What to do in Winter if Windows Frozen?
Wife texts husband on a cold winter morning: “Windows frozen.” Husband texts back: “Pour some luke-warm water over it.” Wife texts back: “Computer totally dark.” Husband takes a big sigh …
Islamophobia: How Anti-Muslim bigotry was brought into the American mainstream
The Global Research: Ahmed Sharif was a 44-year-old Muslim Bangladeshi taxi driver in New York City. It was August 24, 2010, a time that marked the height of vitriolic protests […]
Hurricane Sandy’s economic impact
Source: CNN Money NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The impact of Hurricane Sandy on the lives of residents of the Northeast will be great. Millions are without power, likely for an […]
Promoters of Peace: Jama’at-e-Ahmadiyya Shimoga Hosts Eid Milan Party
The Shimoga Branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community hosted a very successful “Eid Milan Party” attended by K S Eshwarappa the Deputy Chief Minister of the State of Karnataka along […]
The Forged Bible — By Prof. Bart Ehrman
The Holy Quran has a nuance position about the Holy Bible, many portions are literal or inspired word of God, but, there are portions that have been forged and modern research is confirming, what the Holy Quran said more than 1400 years ago. We have saved the two hour audio […]
How Romney used his church’s charity status to lower his tax bill
http://www.salon.com/2012/10/31/how_romney_used_his_churchs_charity_status_to_lower_his_tax_bill/ Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 06:57 PM PDT Mitt Romney (Credit: AP/Charles Krupa) We already know that Mormon Mitt Romney has been tremendously generous to his church, giving over $5 million in the past two years alone, but now we learn that his charitable activity with LDS may not have […]
Arafat poisoning probe: Body to be exhumed in November
RAMALLAH: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 31 October 2012 Criminal investigators from France will exhume Yasser Arafat’s remains next month to try to find out how the Palestinian leader died, a French official said yesterday. The official said the team from France would arrive sometime between Nov. 24 and Nov. 26 in […]
Pilgrims head home after Eid
JEDDAH: AFSHAN AZIZ & IRFAN MOHAMMED Wednesday 31 October 2012 As the Eid Al-Adha holidays draws to a close, many residents across the Kingdom look back on an uplifting and […]
European Policy in the Middle East – Activists Seek Ban on Trade with Israeli Settlers
By Christoph Sydow SPIEGEL.DE Officially, the European Union views Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories as illegal. But that hasn’t stopped the EU from doing booming trade with the outposts. […]
Welcoming strangers
The town of Olten has a café that is specially for refugees and asylum seekers. Margaret Stringer, who runs the church-funded café, can relate to the migrant experience, as she came to Switzerland from Britain 16 years ago. Asylum laws are in the process of being tightened in Switzerland, and […]
Abdullah tries to loosen restrictions
Riyadh: Abdul Latif Al Shaikh’s effort follows moves by King Abdullah to loosen some restrictions on Saudis and improve the position of women in Saudi society, changes intended to ease the kind of social and economic pressures that fuelled the Arab Spring revolutions that challenged governments across the region. Read […]
Queen Elizabeth II Replies to a Letter by the Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Source: The Review of Religions & http://www.ahmadiyya.org.uk: BUCKINGHAM PALACE 18TH July, 2012 Your Holiness, The Queen has asked me to thank you for your letter which accompanied the beautiful gifts […]
Geneva: Pakistan glosses over bitter facts on human rights: Hina vs. Goebbels
NewsPakistan.pk: Despite many challenges on different fronts, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that Pakistan strongly remains steadfast in its commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights. In her opening statement at the 14th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, […]
کیا سعودی عرب کیلئے توہین رسالت اور توہین خدا جائز ہے ؟
مسجد نبوی کی توسيع کے بہانے سعودی عرب کے بنیاد پرست حکمران طبقے نے اسلام کی تین قدیم ترین مساجد کو منہدم کرنے کا پروگرام بنایا ہے . اس سے پہلے بھی سعودی عرب اسلامی ثقافتی اور تاریخی مقامات کو منہدم کر چکا ہے جن میں اہم شخصیات کے مزار، […]
Saudi Arabia to raze Prophet Mohammed’s tomb to build larger mosque
Russian TV: The key Islamic heritage site, including Prophet Mohammed’s shrine, is to be bulldozed, as Saudi Arabia plans a $ 6 billion expansion of Medina’s holy Masjid an-Nabawi Mosque. However, Muslims remain silent on the possible destruction. Work on the Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina, is planned to start as […]
The Real Problem With Flood Waters Isn’t Power Outages Or Destroyed Houses
Business Insider: The huge amount of flooding and standing water in the wake of Sandy’s innundation of the East coast isn’t just leaving power outages and destroyed houses in its path, it can leave a wake of disease as well. Marissa Fessenden explains in the Scientific American live blog about Sandy: […]
2013 PH elections: Battle of personalities?
Philippine News: Election fever is on, in both the United States and in the Philippines. In the Philippines, the filing of certificate of candidacies for candidates in the Senate, Lower House, and local government units has started. The election campaign in the United States for the presidency, the Senate, and […]
Where are all the women?
Dawn.com: Peggy Reynolds. WHEN I was a young lecturer a knock came at my office door. “Oh”, said the young man as I opened it, “So sorry — I was looking for Dr Reynolds.” This is a story from the ‘olden days’ but things have not changed that much. I […]
UK: Dr Iftikhar Ayaz, OBE, nominated for Active Refugee Advocacy Award
Ahmadiyya Times: Source/Credit: Grassroot Diplomat: Edited by Imran Jattala London, UK: – Dr Iftikhar Ayaz, OBE, Consul General of the Tuvalu Islands, has been nominated for the first ever Grassroot Diplomat Initiative Awards. According to a press release by Grassroot Diplimat, “the award looks to recognize outstanding diplomats and politicians in the UK for their dedication, commitment and […]
U.S. Statement on the UPR of Pakistan
U.S. Statement on the UPR of Pakistan 14th Session – October 30, 2012 Note: An abbreviated version of this text was delivered at the Universal Periodic Review due to time constraints. Source: US State Department: The United States welcomes H.E. Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar, Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Pakistani […]