UK: Doctor claims he was dismissed for emailing prayer to colleagues
A Christian doctor who claims he was sacked for emailing a prayer to colleagues in a bid to raise their spirits is suing a hospital for unfair dismissal. Dr David […]
Imran Khan – Pakistan’s Dream Catcher
Source: Qantara In Pakistan, the former cricket star and populist Imran Khan is attracting an ever-growing number of followers. His rise underlines the widespread dissatisfaction with the current leadership. Marcus […]
Afghanistan conflict: Rogue soldiers ‘eroding morale’
Source: BBC Author: David Loyn After an Afghan National Army lieutenant shot dead a British soldier and Royal Marine, injuring a third serviceman, the spotlight has fallen on relations between international and Afghan troops. For a soldier there is nothing worse than facing the prospect of death at the hands […]
Iraq tests regional muscle with Arab summit
Source: Reuters Author: Patrick Markey Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will seek to showcase his country’s diplomatic return to the region this week when leaders gather for the first Arab League summit in Baghdad in two decades, and the only one hosted by a Shi’ite Arab ruler. With violence from […]
AMYA Hiking: The Signs of His majesty & Glory are clear to see
34 young British Muslims will spend five days hiking across the French Alps this June to raise thousands of pounds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
The myth of sovereignty
Credit: Express Tribune: Two aspects stand out. One, the level of concern on such a convergence apprehends a growing pool of common sentiment; and two, the latent capacity that exists within such a group that might just challenge the existing status quo. Speaking plainly, the concern is the military-middle class-Imran […]
Thousands march in protest to Florida hearing on Trayvon Martin slaying
Source: US News March 26 Updated at 5:42 p.m. ET: Thousands of people streamed through the streets of Sanford, Fla., on Monday to demand that authorities prosecute the man who […]
Supreme court weighs all-or-nothing on healthcare law
(Reuters) – The Supreme Court opened its final day weighing the fate of President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, considering on Wednesday whether the entire law can stand should the court rule against its centerpiece mandate that most people buy insurance. On this, the third and last day of historic arguments, […]
Hindu seer advocates inter-religious friendship
Source: Times Of India TOI spoke to Sri Sugunendra Thirtha Swamiji of Sri Puthige Mutt, Udupi, one of the key speakers at an event in Oxford, UK on March 23 to discuss interfaith issues. To elicit his views on the issues, Sugunendra Thirtha said inter-religious friendship means freedom to practise one’s faith without any […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in India celebrates 123th Foundation Day
Source: Jagran Qadian, Sat, 24 Mar 2012 Ahmadiyya muslim community organized jalsa on the eve of 123rd foundation day of the community in Al-Aqsa mosque. The Jalsa started with the recitation of The Holy Quran, which was followed by Islamic poems. Speakers at the event shed light on the preconditions […]
Exit Americans, enter sectarian strife
Credit: Asia Times: Following the withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq three moths ago, sectarian clashes between Shi’ite and Sunni groups have steadily increased. It’s the perfect environment for al-Qaeda to turn the region into the massive insurgent stronghold it used to be, while accusations mount that Iran is […]
USA/NATO route not likely to open soon.
Credit: Asia Times: By Amir Mir ISLAMABAD – Pakistan opposition parties are moving to block the reopening of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply routes into neighboring Afghanistan ahead of crucial deliberations to set new terms of engagement with the United States. The country’s major right-wing opposition party, led by […]
Lal Masjid cleric wants enforcement of Shariah
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Azam Khan Published: March 28, 2012 ISLAMABAD: And now he wants enforcement of Shariah law in the country. After already managing […]
Soldiers, Settlers, Break Into The Al-Aqsa Mosque
International Middle East Media Center: The al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage issued a press release on Wednesday morning stating that dozens of Israeli soldiers and fundamentalist settlers broke into […]
Israel gauges fallout from Iran strike
Credit: Asia Times: By Victor Kotsev Amid the ever-growing diplomatic noise and military buildup in the Persian Gulf, a key issue has received insufficient attention: the dual problem of possible radioactive contamination and civilian casualties resulting from an operation against Iran. Strikes on nuclear facilities carry enormous stigma; those directed […]
Using Internet Tools, Terrorist Group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Incites Violence against Shi’ite Muslims and Ahmdis
Using Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Other Internet Tools, Pakistani Terrorist Group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Incites Violence against Shi’ite Muslims and Engenders Antisemitism Introduction This paper examines the role of Pakistani terrorist group […]
Pakistan Among World’s Worst Violators of Religious Freedoms
Worthy Christian News: WASHINGTON D.C. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom recommended that the Secretary of State name Pakistan as a Country of Particular Concern in its 2012 Annual Report. […]
‘Global March to Jerusalem’ departs for Pakistan to join Desmond Tutu and other VIPs
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA; At least 27 Indonesian delegates departed for Karachi in Pakistan on Friday to join “Global March to Jerusalem (GMJ)”. From Pakistan, the convoy will travel by land then […]
Toulouse gunman was informant of French intelligence?
Russian TV: Mohamed Merah, the notorious killer shot in a stand-off with police a week ago in Toulouse, is still stirring controversy in France. An ex-chief of the French spy […]
The Brain on Love: How love changes the brain?
New York Times: By DIANE ACKERMAN: A RELATIVELY new field, called interpersonal neurobiology, draws its vigor from one of the great discoveries of our era: that the brain is constantly rewiring itself […]