Meat of one million sheep to be distributed
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Sunday 28 October 2012 Coupons for nearly one million sacrificial animals have been sold among pilgrims during this Haj season under the sacrificial meat utilization project, said […]
Pilgrims stone devil on 2nd day
MINA: SIRAJ WAHAB ARABNEWS Sunday 28 October 2012 .Pilgrims symbolically stoned the devil for a second day yesterday. Chanting “God is Greatest,” pilgrims threw seven small pea-sized pebbles at each […]
ISLAM IN THE PRESS: post by H. Koya
Witnesses: Libya consulate attack seemed planned, may have used anti-Islam … Fox News TRIPOLI, Libya – It began around nightfall on Sept. 11 with around 150 bearded gunmen, some wearing the Afghan-style tunics favored by Islamic militants, sealing off the streets leading to the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. They set up roadblocks […]
Renaissance of Islam and Persecution
Alislam.org: Summary of Friday Sermon delivered by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih the V (ATBA). He recited the following verses at the start of the Friday sermon today: ‘By […]
Fears of a witch hunt as BBC sex abuse scandal spreads
Global Post: LONDON, UK — It started as a simple scandal involving a few sordid claims about a dead television presenter. Now revelations about Jimmy Savile have become a “tsunami […]
Worst storm in 100 years: East Coast waits in terror for Frankenstorm
Russian TV: Some Americans may have to think twice about going trick-or-treating this year. A massive storm is expected to hit the East Coast during the days leading up to […]
Governor KP alleges links exist between Punjab govt and “terrorists”
Dawn: PESHAWAR: Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Syed Masood Kausar on Saturday alleged that the Punjab government had covert links with “terrorists”, DawnNews reported. Speaking at a fund distribution for the displaced people of Bara, the governor said that the Punjab government had been encouraging the “terrorists” hiding in the madrassas and […]
The Muslim Sunrise’s Fall Volume: Promoting Peace at All Levels
Introduction to the Muslim Sunrise The Muslim Sunrise endeavors to share true Islamic teachings across the United States of America. Its publication beginning an astounding 89 years ago, the Muslim Sunrise carries […]
Expansion of Masjid an Nabwai
Source: Independent, UK Medina: Saudis take a bulldozer to Islam’s history Three of the world’s oldest mosques are about to be destroyed as Saudi Arabia embarks on a multi-billion-pound expansion of […]
Editorial: Religious Tolerance Needs Legal Backing
The Jakarta Globe: The Islamic Defenders Front has been allowed to take the law into its own hands far too often. On the eve of Idul Adha, dozens of members […]
Al Qaeda leader calls on Muslims to kidnap Westerners
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By AFP Published: October 27, 2012 WASHINGTION: Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has urged Egyptians to restart their revolution to press for Islamic law and called on Muslims to kidnap Westerners, the SITE Intelligence Group said Friday. In a video released on […]
The other way round: Cow kills man … on Eid-ul-Adha
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A panicking cow killed a Palestinian man who was trying to slaughter the beast on Saturday during the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Adha, a Gaza health official said. Muslims around the world slaughter sheep, cows and goats during the four-day holiday that began Friday […]
Canadian Minister Kenney issues Statement to Recognize Eid-al-Adha
Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, http://www.cic.gc.ca Ottawa, October 25, 2012 — The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement to recognize Eid-al-Adha: Today at […]
Imran Khan pulled off flight at Pearson for questioning
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/10/26/imran-khan-pulled-off-flight-to-us-for-questioning TORONTO – Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan was yanked from his flight to New York and taken in for questioning at Toronto Pearson International Airport Friday. Khan, who was in Brampton Thursday night for a politically-charged speech about turmoil in his homeland, boarded an American Airlines plane from Toronto to […]
Don’t blame recipients for politicizing Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medals — blame the people awarding them
Author: Chris Selley Source: National Post, Canada In awarding a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal to two scofflaw anti-abortion activists — Mary Wagner, who is behind bars, and Linda Gibbons, who usually is — Saskatchewan MP Maurice Vellacott obviously knew he would cause a political stir […]
Fleeing Muslims seek food, shelter after Myanmar chaos
Source: Reuters (Reuters) – Boatloads of Muslims struggled to reach refugee camps and sought safety on islands and in coastal villages on Saturday as Myanmar tried to put out the fires of a week of sectarian unrest that has shaken its fragile democratic transition. Dozens of rickety wooden vessels packed […]
Death Toll in Burma Clashes Doubles
Source: VOA Daniel Schearf October 26, 2012 BANGKOK — The death toll from sectarian clashes in Burma’s coastal Rakhine state has doubled to 112 with over 70 reported injured, including children. The official figures surpass the bloodshed in fighting this summer and were released after President Thein Sein vowed to […]
Amazon reports loss led by its stake in LivingSocial
Source: BBC Online retailer Amazon has reported a bigger than expected quarterly loss, led by its investment in struggling online deals service LivingSocial. Amazon made a loss of $274m (£170m) for the July to September period, compared with a profit of $63m a year earlier. The overall loss is equivalent to […]
BBC – Three Hours Documentary – The Life of Prophet Muhammad
Additional reading and viewing: In the Face of the Cartoon Row: The Best Movie about the Prophet Muhammad — ‘The Message’ The Life of Muhammad is a 2011 British three-part documentary miniseries examining the life of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) and the origins of Islam. The documentary […]