Death Toll Rises After Grenade and Gun Attack in Belgium
Soaurce: NYTimes: LIÈGE, Belgium — Belgian police said on Wednesday that they had discovered a woman’s body at a storage facility used by the man who lobbed hand grenades and […]
Did Pentagon help strangle the Arab Spring?
Source: Asia Times. By Nick Turse As the Arab Spring blossomed and President Barack Obama hesitated about whether to speak out in favor of protesters seeking democratic change in the Greater Middle East, the Pentagon acted decisively. It forged ever deeper ties with some of the most repressive regimes in […]
NATO dreams of civil war in Syria
Source: Asia Times By Pepe Escobar Every grain of sand in the Syrian desert now knows there won’t be a “responsibility to protect”-enabled North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) “humanitarian” intervention to provoke regime change in Damascus. A protracted war like in Libya is not feasible – even though those faultless […]
Ahmadiyya Youth continue efforts with food, blood drive.
Source: Vaughan Citizen The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association took a major step toward its goal of becoming Canadian Blood Services largest partner when it comes to blood donations. The youth group, an auxiliary wing of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam’aat Canada, collected 156 units of blood at its 11th annual blood […]
Ahmadiyya Missionaries hope to dispel myths about Islam.
Source / Credit: Niagara This Week Youth to canvass homes in Grimsby, Canada. Eighteen young Muslims will be spreading the message, and dispelling misconceptions, of their faith Saturday. Terrorist acts have painted the Muslim community in a bad light and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada is reaching out […]
Indonesian sharia stronghold ‘rehabilitates’ punks: Is this Sharia??
AFP: BANDA ACEH: Indonesian sharia police are “morally rehabilitating” more than 60 young punk rock fans in Aceh province on Sumatra island, saying the youths are tarnishing the province’s image. Since being arrested at a punk rock concert in the provincial capital Banda Aceh on Saturday night, 59 male and […]
No religious motive in Liege rampage: Was the killer a Muslim?
RT: ……”Well, we don’t know, but it would appear that it was an individual incident. Earlier reports that there were three or four gunmen involved have since been discredited and it equally appears that he wasn’t targeting anybody in particular… so in a sense it’s not a replica of what […]
Need for madrassa reform
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Editorial Published: December 13, 2011 The recovery of 45 people, many of them minors, who were held captive at a seminary […]
Al Aleem: The Bestower of true Dreams
Revelation has had a very large role to play in human history. The evidence not only comes from religion but also science. This article was originally published in June, 2007 volume of Ahmadiyya Gazette USA. Let me first introduce the subject of revelation in language and examples that are more […]
‘Tehran should be prevented from playing the Shiite card’
By ALI BLUWI | ARAB NEWS Youssef Makki, a Saudi political analyst and secretary-general of the Center for Arab Unity Studies claimed that Arab states should collectively isolate Iran by reinforcing their own national unity. “Iran has done what it takes to terminate the Shiite reference of Najaf, to dominate […]
Iranian delegation visits Saudi Arabia
Note by the editor: This is good News. Iran and Saudi Arabia should settle their mutual differences and worries through brotherly consultations.
Polygamy: The social consequences of abuse
By TALA AL-HEJAILAN, ARABNEWS Since the turn of the 21st century, the Saudi population has grown nearly 18 percent. At present, it is estimated that Saudi Arabia’s population is expanding at a rate of 2.06 percent annually. A recent Saudi-based study shows that 34 percent of the Saudi population is […]
Settlers breach closed Israeli military zone near Jordan
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Agencies) – Some 30 Jewish settlers broke into a Christian baptismal site late Monday in a closed military zone along the Jordanian-Israeli border to stage a protest, Agence France-Presse reported. The Associated Press reported that the radical settlers cut a fence to enter the closed military zone along […]
India Embraces Solar Power, Says Price Will Equal Thermal Power in Five Years
The Central government is planning to make certain changes in its solar power schemes to promote creation of mini-grids, a senior government official today said. “Mini-grids will play a major role in the 12th Five Year Plan to achieve our solar power targets. We are in the process of brining […]
Standing up to Discrimination against Muslims – Know Your Rights!
Source: Qantara Since 2010, a Berlin-based network has dedicated itself to opposing discrimination against Muslims by providing information and legal advice to the Muslim community. As Sabine Ripperger has been […]
Scientists create world’s smallest steam engine
Source: The Local German researchers have developed a super-tiny steam engine that’s just a few thousandths of a millimetre wide. Although the engine sputters incessantly and isn’t developed enough to be used in the real world, the discovery could make it easier to produce ultra-efficient micro-engines in the future, according […]
String-theory calculations describe ‘birth of the universe’
Source: Physicsworld Researchers in Japan have developed what may be the first string-theory model with a natural mechanism for explaining why our universe would seem to exist in three spatial dimensions if it actually has six more. According to their model, only three of the nine dimensions started to grow […]
A challenge for Dawkins: Where did carbon come from?
Epigraph: Whatever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (Al Quran 57:2) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor […]
Murdoch was sent ‘hacking is rife’ email
Source / Courtesy: The Independent Emails published today show that News International boss James Murdoch was sent details in 2008 of claims that phone-hacking was “rife” at the News of […]
Libyan women battle for empowerment
BBC: They helped smuggle weapons and ammunition to fighters during the revolution. Now, Libyan women have their own battle to fight – for empowerment. “We have a lot of work […]