For hateful Pakistan, TV channel on interfaith harmony soon
Source: Express Tribune ISLAMABAD: In a day and age where people in Pakistan have a choice from close to 100 public and private television channels, there are few there where one […]
A call for Justice.
Macleans: The assassin among us Nur Chowdhury faces execution for killing Bangladesh’s president. That’s why he’s safe in Canada. On a muggy Friday in August 1975, as pre-dawn prayers rang out from city mosques, five trucks sped through the still-dark streets of Dhaka on a mission to change history. Each […]
Africa: Beyond Contraceptive Controversy – Melinda Gates Bets on Pro-Life Policies
Credit:Allafrica.com Melinda Gates promoting family planning in London. London — Melinda Gates wants you to know this: if women in poor countries can get the contraceptives they want, millions of lives will be saved. She questions why modern contraceptives should be controversial, when they can reduce a staggering death toll. […]
Ontario’s Premier Hosts Reception in Honour of Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at
Reception held day before Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad returned to London On 16 July 2012, a special reception in honour of the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, was held at the Paramount Banquet Centre in Woodbridge, Ontario. The event was hosted by the Premier […]
Nevermind the cigarettes, it’s all this sitting that’s killing us
This week the British medical journal The Lancet published a new series of studies on the health consequences of physical inactivity. The figures are staggering. They show physical inactivity is responsible for as much as 10% of the “burden of disease” (years of life lost to mortality or disability) from […]
Nigeria: Muslim Youths Host Christian Counterparts to Breakfast
By Isaiah Benjamin and Usman Ahmed, 22 July 2012Comment In the spirit of fostering togetherness regardless of religious differences, Muslim youths in Kaduna yesterday hosted their Christian counterparts while breaking […]
SYRIA: REGIME CHANGE AND SMART POWER The rise and fall of Turkey’s Erdogan
Credit: Asiatimes By M K Bhadrakumar Israel’s emergence from the woodwork can signal only one thing: the Syrian crisis is moving towards the decisive phase. The lights have been switched on in the operation theatre and the carving of Syria is beginning. What is going to follow won’t be a […]
Ontario’s Premier hosts reception in honour of head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat
On 16 July 2012, a special reception in honour of the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, was held at the Paramount Banquet Centre in […]
Why (worldly) Successful People Often Feel Like Frauds?
Businessinsider.coom: A lucky (or perhaps irritating) few of us are seemingly born with swagger, but for the vast majority of people, confidence and ease comes with practice and accomplishment. But […]
Super-rich stash $21 tn in offshore havens: Enough to pay all debt of Developing Nations
Russian TV: Wealthy tax evaders, aided by private banks have exploited loopholes in tax legislation and stashed over $21 tn in offshore funds, says a report. The capital drained from […]
Pakistan, Abdus Salam and Ahmadis: The Day of Reckoning is Near
Daily Times: We are the pariahs of the world — Yasser Latif Hamdan Dr Abdus Salam is one of the few heroes this nation can be truly proud of, but […]
Build a wall between church and state
The church should not dictate to the state. And the state has no business — none — dictating to the church. If you disagree with that, or if you still […]
Olympic ‘terror visas’ racket: Pakistan passport gang is smashed
The Sun: A VISA scam giving potential terrorists the chance to sneak into Britain with Pakistan’s Olympic team has been smashed by The Sun. We infiltrated a crime ring offering […]
Pictures: Ramadan Around the World
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20,000 Attend Annual Convention in Canada
Source/Credit: Vegreville Observer By Michael Simpson | Staff Writer | July 18, 2012 While a few thousand Ukrainians got down to business celebrating their culture in Vegreville over the weekend […]
Freed Swiss Taliban hostages escape bill
Two Swiss travellers that were held hostage by the Taliban in Pakistan for eight months will not be asked to pick up the tab for their repatriation back home – […]
Iftar invitations in Ramadan
Author: Edited by Adil Salahi, Arab News Staff Monday 12 August 2002 (an ‘old’ article, but always new for the days of Ramadan)… Mr. Hamad of Riyadh wonders whether what he has heard of the unacceptability or discouragement of inviting people to Iftar dinners in Ramadan. He says that his […]
Ramadan in Kingdom a unique experience
RIYADH: GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN, ARAB NEWS STAFF The advent of the holy month of Ramadan in Saudi Arabia provides a unique experience felt nowhere else in the world. This is […]
WAMY to give food packets to poor
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Monday 23 July 2012 The World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) has started distributing 10,000 food packets among poor families, widows and orphans in Makkah province during […]