Maulana Hafiz Ahmed Jibreel Saeed passed away in Ghana
Promoted post: Video: The Story of God With Morgan Freeman – Who Is God? It is my sad duty to inform you that Maulana Hafiz Ahmed Jibreel Saeed, Naib Ameer III-Ghana, […]
Too fat to die
RT: The doctor of a 480 lb. death row inmate said in an Ohio court filing that the convicted murderer is “too fat” to receive a lethal injection and is therefore unable to be executed. With no accessible veins in his arms, hands or legs, he may be evading death. […]
Blasphemy laws are darkening Pakistan’s skies
theguardian: Salman Hameed. This blasphemy law is devouring Pakistani society from within. It is an all-purpose tool in the service of intolerance. It has often been used against religious minorities, but Muslims are paying the price as well. The repeal of the law, unfortunately, is unlikely. Some voices critical of the law […]
Open secrets
Source: Friday Time: Taliban patrol in their stronghold in Waziristan A NATO report leaked earlier this year said Taliban insurgents who attack NATO and Afghan troops in Afghanistan flee to the Pakistani side of the border to take shelter. The report, titled State of the Taliban, said militants in Pakistan’s […]
Mo’bama
Source: NYT My first reaction as the numbers rolled in was that voters had conspired to play an elaborate practical joke on the country. After more than a year of frantic attention, obscene amounts of advertising, a profusion of polling, fact-checking, forecasting and analyzing, most of it predicated on the […]
Iran Fired on Military Drone in First Such Attack, U.S. Says
Source: NY Times: WASHINGTON — Iranian warplanes shot at an American military surveillance drone flying over the Persian Gulf near Iran last week, Pentagon officials disclosed Thursday. They said that the aircraft, a Predator drone, was flying in international airspace and was not hit and that the episode had prompted […]
Anglican Church’s New Leader Vows to Seek Reconciliation
Source: NY Times: LONDON — Bishop Justin Welby, the new archbishop of Canterbury and spiritual head of the world’s estimated 77 million Anglicans, pledged Friday to seek reconciliation in some of the most contentious issues of gender and sexuality that have split the Anglican Communion. Read More:
A Vague Role for Religion in Egyptian Draft Constitution
Source: NY Times: Tara Todras-Whitehill for The New York Times Thousands of ultraconservative Salafis protested in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Friday, angry that the draft constitution did not go far enough to enshrine Islamic law. A compromise in the constituent assembly accepted that “the principles of Islamic law” should […]
ICD to open two new Islamic banks in Africa
DJIBOUTI: ARAB NEWS Saturday 10 November 2012 The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), a private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group, is opening two new Islamic banks in Mali and Benin in 2013, to provide Islamic financial services in the areas currently greatly […]
Mitt Romney’s reality check leaves him shell-shocked
By Jonathan Schell The Daily Star Lebanon There is a kind of war under way in the United States nowadays between fact and fantasy. President Barack Obama’s re-election marked a victory, limited but unmistakable, for the cause of fact. Events in the days leading up to America’s presidential election provided […]
Struggle to eradicate Caste Hidden Agenda of Samajik Samrasta
Written by Written by Ram Puniyani Caste is a phenomenon deeply entrenched in Indian society and the struggle against it began in the late 19th century. Despite the social movements, initiated around the ideas of Phule, Ambedkar, Periyar and many such legendary figures, it continues to pervade in the Indian […]
CIA Chief Petraeus resigns due to extramarital affair
Russian TV: CIA Director David Petraeus has announced he will resign from the Central Intelligence Agency. Petraeus, age 60, released a statement on Friday obtained by CNN confirming that his […]
Million-name petition and Nobel calls for Malala: UN Envoy Brown
Dawn: ISLAMABAD: More than a million people have signed a global petition supporting shot Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, UN envoy Gordon Brown said Friday, amid calls for her to be […]
Try a little love
Atifa Ahmed, Calgary Herald Published: Saturday, November 03, 2012 Re: “The liberation of a Jew hater into a Zionist,” Licia Corbella, Opinion, Oct. 27. I think everything Licia Corbella tried to say can be summed up in Kasim Hafeez’s words: “Life is just so much better when you’re not so angry […]
جاپان کی سب سے مشہور یونیورسٹی میں حضرت محمد مصطفی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم بطور امن کے سفیر کے موضوع پر تقریر
جاپان کی سب سے بڑی اور مشہور ٹوکیو یونیورسٹی میں اسلام اور انسانیت نیز حضرت محمد مصطفی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم بطور امن کے سفیر کے موضوع پر تقریر کے لیے […]
Building Better Bridges in Barrie, Ontario
Building Better Bridges in Barrie-1 TIKKUN OLAM-Heal the Word The city of Barrie witnessed a unique event this morning; city council’s first Annual Interfaith Breakfast – sharing spirituality enlightenment over […]
Researchers develop effective thermal energy storage system
Source: R&D Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a thermal energy storage system that will work as a viable alternative to current methods used for storing energy collected from solar panels. Incorporating the researchers’ design into the operation of a concentrated solar power plant will dramatically increase […]
An uncanny victim of Faizabad riots
Source: The Hindu A bilingual publication that promotes communal harmony — ‘Aap ki Taaqat’ – was targeted by mobs during the recent Faizabad riots The recent Faizabad communal riot witnessed the usual religious symbols and shops being targeted in an attempt to disturb the communal amity of the city, which […]
Nearly 100 Missing As Rohingya Refugee Boat Sinks
Source: RTT News Nearly 100 people reported missing after a rickety boat carrying Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar to Malaysia sank off the Bangladesh coast early on Wednesday morning, reports quoting officials said. A top official of the Bangladesh Border Guard said the vessel was carrying around 110 passengers when […]
More loyal than the king
Source: ET There they go again, the Ghairat Brigades, so trying to prove themselves loyal to the king that they have become more loyal than him. Hehehe, what fun it is to watch them yet another time do contortions, turn cartwheels and jump through hoops trying to prove that the […]