July 24, 2012 By Jawad Boulos The Daily Star, Lebanon Syria is in the midst of a civil war. As the predominantly Alawite regime attempts to defend its waning power against an increasingly successful, mainly Sunni, insurgency, the struggle has degenerated into a bloodbath. Murder, torture, rape and destruction have […]
The latest antics of the Arab League have proved once again that the body is essentially sleepwalking through its duties, jerked awake occasionally by its need to prove it is still alive, before returning to its stupor. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani appealed to President Bashar Assad […]
AFP | Jul 24, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel is seeking a court’s backing to raze eight Palestinian villages in the West Bank, according to legal documents, in what an Israeli rights group called a potential “humanitarian disaster”. In a written response to Israel’s high court which […]
By Charles C. Haynes Louisiana State Rep. Valarie Hodges used to be a big fan of school vouchers. “I liked the idea,” she explained, “of giving parents the option of sending […]
NY Times: SAMPANG, Indonesia – The problems began shortly after Tajul Muluk, a Shiite cleric, opened a boarding school in 2004. The school, in a predominantly Sunni Muslim part of […]
https://www.alislam.org/gallery2/d/78054-2/UKJalsaSalana0725200991.jpg According to todays AlFazl Rabwah the late Chaudhry Shabbir Ahmad has passed away. إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون “…Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him shall we return” […]
Reuters: Perhaps the text messages foreshadowed what was about to happen in Pakistan. One in June telling him his services as a London taxi driver would not be needed. A […]
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has called for an extraordinary summit of Muslim leaders to be held next month to address risks of “sedition” threatening Muslim countries, state news agency SPA reported on Sunday. Read more
Sally Ride, who blazed trails into orbit as the first American woman in space, has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61. Ride died at her home in the San Diego suburb of La Jolla, said Terry McEntee, a spokeswoman for her company, Sally Ride Science. She was […]
The Seattle Chapter of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA and the members of Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue will observe the Muslim fast of Ramadan and the Jewish fast of Tisha […]
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From the Islamic Revolution to the Islamic Devolution Jerusalem Post Being one of the fastest-growing countries in terms of leaving Islam, hundreds upon hundreds of Iranian Muslims are secretly converting to Christianity, or are becoming atheists, due to the arrogance and brutality of the Islamic regime in Iran. A few months … See all stories on this topic […]
Huff Post: Last week, Muslims around the world, commenced a month-long fast for Ramadan, the 9th month of the Islamic calendar. Ramadan was established as a Holy Month for Muslims after the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in 610 CE on the occasion known as Laylat al-Qadr, frequently translated […]
BBC News Middle East: Syria has said it will not use chemical weapons against its own people, but would do so against an external attack. Acknowledging their existence for the first time, Damascus said the weapons, stored and secured by the armed forces, would never be used “inside Syria”. Rebels […]
Source: Dawn A British tabloid has allegedly uncovered a visa scam involving Pakistan’s Olympic contingent. According to the investigation, a group of travel agents and politicians are involved in the scam which […]
PJMedia: by La Shawn Barber The solution to reducing inequality isn’t more government, but more marriage. Liberal politicians divide and conquer through class warfare. They pontificate about how the “rich” don’t pay their fair share of taxes or how that nice, safe neighborhood isn’t diverse enough, so the government ought […]
Source: CNN Watch more about Olympic Security on “Connect the World” on Friday at 8p.m. GMT, and watch the inspiring “Caging Terror” documentary Saturday at 9.30a.m., 7p.m. and 10.30p.m. GMT and Sunday at 2.30p.m. GMT. London (CNN) — In the shadow of London’s Olympic stadium, home of the Summer Games, […]
By Christoph Reuter and Abd al-Kadher Adhun Source: Spiegel.de Initially, the United Nations was convinced that the Syrian government was behind the brutal Houla massacre. But then, some began to […]
An SOS petition to resume drone attacks on Jihado-sectarian terrorists hiding in Pakistan This is an urgent Save our Souls (SOS) appeal to save Afghanistan and Pakistan’s peaceful Sufi (Barelvi) […]
Source: The Nation ISLAMABAD – “We are trying our best to make Pakistan a democratic country as per vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah by promoting interfaith harmony, national harmony and co-existence with diversity.” Minister In-charge for Ministry of National Harmony and Chairman All Pakistan Minorities Alliance, Dr Paul Bhatti, […]
