Huff Post LONDON — The British Library has paid 9 million pounds (US$14.3 million) to acquire the St. Cuthbert Gospel, a remarkably well-preserved survivor of seventh-century Britain described by the library as the oldest European book to survive fully intact. The palm-sized book, a manuscript copy of the Gospel of […]
Huff Post This afternoon the Dalai Lama addressed the public at the Stand Sheriff stadium at the University of Hawaii. Introduced by Pierre Omidyer, who organized this event with his wife Pam, His Holiness talked about the spirit of Aloha that points the way towards making peace. It symbolizes the qualities […]
Huff Post A beef festival organized by Dalit students at Osmania University in Hyderabad, India on April 15th erupted into violence, the BBC reports. About 100 members of the Hindu right wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarti Parishad (ABVP) protested the festival, leading to five injuries according to The Hindu report. ABVP protested the beef festival on the ground that […]
France24. One of the highlights of incumbent president Nicolas Sarkozy’s mega campaign rally in Villepinte on March 11 was a surprise appearance by one of France’s most famous first ladies –Bernadette Chirac. Minutes before Sarkozy delivered his keynote speech that day, Mrs. Chirac’s petite frame appeared on the massive stage that […]
France24. Former conservative French President Jacques Chirac and a number of his family members will vote for Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande in the forthcoming presidential election, according to media reports Tuesday. According to daily newspaper Le Parisien, Chirac’s daughter Claude, her husband Frederic Salat-Baroux and her former husband Thierry […]
Dawn.com Since the 2001 toppling of the Taliban, which banned education for women and girls, females have returned to schools, especially in Kabul. But periodic attacks still occur against girls, teachers and their school buildings, usually in the more conservative south and east of the country, from where the Taliban […]
Russian TV: Norway killer has defended his massacre of 77 people, insisting he would do it again. He called his bomb-and-shooting rampage the most “spectacular” attack by a nationalist militant […]
Prince William of Orange was inspired by the tolerance of the Ottoman Sultans. In 2012, the Netherlands and Turkey are celebrating 400 years of diplomatic relations. Anti–Islam party leader Geert Wilders spoke out against celebrating relations with the Muslim nation, which he portrayed as cruel and suppressive. He is not […]
Source: Dawn Religious persecution of people from Ahmadiyya community is not a new development in Pakistan. Ahmadis have long been marginalised from the time when they were declared non-Muslims in the amendment introduced in 1973’s Constitution. Since then, they have been facing the wrath of many Muslims who have fundamental […]
Courtesy: S.S. Ahmad, Boise ID In the November issue of the Al-Fazl, Qadian, Hadhrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad, ra), son of the Promised Messiah (AS) wrote an article in Urdu with the heading, “The month of Ramadan has a special effect in purifying one’s self. Members of the Jama‘at should take its […]
Dutch politician Geert Wilders wants the Netherlands to cancel plans to celebrate 400 years of relations with Turkey. He says Turkish president Abdullah Gül is not welcome here on a state visit this week. But Mr Wilders’ arguments are an insult to adult intelligence, says Radio Netherlands senior editor Robert Chesal. […]
Wilders: Gül is no friend of the West On Wednesday and Thursday, Mr Gul will travel to The Hague and the southern province of Limburg. The president will open a special Turkish pavilion in the town of Venlo, the birthplace of Geert Wilders. Wilders, whose anti-Islam Freedom Party props up […]
Coutesy: http://www.timesofassam.com By- Swadesh Roy | Date- April 17, 2012 Politics of Bangladesh is now facing a new crisis. Supporters of the war criminals of Bangladesh are trying to disturb the communal harmony of the country. They are spreading rumor that some minority people have made a bad comment about […]
By Zubair Khan Moulvi Dr A Wahab Adam, Amir (Head) of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Ghana once again took the lead and became the forefront runner to get the honor for AMM (Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission) Ghana. In collaboration with Academy of Medical Science (AMS) Germany, eighteen dental surgeons from Ghana, Nigeria […]
Source: CNN Author: Amanda Gardner It’s no secret that fast-food fare like burgers, french fries, and fried chicken tends to be high in sodium. According to a new study, however, […]
The International Monetary Fund is more optimistic about the global economy after seeing faster growth in the United States and a coordinated effort in Europe to address its debt crisis, the group said Tuesday. The global lending organization said in its latest economic report that the American economy should expand […]
BBC: Israel’s Iranian Jews caught in middle An estimated 250,000 Jews of Iranian descent live in Israel – most of them in the city of Holon, just outside Tel Aviv. […]
I was in Turkey last week with my family and tremendously enjoyed the trip, especially our visit to Hagia Sophia. The Topakapi Palace, the Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Mosque) and Hagia Sophia are adjoining each other. […]
Source: scotsman.com RIGHT-wing fanatic Anders Breivik sees himself as a 21st- century crusader battling against Islam in Europe. A psychiatric assessment found him to be psychotic and suffering from paranoid […]
by Isabelle Eichenberger, swissinfo.ch The new president of the Federal Commission against Racism says action is more important than statistical data in combating rights abuses. Martine Brunschwig Graf, a former […]