‘Turkey’s Hijab ban contravenes human rights’
The head of Turkish human rights association, the Organization of Human Rights and Solidarity for Oppressed People, known as Mazlumder, says the country’s Hijab ban is a violation of human […]
Tehran claims capture of US spy drone in Iranian airspace
Tehran has claimed it captured a US spy drone in the Persian Gulf after the unmanned aircraft entered Iranian airspace, Iran’s Press TV reported. The drone was identified as a […]
US 3D Diplomacy of Domination Doctrine: Democracy, Dollars and Drugs
US troops are set to leave Afghanistan in 2014, but an unidentified number will stay behind. This is an open-ended occupation that, combined with a pernicious drug war, constitutes a […]
Assad regime could fall anytime: Arab League chief
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ARABNEWS Tuesday 4 December 2012 CAIRO: Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime is in danger of collapse “anytime” as the opposition gains ground on the military and political […]
Unease over payment delays, chaotic bureaucracy harm Libyan int’l trade
Reuters | Dec 03, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES LONDON/TRIPOLI — Libya is having to pay extra for food imports and traders say some foreign firms are diverting shipments elsewhere due […]
Israel to stick with settlement plan despite European pressure
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel rejected concerted criticism from Europe on Monday over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to expand settlement building after the United Nations’ de facto recognition of Palestinian […]
Ajmer shrine’s religious head condemns temple razing in Pak
Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Rajasthan/Ajmer-shrine-s-religious-head-condemns-temple-razing-in-Pak/Article1-968063.aspx PTI Ajmer, Rajasthan, December 04, 2012 Condemning demolition of a century-old Hindu temple in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, Saiyad Zainual Abedin Ali Khan, religious head of the Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti shrine, on Monday asked the Centre to lodge protest with Islamabad over the matter. “It is highly […]
Dua of the Day_5-Dec-2012
Aameen. Photo Source @ shia-forum.de Qur’an source @ Qur’an-e-Majeed at Alislam.Org
Our History of Religious Intolerance Must Come to an End
Huff Post: Rev. Gary R. Hall, Amb. Thomas R. Pickering and Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf Although religious freedom is enshrined in the Bill of Rights, religious intolerance still exists in this country. Thanksgiving reminds us that the Pilgrims came to America to escape religious persecution. But the Puritans did not […]
Scholarship with benefits exposed in UK
A British website offered young women ‘sponsorship’ from strangers in exchange for private encounters. Allegedly a pretty student could cover up to US$24,000 a year of tuition fees depending on ‘the level of intimacy’ she was willing to demonstrate. The dubious business was exposed by The Independent newspaper, which sent […]
Desperate Women At Risk of Exploitation
Source: Jakarta Globe Indonesia is increasingly seen as a lucrative new market for international drug cartels and smugglers. This is no surprise given that the illicit drug trade in the country is now worth more than $4 billion annually. According to the National Narcotics Agency, there are between 3.8 million […]
A Man of Peace: His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad
Source: Review of Religions In the modest neighbourhood of Southfields, South-West London, you may be able to catch a view of a 2 acre plot of land blooming with greenery […]
Egypt: Judges, legal experts weigh up scenarios ahead of constitutional referendum
As political divisions ensue and a crisis between the judiciary and President Mohamed Morsi mounts, judges and legal experts debate how Egypt’s national charter will make it to the polls […]
Princess Kate expecting first child, in hospital for pregnancy-related condition
The Royal Family is looking forward to welcoming another prince or princess into the world. Their rep confirmed to Fox News that Princess Kate and Prince William are expecting their […]
UN to withdraw non-essential staff from Syria – Missions to Syria cancelled and remaining staff on standby to move, in final step before full-scale evacuation
Martin Chulov in Beirut The Guardian, Monday 3 December 2012 The United Nations is preparing to evacuate all non-essential staff from Syria and put those who remain in the country […]
Despite Intimidation, Alleged Victim Testifies Against Accused Rapist
Source: The Daily Beast by Allison Yarrow A young woman from Williamsburg’s tightly knit Satmar community breaks with it to stand by her allegation that a community elder raped her. “He watched me when I was young. He always waited for me and said he knew I was going to […]
UK: MI6 told agent they could not kill al-Qaeda leader
By Duncan Gardham, Investigations Correspondent of Telegraph MI6 passed up an opportunity to kill a senior leader of al-Qaeda because lawyers advised them they would be breaking the law, it […]
No ‘fiscal cliff’ deal without higher rates, Geithner says
(CNN) — The Obama administration will entertain any Republican plans to avoid a so-called “fiscal cliff” at year’s end, but Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the Bush-era tax cuts for top incomes must go. Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union” and other Sunday talk shows, Geithner said he’s optimistic […]
Ahmadi Muslims (Majlis Ansarullah Germany) join city government to plant trees near Lärmschutzwal
Source:Ahmadiyya Times: According to a local news published by Main-Spitze in Nauheim region, three ‘Trees of the Year’ were planted and the Ahmadiyya Muslim community has assumed all the expenses of the event with spirit to promote social goodwill. The Elsbeere trees came from a nursery near Lärmschutzwal and were […]