In the Footsteps of the Historical Jesus
Huffingtonpost In the Footsteps of Jesus, published by National Geographic Books, is the culmination of a very personal 15-year quest for the historical Jesus. As both a historian and practicing […]
Indonesia: KUA protested for “Ahmadis’ wedding”
The Jakarta Post, Tasikmalaya | Archipelago | Mon, November 12 2012 Hundreds of people from various Islamic organizations staged a protest on Monday in front of the Salawu Religious Affairs Office (KUA) in Indramayu, West Java, because of rumors that the office had wed an Ahmadis couple. Coordinator of the […]
Photo: DPA Public funds ’17 cars’ for three ex-chancellors
The Local Gerhard Schröder has seven publicly funded, chauffeur-driven vehicles at his disposal, despite his highly-paid private work. Read More:
US declares support for united Syrian opposition
WASHINGTON: The United States late Sunday declared its support for the united Syrian opposition after various groups opposed to the government of President Bashar al-Assad decided to come together following talks in Doha, Qatar. “We look forward to supporting the National Coalition as it charts a course toward the end […]
Pak terror camps: Hamid Karzai to knock on Barack Obama door
Source: TOI: Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai speaks to Times Now’s editor Arnab Goswami on the US timeline for withdrawal from his country and the role of Pakistan in the region “It is no longer a secret,” says President Hamid Karzai, “and (even) Pakistan doesn’t deny that any more. The region […]
Israeli army scores ‘direct hits’ on Syrian target
Source: TOI: Israel’s army fired tank shells into Syria on Monday and scored “direct hits” in response to a Syrian mortar shell that struck the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, the Israeli military said in a statement. JERUSALEM: Israel’s army fired tank shells into Syria on Monday and scored “direct hits” in […]
Nearly Three Quarters of Venice is Flooded
Source: Yahoo News VENICE, Italy (Reuters) – Nearly three quarters of Venice was flooded on Monday and tourists swam in St Mark’s Square as a wave of bad weather swept […]
My President is busy
Source: NY Times op ed By Thomas Friedman ISRAELI friends have been asking me whether a re-elected President Obama will take revenge on Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu for the way he and Sheldon Adelson, his foolhardy financier, openly backed Mitt Romney. My answer to Israelis is this: You should be […]
Real Islam on the Move: Message of Peace on London Bus
Message of Peace, Photo curtesy of Basharat Nazir, Twitter
Marble polishing work on Minaretul Masih in Qadian
Marble polishing work on Minaret-ul-Masih in Qadian[/caption Curtesy Mr. Kashif Khalid, Twitter http://twitpic.com/bbmthi
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Bangalore is Now a Part of New Guinness World Record!
Alhamdulillah, the Bangalore branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community under the banner of “Humanity First” participated along with many other organizations to set the New World Record for the Largest ‘Health Awareness’ Programme at a single Venue. The Attempt was organized by the Danish Pharmaceutical Company Novo Nordisk at the […]
Obama reelection a ‘win’ for China, too
Source: China Daily It’s not often that the once every decade change of China’s leadership and an American presidential election would occur in the same week. The reelection of Barack […]
The art of Listening
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/11/opinion/sunday/why-listening-is-so-much-more-than-hearing.html?src=me&ref=general HERE’S a trick question. What do you hear right now? If your home is like mine, you hear the humming sound of a printer, the low throbbing of traffic from the nearby highway and the clatter of plastic followed by the muffled impact of paws landing on linoleum — […]
Australian Roman Catholic Church admits child sex abuse
Source: BBC 22 September 2012 The Roman Catholic Church in the Australian state of Victoria has confirmed that more than 600 children have been sexually abused by its priests since the 1930s. The Archbishop of Melbourne, Denis Hart, described the figures as “horrific and shameful”. They were released in a […]
Australia PM Julia Gillard announces child abuse probe
Source: BBC Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a national inquiry into institutional responses to the sexual abuse of children. The move followed pressure from lawmakers amid police claims the Roman Catholic Church had concealed evidence of paedophile priests. The inquiry will look at religious groups, NGOs and state-care […]
Pakistani lawyers go from heroes to ‘gangsters’
Washington Post: LAHORE, Pakistan — The young police inspector came to court to present evidence in a beating case. He left with his head and lip bloodied and his uniform torn — assaulted, he said, by a gang of black-suited assailants. The notorious lawyers of Lahore had struck again, police and […]
Learning to understand Islamic Finance: What is ‘Sukuk’ ?
We are just referring you here to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukuk Sukuk: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search Part of a series on Sukuk (Arabic: صكوك, plural of صك Sakk, “legal instrument, deed, check”) is the Arabic name for financial certificates, but commonly refers to the Islamic equivalent of bonds. […]
UN and MSF Foreign aid workers burned by Myanmar’s ethnic fires
BANGKOK, Thailand — Myanmar’s coastal Rakhine State is stricken with just the sort of mess certain international aid groups are designed to relieve. Roiling conflict between the region’s native Buddhists and a stateless Muslim ethnicity, the Rohingya, has brought on mob killings, torched villages, mass displacement and even bow-and-arrow wounds. […]
Talking to foreign media is haram: Grand mufti’s edict
Express Tribune: Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti issued a religious edict prohibiting contact and cooperation with the foreign media seeking to “spread chaos and strife in the Muslim world”. Addressing a Friday sermon at a mosque in Riyadh, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh said that people should not divulge their country’s secrets […]
Muslim cleric elected head of Syrian opposition
Syria opposition groups agree to unite against Assad as US swiftly declares its support to new National Coalition. Middle East Online By Faisal Baatout – DOHA Syria’s deeply divided opposition […]