Geert Wilders thinly veiled Racism and Islamophobia!
Written and collected by Zia H Shah Wilders has been on record saying, “I don’t hate Muslims, I hate Islam.”[1] So, by his own admission he is an Islamophobe. How worthwhile […]
Patterns of intolerance
Dawn.com A PERSISTENT failure to deal with the canker of intolerance — one of the greatest threats to the Pakistani people’s mental health and their material well-being — is making the affliction day by day more unmanageable. A young non-Muslim woman has been living in Lahore for quite some time. […]
Build a Better You, One Habit at a Time
Greatist Let’s say you want to get in better shape. Of course, you’re smart, informed, and know exactly what to do. So you’ve listed the changes you need to make, pinning them to the fridge next to the vision board and inspirational photos. Here’s the only problem: You haven’t actually […]
No Security with Security Council; AI Says UN Security Council ‘Unfit for Purpose’
Voice Of America: by Selah Hennessy: LONDON – “Failed leadership has gone global” — according to Amnesty International’s annual report on the state of human rights around the world. The United […]
Fair play? UK to ban leaders accused of human rights abuse from Olympics
Russian TV: The seemingly noble move is tainted by the fact the very people accused of rights violations in their home countries – like the King of Bahrain, for example […]
Muslims to gather to combat anti-Shariah movement
By Omar Sacirbey| Religion News Service, Thursday, May 24, 12:12 AM Some 15,000 Muslims are expected at this weekend’s 37th annual convention of the Islamic Circle of North America in Hartford, where the theme of “Defending Religious Freedom: Understanding Shariah” reflects the worry that anti-Muslim activists are fanning fear of […]
Pakistan: You cannot quote from the Quran’
Express Tribune: A cleric in Sialkot district disrupted a Saturday mass, abused the pastor and is now threatening to register a blasphemy FIR against him for drawing upon verses from […]
Switzerland: Muslim cemeteries seen as ‘long-term investments’
Switzerland’s tendency to allow cantons or towns to decide certain issues sometimes makes for piece-meal solutions, and such is the case with special sections of cemeteries for different religions. The […]
Aid workers kidnapped in Afghanistan
swissinfo.ch and agencies Five aid workers with the Swiss-based humanitarian group Medair – two foreign female doctors and three male Afghan colleagues – have been kidnapped in a remote part of north-eastern Afghanistan, a government spokesman has confirmed. The five Medair workers were reportedly visiting a clinic and bringing food […]
Forum on introducing Islam discusses ways to remove misgivings on religion
JEDDAH: NADIM AL-HAMID ARABNEWS An international forum on introducing Islam to the world that began in Jeddah on Tuesday will wind up today with the issuance of a final communiqué. […]
Kingdom (of Saudi Arabia) takes lead, vows $ 3.25 bn Yemen aid
RIYADH: ABDUL HANNAN TAGO ARABNEWS Saudi Arabia will be giving additional financial support to Yemen amounting to $ 3.25 billion as part of its contribution to development projects that will […]
Mullah Nasruddin was utterly devastated when his (next?) wife died …
His friends were trying their best to console him, inviting him for dinner, coffee, tea … nothing seemed to work. Mullah’s best friend told him “when your father died you […]
‘Eager Lion’ activity delayed due to dusty weather
by Laila Azzeh | May 23,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — One of the activities of the multinational joint military exercise “Eager Lion 2012” that was scheduled to be held […]
Muslims Offer Solution to Nation’s Problems
cisionwire.com: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community launches nationwide campaign to bring fellow Americans towards true peace Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA announces the launch of a new nationwide campaign that provides holistic solutions to […]
Think Differently About Difference
Huff Post Christians have often hoped for a time when our racial and economic differences would cease, when in Christ we would all be indistinguishable. Such impulses are earnest but fundamentally misguided. Many such interpretations emerge from a fervent hope that the specters of racism, sexism and myriad other destructive […]
Verdict reaction: US sees no reason for Shakil Afridi to be held
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Huma Imtiaz Published: May 23, 2012 WASHINGTON: US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland, offering US reaction to the sentencing of Dr Shakil […]
Transcipt of the Muslim Prayer in Pennsylvania Assembly in 2011
Source: Common Wealth of Pennsylvania Legislative Journal, Session 2011, No: 82. The SPEAKER. Today the prayer will be offered by Maulana Naseem Mahdi, national vice president and missionary in-charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. MAULANA NASEEM MAHDI, Guest Chaplain of the House of Representatives, offered the following prayer: (Prayer in […]
مہدی مرے، رسولِ خدا کا سلام لو
رسول اﷲ صلی اﷲ علیہ وسلم کا فرمان ہے کہ جب تم مہدی کا زمانہ پاؤ تو اُسے میرا سلام کہنا الحدیث ارشاد عرشی ملک arshimalik50@hotmail.com پیارے امام، شوقِ لقا کا سلام لو مہدی مرے رسول خدا کا سلام لو ہم سے گنہگاروں کو بھی اذنِ عام ہے مہدی کی […]
Chinese Sea Goddess Lin was carried into heaven as a colored cloud arose, just like Jesus?
Source: China Daily With over 5,000 Mazu temples dotted around the world and 200 million believers, the Mazu belief has spread to more than 20 countries and regions across the […]
Iran wants all countries to give up WMD
Source: China Daily TEHERAN – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that Iran has never been after producing or using weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), the official IRNA news agency reported. In a message to a ceremony held in Iran’s western city of Boroujerd “to commemorate 8,000 martyears of chemical […]