Dua of the Day_29-Nov-2012
A’ouzo billahi minash-shaitan-ir-rajeem… Bismillahir rahmanir raheem (I seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the accursed… In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, Ever Merciful) Aameen. Photo Source: englishclub.com
World’s ‘500 Most Influential Muslims’ 2012 Dominated By U.S.
Huffington Post: (RNS) There are more Muslims from America than any other country on this year’s “The Muslim 500: The World’s 500 Most Influential Muslims,” compiled by theRoyal Islamic Strategic […]
Anti-Semitism in Parliament Hungary’s Far-Right Rhetoric Reaches New Dimension
Source: Spiegel People of Jewish heritage are a “security risk” and should be registered on a nationwide list, according to right-wing extremist Hungarian politician Márton Gyöngyösi. His comments, made in the country’s parliament, have sparked widespread outrage. But the government was slow to distance itself. More:
Germany will not support Palestine at UN
Source: The Local: Germany said on Wednesday it would not vote in favour of a Palestinian bid to upgrade their status at the United Nations, in a move that would bring them new global recognition. More:
Turkish PM named second most influential Muslim in the world
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen have placed among the top 10 on The World’s Most Influential Muslims list Read more
U.S. and Israel Look to Limit Impact of U.N. Vote on Palestinian Authority
NY Times: WASHINGTON — After failing to head off a vote in the United Nations on Thursday that would upgrade the Palestinian Authority’s status, the United States and Israel are looking ahead to how they […]
Has Moulvi Tahir Ashrafi blamed Ahmadiyya for bomb attack on Hamid Mir?
Source: LUBP In a news item it has been claimed that Mr Moulvi Tahir Ashrafi has denounced his earlier statements and blame for the so called bomb attack on Hamid Mir has been diverted to Ahmadiyya. Those who understand Urdu can analyse the news and can comment. Click HERE for […]
Saudi grand mufti slams protests as anti-Islamic
Daily Times: RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti has slammed popular protests across the region as anti-Islamic, saying they only serve to spread chaos, local media reported on Wednesday. “These protests are not linked in any way to Islam, which promotes dialogue,” Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh was quoted as […]
The real threat to Pakistan: Preachers of Hatred
Dawn: I.A. RahmanWHILE a feeling of relief at escaping any big disaster on Muharram 9 and 10 is justified, the moment calls for sober reflection on the threat to citizens’ life and liberty and the means of countering it. It is said that at several places the terrorists’ designs to […]
Egyptian court orders death sentences over anti-Islam film
Source: CNN Cairo (CNN) — Seven Coptic Egyptians living abroad were sentenced to death Wednesday by a court in Cairo for their connection to an inflammatory anti-Islam film, the prosecutor’s office said. The suspects are accused of being involved with the production of the film in California, said Adel Al […]
Asia is short of respect for law
Source: Asia Times: By – Jim Lobe Northern European countries lead the world in fairly applying laws, according to an annual index. East Asia also ranks highly, while South Asia trails the regional field and Cambodia ranks as the worst in Asia gauged by a number of categories. A predicate […]
India fails test of ‘knowledge economy’
Source: Asia Times: By:Pushkar Indians are doing well in the knowledge economy. India is not. There is a misconception in some quarters that both are making rapid gains. The fact is that Indians based outside India continue to make impressive gains in the knowledge economy but India’s achievements remain quite […]
Politics of punishment
Source: TOI The higher the penalty, the greater the rigor that the courts are expected to display in arriving at the decision. It is however hard to apply this principle, ironically enough, to the highest possible penalty: namely, death. This has been admitted by the highest court of the land […]
Western media ‘got it wrong’ on Mursi, spark controversy
By Al Arabiya Prominent and influential Western news media “got it wrong” on Monday in reporting that Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi had backtracked on his decision to claim sweeping powers beyond the judicial review. Some news media published apologies for the mistake, others just chose not to and opted for […]
Egypt crisis raises fears of ‘second revolution’
Source: TOI Faced with an unprecedented strike by the courts and massive opposition protests, Egypt’s Islamist president is not backing down in the showdown over decrees granting him near-absolute powers. CAIRO: Faced with an unprecedented strike by the courts and massive opposition protests, Egypt’s Islamist president is not backing down […]
Giant black hole is discovered
Astronomers have discovered a mammoth black hole containing as much mass as 17 billion Suns. The object is more than 11 times wider than the orbit of Neptune. Read more
Man Says His Wife Died After Airlines Said She Was Too Fat To Fly Home.
Source: Bussiness Insider A 425-pound woman died last month in Hungary after three airlines allegedly told her she was too fat to fly back to America.Janos Soltesz plans to sue Delta, KLM, and Lufthansa next month, claiming the airlines are responsible for his wife Vilma Soltesz’s death after all three refused […]
Israeli-Palestinian conflict reaches Bern (Switzerland)
by Renat Kuenzi, swissinfo.ch An exhibition in Bern presenting the history of the Palestinian exodus has raised questions about the validity of featuring one side of the conflict. More than […]
Supporting a justified quest (Editorial: Jordan Times)
Nov 28, 2012 | 22:07 What Israel fears most from Palestine’s bid to upgrade its status at the UN to that of non-member observer state is the ability of the Palestinian Authority to take it, thereafter, to the International Criminal Court for its crimes against humanity and war crimes against […]
Export insurance support for OIC states reaches $ 17.4 bn
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Thursday 29 November 2012 Aman Union members have contributed $ 17.4 billion in investment and export insurance for OIC countries this year, said its Secretary-General Dr. Abdel-Rahman Taha. “The insurance support given by the union this year is 17.6 percent more than that of 2010 when it […]