REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sits on number nine in the list of 500 most influential Muslims in the world made by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies […]
Ynetnews: General Assembly approves resolution calling on Israel to open its nuclear program for IAEA inspection, join NPT Associated Press: The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution Monday calling […]
Source: Asia Times: By Kaveh L Afrasiabi NEW YORK – If there is anyone in Damascus contemplating the use of chemical weapons as a means of political survival he is utterly mistaken. Saddam Hussein tried that with the Kurds and look where he ended up – in the dustbin of […]
Source: Spiegel The planet must not be allowed to warm beyond 2 degrees Celsius, according to the official targets at the Climate Change Conference in Doha. But a new study shows the goal is far from realistic. Current human activity is set to increase the temperature by some 5 degrees, […]
Source: TOI TEHRAN: Iran’s state TV said on Tuesday that the country’s Revolutionary Guard has captured a US drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf. The report quoted the Guard’s navy chief, Gen. Ali Fadavi, as saying that the Iranian forces caught the “intruding” drone, which had […]
Reuters: WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (TrustLaw) – It is almost a cliché that getting more women into power is a good way to tackle corruption. Women, the argument goes, are less likely to take bribes or put personal gain before public good. But is it true? While many bristle at the […]
Source: Stratfor: By George Friedman Immediately following the declaration of a cease-fire in Gaza, Egypt was plunged into a massive domestic crisis. Mohammed Morsi, elected in the first presidential election after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, passed a decree that would essentially neuter the independent judiciaryby placing his executive powers above the […]
Press Release: Hosted by The European Parliament ‘Friends of Ahmadiyya Muslims’ Group Chair: Dr Charles Tannock MEP (ECR) Vice-Chairs: Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP (ALDE) Tunne Kelam MEP (EPP) Claude Moraes MEP […]
Express Tribune: LAHORE: An FIR was registered in the early hours of Tuesday against the vandalism of over 100 tombstones at an Ahmadi graveyard in Lahore. The FIR # 1096/12 was registered on instances of trespassing on burial places, punishment for dacoity, mischief and criminial intimidation and trespassing for assault or […]
The UK Scout Association is considering an alternative oath for atheists. The 105-year-old movement is launching a consultation to see if members would back a Scout Promise for those who […]
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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]