Hajis face shortage of buses because of Syria crisis
ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Some 200 domestic pilgrim service companies in the Kingdom could face a major transport crisis during this Haj season due to shortage of buses caused by political […]
ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Some 200 domestic pilgrim service companies in the Kingdom could face a major transport crisis during this Haj season due to shortage of buses caused by political […]
By Zubair Khan Amir and Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Germany, Mr Abdullah Wagishauser misses no chance of adventurism. Be it swimming, mountaineering, cycling, running or taking part in marathons. Even at the age of 62 plus physically he is more fit than any youngster of 25 to 30 years […]
FPSA General Secretary, Rajeshwar Singh Your views FPSA are a part of FTUC statements about FLP Read or post your comments FPSA are a part of FTUC statements about FLP Publish date/time: 04/09/2012 [17:07] Print this page Email this page The biggest union of the civil servants, the Fiji Public […]
Clinton in South Pacific with China in focus FILE – In this Aug. 6, 2012 file photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks in Johannesburg, South Africa. Clinton will try to reassert American interests in the Asia-Pacific region in the face of China’s growing influence as she kicks off a […]
Senior Islamic cleric defends Christian girl Date September 5, 2012 ” Our heads are bowed with shame” … Tahir Ashrafi’s verdict on the Rimsha Masih case. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: The Christian girl who was allegedly framed for blasphemy by her local mullah was hailed as a ”daughter of the nation” by […]
Dinner with the Islamic Society of North America by Maureen Fiedler on Sep. 04, 2012 NCR Today On Sunday evening, I was honored to attend, as an invitee, an interfaith banquet sponsored by the Islamic Society of North America. It was part of their larger national convention with the theme, “One Nation […]
Islamic Revival in China: CCP Tolerance or Strategy? Posted: 09/04/2012 10:20 am Five years ago, when I considered the issue of Islamic practice in China, three things immediately came to mind: Xinjiang, restriction, and incompatibility with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). However, after a year of field research in southwest […]
American Muslim designer Nzinga Knight will show designs at New York Fashion Week that appeal to her fellow Muslim women. Knight describes her work as “sensual, mysterious and innovative”. Designers love to push boundaries in the search for that sexy catwalk look, but Nzinga Knight, an American Muslim, takes an even more […]
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Monticello, October 28, 1813 I agree with you that there is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents. Formerly, bodily powers gave place among […]
Source: (Süddeutsche Zeitung, 3.Sept. 2012). (please excuse the language: ‘google translate’ is being used from the original German article. Better translation to follow, Inshallah). The Syrian civil war can be seen through from the outside only with difficulty, because it constantly changes its face. There were four phases so far. […]
Credit: TOI NABI SALEH, WEST BANK: Imagine taking a chunk of rotting corpse from a stagnant sewer, placing it in a blender and spraying the filthy liquid in your face. Your gag reflex goes off the charts and you can’t escape, because the nauseating stench persists for days. This is […]
Credit: ET Khar says that besides looking after around 2.5 million Afghan refugees, Pakistan is actively contributing towards reconstructing and rebuilding Afghanistan. PHOTO: PID/FILE ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar stated that Pakistan, in its own core national interest is irrevocably committed to achieving stability in Afghanistan through an Afghan-led and […]
Source: Harvard Business Review There is no shortage of advice out there on how to make a good impression — an impression good enough to land you a new job, score a promotion, or bring in that lucrative sales lead. Practice your pitch. Speak confidently, but not too quickly. Make […]
Source: The Link. NEW DELHI – With indications increasingly suggesting the possibility of a regime change in Dhaka in early 2014, the intelligence establishment here is worried that anti-India forces could once again get a free run to use Bangladesh as a staging post for terrorism and other subversive activities. […]
By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s central government is considering cutting federal budget payments to the country’s Kurdistan by more than $3 billion (1.9 billion pounds) to cover losses it says came from the autonomous region’s oil exports, a government spokesman said on Tuesday. Ali al-Moussawi, advisor to Prime […]
By Farha Tahir The Daily Star Twenty years ago, if you had asked American Muslims where they were from, many would probably have responded with the name of a far-off country, one they may have visited once. Now, it’s more likely that you’ll hear the names of American states as […]
OCUPIED JERUSALEM: Vandals set fire to the doors of a Christian monastery in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday and daubed pro-settler graffiti on its walls in a possible retaliation […]
By Mia Shanley SWISSINFO.CH KOPINGEBRO, Sweden (Reuters) – Ali Jamal travelled thousands of miles on foot, by train and road to flee violence in Syria while Jomaah piled his family into a camper van to smuggle them north to Europe. They have now reached safety in Sweden, some of the […]