Girl, 11, puts officials in a spot at CPC
Source: TOI BEIJING: Chinese officials used to the tame questions of a compliant state press were caught out by a plucky 11-year-old reporter during the country’s sensitive Communist Party congress. More:
Never Forget
Source: Spiegel: German President Joachim Gauck views an art installation in Berlin on Friday of a simulation of what it might be like if the Nazi Gestapo were to ransack a bedroom today. The exhibition has been put together by the anti-xenophobia organization Gesicht Zeigen, or, “show your face.” The […]
Germany to offer Syrian Christians asylum
Source: The Local German politicians have said they are preparing to allow Christian Syrian refugees to seek asylum in Germany, ahead of a worldwide day of prayer for oppressed Christians. Read More:
Chief versus Chief
Source: ET “The emperor Abul-Fath Jalaluddin Muhammad, king of kings, known since his childhood as Akbar, meaning “the great,” and latterly, in spite of the tautology of it, as Akbar the Great, the great great one, great in his greatness, doubly great, so great that the repetition in his title […]
Malala Continues her Recovery – Video
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Britain’s new far right worries critics: Dangerous Developments
Global Post: LONDON, UK — These are strange times for the British far right. As painful austerity fans surges in nationalism that are lifting their European counterparts’ political fortunes, the […]
Real Islam: Interfaith response to anti-Islam movie by USA Ahmadiyya
Allenamerican.com: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Dallas is organizing an interfaith conference in response to the Anti-Islam Movie. Scholars from Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Islam will speak on the topic “Holy Founder of My Faith” to shed light on the life and teachings of their respective founders. The event will be from […]
Smokers’ Corner: Refiguring Jinnah- Secular or Islamist
Dawn: Nadeem Paracha: Today many Pakistanis are aware of Jinnah’s August 11, 1947, speech in which he clearly explains Pakistan to be a democratic Muslim majority country where religion has nothing to do with the business of the state. Well-known historians have all maintained that to Jinnah the Muslims of […]
Al-Ghazali’s Philosophical Theology
Al-Ghazali’s Philosophical Theology [Hardcover] Frank Griffel (Author) Review from Amazon: The Muslim thinker al-Ghazali (d. 1111) was one of the most influential theologians and philosophers of Islam and has been considered an authority in both Western and Islamic philosophical traditions. Born in northeastern Iran, he held the most prestigious academic […]
Court to consider whether soldiers have ‘right to life’
Britain’s highest court is to debate whether soldiers in battle are entitled to the right to life under human rights legislation. The Supreme Court will reportedly investigate the circumstances surrounding […]
EU budget talks collapse following rows over funding increase
Talks to agree the European Union’s budget for next year broke down amid rows involving among member states including Britain – sparking a new funding crisis. Eight hours of negotiations […]
Clash among institutions ruled out: Pakistan PM
PM rules out clash among institutions International News, Pakistan KARACHI: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that there is no clash among state institutions in the country, Geo News reported. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of a private automobile plant here Saturday, Prime Minister Raja Ashraf said difference of […]
Anatoly Ivanishin: Seen from space, only the two holy cities stand out
RIYADH: ABDUL HANNAN TAGO ARABNEWS The four Russian astronauts who came to visit the Prince Salman Science Oasis (PSSO) told Saudi students that while taking a picture of some beautiful […]
Pakistan’s Raiway Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour and wife banned from entering US
Anti-Islam film bounty: Bilour, wife banned from entering US By Hassan Ali Published: November 9, 2012 US embassy in Islamabad cancels visas of Federal Minister for Railways Ghulam Billour and his wife. PHOTO: AFP/FILE PESHAWAR: In a reaction over the bounty placed on the head of the producer of the movie ‘Innocence of Muslims’, […]
Iraq cancels 4.2 billion $ Arms deal with Russia
Ammar Karim | AFP ARABNEWS Saturday 10 November 2012 BAGHDAD: Iraq canceled a $4.2 billion (3.3 billion euro) weapons package with Russia on Saturday citing graft concerns, torpedoing a deal that would have made Moscow Iraq’s biggest arms supplier after the US. Cancellation of the deal, which had been announced […]
Why to envy Indonesias economy
by Lily Kuo If Indonesia’s economy continues to grow as it has, millions more will enter the middle class over the next decade. ……… In 2006, the world’s […]
Religious Persecution a Prime Topic at Islamic Forum
The Jakarta Globe: Religious minorities are still at risk in Indonesia, facing restrictions from the government as well as social hostilities including threats and intimidation by individuals and members of […]
Obama plans to address rising college costs
Source:The Maroon By JENNIE GUTIERREZ One of President Obama’s major goals for higher education is to make it more affordable for more people. Obama wants to have the most college graduates in the world by 2020 and cut college tuition in half by 2022. “President Obama has proposed expanding federal […]
A day in Qadian
By Zubair Khan On Tuesday, 30th of October-2012 at about 10.00, I entered the gate of Ahmadiyya Mohellah Qadian. Script in very bold letters, “Love for all Hatred for None” on this gate was was glittering under briskly sunshine. It was my first ever visit to Qadian Darul Amaan in […]
Police decide not to lay charges against Islamic school
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1285758–police-decide-not-to-lay-charges-against-scarborough-islamic-school-over-anti-semitic-online-material Toronto No charges will be laid against the East End Madrassah, an Islamic school that lost its permit to use a Scarborough school for classes while police investigated complaints of anti-Semitic teachings. In May, the Toronto District School Board ruled the weekend school could not use David and Mary […]