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
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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 […]
6.7-magnitude earthquake strikes the Indian Ocean off Mauritius
PORT MATHURIN, MAURITIUS (BNO NEWS) — A strong earthquake struck the Indian Ocean far off Rodrigues island in Mauritius on Thursday morning, seismologists said, but causing no damage or casualties. […]
Experiencing Ramadan day 16 Masjid Bait-ul-Ikram, Ahmadiyya Masjid
This is the 3rd year of visiting different Mosques and places of worship for Iftaar during the month of Ramadan. Among the prominent ones are Masjid Al-Aqsa and Bait-ul-Muqaddas in […]
Israel: The Ottoman path to peace
Ynetnews: Op-ed: Any Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement will endure only if it accommodates legitimate historical claims The nation state is a relatively recent phenomenon in the Middle East – and with […]
Materialism Leads to Denial of Not only Soul but also Free Will
Free will is very intuitive to us. We feel control over our actions and often take pleasure in our choices, but, in pursuit of atheism, many a philosophers and scientists have to assert that we are automatons and robots and free will is only an illusion: May 2012 eGazette – […]
Ahmadis Lose Hope This Ramadan
Credit: Credit: IPS via Wasim Sroya KARACHI, Aug 6 2012 (IPS) – As millions around the world enter the third week of the Ramadan fast, the fraternity that typically unites Muslims during the holy month does not extend to Pakistan’s Ahmadi community, which is facing worse persecution than ever before. […]
US gurdwara attack: Manmohan expresses shock, outrage in Punjab
Credit: TOI NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed shock over the shooting at a gurdwara in the US and hoped authorities there will ensure “conditions” that such violent […]
Minister Says No Need for Halal TV Certification
Credit: Jakarta Globe: The minister of communication and information technology criticized on Monday a proposal to classify TV shows as either halal or haram. “There’s no such thing as a halal or haram TV program,” said Tifatul Sembiring. “TV programs should be assessed as to whether they have educational values […]
President Mills On State Drive – Before Burial Friday
Credit: Daily Grpahic Ghana The casket containing the mortal remains of late President John Evans Atta Mills will be paraded through some principal streets of Accra to afford Ghanaians the opportunity to pay their final respect. The routes are yet to be finalised by the Funeral Committee. President John Mahama […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram Kills Former President’s Host, Rejects Peace Move
Credit: Allafrica.com IT was a rude shock for former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday as Boko Haram hardliners killed his host in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. In what seems a strong message of rejection of Obasanjo’s peace overtures, gunmen suspected to be members of the fundamentalist Islamic group killed Baba […]
US, Pak join hands against Haqqanis
Credit. TOI WASHINGTON: After over a year of rancorous relations, US and Pakistani authorities are considering to launch joint counter-terrorism operations against the dreaded Haqqani network, which has carried out several attacks on American troops, in Pakistan and Afghanistan. More:
‘If There Is a God, He Is Certainly Not to Blame’
Credit: Spiegel-Germany It’s the first time the two have met: Samuel Koch and Philippe Pozzo di Borgo are having dinner together in a Munich hotel while Germany plays Italy in the European Football Championship. They talk and laugh a lot, and despite their 37-year age difference and vastly different backgrounds, […]
Spain ‘al Qaeda cell’ may have targeted Gibraltar
Credit:CNN (CNN) — Three suspected terrorists arrested last week in what Spanish officials call one of their largest operations against al Qaeda appear to have been interested in targeting a Gibraltar shopping mall. Spanish security services suspect their plan may have been to attack the British territory on the southernmost […]