Editorial: Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law
Dawn: ONCE again Pakistan finds itself highlighted in the international press for the most unsavoury of reasons. The issue, the infamous ‘blasphemy law’ or Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal […]
No feeling of liberation in rebel-held Syrian town
Reuters. Jordan Times. AZAZ, Syria — Syrian rebel fighters speak proudly of the day forces loyal to President Bashar Al Assad fled in their tanks from the northern town of […]
IMF chief impressed with Mursi’s strategy
CAIRO: ARAB NEWS Thursday 23 August 2012 Egypt has asked for a $ 4.8 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, which stressed the need for a reform program to […]
Spying on New York Muslims Yields No Leads
Peter Fedynsky August 22, 2012 VOA NEW YORK — A senior New York Police Department official says that spying on the city’s Muslim community has not yielded a single criminal lead. Some Muslim targets of surveillance feel vindicated. Surveillance of the Muslim community by the NYPD’s secret Demographics Unit for […]
Archbishop of Canterbury sends annual greeting to Muslims
22/08/2012 By Lambeth Palace media release The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has sent his annual greetings to Muslim communities for the festival of Eid Al-Fitr on Sunday 19 […]
Muslim community donates to Hal Far Refugee Camp – Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta donates fruit hampers to Hal Far Refugee Camp as part of Muslim celebrations.
The President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta Laiq Ahmed Atif distributed fruit hampers to families and single women living at Hal Far Refugee Camp as part of the Muslim […]
Future of Religious Minorities in the Muslim World
Source: Huffington Post By Imam Mohamed Magid President, Islamic Society of North America As an imam and as the president of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), I know all too well the many challenges that American Muslims experience on a daily basis. We struggle for inclusion, for acceptance, […]
Not In My Name: Islam, Pakistan and the Blasphemy Laws
Source: The Huffington Post By Mehdi Hasan:Political director of The Huffington Post UK and presenter of Al Jazeera’s The Cafe You could not make it up. An 11-year old Christian […]
Big Bang? No, Big Chill!
RT: A team of Australian physicists have come up with their own theory on the universe’s creation. Challenging the “Big Bang” model, they now say it was a “Big Chill” – somewhat similar to water first freezing into ice and then cracking upon cooling. Researchers from the University of Melbourne […]
Egypt’s Mursi Can’t Have It Both Ways on Israel
By Lisa Beyer Aug 22, 2012 BLOOMBERG Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi’s Israel problem is becoming increasingly manifest. To the Muslim Brotherhood, the political organization from which he emerged, Israel is an anathema. Yet Mursi knows that to maintain international credibility, not to mention $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid, […]
The Future of Religious Minorities in the Muslim World
Imam Mohamed Magid President, Islamic Society of North America HUFFINGTON POST As an imam and as the president of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), I know all too well the many challenges that American Muslims experience on a daily basis. We struggle for inclusion, for acceptance, and many […]
I’m Not a Muslim, but Ramadan Changed Me
Charlotte DandoInterfaith Activist based in the UK HUFFINGTON POST My apartment is located in between three of the area’s most frequented bars. At 3 a.m. on a Sunday, I can hear the remainder of Saturday night’s revelers as they pass my window; singing, chatting and shouting under the street lights. […]
French try to keep their cool as temperatures soar
France 24: It was the hottest summer France had seen in 150 years and one of the deadliest. The country’s main weather service, Météo France, has put 33 regional departments on “orange alert”, the second highest warning level, with temperatures expected to spike as high as 43 C (109 F) […]
Mauritian Fishers Want EU Vessels Out of Their Seas
“Look out there, the blue one…. that is a European Union fishing vessel that is threatening our livelihood,” says Lallmamode Mohamedally, a Mauritian fisherman, as he points to a boat offloading its catch at the Les Salines port, close to the country’s capital Port Louis. He is one of […]
Paris-bound woman falls asleep on plane, wakes up in Lahore
Credit: ET No one wakes up woman as plane reaches France from Lahore and then back home. PHOTO: FILE LAHORE: A female passenger, travelling from Lahore to France through PIA, fell asleep during the flight and woke up when the plane landed back in Lahore after completing its journey, Express News […]
Picture of the Day: ‘And when the she-camels, ten-month pregnant, are abandoned!’
And when the she-camels, ten-month pregnant, are abandoned. (Al Quran 81:5) How this verse is a sign and a prophecy for the Latter Days and coming of the Messiah, Mirza […]
Ahmadiyya Eid in Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Ewan-e Tawheed closed to Prayers
Ahmadiyya Times: “The government and local administration has violated the article 20 of constitution of Pakistan after stopping Ahmadis from congregating for Eid prayers. The article 20 ensures every citizen […]
Are Pakistani Ahmadis loyal to their homeland?
Credit: ET via Wasim Sroya Is AQ Khan alleging that he is a patriot while Ahmadis are not loyal to Pakistan? PHOTO: REUTERS Consider this before buying your next Umra package: Jabbar sahib can grab your shoulder, beam you to the Kaaba from anywhere in the world, where you can […]
ISI colonel provided vital help in locating Osama: US author
Dawn: WASHINGTON: An American journalist Richard Miniter in his latest book has claimed that a colonel from Pakistan’s spy agency had helped the US in providing vital information in locating […]
Criminal charges filed against German rabbi for performing circumcision
A German Rabbi has become the first person to face criminal charges after performing a circumcision. The charges come less than two months after a Cologne court ruled that the […]