Source: DEVEX Switzerland has taken another step toward meeting its pledge to spend 0.5 percent of its gross national income on foreign aid by 2015: On Tuesday, the Senate moved to close the country’s foreign aid budget at $12.06 billion for the next four years. We break down the funding […]
The Jakarta Globe: This month marked the end of McKinsey & Company’s latest wave of Young Leaders for Indonesia. YLI is an annual series of intensive workshops for high-performing individuals […]
Former US president says American influence in the Mideast waning, US electoral process ‘corrupt’ The Times of Israel: US influence in the Middle East has never been weaker and prospects for a peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians are grim, former US president Jimmy Carter warned on Tuesday. He […]
An extreme American film that ridicules the Prophet Mohammed and calls Islam a “cancer” provokes violence across Muslim countries. BY Sam Kiley SKY NEWS If there was ever a propaganda […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD On the 11th anniversary of the tragic events of September 11th, 2001, I was thinking about the long term effects of the events […]
Source: ET Altaf Hussain highlighted that Jinnah had included Hindus and Ahmadis in the cabinet – the country’s first foreign minister was Sir Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan, who was an Ahmadi, and the law minister was Joginder Nath Mandal. PHOTO: COURTESY MQM KARACHI: Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was a liberal-minded Muslim who […]
Source: ET “There can be peace”, stated the notorious Afghan warlord sitting cross-legged across the carpet from me in the air-conditioned cool of his palatial Kabul home. “Yes, there can be but … not until we have killed all of the enemies first”. He is serious — more serious than […]
By A. Abdul Aziz Press Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Sri Lanka. The three-day international Ahmadiyya Conference concluded on September 9, 2012, at Hadeeqatul Mahdi in Alton, Hampshire, U.K. This international […]
By David Amitai The Daily Star Every week for the past five months, a group of Arab and Jewish women from neighboring towns near Haifa, Israel, have come together to cook. Each week, they meet in a different woman’s home, discovering their commonalities and differences by sharing recipes, culinary traditions […]
ABU TARIQ HIJAZI ARABNEWS Friday 7 September 2012 JEDDAH: THERE are a few rulers in the world who have left indelible impressions in history. Caliph Umar bin Abdul Aziz tops […]
Source: ET Aside from the usual looks of amusement, Afridi’s gangling moustache managed to draw the attention of members of militant group Lashkar-e-Islami. The iconoclastic facial hair caused him to […]
Source: ET LAHORE: “Discrimination begins from the point when children are offered [to study] ethics [rather than compulsory Islamic studies] instead of a subject that relates to their faiths,” Peter Jacob, the National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP) executive director, says. More:
Reuters | Sep 11, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES DUBAI — The United Arab Emirates has arrested eight Emirati Islamists, including a state prosecutor and a former judge, rights activists said on Tuesday, widening a crackdown on dissidents over alleged threats to state security. Thanks to cradle-to-grave welfare systems, the UAE […]
Source: ET BEIRUT: The US ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff were killed in a rocket attack on Tuesday in the Libyan city of Benghazi, a Libyan official said. More:
by Urs Geiser, swissinfo.ch and agencies Parliament has voted in favour of spending some SFr11.35 billion ($12.06 billion) on development aid over the next four years, as the government moves […]
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 12 September 2012 Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs Prince Mansour bin Miteb will inspect the Mashair Railway project on Sunday, Al-Madinah reported yesterday. It was […]
TAIF: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 12 September 2012 Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal yesterday urged Saudi youth to confront the anti-Islam smear campaign by leading an exemplary life, following the teachings of the Qur’an and Sunnah. “You are a good example to the whole world in adhering to the eternal values, […]
Source: The Local Both pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrators appeared in Frankfurt on Tuesday as US philosopher Judith Butler accepted the Theodor Adorno prize. Jewish groups had branded her an “Israel hater” ahead of the ceremony. More:
Credit: The Local The happiest Germans live in the north of the country, according to a new survey which suggests people in Hamburg and on the North Sea coast are the most content with their lot. More:
Credit: The Local The Constitutional Court has rejected attempts to stop the country’s participation in the euro rescue fund ESM, meaning it can be ratified – but said Germany’s contribution must be limited to the agreed €190 billion. More: