Source: Asiatimes. While India’s women leaders are equally ruthless in politics, they differ greatly in style. Chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee’s down-at-heel image is carefully crafted to appeal to the poor, while the glamour of Uttar Pradesh chief Mayawati presents her dalit caste with an aspirational figure. Rising […]
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Friday 28 September 2012 Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is also chairman of the Central Haj Committee, will inaugurate the fifth national media campaign for Haj pilgrims on Saturday. “The fifth edition of the media campaign carrying the theme ‘Haj is a Worship and Refined Conduct’ […]
Agence France Presse ARABNEWS Friday 28 September 2012 ADDIS ABABA: Sudan and South Sudan agreed security and oil deals on Thursday, drawing praise and relief from the international community for […]
Associated Press ARABNEWS Thursday 27 September 2012 UNITED NATIONS: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he has opened talks on a new bid for international recognition at the UN, but didn’t […]
Christ was crucified on Friday. Since the Jewish Holy Day of Sabbath (Saturday) was approaching it was normal custom to take down the body from the cross before the evening. This was […]
The Muslim Outlook by Shahid Pervaiz September 26, 2012 As the subject of “Freedom of Speech” is touching its new horizons and various definitions are being presented via the global […]
Non-Ahmadi opponents raise the objection that the Promised Messiah(as) declared that believing Jesus(as) to be alive, is ‘shirk’ (polytheistic): “Thus it is disrespectful to say that Jesus did not die and it is a great ‘shirk’.” (Al-Istaftā. Appendix Haqīqatul Wahī p-39,R.K. Vol-22, p-660). but had the same belief for a […]
Daily Telegraph: In what appears to be a slap in the face for gender equality, the report found the divorce rate among couples who shared housework equally was around 50 […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Durban III is an informal name for a high-level United Nations General Assembly meeting marking the 10th anniversary of the adoption of The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action that was held in New York City on 22 September 2011.[1] It was mandated in 2009 […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 2001 World Conference against Racism (WCAR), also known as Durban I, was held at the Durban International Convention Centre in Durban, South Africa, under UN auspices, from 31 August to 8 September 2001. The conference dealt with several controversial issues, including compensation for slavery […]
Russian TV: The filmmaker allegedly behind the Islamophobic video that sparked anti-US protests the world over has reportedly been taken into custody in Los Angeles and is due to appear […]
Express Tribune: LAHORE: An additional district sessions judge on Thursday ordered the SHO of Islampura Police Station to act in accordance with law in an application seeking registration of a case […]
Kano: Saudi authorities have deported 150 female Nigerian pilgrims and detained another 1,000 because they came unaccompanied by men. Read more
Source: The News The Pakistan Interfaith League (PIL) has expressed dissatisfaction over the announcement made by the Government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) for the reconstruction of the Sarhadi Lutheran Church in Mardan as well on the police investigation process to track down the culprits who incited people to set the church […]
Source: Huffingtonpost (RNS) Religious leaders are rallying against controversial ads placed in 10 New York City subway stations that insinuate that Muslims are savages. The ads, purchased by the American Freedom Defense Initiative say, “In any war between civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat […]
Source: Asia Society By Liz Flora Leaders from the countries on the front lines of climate change assailed the “inertia” of the world’s richer nations, and warned of grave consequences ahead for their own countries, when they convened at Asia Society New York today for the launch of a new […]
Source: TOI Anti-US protests outside American Centre in Kolkata See photo KOLKATA: Hundreds of Muslims today marched towards the American Centre here to protest against an anti-Islam video and to demand that the US authorities apologise for it. The protestors, belonging to Muslim organisations, including the All-Bengal Minorities Youth Federation, […]
Source: ET France’s Interior Minister Manuel Valls delivers a speech during the official inauguration of Strasbourg Grand Mosque in Strasbourg, September 27, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS STRASBOURG: France will expel any foreigner who threatens security at home or abroad in the name of Islam or does not respect the country’s secular traditions, […]
Source: The Local Chancellor Angela Merkel was clear about her thoughts towards the three million Muslims living in Germany. Islam, she said, “is a part of us.” In the wake […]
Source: Asiatimes: Make no mistake; the Emir of Qatar is on a roll. What an entrance at the UN General Assembly in New York; Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani called for an Arab coalition of the willing-style invasion of Syria, no less. [1] In the words of the Emir, “It […]