The Express Tribune What makes a good Muslim By Tazeen Javed Published: August 27, 2012 The writer is an Islamabad-based freelance communications consultant. She tweets @tazeen and blogs at http://tazeen-tazeen.blogspot.com In Pakistan, there are many Islamic sects with multiple factions in these sects. While some people have started to question […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD The Holy Quran and the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, may peace be on him, gave the world vision of Universal Brotherhood & […]
BERLIN — Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, on Wednesday praised the progress that Italy’s prime minister, Mario Monti, has made in revamping his country’s economy. But she also indicated there were limits to how much financial risk Germany was willing to bear in helping out its euro zone allies. After […]
Credit: TOI SLAMABAD: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Shiite judge, his bodyguard and driver in a sectarian attack in Quetta city of southwest Pakistan on Thursday, officials said. Zulfiqar Naqvi, a sessions judge, was attacked as he came out of his home in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, police officials […]
Credit: TOI TEHRAN: Iran on Thursday lifted the curtain on a summit of non-aligned states it presented as a diplomatic triumph, but the event was held under the cloud of intensified UN scrutiny of the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme. UN chief Ban Ki-moon, in Tehran, spent the eve of the […]
Credit: TOI GRENOBLE (FRANCE): A bag of Indian diplomatic mail is set to be delivered more than 46 years late after it was found on Mont Blanc in the French Alps, close to where an Air India plane crashed in January 1966. The jute bag, stamped ‘diplomatic mail’ and ‘ministry […]
Credit: Atimes Ann Romney’s disappointing speech may not be the last disappointment she delivers. Even if she had delivered her words with perfect execution, the decision to feature Mitt Romney’s spouse underscores parts of the presidential candidate’s story and platform that may harm the campaign. More:
Credit A Times. By Brendan O’Reilly President Mohammed Morsi’s historic trip to Beijing signifies a new direction for Egyptian foreign policy. The Muslim Brotherhood leader has sent a clear message by selecting China for his first state visit outside the Middle East. By forging closer ties with China, Morsi is […]
Credit: Asia Times. You’d better not mess with Muslim Brother Morsi. Straight out of “communist” China – where he secured a red carpet welcome from President Hu Jintao and vice-president Xi Jinping – the Egyptian president lands in “evil” Iran as a true Arab world leader. [1] Imagine conducting a […]
Credit: Jakarta Globe. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sets off Thursday on a sweeping Asia tour from a rising China to tiny island states as her outspoken role on the region’s hotspots raises hackles in Beijing. In the midst of a US presidential campaign, the former candidate is expected […]
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Afifa Jabeen Quraishi ARABNEWS Wednesday 29 August 2012 The first scene of a movie inspired by the book If I Should Speak by Riyadh-based American novelist Umm Zakiyyah is complete […]
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Credit: Daily News via Wasim Arshad Butt/AP Pakistani security officials stand next to covered body of British Red Cross worker Khalil Rasjed Dale at the site in Quetta, Pakistan on Sunday, April 29, 2012. GENEVA – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday it was halting […]
KIMBERLY DOZIER | AP ARABNEWS Wednesday 29 August 2012 WASHINGTON: A firsthand account of the commando raid by US Navy SEALs that killed Osama Bin Laden contradicts previous accounts by […]
NABLUS, Palestinian Territories — News that France had opened an inquiry into the death of the late Yasser Arafat was welcomed by many Palestinians on Wednesday, but for others it […]
Blasphemy and the Law By CHLOE BREYER Published: August 29, 2012 NEW YORK — A central charge against the three members of the Pussy Riot punk-rock band who were recently sentenced to two years in prison was “inciting religious hatred.” This they are said to have done by briefly dancing at the front […]
KING VIDEO EVIDENCE OF ISLAMIC CRUCIFIXION Documented! Blood thirst that killed ‘spy’ accused of U.S. sympathies Published: 3 hours ago by MICHAEL CARLEmail | Archive Michael Carl is a veteran journalist with overseas military experience and experience as a political consultant. He also has two Master’s Degrees, is a bi-vocational pastor and lives […]
Islamic cleric in Norway convicted of Web threats AP / August 29, 2012 OSLO, Norway (AP) — An Iraqi-born Islamist cleric has been given a one-year prison sentence for making death threats against Norwegian politicians, influencing witnesses and inciting terror. The Oslo District Court convicted Najmaddin Faraj Ahmad, also known as Mullah […]
Huff Post: In a recent conversation for Super Soul Sunday, when Oprah described to me how so often in her conversations and interviews, people said to her how they just wanted to be happy, I found myself responding, “I think they want to be loved.” All of us want, or […]