Credit: ET Neither Clinton nor her vehicle was hit by the tomatoes and shoes thrown by the protesters. PHOTO: AFP ALEXANDRIA: Protesters threw tomatoes and shoes at U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s motorcade on Sunday during her first visit to Egypt since the election of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. A […]
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad calls for vigilance against all forms of extremism. On 11 July 2012, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the […]
The Dublin agreement, which Switzerland joined in 2008, stipulates that the country where a person first applies for asylum is responsible for that individual’s asylum process. Asylum seekers who travel […]
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Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD The third verse of the Holy Quran is, ‘the Gracious, the Merciful.’ The equivalent in the New Testament of this verse could be: Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of […]
UN observers say attack on Tremseh targeted defectors, activists source: Jordan Times DAMASCUS — Syria’s 16-month bloodbath crossed an important symbolic threshold Sunday as the international Red Cross formally declared the conflict a civil war, a status with implications for potential war crimes prosecutions. The Red Cross statement came as […]
By Daood Hamdani The Daily Star The North American mosque is evolving and redefining its purpose and practices. A recently released report by a group of mainly Muslim organizations, “The American Mosque 2011,” provides the first factual glimpse into changes in North American mosques. Initially serving primarily as a place […]
By David Ignatius The Daily Star, Lebanon Why did it take Washington nearly eight months to apologize for the deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers? But you know the answer: It’s because the United States and Pakistan have the most neurotic, mutually destructive “friendly” relationship in the world. Secretary of State […]
Jeddah: Arab News Monday 16 July 2012 Despite the status of being a noble humanitarian and caring profession, nursing continues to remain a hard nut to crack as far as […]
THE JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel is weighing measures to sanction a UN agency that works with the Palestinians over “illegal activities” including “illegal construction”, media reported on Sunday, citing local officials. Haaretz newspaper reported that Israel wants to “re-assess” the role of the UN’s Office for the Coordination […]
Source: DAWN WASHINGTON: Ninety five per cent Pakistanis believe they are in financial trouble and blame their government for the same, says a US survey. About 10 per cent blame banks and financial institutions, 32 per cent blame the world’s biggest scapegoat, the United States, while two per cent also […]
Source: BBC The German government says Jewish and Muslim communities should be able to continue the practice of circumcision, after a regional court ruled it amounted to bodily harm. Chancellor […]
Christine Lagarde and Nicolas Sarkozy were embroiled in a new corruption inquiry on Sunday over the awarding of Legion d’Honneur for political favours. The pair are already facing allegations that […]
A Russian ship that tried to supply attack helicopters to Syria last month before being forced back was on Sunday sighted sailing back home after unexpectedly starting a new voyage. […]
Jeremy Hunt has said that it is “completely normal” for a contractor to fail to deliver on a major project as questions continued about the inability of G4S to provide […]
By David Ignatius The Daily Star Hopefully we won’t see a Middle East replay of the “The Guns of August,” as Barbara Tuchman titled her famous account of the slide toward World War I. But the region is edgy this summer as negotiators struggle to resolve confrontations with Syria and […]
By Family Editorial Board Source: OnIslam The OIC Secretary General said that the recent restoration of democracy in Myanmar had raised hopes in the international community that oppression against Rohingya Muslims citizens would end and that they would be able to enjoy equal rights and opportunities. However, the renewed violence […]
Extremist imams and jihadists infiltrate peaceful Muslim lands, uprooting religious customs that have existed for centuries. By MELIK KAYLAN WALL STREET JOURNAL The recent spate of attacks on Muslim historic and religious sites in the ancient city of Timbuktu calls to mind the Taliban’s destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in […]
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Human Rights Cell asks the Chief Justice to take Suo Moto notice for violation of Article 20 of the Constitution by law enforcement agencies in the […]