Bremen grants holidays to Muslim workers
Source: The Local: The region of Bremen in northern Germany on Friday said it would be the second of the country’s 16 states to recognise Muslim holidays. More:
Police strip-search teens over missing €5
Source: The Local: Police officers who forced teenage students to strip, some of them completely naked, in the hunt for a stolen €5 at a school in Munich are now being investigated themselves after pupils and their parents complained. More:
Why Is The US Building A Secret $100 Million Underground Facility Outside Tel Aviv?
businessinsider.com: Leave it to legendary Walter Pincus from the Washington Post to flesh out a Request for Proposal construction project planned for Israel called Site 911. The oddly named project will cost up to $100 million, take more than two years to complete, and can only be built by workers from specific countries with proper security […]
Take Care of Your Health!
By Zubair Khan A healthy body sets the stage for our day-to-day well-being and how well we will age. Maintaining fitness through good nutrition and exercise promotes efficient circulation, digestion and musculoskeletal strength. This allows us to live an active life, and a healthy immune system helps us ward off […]
Britain, France mull measures against Israel over settlements
(Reuters) – Britain and France on Monday weighed measures against Israel to protest at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to expand settlement building after the United Nations’ de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood. Germany urged Israel to […]
Update: Over 100 Ahmadi graves desecrated in Lahore-Photos
Express Tribune: LAHORE: Over 100 tombstones were desecrated by unidentified men at an Ahmadi graveyard in the Model Town area of Lahore early Monday morning. Eyewitnesses said 12 to 15 masked men, […]
Advent 2012: A Season Of Waiting For The Coming Of Christ
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/01/advent-2012-a-season-of-waiting-before-christmas-photos_n_2221918.html By Jahnabi Barooah Editor’s note: Dear reader, may you have a blessed Advent! What does the season of Advent mean to you? What spiritual exercises and meditations do you practice during Advent? Whether you’re observing Advent for the first time, or you’ve observed Advent your entire life, we […]
A Young German Ahmadi Muslim is Honoured!
By Zubair Khan A young Ahmadi Muslim, Mr Mamdouh Ahmed Butt, who is chairman of the youth council of Heidelberg (very famous city of Germany), in the last week, met with the Minister of Education of Baden-Württemberg, a renowned and large state of Germany. Education Minister Ms Theresia Bauer […]
Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, Hinduism and Christianity on God’s Messengers
Source: The Review of Religions
Dua for the Day_3-Dec-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 @ […]
Now, a digital bonsai tree that can charge cellphones
Source: DNA India A designer from France has created an ornate little mock bonsai tree that doubles up both as an ornament and a charger for everyday electrical devices — without the need for any delicate pruning. The Electree+ – created by Vivien Muller- has 27 miniature silicon solar panels […]
Can the Philippines stand up to China?
Philippines News: The current standoff on Scarborough Shoal between the Philippines and China only serves to highlight this country’s marked inadequacy in patrolling and defending its borders. The fact that Scarborough (Panatag to Filipinos) Shoal is on the country’s continental shelf just 124 nautical miles from Zambales—well within its 200-mile exclusive […]
Counterfeit coins— Yasser Latif Hamdani
Daily Times: The writ of the state has been compromised all over Pakistan. We now need to seriously rethink our priorities and decide whether we want to allow this theatre to continue any further The grand old man of Jinnah’s Pakistan, the unparalleled Ardeshir Cowasjee, died last month. This great […]
100-year-old Hindu temple Bulldozed in Pakistan
Source: UPI KARACHI, Pakistan, Dec. 2 (UPI) — An ancient Hindu temple in Karachi was demolished by a builder, raising concerns among the Pakistani port city’s minority Hindu community, members said. Ramesh Vankwani, head of the Hindu Council in Pakistan, condemned the demolition of the century-old Sri Ram Pir Mandir […]
Stung Israel halts tax transfer to PNA
JERUSALEM: ARAB NEWS Monday 3 December 2012 Israel will not transfer tax and tariff funds it collects for the Palestinians this month in response to their successful bid for upgraded UN status, Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said yesterday. “I have no intention of transferring the taxes due to the Palestinian […]
Smugglers of illegal pilgrims fined
EDDAH: ARAB NEWS Monday 3 December 2012 An administrative court has slapped a fine of SR 280,000 on a smuggler of illegal pilgrims to Makkah during the past Haj season. The punishment also included jail time and the confiscation of his vehicle. In a similar incident, the court also fined […]
To stop the violence in Syria
by Amer Al Sabaileh | Dec 02, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES The coming days may witness a terrifying increase in the bloodshed in Syria, targeting civilians and seeking to destroy the image of the Syrian regime and expose it as incapable of controlling the country. Increased violence in Syria is […]
Jordan to remain model of interfaith harmony — King
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday called for spreading the values of tolerance as the foundation of dialogue and understanding among followers of various religions. During a meeting […]
Pakistan: Ahmadiyya graveyard attacked, 100+ gravestones desecrated
The number of attacks on Ahmadi graveyards and desecration of Ahmadi graves has steadily risen in Pakistan due to the government’s inaction. By Imran Jattala | December 3, 2012 (Pak Time) AHMADIYYA TIMES According to reports appearing in the social media, over one hundred gravestones were desecrated in the city […]