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Germany asks banks to ease up on Iran
Source: The Local: The German Foreign Ministry has called for banks to allow transfers to Iranian accounts for humanitarian purposes, which are not banned by EU sanctions, it was reported on Sunday. More:
Divorce deals ‘should factor in marriage length’
Source: The Local: More importance should be placed on the duration of a marriage when calculating post-divorce maintenance payments, politicians said over the weekend, saying housewives or husbands are at financial risk if their marriage ends. More:
Breaking News:Muhammad Asif of Paksitan crowned snooker world champion
Source: Geo-News Pakistan: SOPHIA: Muhammad Asif has won the final of the World Snooker Championship here. Asif defeated Gary Wilson of Britain 10-8 in a thrilling final. With this victory, Asif becomes the second Pakistani to claim the title. Mohammad Yousuf had won the championship in 1994 while Saleh Mohamamd […]
Twinning Jewish & Muslim Students
As tensions flared between Israelis and Palestinians recently, Jewish and Muslim students on campus joined peacefully during a “Weekend of Twinning,” to promote community and tear down traditional stereotypes. From […]
130 Religious Freedom Violations in Six Months- Mostly against Ahmadiyyah
The Jakarta Globe: …………………………….. Persecution of Ahmadis: Data from the Jakarta-based NGO Setara Institute calculated nearly 130 violations of religious freedom nationwide from January to June 2012. Most happened in […]
Saudi-backed religious dialogue centre opens in Vienna
Vienna: Dialogue between religions is as necessary as ever in light of recent conflicts, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on Monday to mark the opening in Vienna of a new centre aimed at promoting such dialogue. Backed by Saudi Arabia, the King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz International Centre for Interreligious […]
Opposition to Tablighi Jamaat supported Newham Mosque Grows
Evening Standard: Bigots scent victory in fight to halt Newham ‘mega-mosque’ Thursday, November 29, 2012 Plans to build Britain’s biggest place of worship – a “monolithic, overly dominant and incongruous” mosque […]
Jinnah and secularism; Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed distorts history yet again
Pakteahouse: by Yasir Latif Hamdani: “Professor emeritus” Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed is the sort who loves to take liberties with the facts. In his article today “Jinnah and secularism” he has resorted to two outright lies which need to be exposed so that people are not misguided. The article began well […]
How long will YOU live? Startling map reveals dramatic differences in life expectancy across the globe
Monaco has the highest life expectancy in the world at 89.68 years Chad has the lowest level of life expectancy at 48.69 years America ranks 51st in the table […]
Arabs ponder: Is it the gun or the law?
STORY SUMMARY These three options for national change were used this week in the three Arab countries that arguably have had the most impact on the Middle East region in the last century – Syria, Egypt and Palestine. These different routes to change and stability capture the wider condition of […]
Palestine: Rightful gain – Editorial Jordan Times
Israel and its few remaining supporters cannot claim that they were taken by surprise by the Palestinian Authority’s success at the UN, where the General Assembly voted 138 against 9, with 41 abstentions, to upgrade the status of the Palestinians to that of non-member observer state. This spectacular result was […]
Mass Amman rally ends peacefully
AMMAN — A mass pro-reform rally ended peacefully on Friday after counter-protesters suspended a series of rival demonstrations. Under the slogan “Popular uprising for reform”, some 7,000 activists converged on […]
Iran fires cyber police chief over blogger’s death
REUTERS ARABNEWS Saturday 1 December 2012 DUBAI: The head of Tehran’s cyber police unit has been dismissed over the death in custody of an Iranian blogger, police said yesterday. Sattar Beheshti, a little-known 35-year-old blogger who was critical of the government, was arrested on Oct. 30 after receiving death threats, […]
Saudization of retail sector planned
EDDAH: ARAB NEWS Sunday 2 December 2012 The Ministry of Labor is exploring the possibility of Saudizing the vast retail sector, especially commercial centers and malls as part of its efforts to find more areas to employ Saudi youths including women. “The idea of Saudizing the retail sector is being […]
Makhdum II – a great Islamic scholar lost in history
DR. ALI AKBAR ARABNEWS Friday 30 November 2012 Sheikh Zainuddin Makhdum II, author of Tuhfatul Mujahideen and Fathul Mueen, was a heroic personality in history as he had played a major role in achieving social and religious renaissance, especially in the south Indian state of Kerala. Unfortunately, his life and […]
Seminar on “Vision 2020 for Indian Muslims” — Mind, heart, spirit, politics
Source: Milli Gazzette Mumbai (1 December 2012): Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) conducted an insightful and successful seminar on “Vision 2020 for Indian Muslims” in Mumbai today. Considering the plight of Indian Muslims, AMP organized an discussion and brainstorming to have a vision charted out for improving the state of affairs of […]
Act against Mumbai plotters, India’s Muslim foreign minster tells Pakistan
Source: Zee News New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said any further movement on India-Pakistan ties will depend on Islamabad acting against perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attack. Replying to questions on a news channel, Khurshid said: “Our then home minister (P) Chidambaram had given a list to […]
A call for understanding-The Astonishing Story of the Prophet covered by CBC
Source: cbc.ca A Toronto group wants to spread understanding about the Prophet Muhammad using a stage production. http://www.cbc.ca/video/swf/UberPlayer.swf?state=sharevideo&clipId=2309710287&width=480&height=322 Click on the picture below to watch in CBC, Canada:
Human Hand in Sacred Texts
Huff Post: Joshua Stanton. Whether our religious texts were created by God or by an unending line of thinkers who stitched their earliest forms, it is the human hand that often makes evident the sacredness within them. The word “sacred” is applied so ubiquitously that its meaning is seldom consistent, […]