Why I fell in love with Saudi Arabia
by Sebastian Farmborough The Express Tribune Blog Moving to Saudi Arabia was such an incredible culture shock. Having been accustomed to a really open way of life in Barcelona, I […]
What next in Egypt and Libya?
Source: Examiner. he assassination of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and the murder of three other embassy personnel in Libya, along with the riot at our embassy in Egypt, were carefully planned attacks meant to challenge America’s presence and influence in both nations. They weren’t spontaneous protests against the otherwise-unnoticed video […]
Pope calls for Christian-Muslim harmony in Mideast
AFP JORDAN TIMES BEIRUT — Pope Benedict XVI urged Middle Eastern Christians and Muslims on Saturday to forge a harmonious, pluralistic society in which the dignity of each person is […]
Separated conjoined twins stable
MD RASOOLDEEN Sunday 16 September 2012 RIYADH: Separated Saudi conjoined twins Reem and Rana were reported healthy and stable yesterday, 48 hours after surgery. The twins from the Baha region […]
Grand Mufti urges criminalizing abusing prophets
ROB WAGNER ARABNEWS Sunday 16 September 2012 The Kingdom’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh called on the international community to criminalize acts of abusing great prophets and messengers such as Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad (peace be upon them all), according to a statement issued today. The statement was […]
Grand Mufti denounces violence against embassies
ARAB NEWS Sunday 16 September 2012 RIYADH: The Kingdom’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, yesterday denounced attacks on diplomats and embassies as un-Islamic after deadly protests against a US-made anti-Islam film swept the Middle East. At the same time, he called on the international community to take steps to […]
Indonesian Economy Must Embrace Islam
Source: Jakarta Globe ith the developed economies of the West struggling to put their economic houses in order, greater focus is now being paid to the emerging world. Growth in many of these countries remains buoyant and their share of global economic activity is rising. Much of the Muslim world […]
‘Messiah’ Mourned at Elaborate Moon Funeral
Credit: Jakarta Globe Bereaved family members carry a portrait and coffin of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the controversial founder of the Unification Church, after his funeral service at the CheongShim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, South Korea, on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) More than 30,000 […]
No Apologies but the Toll Keeps Mounting
Source: Canad Free Press by Wasim Sroya For those who would like a scorecard from 1948 to the present of violent Arab/Islamic heinous acts of barbarism for which the entire world (including innocent Muslims) are still waiting for an apology. At the end of May, 2010 one of the most […]
An Interview with Naseem Mahdi
Promoted post: Was Lao Tzu a Prophet: At least these 15 quotes are very profound and prophetic? Source: The Examiner By Liz Essley A member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Mahdi […]
Armada of British naval power massing in the Gulf as Israel prepares an Iran strike
Daily Telegraph: Battleships, aircraft carriers, minesweepers and submarines from 25 nations are converging on the strategically important Strait of Hormuz in an unprecedented show of force as Israel and Iran move towards the brink of war. Western leaders are convinced that Iran will retaliate to any attack by attempting to […]
Pentagon prepares to drop the hammer on anti-US Muslim riots?
Russian TV: The US has deployed military teams to respond to unrest in 17 or 18 locations in Muslim nations that are of strategic interest to Pentagon. “We have to be prepared in the event that these demonstrations get out of control,” Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said in a Friday interview […]
Imran Khan likens Muslim sentiment for blasphemy to Jews’ for holocaust By Sunara Nizami
Express Tribune; CHITRAL: Touching upon the sensitive issue of the blasphemous film that has generated massive protests by Muslims everywhere, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan likened the sentiments of Muslims for blasphemy with that of the Jews’ for the holocaust and asked for similar rights with regard to hate speech. […]
Arianism: Was that the Catholic or Genuine Christianity?
Collected by Zia H Shah MD I have just asked the question and you be the judge! If you are a Christian and had a free choice today, would you […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat – Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
NOTE: Shaykh Hamza Yusuf founded Zaytuna Institute in Hayward about 2 blocks from me and has relocated it to Berkeley. Regarded as a moderate, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf is a sought-after Muslim speaker in Bay Area. ( H. Koya) Shaykh Hamza Yusuf & the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Posted by handoftalha on September 12, 2012 in Allegations, Refutations, Theology, Uncategorized And the […]
Burkina Faso: President deplores Muslim violence
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — calls on Muslims to stop using violence as a way of expressions. Compaore, who is a convert to Islam, said that violence should not be […]
‘Father of Pakistani nuclear program’ changes his statement
‘Father of Pakistani nuclear program’ says was ordered to leak secrets by Benazir Bhutto Abdul Qadeer Khan has until now claimed he acted alone in sharing nuclear technology with Iran, […]
AUSSIE $ RISES AGAINST US-WSJ REPORTS
South Pacific dollars continue raising against greenback – A World Street Journal Report Sep 14, 2012 03:11 PM Friday saw the monetary unit of Australia push to its highest value in four weeks against the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency reeled in the aftermath of Fed chief Ben Bernanke announcing […]
Kuwait school ordered to re-admit veiled student
Manama: An Indian school in Kuwait was told to re-admit a Pakistani student after it refused to admit her for wearing a veil. A source told local Arabic daily Al Rai that the girl’s father was shocked that the private school had rejected her admission because she started wearing a veil. […]
JEWISH GROUP UPSET ON ANTI-ISLAM FILM REPORT,CNN
Iraqi protesters burn Israeli and U.S. flags during a protest Thursday. The U.S. ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, and three others were killed during a protest outside the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Tuesday. September 14th, 2012 03:00 AM ET Jewish groups mad about initial reports on anti-Islam […]