BBC – The Life of Prophet Muhammad – The Seeker
It’s a television first, claims the BBC Press Office. OK they would say that wouldn’t they but I think it might be the first time in decades – if not […]
African returnees toil after fleeing Libya
Thousands of migrants struggle to survive after being forced to return home in the wake of the revolt against Gaddafi. A group of Chadian migrants woke one morning to find […]
Special Report: Pakistan’s threat within – the Sunni-Shia divide
By Michael Georgy GILGIT, Pakistan (Reuters) – About 20 men dressed as Pakistani soldiers boarded a bus bound for a Muslim festival outside this mountain town and checked the identification cards of the passengers. They singled out 19 Shi’ites, drew weapons and slaughtered them, most with a bullet to the […]
Oct.22: International Sufi Festival in India
Pakistani whirling dervish dancers from Shah Hussains Mazaar perform during the 2012 International Sufi Festival in Amritsar, India on Oct. 21, 2012. Participants from various countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Maldives, […]
ISLAM IN THE PRESS: POST BY H. KOYA
Informant: NYPD paid me to ‘bait’ Muslims The Associated Press Rahman said he wanted to turn his life around and stop using drugs, and said he believed Islam could provide a purpose in life. In the following days, Rahman friended him on Facebook and the two exchanged phone numbers. Shahbaz, a Pakistani […]
Millions of pilgrims head to Mina as Hajj 2012 officially kicks off
By Al Arabiya with Agencies Millions of pilgrims arrived this week in Mecca for Islam’s annual Hajj (pilgrimage), which officially starts on Wednesday. Around four million pilgrims were heading to […]
Nunu Sports Festival Rocks Bolga, Wa
Source: Daily Guide: It was Gambibgo Primary School that emerged winners in the primary school category with TI Ahmadiyya following. Bukere Primary’s Abdulai Ibrahim was adjudged the discovery player in the primary division, while Asaaba Ayinu, Gambusai Primary finished as the Most Valuable Player. More:
Muslims in Myanmar will Not Celebrate Eid ul-Adha
Source: M-Media M-Media A coalition of four major Islamic organizations in Myanmar jointly announces today that Myanmar Muslims will not celebrate this year’s Eid ul-Adha, a holy religious event scheduled for October 27 in Myanmar. The statement, signed by the Olama Muslim Theologians, the Islamic Affairs Council, the Myanmar Muslim […]
Rakhine Terrorists Burnt Down A Mosque in Kyauk Phyu
Source: MMedia There are 12 wards in Kyauk Phyu Township, Rakhine State and a mosque in West Ward was burnt down by Rakhine extremists at night on 22nd Oct. Very few Muslims live near that mosque. As a result, Muslims were not ready to protect the mosque against this arson. […]
The racists and the Islamists in Khaki (Military)
Dawn.com: by Waris Husain. An obstacle that seems to define US-Pakistan relations is the lack of a common enemy recognised by both parties. There is a mutual threat within the military ranks of both nations in the form of infiltrators, using their military training to assist extremist groups. Pakistan’s Army […]
“Another school girl from Swat threatened by Taliban”
Dawn.com: PESHAWAR: Following the deadly attack on activist Malala Yousafzai a few weeks ago, another schoolgirl from Swat, Hina Khan who was a pioneer in raising her voice publicly against Taliban atrocities in the Malakand Valley, is now also claiming to be on the Taliban’s hit list. What has been further worrisome […]
Bearded Gospel Men: Facial Hair For A More Manly Faith
“You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your heads, neither shall you clip off the edge of your beard.” — Leviticus 19:27 To beard or not to beard is not the question. The beard is a given — given by God. Bearded Gospel Men simply delivers the divine truth […]
NYPD Paid Me To ‘Bait’ Muslims Into Saying Things About Jihad, Terrorism
Huff Post: by Adam Goldman and Matt Apuzzo NEW YORK — A paid informant for the New York Police Department’s intelligence unit was under orders to “bait” Muslims into saying inflammatory things as he lived a double life, snapping pictures inside mosques and collecting the names of innocent people attending […]
Crows ‘attack’ MPs cars with stones
RT: In a scene reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller The Birds, a murder of crows has stoned several expensive vehicles parked near a regional legislative body in the Russian Urals, prompting internet jokes about possible political motives. “When leaving the office, I saw a group of drivers of ministers’ and […]
Qatar’s Leader Visits Gaza
October 23, 2012 VOICE OF AMERICA Qatar’s emir has received a hero’s welcome in the Gaza Strip as he became the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory […]
With the economy in tatters, Egyptians tighten their belts for major Muslim holiday
By Associated Press WASHINGTON POST CAIRO — Tamer Shamy’s butcher shop is all set for one of Islam’s most important holidays — colorful blinking lights have been festooned around hanging […]
Pakistan: 2 more Ahmadis martyred in ten minutes space at Baldia Town, Karachi
Updates from Press Secretary SAAPK who posts from his public twitter account … tweets are listed in reverse order (i.e. latest first): Saleem ud Din @SaleemudDinAA @Hi_Its_Annie No but they were working […]
Recruiting the four Horsemen of Neo-atheism into Cavalry of Islam
Prologue First something about the big picture, the Christian apologists want to make a case for Christianity based on laws of nature and science, by showing that there ought to […]
Nature from Buds to Flowers
Whereas fruit is mentioned at least 30 times in the Holy Qur’an and seed at least 5 times, the word flower and buds is not mentioned even once Say, ‘Travel […]
Brief Introduction to the life of Mohsin Mahmud Sahib
By Ehtishamul Haq Mahmood Kauser The life of this noble one is not mysterious to the author of this dissertation. The most prominent example of his character that can be noted is his most warm and wholehearted greeting. Even at his extreme age he would embrace all with a […]