I have visited Yarmouk, the battle scene between Jordan and the Syrian (Israeli occupied) Golan heights, where the Muslim army under the command of Khalid ibn al-Walid had defeated the […]
By Jonathan S. Landay and Hannah Allam — McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — In an apparent bid to isolate Islamist extremists and bolster a new Western-backed Syrian opposition alliance, the United […]
Alislam-eGazette published a landmark volume in November of 2012, examining Islam, Christianity and atheism in light of science. Click on the picture to read the volume: By way of introduction, […]
By Anthony Harrington When you are the world’s fourth most populous country, with over 238 million citizens, it makes sense to think in terms of lifting your game and moving […]
United Press International, Inc. Almost seven out of 10 U.S. residents describe themselves as “very” or “moderately” religious, the Gallup Poll reported Tuesday. In a new book, “God Is Alive […]
Source: Business Insider We are told not to judge a book by its cover, but new research indicates that sometimes, those inclinations are correct. Women can often tell if a man is likely to be a cheater from their face alone. Men weren’t able to see the same in women. […]
Blog By Ahmad Shoaib ہ منتخب ہوا۔ اس موقع پر پاکستان کے اقوام متحدہ میں مستقل نمائندہ نے میڈیا سے بات چیت کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ پاکستان نے ہمیشہ اپنے ملک میں انسانی حقوق کی اقدار کو بلند کیا ہے اور انسانی حقوق پاکستان کے قانون اور نظریہ کا حصہ […]
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Source: The Local: German firms which offer their staff company bikes can now write off the tax just as they do with cars, after the authorities changed the regulations, potentially creating a whole new commuting culture. More:
Source: LUBP: Bigots of ISI flocking together Takfiri Tahir Ashrafi’s Bigotry against Ahmadi Muslims In his lame attempt to backtrack on his earlier allegations against Hamid Mir, Maulana Tahir Ashrafi has not only referred to outright lies but also engaged in a disgusting act of bigotry against Pakistan’s Ahmadi muslim […]
Source: ET A tombstone desecrated by unidentified men at the graveyard. PHOTO: RABIA MEHMOOD/FILE Dead or alive, the Ahmadi community of Pakistan has not been spared from discrimination and hate crimes in our country for decades. Another atrocity against the community occurred in Model Town, Lahore on December 3, in […]
ISLAMABAD: The Express TRIBUNE In order to meet international obligations, the Ministry of Human Rights is to appoint ‘human rights defenders’ at the union council level (the smallest administrative unit) […]
Source: Dawn.com MYRIAD problems afflicting Muslims today are of our own making. The combined GDP of a billion plus Muslims living in some 56 sovereign Muslim states is less than that of Japan. Barring a few countries like Malaysia and Turkey, most Muslim states are underdeveloped. Pakistan has seven million […]
Zurich, Geneva and Bern figure among the top ten places to live worldwide because of Switzerland’s political stability, low crime rate and good medical facilities, according to a survey by […]
By Al Arabiya The UAE has set aside $410 million to cover defaulted debts owed by Emiratis, state news agency (WAM) reported Monday. The measure came after UAE’s President Sheikh […]
Epigraph: “And who is better in speech than he who invites men to Allah and does good works and says, ‘I am surely of those who submit?’” (Al Quran 41:34) […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 5 December 2012 The Al-Birr Charity Society in Jeddah adopted a total of 537 children who were previously street beggars and sent them to a shelter […]
ARAB NEWS BRUSSELS: Western powers warned Damascus yesterday there would be an immediate reaction to any use of chemical weapons. “The possible use of chemical weapons would be completely unacceptable to the whole international community and I would expect an immediate reaction from the international community,” NATO head Anders Fogh […]
Source: Smartplanet The incredibly speedy construction of prefabricated towers so popular in China has officially made its way over to India. Today (December 1), the country welcomed a 10-story building that was put up in just 48-hours. Aptly named “Instacon,” the newly finished tower sits in the town of Mohali, […]