Gaza family wiped out by Israeli bomb
The four youngest members of the El Dallo family were the first to arrive at the Shifa hospital morgue. Sara, 7, Jamal, 6, Yusef, 4, and Ibrahim,2, children of rumoured […]
Islamic Book Trust to publish first English Qur’anic encyclopedia
P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR ARABNEWS Friday 16 November 2012 JEDDAH: The Kuala Lumpur-based Islamic Book Trust (IBT) announced it will print the Integrated Encyclopedia of the Qur’an in English and help spread the message of Islam around the world. Haji P.K. Koya Kutty, executive secretary of the non-profit publishing house told […]
Hijrah calendar: A Landmark of the World History
Source: ARABNEWS, Friday 16 November 2012 By Abu Tariq Hijazi The word Hijrah, which stands for migration, is a full message of Islam in itself. It strikes the mind with several […]
Jordan: Town residents share lunch with police as ‘thank you’
by Jordan Times | Nov 18, 2012 | AMMAN — Representatives of the local community in Naour on Sunday shared lunch with the district’s police station personnel and 15 other stations and Gendarmerie personnel at various posts. The organisers said that the initiative is “a small fraction of our debt […]
Muslim religious, political leaders do not want to talk community truth
Source: Express India I would say the Quran is compatible with the Constitution. There are as many versions of Shariah as there are sects in Islam A recent decision by the Haji Ali Dargah management banning the entry of women evoked sharp criticism. The dargah trust said women could offer […]
Partition of Palestine “A Physical and Geographic Monstrosity”: Zafarullah Khan’s Prophetic Verdict
Compiled from sources by Abdul Alim: Lawyer, Diplomat, Jurist par excellence, Sir Zafarullah Khan was a tireless champion of the Muslim cause. Given the flare up in Israel Palestinian issue, […]
Second class citizens-Ahmadis in Pakistan
Daily Times: Mohammad Ahamd. A number of Ahmadis have been implicated in charges under the blasphemy law, while their defence, which lies in their faith, is denied under sections 298 A, 298 B and 298 C of the PPC Ethnic and religious communities that are in a minority in our […]
Video: Freedom of Speech and Persecution of Ahmadies: PressPoint MTA discussion
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Star student Sitara: A teen icon like Malala
The Times of India: Sonya Fatah. Sitara Brooj Akbar, a 12-year-old girl, hails from Rabwah, a town of 70,000 people, some 180km west of Lahore. Last year the young Sitara achieved a noteworthy academic record: she became the first girl of her age to clear the Cambridge University Ordinary Level examinations in three […]
Three Dead in Fatal Religious Dispute in Aceh
Source: Jakarta Globe: By Farouk Arnaz Three people affiliated with a supposedly heretical religious group were slain by an angry mob in Bireuen, Aceh, on Friday. The incident occurred after […]
Betting with Trillions – Prison of Debt Paralyzes West
By Cordt Schnibben SPIEGEL.DE Be it the United States or the European Union, most Western countries are so highly indebted today that the markets have a greater say in their policies than the people. Why are democratic countries so pathetic when it comes to managing their money sustainably? In the […]
Gaza: Flawed recourse
Story Summary Source: Daily Star, Lebanon The race is now on between a new war in the Gaza Strip, and a flurry of efforts by countries and organizations to contain the situation. Compared to the last Israeli military offensive four years ago, this time around holds more unknowns; Jerusalem and […]
Separation of State & Mosque in Indonesia
Jakarta election results in vote of confidence for pluralism Source: Commongroundnews; by Jennie Bev In September, Jakarta had its local elections for governor and vice governor, an historic moment as […]
Qatar PM slams ‘wasteful’ Arab League meetings
Story Summary Qatar’s prime minister on Saturday delivered a biting criticism of Arab League meetings during emergency talks in Cairo, and called for a review of the pan-Arab body’s dealing with the Palestinian issue. At the meeting, Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi said the bloc should review its peace proposals […]
Gaza dominates Twitter
BREAKING LIVE UPDATES Mohammed Ghoul@MhamdG Number of martyrs increased to 52 martyrs, including 15 children #Gaza 18 Nov 12 Reply Harry Fear@harryfear 4 children killed in Jabalia in #Gaza this morning (2 of them brothers) #StopIsrael 18 Nov 12 Reply Lina Al-Sharif @livefromgaza Tamer (3,5) & Jumnah (18 months) killed […]
Egypt’s new Coptic pope enthroned
The new pope of Egypt’s Orthodox Coptic church was enthroned on Sunday in an elaborate ceremony lasting nearly four hours, attended by the nation’s Muslim prime minister and a host […]
Separation of Church-Mosque and State Needed in Every Country, Focus USA
My Take: The danger of calling behavior ‘biblical’ Souce: CNN By Rachel Held Evans, Special to CNN On “The Daily Show” recently, Jon Stewart grilled Mike Huckabee about a TV […]
British Radicals join Campaign Against Malala- Seek Fatwa for Apostacy
Daily Star: By Dominik Lemanski BRITISH-based Muslim extremists want the schoolgirl shot by the Taliban to face a possible death sentence. The radicals will head to the Pakistani capital of Islamabad […]
Let Ahmadies, Christians and Shias die at the hand of Fellow Muslims but Protest about Gaza
Let us Build Pakistan: by Sarah Khan اسرائیل، غزہ اور مسلمانوں کی منافقت گزشتہ کچھ روز سے پاکستان اور دیگر مسلمان ممالک کے غیرت مند سیاستدانوں، صحافیوں، انسانی حقوق کے علمبرداروں، فوجی جرنیلوں، جہادی فرقہ وارانہ گروہوں اور اسلام کے رکھوالوں کو ایک نیا موضوع مل گیا ہے یعنی […]