Israel Reports on Hajj
Haaretz: Millions of Muslims converge in Mecca ahead of hajj pilgrimage Muslims believe the rituals, which begin Thursday and end Monday, trace the footsteps of the prophets Abraham, Ishmael and […]
Indian rickshaw-puller’s baby Damini ‘out of danger’
Source: BBC News By Narayan Bareth The condition of a month-old Indian baby girl, whose rickshaw-puller father was forced to take her to work when her mother died, is improving, doctors say. Damini has been taken off life-support and she is now stable, Dr JK Mittal of the Fortis hospital […]
NYPD informant who tracked militants quits, denounces police
Source: Reuters (Reuters) – An informant recruited by the New York Police Department to collect information on suspected Islamic militants has quit and denounced his police handlers, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the case. The informant, a 19-year-old American citizen of Bangladeshi descent, was recruited by the […]
Sudan accuses Israel of air raid, threatens payback
KHARTOUM: Israeli missiles struck a military factory and killed two people in the Sudanese capital Wednesday, the government said, 18 months after alleging a similar raid by the Jewish state. “We think Israel did the bombing,” Culture and Information Minister Ahmad Bilal Osman told a news conference. “We reserve the […]
Karl Marx: What Relevance does he have for Our Times?
Before I try to answer this question, I want to throw it out there as a food for thought! From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Karl Marx Marx in 1875 Born Karl Heinrich Marx 5 May 1818 Trier, Kingdom of Prussia Died 14 March 1883 (aged 64) London, United Kingdom Residence […]
Hajj sermon: Islam negates aggression says Grand Mufti
Express Tribune: MOUNT ARAFAT: Calling people to follow Islam in its true sense, Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah al ash Sheikh said Islam as a religion shuns aggression. Addressing a huge […]
Women lawyers full of hope over licence to practice in Saudi Arabia
Manama: Women legal consultants in Saudi Arabia have called for the implementation of the decision to grant women licences to practice as lawyers. “We are looking forward to putting the decision into practice,” Hanan Ahmad Al Sahrfi, a legal consultant, said. “There are around 300 women lawyers in the eastern […]
Pilgrim walks from Bosnia to Haj
SARAJEVO: A Bosnian Muslim pilgrim who left last December on pilgrimage to Makkah by foot told AFP on Monday that he has arrived after passing through seven countries including war-torn Syria. “I arrived on Saturday in Makkah. I am not tired, these are the best days of my life,” Senad […]
America’s middle class: An endangered species?
BOSTON — Meet Mr. and Ms. Median America. Or perhaps you already know them. His name is likely to be Michael. Hers, Jennifer. They’re 37 years old, and live in […]
Insight: Pakistani death squads spur desperate voyage to Australia
(Reuters) – It was 3 a.m. when Abid Warasi and his friend clambered into an Indonesian fishing boat, joining 300 other migrants packed into the hold. Only a few days […]
Has the presidency brutalized Obama
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1276806–barack-obama-has-been-brutalized-by-the-presidency Jonathan Schell After the second debate between U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, Obama’s supporters chorused in near-unison, “He’s back!” The languid, disengaged, and lacklustre performer of the first debate had disappeared, and the impressive, beloved figure of the victorious 2008 campaign had reappeared. As […]
LUMS, Dr. Salam and Dr. Hoodbhoy
Daily Times; COMMENT : Hounding the dissenters — Dr Mohammad Taqi An integral accompaniment to this hounding of the politicians from Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy to Asif Ali Zardari has been the harassment of the dissenters in the intelligentsia Pakistan has an unfortunate track record of hounding dissenters from Dr Fatima Ali […]
Is hate speech a right?
Source: Times of Malta By Laiq Ahmed Atif Freedom of speech, expression and conscience is a noble value and is vital to spread a message and to restore the dignity […]
The number of job seekers rose by 1.6% in September.
Liberation France. Wednesday morning, Prime Minister of France, Jean-Marc Ayrault, announced the results of September as “not good.” Rate of unemployment is up by 1.6% in September. It means 47,000 more job seekers, its the highest since the spring 2009. A french news paper.
Pilgrims to perform Wuquf Arafat today
MINA: The Hajj pilgrims will perform the most vital pillar of Hajj, i.e. Wuquf-e-Arafat (Stay at Mount Arafat) today (Thursday), Geo News. Mufti-e-Azam will deliver Hajj sermon in Masjid-e-Nimra. Hundreds […]
Over 1.75 m foreign pilgrims at Haj
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Thursday 25 October 2012 Interior Minister Prince Ahmed, who is chairman of the Supreme Haj Committee, said 1,752,932 foreign pilgrims have arrived for Haj this year, including […]
Mina valley reverberates with talbiyah
MINA: SIRAJ WAHAB ARABNEWS Thursday 25 October 2012 The valley of Mina yesterday reverberated with the chants of “Labaik Allahuma Labaik … Here I am at Thy service O God,” […]
Syria accuses France of backing terrorism
Rfi France. “Syria calls on the international community, and in particular the UN Security Council, to seriously question the role of France, which is preventing the cessation of violence and terrorism in Syria,” state news agency Sana quoted the foreign ministry as saying. “The previous and current French governments continue […]
ISLAM IN THE PRESS : post by H. Koya
Foreign Islamic militants worry Syrian rebels but also provide a powerful … Fox News ALEPPO, Syria – The presence of foreign Islamic militants battling Syria’s regime is raising concerns over the possible injection of al-Qaida’s influence into the country’s civil war. Syria’s rebels share some of those misgivings. But they also see in … See all […]