In pictures: French pilgrim town of Lourdes under water
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Pakistani brothers reflect their country’s contradictions: Hafiz Saeed vs Hafiz Masood
By Richard Leiby, Monday, October 29, 9:08 AM LAHORE, Pakistan — One cleric is a wanted terrorist who preaches that the United States is Pakistan’s worst enemy, determined to “wipe out every Muslim” with the […]
The highest Islamic authority has slammed attack on Ahmadiyah mosque in Bandung
FPI’s Latest Ahmadiyah Attack Riles Even MUI The Jakarta Globe: The country’s highest Islamic authority has slammed a hard-line group for attacking an Ahmadiyah mosque in Bandung on the eve […]
Anarchy in the UK: British govt fumbles ‘war on gang culture’
Russian TV: Chaos and violence are on the rise in the UK a year after the PM declared a war on gang culture, a study revealed. Police aggression and a […]
Pakistan: beyond bipolar disorder: Is Jinnah Responsible?
Express Tribune: While imagining Pakistan as a bipolar patient, M Bilal Lakhani, in his article “Pakistan’s bipolar disorder” (September 28) cites two hypothetical groups symbolising the ‘highs’ and ‘lows’ of […]
Libyan witnesses recount organized Benghazi attack
Story Summary The witness accounts gathered by The Associated Press give a from-the-ground perspective for the sharply partisan debate in the U.S. over the attack that left U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans dead. Within 24 hours of the attack, both the embassy in Tripoli and the CIA […]
New Sadr Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya UK appointed
Source: Official Website of Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya, UK Credit: Malayalam Khutba Section Dear Khuddam, [السّــلامُ علَيْكُــمْ ورَحْمَـةُ الله وبَرَكَــاتُه] Following the elections at Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya UK Majlis-e- Shura last […]
Does Imran Khan believe in Separation of Church-Mosque and State?
Imran Khan Niazi (born 25 November 1952), is a Pakistani politician and former cricketer. After retiring, he entered politics. Besides his political activism, Khan is also a philanthropist, cricket commentator, […]
Foreign pilgrims spent on average more than SR 20’000 last year (USD 5333)
MINA: ARAB NEWS Monday 29 October 2012 .A recent study on the spending habits of Haj pilgrims has found that a foreign pilgrim spend an average of SR 21,622 for his Haj last year. “About 77 percent of the cost of Haj went for his accommodation, travel, fees, and food […]
Underground tunnel to link holy sites, ease movement
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Monday 29 October 2012 .An underground tunnel connecting Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah will be constructed soon for the passage of ambulance vans as well as supply, service and cleaning vehicles, Makkah Mayor Dr. Osama Al-Bar said yesterday. “Experts at Makkah and Holy Sites Development Authority are giving […]
(nearly) Four million pilgrims performed Haj this year
MINA: ARAB NEWS Monday 29 October 2012 Nearly four million pilgrims have performed Haj this year, Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal announced yesterday. “This year’s pilgrimage was a resounding success,” […]
Hurricane Storm Surge May Flood New York With Toxic Poo
Business Insider: Some heartwarming news from Adam Pasick at New York Magazine… If Hurricane Sandy’s storm surge is as big as projected, the fetid Gowanus canal may overflow and flood low-lying areas of Brooklyn with a foul-smelling and poisonous mixture of chemicals and crap: More
Twitter Chatter: Ahmadi in Lahore stopped from sacrifice on Eid
Source: Twitter chatter on Sunday 28 October 2012 by Saleemuddin and Imran Jatla. Please add or confirm if someone has more news. As yet unconfirmed reports of an Ahmadi having […]
Science and religion are united in a shared sense of wonder
theguardian: Jeff Forshaw. As a scientist, I like to feel as if I am exploring a cosmic mystery of the greatest significance. I am awestruck by the beauty that saturates […]
The man who reinvented banks
Source: Herald Scotland By Steven Vass Professor Muhammad Yunus paces into the room with the quiet dignity befitting his status. This is the father of micro-finance, the founder of the Grameen Bank, which lends money to severely poor people to start businesses. Originated in his native Bangladesh in the 1970s, it […]
The Grand Inquisitor: Jesus Treated as Heretic, When Revisiting
(1880) Translated by H.P. Blavatsky. [The following is an extract from M. Dostoevsky’s celebrated novel, The Brothers Karamazof, the last publication from the pen of the great Russian novelist, who died a few months ago, just as the concluding chapters appeared in print. The fifth chapter of this novel is […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Character – Another Glimpse
October 28, 2012 The Muslim Outlook – by Shahid Pervaiz It was Lahore and in Mochi Gate Park that a Leader of the Masses would repeatedly provoke the mobs against Ahmadi Muslims. His inspirational oratory was worth adulation by millions of his audience {thousands present in the parks and many […]
Imran Khan’s Video Interview about Fixing Pakistan’s Problems
On Oct 25th 2012, Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Mr. Imran Khan Visited Toronto Canada to raise funds for his Political Party in Pakistan. During the visit, the Rawal TV Team […]
The Mystery of Macedonia’s Islamic Manuscripts
October 28, 2012 Balkanalysis.com Editor’s note: while an October exhibition of Macedonian medieval manuscripts in Brussels incited protests from the government in Sofia over historical issues, there is another collection of texts in the country about which relatively little is known- that is, Macedonia’s Islamic manuscript collection, a legacy from […]