Alternative healing: Prayer healing still engrained in Swiss culture
by Veronica DeVore, swissinfo.ch In some Swiss regions, a patient visiting a doctor with an ailment may be told to consult a prayer healer to speed recovery or ease pain. […]
Saudi Arabia: Haia for other Islamic countries suggested
EDDAH: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 12 December 2012 All Islamic countries should have a committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia), which would ensure correct practices among Muslims. Islamic countries would benefit from having such a body and could take advantage of the Kingdom’s experience in this […]
U.S. recognizes Syrian opposition as government
In a major boost for the enemies of Bashar al-Assad, the American government has recognized the Syrian National Council as the true representative of that nation’s people. “We have made […]
Jordan-UAE hospital in Mafraq treats over 27,000 patients
Petra | Dec 11, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES MAFRAQ – The Jordanian-UAE field hospital in Mafraq has treated more than 27,000 people since its establishment last year. Hospital Director Khaled Saadi said most of the patients were Syrian refugees, noting that around 400 people visit the facility each day. Mefleh […]
US military to keep ‘strong’ role in Mideast — Panetta
AFP | Dec 11, 2012 | 22:13 Updated: Dec 11, 2012 | 22:13 KUWAIT CITY — The US military will retain a “strong presence” in the Middle East despite a […]
Sikh soldier on parade in turban
A Sikh soldier has become the first guardsman to parade outside Buckingham Palace wearing a turban instead of the famous bearskin. Jatenderpal Singh Bhullar, 25, is the first Guardsman in 180 years of tradition to choose to wear his turban on the famous forecourt. The Scots Guardsman previously said being […]
Islamic Awaking Belongs to All Humanity: Ahmadinejad
Ahmadinejad: Islamic Awakening Belongs to All Human Beings TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday that since the religion of Islam is a divine gift to all human beings, the Islamic Awakening movement, which sparked democracy movements in the middle-East and North Africa last week, also belongs to […]
Divisive nature of religious agenda — Razi Azmi
Daily Times: Any faith is subject to varying interpretations and every faith without exception inherently, and in most cases explicitly, discriminates against followers of other faiths A few years ago, I answered a knock on the door of my house in a Sydney suburb with a large Muslim population to […]
Lord Mayor of Frankfurt had a long meeting with the Supreme Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and State of Hessen SPD Chief welcomed the Khalifa in State Capital
By Zubair Khan Taking the advantage of his Holiness stay in Frankfurt, the Lord Mayor of Frankfurt Mr Peter Feldmann paid a courtesy visit to Supreme Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on 11.12.2012. The meeting continued for good about one and half hour. Various topics about Islam and […]
Census result reveals one in eight UK residents was born overseas
Results also reveal ‘white British’ people have become a minority in London – the first UK region where white British residents make up less than 50 per cent of the […]
Vatican official warns of mediocrity in American Christianity
SOURCE: CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY Vatican City, Dec 11, 2012 / 12:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- An official for the Vatican’s Latin America commission has warned against a “gray pragmatism and mediocrity” that he believes has infiltrated Christianity in America. Professor Guzman Carriquiry, secretary for the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, made […]
End the war on terror and save billions
By Fareed Zakaria The Daily Star, Lebanon STORY SUMMARY For 11 years, the United States has been operating under emergency wartime powers granted under the 2001 “Authorization for Use of Military Force”. It grants the president and the federal government extraordinary authorities at home and abroad, effectively suspends civil liberties […]
Vermont Mountain School limits Facebook ties for teens
The current generation of school-age students spend more time online than any other. But what happens when they are asked to live and interact without mobile phones and with limited internet for a few months? At the Mountain School in rural Vermont, 45 students from across the US find out […]
US student loans: The trillion dollar debt trap
Source: BBC By Jill Martin Atlanta Jill McDevitt Jill McDevitt says she is struggling to make a living in spite of having a PhD Jill McDevitt, 27, is well-educated and […]
Muslim women face an uphill battle against prejudice to find work
Baroness Warsi may have opted for shalwar khameez for her first meeting of the cabinet in May 2010, but for many Muslim women, the struggle is to downplay ethnic or religious difference in order to find acceptance – and employment. A recent parliamentary report found that Muslim women often feel […]
Obaidullah Aleem: Mourning Pakistan- A 1971 Poem True Today
Youtube: An everlasting beautiful poem by Obaidullah Aleem written in 1971 in his melodius voice and in the presence of Khalifatul Masih IV, doubling the pleasure. What an apt description […]
‘Ahmadis are non-Muslims,’ says Naveed Qamar, is he out of his wits?
Source: Hadi Aziz (Dec 11th, 2012) in The News Tribe. Islamabad: Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Defence Naveed Qamar on Tuesday said that no government employee has the authority to declare Ahmadis as Muslims. According to the constitution of Pakistan, Ahmadis are declared as non-Muslims and they cannot use anything having […]
Pakistan, 10 others to surpass EU by 2030: US govt report
Dawn: WASHINGTON: The “Next Eleven,” which include Pakistan, will collectively overtake EU-27 in global power by 2030, says a US government report released on Monday. Although America’s influence will reduce, it will remain the “first among equals,” adds the report prepared by the US National Intelligence Council with inputs from […]
Egyptian-American arrested in US after calling Brotherhood leader a ‘liar and a murderer’
Salma Abu El-Magd arrested after interrupting speech by Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam El-Erian in New York, released after four hours in custody An Egyptian-American activist has been arrested in New […]