सम्मेलन के दौरान व्यक्त किए। उन्होंने कहा कि हर साल की तरह इस साल भी 121वां जलसा वार्षिक […]
The Louvre said on Thursday its new Islamic art wing helped cement its position as the world’s most-visited museum with nearly 10 million visitors in 2012, over a million more […]
Author: Unknown He said, “Nobody loves me.” I said, “God loves you. Do you believe in God?” “Yes, of course.” I said, “Are you a Muslim or a non-Muslim?” “Muslim.” I said, “Me, too! Shia or Sunni?” “Sunni.” “Me, too! What mazhab?” “Hanafi.” “Me, too! Deobandi or Barelvi?” “Barelvi.” “Me […]
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/12/20/thumbs-up-for-niqab-ruling Dr Farzana Hasan, The Toronto Sun The niqab is in the news yet again. In a split decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has, in effect, ruled against the wearing of the niqab when testifying in most cases, citing the rights of the accused to receive as fair a […]
I changed my iPod name to Titanic. It’s syncing now. I tried to catch some Fog. I mist. When chemists die, they barium. Jokes about German sausage are the wurst. I know a guy who’s addicted to brake fluid. He says he can stop any time. I stayed up all […]
By KRISTINA COOKE, DAVID ROHDE AND RYAN MCNEILL INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, DECEMBER 20, 2012 The U.S. federal government spends hundreds of billions of dollars a year on aid to the poor. There isn’t enough to go around for Shaun Case. The 34-year-old Indiana native has learning disabilities and endured a childhood […]
By Anthony Faiola, Published: December 19 In LONDON — The surprising defeat last month of a measure allowing the ordination of female bishops has plunged the Church of England into a crisis with one […]
Dawn Blog: byMichael Kugelman: It’s been about a week since the Connecticut school massacre, and Americans are still grieving. Yet we’re comforted by the thought that, with time, the bereaved community of Newtown will bounce back. Students will return to school, and victims’ families will somehow get on with their lives. […]
Source: Indonesian-Ahmadiyya Studies, originally published in the The Jakarta Post, Winy Trianita, Watching violence against Ahmadiyah on TV (again!) has encouraged me to present another side of the Ahmadiyah which […]
Fiji’s military to ‘monitor’ parliament From:AAP FIJI’S ruling military has warned it will closely monitor parliament when the coup-plagued nation finally elects a new government, as officials wrapped up work on a draft constitution. Military leader Voreqe Bainimarama, who seized power in a 2006 coup and tore up the last […]
Source: Asia Times: By Ira Chernus Here’s the question few peole are asking as 2012 ends, especially given the effusive public support the Obama administration offered Israel in its recent conflict with Hamas in Gaza: will 2013 be a year of confrontation between Washington and Jerusalem? It’s true that the […]
Source: Asia Times: By Pepe Escobar The top geopolitical tragedy in 2012 is bound to remain the top geopolitical tragedy in 2013: the rape of Syria. Just as once in a while I go back to my favorite Hemingway passages, lately I’ve been going back to some footage I shot […]
Source: The Local. Germans will drape decorations on around 30 million Christmas trees this year, after shelling out way over half a billion euros on a holiday tradition with Teutonic roots. More: