Where are they, now?

By Saroop Ijaz Published: October 15, 2011 Source/credit: The Express Tribune The former Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court, Khawaja Muhammad Sharif, has volunteered to represent Mumtaz Qadri. Ordinarily, a lawyer representing a client is an unremarkable phenomenon, even those accused of heinous crimes. The lowest of low amongst the criminals […]

Parental guidance is the key

Source: TOI on line. A $50 tattooed doll – a new product of a hugely successful toy brand in the US – has come under fire. Invoking writer Stieg Larrson’s best-selling Millennium trilogy’s edgy female heroine image, this limited edition toy has alarmed parents in America, who feel the tattoos […]

What initiatives does the Minister take to the EU, UN and Sweden should strengthen the protection of religious minorities in Pakistan?

Source: Nasim Malik from Sweeden.  A letter containing Ahmadiyya questions has been floated in Sweedish parliament. English translation. Swedish Parliament: Written question 2011/12:86 : 2011/12:86 Situation of the Ahmadiyya Muslims in Pakistan. To the Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt ( M ) “ It is reported daily about how the religious fundamentalist forces […]

My Faith: Rep. Keith Ellison, from Catholic to Muslim

http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=living/2011/09/01/my-faith-congressman-ellison.cnn September 1st, 2011 10:24 AM ET Courtesy: CNN By Chris Welch, CNN Minneapolis, Minnesota (CNN) –Prior to 2006, few people even knew that then-Minnesota state legislator Keith Ellison was a Muslim. Because of his English name, he said, no one thought to ask. But five years ago, when he ran […]

Saudi Crown Prince of Darkness

Courtesy:  Saudi Crown Prince of Darkness Saudi Arabia’s tough-minded interior minister has been named the crown prince—and is next in line to the king. He’s a known commodity in Washington after years of shepherding the Saudi fight against terrorism. by Tara McKelvey | October 28, 2011 10:00 AM EDT The interior minister’s office […]

Unicef promotes “Teach Respect”

KUALA LUMPUR: Unicef (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) has asked corporate, school and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to support its latest campaign, ‘Teach Respect’. The support involves helping to promote two new public service announcements (PSAs). At an exclusive video preview of ‘Teach Respect’ PSAs for the media, Unicef Representative to Malaysia Hans Olsen […]

‘A failed state’ because of the US

By Michael Jansen JORDAN TIMES It is surprising that President Barack Obama failed to predict that Iraq would refuse the US terms for the extension of the deployment of 3,000-odd US troops to “train” the country’s soldiery. On October 21, Obama announced that the withdrawal of all US forces would […]

Eid Al Adha to begin November 6

AMMAN (JORDAN TIMES) – Sunday, November 6, will be the first day of Eid Al Adha, as Friday, October 28, has been announced as the first day of Dhul Hijja, Chief Islamic Justice Ahmad Hilayel said on Thursday. The main Hajj ritual, Arafa Day, will thus fall on Saturday, November […]