Israeli authorities are trying new methods to end hunger strikes among Palestinian prisoners. The measures include canceling prisoners’ rights to family visits and confiscating of their possessions. “Privileges such as family visits have been revoked and items such as electronics have been confiscated,” Sivan Weizman, a spokesperson for the Israeli […]
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – The Egyptian MPs on Sunday voted to demand Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa to submit his resignation and apologize to both Arabs and Muslims, Reuters reported. […]
A long post to start the day, but it’s important that people understand the pervasive Islamist bigotry this innocent minority faces. ———————————————————————- West Java Police have said they’ll be guarding other Ahmadi centres in their infamously intolerant province, but after last week’s vandalism we can only hope they’ll do a […]
By ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: A member of the applied sciences faculty at Umm Al-Qura University has won a gold medal for her innovation at the 40th International Exhibition of Inventions […]
by Taylor Luck | Petra | JORDAN TIMES RAMTHA/AMMAN — A Swiss humanitarian envoy on Monday confirmed his country’s support for Jordan’s efforts to host refugees, as relief agencies reported a rise in the number of injured Syrians crossing into the Kingdom. During a field visit to Mafraq and Ramtha […]
Jakarta globe: Tasikmalaya. Local police are looking for suspects in video footage of last week’s mob attack on an Ahmadiyah mosque in West Java, an officer said on Monday. “We’re still analyzing recording,” Tasikmalaya police chief Sr. Adj. Comr. Irman Sugema said. A mob of 150 people stormed the mosque […]
Jakarta Post, Deputy Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar has taken a different viewpoint from his superior regarding an attack on an Ahmadiyah mosque in Tasikmalaya, West Java, on Friday. Nasaruddin was quoted by Antara news agency as saying that the police should take the incident in the Singaparna district seriously, […]
Source: The New York Times ITHACA, NEW YORK — The World Bank has a new president, but many questions remain about whether the selection process was indeed transparent, open and merit-based, […]
Huff Post A flag football team took a stand against discrimination by donning hijabs in support of their Muslim teammate. Members of the West Broward High School team wore the traditional […]
Le Parisien. The socialist candidate Mr. Hollande leads in 56 metropolitan departments (it was the case for 23 of them only for Ségolène Royal in 2007), whereas Nicolas Sarkozy goes out first in 39 departments. In other words, around thirty departments fell over. Marine Le Pen is in the leads […]
RT. France. There is yet another force able to bear down the second round. Far-left candidate Jean-Luc finished fourth in the first round with 11 per cent of the vote. Backed by the Communist Party, he called on his supporters to put an end to the Sarkozy era and support […]
An Urdu book by Ansar Raza, Canada There is no doubt that the most fundamental and key resources of Islam are Qur`an; Sunnah; and Hadith. However, some groups and individuals […]
By Abdelmoneim Abu Edris Ali (AFP) – HEGLIG, Sudan — Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said Monday there will be no more talks with South Sudan, as fresh Sudanese air raids […]
You may have read a recent news in which Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ally says Islam not part of Germany. But this is factually not true! It only reflects lack of knowledge […]
Wall street Journal: France’s center-right President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is seeking a second mandate, and Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande came ahead in Sunday’s presidential election and will compete in a run-off on May 6, according to estimates of preliminary results seen by The Wall Street Journal. Because no one […]
The countdown for the Thursday early morning launch of a rocket laden with remote sensing satellite Risat-1 has begun in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, an ISRO official said, a step that will reinforce India’s global leadership position in the field. Remote sensing satellites send back pictures and other data for […]
Materials scientists in France said that they had made highly-conductive plastic wires on the nanoscale, an invention with potential for mobile devices, computing and solar energy. Just a few billionths of a metre across, the fibres are light, inexpensive, flexible and easy to handle, in contrast to carbon nanotubes, the […]
Source: Huffington Post – WASHINGTON — The college class of 2012 is in for a rude welcome to the world of work. A weak labor market already has left half of young college graduates either jobless or underemployed in positions that don’t fully use their skills and knowledge. Young adults […]
Source: Wall Street Journal – By AMIR EFRATI A new company backed by two Google Inc. GOOG +0.07% billionaires, film directorJames Cameron and other space exploration proponents is aiming high in the hunt for natural resources—with mining asteroids the possible target. The venture, called Planetary Resources Inc., revealed little in a press release this week except to […]
Credit: The Local: The former East Germany is officially one of least religious places on the planet, with more than half of people living there saying they do not believe in God. More: