By Tarek Fatah, The Toronto Sun http://www.torontosun.com/2012/09/04/lamb-to-the-slaughter How many more “kaafirs” have to die before the thirst of Pakistan’s Islamist jihadis is quenched? As you read this, a Christian girl, no more than 14 years of age, gifted with the pure innocence of Down’s Syndrome, stays locked up in a […]
Source: ET FSP President Iqbal Haider condemns unchecked, barbaric killings and victimisation of Shia Muslims in Pakistan. PHOTO: ATHAR KHAN/EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: The head of the Forum for Secular Pakistan (FSP) on Tuesday expressed concern over growing religious extremism, bigotry and victimisation of minorities. FSP President Iqbal Haider condemned the unchecked and […]
Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter has pledged an additional SFr2 million ($2.1 million) to Syria. Governments and humanitarian organisations in various locations discussed Tuesday how best to help victims of […]
Source: Atimes: KARACHI – China will take over the Pakistan’s strategically located Gwadar Port in southwestern Balochistan after Singapore decided to pull out of a 40-year port management and development contract signed in 2007. Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) and its partners – Aqeel Kareem Dedhi (AKD) Group of Karachi […]
By Victor Kotsev The fog of war has fallen so densely over Iran and the Middle East that it is hard to say for certain whether the latest developments are a sign that one is imminent (in the form of an Israeli strike in the next two months) or that […]
Credit: LUBP Malik Ishaq (C) with his two chief sponsors Ahmed Ludhianvi (R) and Tahir Ashrafi (L) Usual suspects are once again glorifying yet another false prophet of peace. This time it is Maulana Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi, a Deobandi cleric with close links wit Takfiri Deobandi extremists. Maulana Tahir Mahmood […]
Source: LUBP Related post: LUBP Special: Documentary evidence of payments made to Pakistan’s Chief Justice’s son Arsalan Iftikhar Leading human rights lawyer and former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, Asma Jahangir on Monday (3 Sep 2012) said that the officer (Shoaib Suddle) tasked by the SC to investigate […]
Credit:LUBP Appearing on Waseem Badami’s 11th Hour (September 4th, 2012), Faisal Raza Abidi harmed his own cause with his Takfir against Ahmadi muslims. In an otherwise excellent show, […]
FOUZIA KHAN ARABNEWS JEDDAH: The “Sultans of Science” exhibition thrilled 1.2 million visitors to the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Center in Thailand. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn opened the “National […]
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Stunned by a rebuke from the United States’ top general, Israel is preparing a climb-down strategy in its war of words over Iran’s nuclear programme, aware that its room for manoeuvre is shrinking rapidly. Anxious to prevent any flare-up in the Middle East ahead of November elections, […]
AMMAN — Planning and International Cooperation Minister Jafar Hassan on Tuesday signed a $100 million grant agreement with US Ambassador to Jordan Stuart Jones and USAID Mission Director Beth Paige. The additional grant, which was announced earlier this year, will support the state budget and help the Kingdom address its […]
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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