Bangladesh: Jamaat Islami eating iftar, doing politics
The daily Star: Jamaat-e-Islami now appears to go on with a revised strategy to take advantage of the month of Ramadan to conduct a countrywide campaign against the government and […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram Latest – Jonathan Must Embrace Islam, Resign
Credit: Allafrica.com Photo: Nan Photo President Goodluck Jonathan The Jamaatu Ahlis Sunnah Lil Daawati wal Jihad, popularly called Boko Haram, has said that it would not negotiate with any government representative and had no plans to do so. In a half-hour video made in Hausa and posted on YouTube, the […]
Bomb Iran fever
Credit: Asia Times. Where’s the great Christopher Walken when we need him? “I’ve got a fever! [1] And the only prescription is … Bomb Iran!” That’s the story, at least in Israel. Fever pitch will rule at least for the next six months. This past weekend, the Israel Hayom newspaper […]
President Obama, Mitt Romney and the Original Sin
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD President Barrack Obama has repeatedly professed to be a Christian, so, he presumably believes in the standard Protestant version of Original Sin. […]
Fasting is observed in all world religions
By: Laiq Ahmed Atif, President Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta – amjmalta@gmail.com Who can understand the importance of food and water more than those who have ever passed through hunger, thirst […]
Olympics: Marit Bouwmeester wins silver in sailing
The Netherlands won its second silver medal during the Olympic regatta at Weymouth when Marit Bouwmeester came in second in the Laser Radial class on Monday afternoon. It was a close race, with four women in contention for the gold. Bouwmeester and the Chinese Lijia Xu were on 33 points, […]
The two faces of religious persecution in Pakistan
Credit. Dawn.Com via Wasim Sroya It’s a horrible time to be a Christian, Hindu, an Ahmadi or any other minority group in Pakistan. For starters, let’s recount a few reported incidents of persecution carried out to “safeguard Islam” these past few days: minarets destroyed at Ahmadi mosques, mentally unstable man […]
Ahmadis, Why it’s not a minority issue?
Rabwah.net: by Dure Adan: 1400 years ago in the city of Medina, the political ruler of the time whose name was Muhammad ordered a census. My guess is that it […]
Joplin Mosque Burned To Ground
Joplin Mosque Burned To Ground Posted by: Linda Carbonell on August 6, 2012. The Islamic Society of Joplin, Missouri, August 6, 2012 Seventeen hours after an alleged white supremacist opened fire in a Sikh temple, killing six people, someone set fire to the Islamic Society of Joplin in Missouri, burning it to […]
Where is Prince Bandar “bin Bush”?
Asia Times Online: By Pepe Escobar Was Prince Bandar “Bush”, 63, son of Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz (perennial Saudi Defense Minister,1963-2001), semi-perennial ambassador to Washington (1983-2005), and secretive jihad financier, killed by […]
Germany and Italy near blows over euro
Daily Telegraph: “We must make it clear to Mr Monti that we Germans will not shut down our democracy to pay Italian debts,” said Alexander Dobrindt, secretary-general of Bavaria’s Social […]
Stiglitz: Africa’s natural resources can be a blessing, not an economic curse
Guardian: New discoveries of natural resources in several African countries – including Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania and Mozambique – raise an important question: will these windfalls be a blessing that brings […]
Goodbye, Haqqani network?
Express Tribune: Editorial: ‘Diplomatic sources’ in Pakistan say, “The US and Pakistan have reached an understanding on joint operations against the Haqqani network but no final decision has been taken yet”. […]
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Temple Shooting Spreads Fear Among U.S. Sikh Population
Huff Post: NEW YORK — The killing of six worshippers at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee brought fresh worries Sunday to the half million U.S. followers of a faith whose congregants have worried about their safety since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, when some began targeting adherents of […]
Here’s What Hiroshima Looked Like 9 Months After It Was Hit By An Atomic Bomb
Business Insider: Today marks the 67th anniversary of the A-bomb being dropped on Hiroshima. Home to about 250,000 people when the bomb was dropped, a single 4,000 kg uranium bomb is thought to have killed over 140,000 people in 1945. Today, Hiroshima held a ceremony in Hiroshima’s peace park with the […]
Death toll from Philippine floods rises to 51
Philippine News: Philippine flood:Death toll mounts to 51 Manila: The death toll from over a week of floods in the Philippines rose to 51 as rain continued to pour, causing dams to overflow and forcing more people to flee their homes, officials said on Monday. The number of deaths, previously […]
Westboro Baptist Church : God sent the shooter
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/05/westboro-responds-to-wisc_n_1745173.html Just minutes after it was reported that people had been shot at a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin, the hate mongers at Westboro Baptist Church were tweeting out: ‘God Sent Another Shooter.’ MargiePhelps @MargieJPhelps MargiePhelps God sent another shooter? MT @BreakingNews: Scanner reports indicate people shot at Sikh Temple,Oak Creek,Wisconsin […]
Ummat News : Increase in Ahmadiyya Activities during Ramadhan
Ummat is a Jamat-e-Islami run news paper. Ummat Newspaper link with complete article.
Mauritius: Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory?
One of the greatest lie ever told is that democracy is “government of the people, for the people, by the people”. The concept of a “people” exists only at times of tragedy or international competitions. Past these, the population devolves into “tribes” anxious to preserve and protect its own. In […]