Philippines, Muslim rebels reach peace deal
(CNN) — The Philippines has reached a preliminary agreement with Muslim rebels after 15 years of talks, the president announced Sunday, marking a major milestone after decades of militant insurgency […]
Jews & Christians Launch Campaign to Counter Anti-Jihad Subway Ad
Jewish and Christian groups unveil three ad campaigns to counter the “Defeat Jihad” ad posted at some New York City subway stations. Arutz Sheva: Jewish and Christian groups have unveiled […]
LUMS Fundraising Campaign for Abdus Salam Chair
LUMS: The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) is proud to announce its campaign to create an Abdus Salam Chair at LUMS and encourages all to contribute to it generously […]
Boy chained for not studying Arabic:
Source: TOI Police on Saturday booked the authorities of a madrassa for allegedly beating up a 12-year-old boy and holding him captive for not showing interest in studying Arabic in Andhra Pradesh’s Medak district. Police said the boy had joined Minhajul Uloom Madrassa two years ago. In his complaint, the […]
Pakistani military blocks Imran Khan’s anti-US protest in tribal region
Source:TOI The anti-US protest led by cricket star turned politician Imran Khan and his political party, was turned back just miles from the border of South Waziristan. (Reuters photo) TANK (PAKISTAN): The Pakistani military blocked a convoy carrying thousands of Pakistanis and a small contingent of US anti-war activists from […]
Laws injuring religious sentiments must be revisited
By Engr. Muhammad Ayyub Introduction In recent weeks there has been considerable disagreement across the globe as a result of the recent film made in the United States about the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw). This film effected the religious sentiments of over 1.8 billion Muslims around the world as well […]
Debate: Does the Universe have a purpose?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD This is a two hour debate, between three well known atheists and three theists. First something about the big picture, Christian apologists […]
Obama Weighs Retaliation for Attacks in Benghazi, Libya, That Killed Chris Stevens
As the clock ticks on a decision about whether and how to target suspects in the Benghazi attacks, intelligence officials say the president might lose his shot if he doesn’t […]
Palestinians need a one-state solution
Palestinians need a one-state solution Palestinian autonomy is an illusion. A plan B involving a struggle for equal rights would expose the reality of occupation by Israel by Ghada Karmi The Guardian, Thursday 20 September 2012 It is one year this week since the Palestinians applied for UN membership. President […]
After Zionism: Debating The One State Solution
Book Review: After Zionism Edited by Antony Loewenstein and Ahmed Moor, 2012 Saqi Books Last September, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas bid for Palestine to receive full member-state status at the United Nations, based on the pre-1967 borders. After enraged reactions from Israel and the US, the UN member states […]
Swedish Gaza-bound ship to break Israeli blockade
A Swedish ship transporting 17 activists from several countries has left the Italian port city of Naples for the besieged Gaza Strip to break the Israeli blockade. Source: PRESS.TV Hundreds […]
Ex-papal butler convicted, sentenced to 18 months jail
REUTERS ARABBEWS Sunday 7 October 2012 VATICAN CITY: A Vatican court convicted Pope Benedict’s former butler of stealing sensitive documents and sentenced him to 18 months in prison yesterday, at […]
‘Ansar 3’ convoy heads to Gaza (from Jordan)
Petra | Oct 06, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — A number of Jordanian activists headed to Gaza on Saturday, accompanying the third aid convoy “Ansar 3”, which is carrying $700,000 worth of food and medical assistance. Wael Saqqa, head of the Jordanian “Artery of Life” committee, noted that 10 […]
Marsden Park mosque calls for peace, not violence
THE Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Australia has condemned the violence by extremist Muslims and urged a peaceful response to the ant-Islamic video produced recently by an American. The association, which runs […]
Intimacy extinguishes passion, separation increases love: Life as an experience in Separation
Dawn: Driving on the Rock Creek Parkway, which snakes through a forest, Shams stopped his car under a big old oak. It was past midnight. He was scared too. He […]
Picture of the Day: Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan?
NO! Vienna, Austria, 1916.. the king with his wife – as the queen was – was entirely covered … Primitive? Extremist? Oppressed? Backward? It was ok for the King to […]
First British Muslim Ahmadi Minister – Aid to Pakistan will Continue
Source: Pakistan Current Affairs Watch Our own Brother Tariq (Lord and now Minister in David Cameron Cabinet) the compere of Faith Matters on MTA give his views on Aid to […]
Picture of the Day
Indo-Pak is rich with camel culture. This picture is about the hair cut competition of great Thar desert. One can see the artistic theme of the designer/hair cutter.
Western defenders of ‘free speech’ need to look in the mirror
Source: The Toronto Star Writer: Haroon Siddiqui The wave of protests against an anti-Muhammad movie made in America is said to prove, yet again, the unbridgeable gap between the West and the world of Islam. Don’t we laugh off insults to Jesus? Haven’t even the Mormons taken the satirical Broadway […]
The Horrors of “Sharia-Law!”
The Muslim Outlook – by Shahid Pervaiz October 06, 2012 It sounds like an agreeable reality that majority of the people do not try to learn about any faith other than their own and tend to accept the information and impression(s) projected by the contemporary media. This is also true […]