Source: The Pioneer The echoes of ethnic violence in Myanmar have reached Hyderabad as dozens of people fleeing the violence have reached Hyderabad to take refuge. About 30 families of Rohingyas, as the Burmese Muslims are called, have taken shelter in the old city areas of Balapur, Shaheen Nagar and […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Friday 3 August 2012 Government approval has been given for the expropriation of 2,000 properties in Makkah for the expansion project of the Grand Mosque’s northern courtyards. […]
RAMTHA — Despite having travelled the 200-kilometre route separating Damascus and Amman thousands of times, Abu Mohammed said the journey this time could not have been less familiar. Military blockades, […]
Dubai Longer fasting hours and lack of a community spirit rank high among the reasons many Western expats have chosen to spend Ramadan in the UAE. “In Canada, my fast would begin at around 3.20am and end at past 9pm. That gives me barely any time to sleep or eat, […]
Written by K T Shamim As already alluded to in the preceding note Adam was a Prophet and Messenger and Caliph of Allah. And to whom was he a messenger if […]
Source: Dawn Author: Nadeem F. Paracha Recently an enterprising Pakistani engineer claimed to have invented a car that is powered by water. Excited by the news, Pakistan’s, nay, the whole […]
Source: Northumbeland Today – July 21 marked the beginning of the Holiest month for Muslims, the month of Ramadan. The month of Ramadan predates Islam itself. Even prior to the advent of Islam, the month of Ramadan was considered holy, sacred and a source of peace. According to the lunar […]
Source: CBC News, CityTv At 11:50 p.m. on Wednesday, police responded to a weapons call on Colombo Crescent, near Jane Street and Teston Road. Police say that an altercation had occurred, which resulted in two victims — a 22-year-old man and a 27-year-old man —suffering stab wounds. The two men […]
Source: The Jewish Week After sundown on Sunday, at the end of the day-long Tisha b’Av fast that commemorates the destruction of the Holy Temples in ancient Jerusalem, the more […]
by Jennifer Fulwiler – National Catholic Register I remember the first time I found out that one of my friends had an arranged marriage. I was at a work function and struck up a conversation with a coworker in which I asked him how he and his wife met. When […]
The Express Tribune: Pervez Hoodbhoy Agha Waqar Ahmad deserves a medal from the people of Pakistan for his great service to the nation. In a few short days, he has exposed just how far Pakistan has fallen into the pit of ignorance and self-delusion. No practical joker could have demonstrated […]
RT: US President Barack Obama has signed a secret order allowing the CIA and other American agencies to support rebels seeking to overthrow the Assad regime, a US government source told Reuters. Obama reportedly gave the order, known as an intelligence “finding”, earlier this year. The presidential finding also provides […]
Saman Mohammadi Infowars.com August 1, 2012 Following unofficial reports by Voltaire Network that Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia was assassinated on July 26, analysts pointed to the government of Syria […]
Kofi Annan, the former United Nations secretary general, conceded the failure of diplomacy to resolve Syria’s conflict when he announced his resignation as international peace envoy today. Mr Annan, […]
Thousands of Australian and New Zealand expats are fleeing Britain to take up jobs in their home countries as the British economy flounders. The so-called ‘boomerang effect’ comes as the […]
Source: CBS/AP DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh has decided to expand the power of the government-appointed chairman at pioneering micro lender Grameen Bank. Government spokesman Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan says amending the law will allow the chairman to appoint the managing director of the bank. That authority is now held by the […]
Source/Credit: Business Recorder Bangladesh’s anti-graft agency has charged a former army chief and war hero with stealing $400 million from nearly two million investors through alleged Ponzi schemes, police said on Wednesday. The agency accuses retired Lieutenant General Harunur Rashid, the president of Destiny Group, and 21 other senior officials […]
Source/Credit: Voice of America Bangladesh is of strategic importance to the United States as a successful, tolerant, secular, alternative to violent extremism. Bangladesh has worked tirelessly to lift millions out of poverty and provide an important voice for regional stability. But for all its progress, Bangladesh still has serious human […]
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/07/31/hell-and-al-qaida-descend-on-syria Tarek Fatah, Toronto Sun Who would have thought a Canadian mother of two would leave her children behind and join the international jihad unfolding in Syria? Meet Thwaiba Kanafani. She left the comforts of her apartment in downtown Toronto, soon to appear in a YouTube video dressed in camouflaged […]