Source: Dawn.Com Lamps were put out. The Imam freed his followers of all their obligations and said: “You are free to go now.” This was a lesson in freewill. No one left. This was a tie of love. They all died with him, a lesson in commitment. Lamps were put […]
Distinction between religion and culture questionable Alia Hogben – The Kingston Whig Standard, Kingston, Ontario Nov 10/12. In recent times, many Muslims insist that religious teachings should take precedence over cultural values or practices. Religions’ pure message should not be contaminated by cultural practices that are seen as negative and […]
businessinsider.com: Angela Merkel sought to ease the concerns of Germany’s Jews Sunday over a disputed ruling against circumcision as she became the first chancellor to address the Jewish community’s annual council meeting. […]
Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential […]
Source: TOI LAHORE: Thirteen people have died in a main Pakistani city after drinking cough syrup suspected of being toxic, police said Monday. The victims were all drug addicts who apparently drank the cough syrup in an attempt to get high, said police officer Multan Khan. Khan said they died […]
Source: TOI JERUSALEM: Israel’s defence minister Ehud Barakon Monday announced he was quitting political life after a decades-long career that also saw him serve as prime minister. Barak, 70, made the surprise announcement at a press conference in Tel Aviv, adding that he would retire from politics after a new […]
Persecutionofahmadies.org: Ahmadis do not have to be criminals, in the normal sense of the word, to end up in prison in Pakistan. The system is designed that their daily religious […]
Express Tribune: ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist and anchor, Hamid Mir, escaped an attempt on his life after explosives planted under his car were defused, Geo News reported on Monday. According to the report, the explosives were in a bag planted under the car. Mir had gone to a nearby market and the bag was […]
Source: The Local “Yolo,” short for “you only live once” has been voted the most popular new German youth expression of the year, the second time in four years that a word derived from English has won. More:
Source: The Local Angela Merkel has tried to ease the concerns of Germany’s Jews over a disputed court ruling against circumcision, becoming the first chancellor to address the Jewish community’s annual council meeting. Read More:
Source: Asia Times: By Syed Fazl-e-Haider KARACHI – Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has vowed to complete the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project by 2014 despite United States opposition. Ahmadinejad, who attended the summit of the Developing-8 (D-8) countries held in Islamabad last week, told a press conference in Islamabad that […]
Source: Asia Times: By – Kaveh L Afrasiab President Mohamed Morsi triggered the first real crisis of his presidency by arrogating to himself near total control of all branches of the Egyptian government. Revolt, from the street and the judiciary, against his “dictatorial” move may on the surface be justified. […]
Faced with the third day of bloody demonstrations in Cairo, Morsi said a decree granting himself near absolute power was only ‘temporary.’ BY BILL HUTCHINSON / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Egypt was a divided country in turmoil Sunday as protesters clashed with President Mohammed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood over a decree […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Monday 26 November 2012 Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, has highlighted the significance of dialogue with other cultures and religions, saying it is a good medium to spread the message of Islam. “The Holy Qur’an, which is an eternal miracle, […]
Petra | Nov 25, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES MAFRAQ — A 62-truck convoy from Saudi Arabia carrying aid for Syrian refugees on Sunday arrived in Mafraq, 80km northeast of Amman. The trucks, laden with foodstuff and other humanitarian assistance, were dispatched upon Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz’s directives. The […]
KEEPING your heart healthy and blood pressure under control is the key to avoiding Alzheimer’s disease, scientists have found. People who take simple steps from the age of 50 to reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke can hold off the crippling symptoms of dementia. Eating a healthy diet, […]
Dawn.com: Munir Akram. THROUGHOUT history, the emergence of new and more effective weapons has usually led to war or escalated violence. Each new weapon — the broadsword, lance, longbow, siege machine, heavy cavalry, gunpowder, cannons, repeating rifle, machine-gun, battle tank, aeroplane, helicopter, submarines, ballistic and cruise missile — in its […]
The Express Tribune: Vaqas Asghar. Next Friday, a group of controversial religious leaders from Britain are going to visit Islamabad’s Lal Masjid under the banner of something called Shariah4Pakistan to speak about what plagues this country. The ‘conference’, which the Lal Masjid cleric says is not authorisedand has not been discussed with him […]
The Jakarta Globe: ————— Horses are used throughout Indonesia, an archipelago of about 17,000 islands that straddles the equator, more often for pulling carts and buggies than for riding. This […]
Common Ground News Service: by Mike Prashker Ramle – Two weeks ago – before the current explosion of violence – I travelled down to Beersheba, the largest town in Southern […]