‘Catch Me If You Can?’ — Moulvi
Credit: Sikandar Malik of Germany Watch and enjoy the piety of a Pakistani Moulvi:
Ahmadiyya place of worship under threat in Pakistan
Credit: Christianpost Pakistan via Imam Selvenia Wasim Saroya: Rawalpindi: February 26, 2012. (PCP) The Sadar Anujuman Ahmadiyya Rabwah Pakistan have said that Ahmadiyya Place of Worship in Rawalpindi is under threat after removal of security barricades and surveillance cameras by Rawalpindi police which were installed on directions of law enforcement […]
Afghanistan: France and Germany withdraw civilian staff
France and Germany are following the US and Britain in withdrawing civilian staff from Afghan government institutions in the wake of the killing of two senior US Nato officers. […]
Putin assassination plot foiled: Russian officials
Ukrainian security services have thwarted a plot to kill Russian PM Vladimir Putin, Russian officials say. Two suspects were detained in the Ukrainian port of Odessa, Russia’s state-owned Channel One […]
Grand Mufti lauds Salman for support to Qur’an competition
By RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh said that the local competition for the Prince Salman Prize for Qur’an Memorization had been instrumental in creating a healthy […]
Jordan highlights efforts to protect Jerusalem identity at conference
AMMAN — Jordan’s delegation to the Qatar-hosted International Conference for the Defence of Jerusalem on Sunday called for joint Arab, Islamic and international action to stop violations against the Arab […]
You are entitled to your own opinions — but not your own facts!
Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927 – 2003) was a four-term U.S. Senator, ambassador, administration official, and academic. The title of this post is a famous quote from him, “You are entitled to your […]
Franklin Graham and the Art of Misinformation
Source: Huffington Post By Qasim Rashid The anti-Muslim base in America is no stranger to promoting misinformation about Islam, Muslims and even President Obama. During Franklin Graham’s Feb. 21 “Morning […]
Almere PVV councillor quits the party
A city councillor in Almere has become the latest representative of the anti-immigration PVV to leave the party, citing the way the party deals with others as the main reason. ‘The tone does not fit in with my way of working,’ Marissa Visser told news agency ANP. ‘I have kind […]
Medicare covers yoga for heart disease
(CNN) — Frank Korona lives near the West Virginia-Pennsylvania border with his wife Kathy, in a house that he built with his own hands, on the same property where he grew up. He served in the Army Special Forces in Vietnam. The Koronas have a long, proud tradition of military service, […]
Stem Cell Finding Could Expand Women’s Lifetime Supply of Eggs
SUNDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) — Researchers report that they’ve isolated stem cells from adult human ovaries that can mature into eggs that may be capable of fertilization. The lab findings, which upend longstanding scientific theory, could potentially lead to new reproductive technologies and possibly extend the years of a […]
Is Wilders playing footsie with the press?
Geert Wilders has a love-hate relationship with the press, the Volkskrant writes. The PVV leader is like the prettiest girl in the class, scathing one minute, coy the next. Or it is all a clever ploy? ‘Wilders hardly ever gives interviews, his party refuses to engage in discussion but dominates the political […]
Marriage Quotes
The middle years of marriage are the most crucial. In the early years, spouses want each other and in late years, they need each other. Happy marriages begin when we marry the ones we love, and they blossom when we love the ones we marry. What counts in making a […]
G-20 Meeting Focuses on Euro Firewall Fund
MEXICO CITY — As finance ministers from the Group of 20 countries began a two-day meeting here dominated by the European sovereign debt crisis, the United States was adamant that European nations must do more to buffer their economies. At the center of the dispute is the reluctance of cash-rich […]
Why does God keep us in suspense?
by hugo born NZZ Neue Zuercher Zeitung on Wednesday the 22th February 2012 The following text was written by Ruedi Schmid. (please bear with us: It is a Google translation from German). The phenomenon is a concern people have always had: If God would reveal himself, the eternal dispute would […]
MoveOn’s fifty ways to love your country
With more than 2 million members, MoveOn is at the cutting edge of a new model for political activism. In their first-ever book, they take their message offline with MoveOn’s 50 Ways to Love Your Country: How to Find Your Political Voice and Become a Catalyst for Change, in an […]
Muhammad in Bible: Bible which predicts coming of Prophet Muhammad unearthed in Turkey
The £14million handwritten gold lettered tome, penned in Jesus’ native Aramaic language, is said to contain his early teachings and a prediction of the Prophet’s coming. Turkish culture and tourism minister […]
First Islamic Museum in Australia inaugurated
Hameed Shaheen, PAKISTAN OBSERVER Islamabad—The first Islamic Museum outside Asia has been set up in Melbourne, the Australian continent, to help Aussies understand the highly humanizing contribution of Islamic civilization in crucial phases of history. The Museum was inaugurated by the OIC Secretary General Mr Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Saturday in an […]
Saudi king says ‘foreign hands’ behind Arab unrest
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah says that “unnamed hands” targeting Islam and the Arabs are behind recent events in the region. The king, who delivered a televised address Friday night […]
End of Syria-Iran axis to Israel’s benefit: minister
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The fall of Syria’s President Bashar Assad would end an axis with Iran and its President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, benefiting Israel, the country’s intelligence minister said on Sunday. “There […]