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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Source: LUBP A must watch video under http://www.shiakilling.com, to understand existing problem of Pakistan. Click HERE Faisal Raza Abidi is a Pakistani political figure and the senator representing the representing the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for Sindh Province, since March 2009. He is also serving as the party president of […]
Russian TV: Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said in statement that it was already worried about a shortfall in medical supplies before the bombardment because of the long standing […]
Banned at home, Pakistan brewery seizes Hollywood moment By Randy Fabi RAWALPINDI, Pakistan | Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:17pm EST (Reuters) – What have Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, underage drinking and Pakistan’s only beer maker got in common? It was the arrest of the Hollywood stars’ daughter in New York with a can […]
Source: Friday Times. By Najam Sethi Most Pakistanis are apprehensive that the general elections scheduled early next year may be postponed on one pretext or another. This anxiety flows generally from a running conflict between the Supreme Court and the Zardari government but specifically from acute tensions between the Supreme […]