KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has conveyed its heartfelt condolences to the Indian and Nepal governments and their people following the tragic earthquake that have rocked both countries’ borders last Sunday. “Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost their lives in this disaster,” said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah […]
Source/Credit: The New York Times The video is dull — seminar room, dim lights, PowerPoint — but its message from an F.B.I. counterterrorism analyst is provocative: fighting Al Qaeda and other extremist groups is a “waste” compared to the broader threat posed by Islam itself. The lecturer, William Gawthrop, is […]
Source/Credit: Aljazeera Pakistani officials say thousands of livestock have been killed in the floods, brought on by heavy monsoon rains. Officials at the ministry for food and agriculture said that a rapid response was needed to keep animals in flood affected areas alive. As Imtiaz Tyab reports from Mirpur Khas, the […]
Source/Credit: NPR It’s so hard anymore to get time with anyone — especially your doctor. So you really need to be prepared to make the most of each appointment. Take heart. The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has come up with a cheat sheet you can bone up […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Republican leaders in Congress have asked Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to refrain from any further monetary stimulus during policy makers’ two-day meeting ending Wednesday. “Respectfully, we submit that the board should resist further extraordinary interventions in the U.S. economy, particularly without a clear articulation of […]
George Bush was sitting in his office wondering whom to invade next when his telephone rang. ‘Hello, Mr. Bush!’ a heavily accented voice said, ‘This is Gurmukh Singh from Phagwara, District Kapurthala, Punjab … I am ringing to inform you that we are officially declaring a war on you!’ ‘Well, Gurmukh,’ […]
Source / Courtesy: The Toronto Star, Sep 21, 2011 By Haroon Siddiqui Editorial Page One legacy of the decade since 9/11 has been the growing fear of Muslims and Islam. Many Europeans dread “Eurabia,” the ostensibly imminent Arab/Muslim takeover of the continent, even though its Muslim population is less than 3 […]
Source: TOI on Line Desmond Tutu , Nobel Peace Prize winner, spent decades fighting apartheid in South Africa. Today, as part of ‘The Elders’ global coalition, he’s taking on child marriage. The Archbishop spoke with Srijana Mitra Das about the crucial ‘Girls, Not Brides’ campaign, tradition, non-violence – and corruption: […]
In this video and a similar video linked below, Karen Armstrong describes the insight of Hillel, a Jewish teacher of Jesus’ time, when a potential convert approached Hillel and asked to be taught the entire Torah while standing on one foot, Hillel summarized as follows, “That which is hateful to you […]
source:times of india KABUL: The suicide bomber who assassinated former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani insisted on meeting face-to-face with the ex-president and waited in Kabul for days to talk with him about brokering peace with the Taliban, an associate of Rabbani’s said Wednesday. Rabbani — who headed a government council […]
WASHINGTON: Amidst growing pressure on Pakistan to act against the Haqqani Network, Pakistan ISI chief General Ahmed Shuja Pasha visited Washington DC quietly on Tuesday for a one day visit to meet with his CIA counterpart General David Petraeus. As first reported by Washington Post, the CIA officially declined to comment […]
Japan and Saudi Arabia on Sunday signed a memorandum on Japan’s cooperation in infrastructure building for the water business in the country, government officials said Monday. read more
United Nations (CNN) — As the international community works on a package of initiatives to avoid a diplomatic showdown over Palestinian statehood at the U.N. Security Council this week, the presidents of the United States and the Palestinian Authority will meet to discuss the issue, a senior U.S. official told […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: A Saudi woman secondary school teacher in Jubail has won an international award for the innovative educational methods she presented during the annual Partners in Learning Middle East and Africa Forum held in Jordan recently. Noura Aldowaikh of the Secondary School in […]
By YOUSUF MUHAMMAD | ARAB NEWS MADINAH: Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior Prince Naif opened an international conference on “The Phenomenon of Takfir (branding opponents as infidels)…Reasons, Impact and Treatment” here on Tuesday. Earlier on arrival at the conference venue, Prince Naif was greeted by Prince Saud bin […]
Source: Midland Mirror MIDLAND – Iftikhar Ahmed from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Canada discusses the nature and true meaning of Islam with John Hutchison during a Qur’an open house on Saturday at the Midland Public Library. The Toronto-area group promotes peace, condemns terrorism and raises awareness about the Islamic […]
Source: Spiegel International When Joseph Ratzinger became pope in 2005, Catholics in Germany joyfully celebrated the first German pope in almost 500 years. Since then, the euphoria has turned to disappointment and disillusionment. Benedict XVI’s visit to Germany this week will do little to heal the deep divide between conservatives […]
Source /Credit: Al Ufaq: 16 September 2011: Written By Atif S. Ahmad: http://alufaq.com I’m a Pakistani Ahmadi Muslim. I know you haven’t read these three words in a single sentence because of an amendment made to the constitution of our country that precludes the composition of such a statement; legally! Still, I have to […]
Source: Moballigh Wasim Saroya of Bosnia/Silvenia/Macedonia, The Nation on Web 19,Septmber 2011 September 19, 2011 CJ urged to take action against land grabbingCHINIOT – Advocate Supreme Court Malik Rab Nawaz has appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to take suo motu action against Qadiani Jama’at which […]
(Reuters) – Standard & Poor’s cut Italy’s credit rating on Tuesday in a surprise move that increased strains on the debt-stressed euro zone and raised pressure on policymakers to take more decisive action to resolve the crisis. Analysts said the one-notch downgrade, citing poor growth prospects and political instability, was […]