Washington (CNN) – You’ve almost certainly never heard of him, but Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad drew some serious star power at a recent Capital Hill reception in his honor.House Democratic Leader Nancy […]
Three MPs for the anti-immigration PVV are being forced out of parliament and one has already quit the party – the fourth to leave in under a week. Jhim van Bemmel stood down as a PVV supporter on Friday after being told he would not be returning to parliament after […]
Ramadan can be the ideal time to detox, lose weight and be healthier, but only if we remember to eat well. Here are some pointers to help you maximise the […]
KARBALA, Iraq — Millions of Shiite pilgrims commemorated the birth of a central figure in Shiite Islam on Friday morning under heavy security measures after a series of recent attacks targeting worshippers. They gathered in the central shrine city of Karbala to commemorate Imam Mehdi’s birth, with children lighting 1,176 […]
Is the election of Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, as president of Egypt the beginning of the end of the Camp David peace treaty between Israel and Egypt? It doesn’t have to be. In fact, it could actually be the beginning of a real peace between the Israeli and […]
France’s soccer federation said it would not allow women to wear Muslim headscarves. Source: THE TELEGRAPH By Devorah Lauter, Paris The decision, announced on Friday night, was despite a ruling on Thursday that they could, by the FIFA umbrella organization which sets the rules of the game. The French Football […]
Credit: CNN Belief Blog via Wasim Sroya. Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, presides over a sermon to his followers in suburban Washington, D.C. By Dan Merica, CNNWashington (CNN) – You’ve almost certainly never heard of him, but Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad drew some serious […]
Source: UN. Pakhi Begum left Bangladesh for Dubai to work as a maid, only to find that her recruiter had sold her into domestic servitude. After months of hard labour and abuse she fell ill and was sent back to Bangladesh without being paid. UN Women has been working to […]
Source: PakTribune LONDON: The Pakistan High Commission in London said it knew nothing about more than 30,000 Pakistanis who had been refused permission to stay in Britain and whose whereabouts were unknown to the British authorities. According to official documents obtained by the our sources, the chief immigration inspector of […]
The Times of Israel: Indonesia to informally upgrade its relations with Israel via ambassador-ranked diplomat in Ramallah Israel and Indonesia already maintain quiet trade, tourism and security contacts; new envoy’s […]
Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih V (May Allah strengthen his hands) inaugurates 36th Jalsa Salana Canada By the grace of Allah the Almighty 36th Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada commenced today with […]
The vulnerability of the recently reopened Pakistani transit route supplying NATO troops in Afghanistan has been a headache for over a decade. But the real problem will emerge once troops […]
LOOKING out across Christmas Island’s Flying Fish Cove, where 69 more asylum seekers arrived on two boats yesterday, Imam Abdul Ghaffar says that sympathy for the new arrivals was dwindling […]
Express Tribune: When the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya was demolished in December 1992, for Prof. Ram Puniyani it was not only a sacred edifice that had crumbled before him, but a part […]
Russian TV: Russia rejects in the strongest possible terms allegations that it supports President Assad in the Syrian conflict. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Moscow and Beijing must […]
by Samuel Jaberg, swissinfo.ch Swiss intelligence services have observed an increase in the number of trips made out of Europe for jihadist purposes, with the internet playing a central role […]
Author: Edited by Adil Salahi, Arab News Staff Q.1. Qur’anic and Hadith injunctions are clear that Muslims must remain united. Yet a Hadith tells us that Muslims will be split into more than seventy groups, which are all in Hell except one. Please comment. Q.2. In some Muslim countries, we […]
Switzerland will continue to purchase Iranian oil in defiance of the European Union sanctions on the Islamic Republic that came into effect on July 1. The Swiss Federal Department of […]
MADINAH: ARAB NEWS Madinah Gov. Prince Abdul Aziz bin Majed described King Abdullah’s decision to expand the Prophet’s Mosque as historic. He said: “This decision is deemed a great service to Islam and Muslims. “Moreover, it would benefit all people in Madinah, in addition to millions of pilgrims coming from […]
JEDDAH: HASSAN CHERUPPA arab news staff Islam’s two holy mosques are witnessing the largest ever expansion in their history. After launching the massive expansion works of the Grand Mosque in […]