The Holy Quran in the Eyes of the Messiah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani
The Holy Quran itself had predicted a remarkable teacher of the Scripture in the Latter days. It reads in Surah Al Jumu’ah: He (Allah) it is Who has raised among […]
No peace, even in the grave
Source: Daily Times: By: Gulmina Bilal Ahmad A country that still lacks an effective anti-terrorism law cannot complain about such incidents When an individual comes to the end of his/her journey in this world, he/she is buried in a grave with an inscription marking his/her last resting place. But is […]
Africa’s largest solar power plant to be built in Ghana
Source: Guardian 155MW plant being developed by a British company is expected to create hundreds of jobs, increase electricity capacity and cut emissions Blue Energy constructed a solar park near […]
Dropbox lures Python creator away from Google
Source: ZDnet Dropbox might have just scored a major win against Google — at least as far as personnel goes. The cloud storage provider just hired Guido Van Rossum, creator of the Python programming language. Dropbox confirmed the news in a blog post on Friday, as founder and CEO Drew […]
Ghana extends voting in some areas after glitches, delays
Source: CNN (CNN) — Ghana extended voting into a second day Saturday in areas where election materials arrived late or glitches with a new biometric identification system caused delays. There were reported cases of biometric machines malfunctioning or failing to recognize voters’ fingerprints in the pivotal presidential and parliamentary election, […]
Political Islam in the Middle East
Political Islam in the Middle East Interviewee: Reza Aslan, Adjunct Senior Fellow Interviewer: Toni Johnson, Deputy Editor The Arab Spring has spurred the election of three Islamist-led governments in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya. CFR’s Reza Aslan, an expert in religion and foreign policy, says Islamist parties initiallybenefited from being the most organized […]
Book Review: The New Religious Intolerance — US Vs. Europe
Source: Guardian UK By Giles Fraser Martha Nussbaum and the new religious intolerance ‘Is it right to allow nuns to teach in full habit but to ban Muslim teachers wearing […]
Scared burglar calls 911 for help after confronting gun-wielding victim
Russian TV: A suspected burglar called 911 after the homeowner whose house he allegedly broke into held him at gunpoint and demanded to know what he was doing in the house. At around 12:30 a.m. in Springtown, Texas, 41-year-old Christopher Lance Moore broke into the house of James Gerow and […]
Who killed General Zia? Worldly Theories and/or Divine Wrath
Source: Express Tribune by Khaled Ahmad: Ijazul Haq, son of army chief General Zia, has accused Zia’s then vice-chief General Aslam Beg of being a part of the conspiracy to kill his father. He appeared on Geo TV on December 1, 2012, and said he was sorry that General Hameed Gul, who was the […]
Despicable
Daily Times: Mohammad Ahmad. Both the targeted communities have nothing in common except that both despise violence and work in their own ways to bring man closer to God December 3, 2012 will be remembered in history as a black day for Jinnah’s Pakistan. Two separate incidents occurred in Lahore […]
Low-level Light Therapy to Boost Memory
Source: Medscape: Can Low-level Light Therapy Boost Memory? Low-level light therapy (LLLT) with red to near-infrared light-emitting diodes (LEDs) enhances cortical oxygenation and metabolic capacity and memory retention, scientists observed […]
Hospital nurse found dead after taking prank call on Catherine
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&contentId=world/2012/12/07/quest-london-hospital-suicide.cnn London (CNN) — A nurse at the hospital that was duped by a prank call from two Australian radio DJs concerning Prince William’s pregnant wife, Catherine, has apparently committed suicide, the hospital confirmed Friday. The nurse “was recently the victim of a hoax call,” King Edward VII Hospital said in […]
Snake on a plane forces emergency landing
Source: CNN (CNN) — Ninety passengers aboard an Egypt Air flight from Cairo to Kuwait could have used actor Samuel L. Jackson this week after a snake reportedly bit a Jordanian man who smuggled the reptile onboard. Jackson’s character in the movie “Snakes on a Plane” tries to figure out […]
Roman Catholic church reveals sex abuse figures
Source: The Local Germany’s Roman Catholic Church revealed on Friday that at least 66 clergy members had been accused of sexually abusing children and adults over a 10-year period, with most of the victims male. The findings were part of a scientific study ordered after the Church was thrown into […]
GHANA DECIDES TODAY
Source: Ghana Time Rawlings casting his vote Finally it is here! The judgment day has certainly dawned as over 14 million Ghanaian registered voters head to 26,000 polling stations across the country to decide who should administer the affairs of the oil and gold rich nation. Though eight respected politicians […]
Pakistani Taliban Recruits Via Facebook
Source: Jakarta Globe Peshawar, Pakistan. The Pakistani Taliban has set up a page on Facebook to recruit enthusiasts to write for a quarterly magazine and to edit video, a spokesman confirmed on Friday. The Umar Media TTP page, which has more than 270 likes, appears to have been created in […]
All Saints Church, Hosting Muslim Public Affairs Council Convention, Receives Threats, Hate Mail (UPDATE)
For the first time in its history, the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) is holding its annual convention at a Christian church. But now the council’s host, All Saints Episcopal […]
Update: Press Release by Jamaat Ahmadiyya on Martyrdom of Maqsood Ahmad Today in Quetta
Source: Press Section Nazarat Amoor-e-Amma- Sadr Anjmuman Ahmadiyya Rabwah Translation by Editor Muslim Times. Any responsibility for error in translation is Mine. Quetta: Young Ahmadi Trader Maqsood Ahmad targeted and killed in Quetta on account of religious hatred Increased in target killing of Ahmadies in Quetta after Karachi is of serious concern. […]