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Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad holds meetings with Norway’s Defence Minister, Grete Faremo and with former Prime Minister, Kjell Magne Bondevik

Kjell Magne Bondevik Grete Faremo During his recent tour of Norway, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, was called on by the Norwegian Government’s current Defence Minister, Grete Faremo and also by twotime former Prime Minister kjell Magne Bondevik. During both meetings the dignitaries welcomed Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad to Norway and congratulated him on the opening […]

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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies at 56

Source: CBC News Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who revolutionized technology through his design, marketing and creation of personal computers and mobile devices, has died at 56, the company announced Wednesday. “We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today,” Apple said in a brief statement. “Steve’s brilliance, […]

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Misuse of blasphemy law

Source: Dawn.Com THE predicament of Junaid Ahmed illustrates precisely the mischief that continues to be unleashed by the presence of Section 295 C, the `blasphemy law`, on Pakistan`s law books. A student at a Chakwal seminary run by a member of the Tehrik Khuddam Ahl-i-Sunnat, Junaid Ahmed took permission from […]

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Saudi poet Mastoura Al-Ahmadi dies

By ARAB NEWS MADINAH: Saudi female poet Mastoura Al-Ahmadi died on Monday at the age of 35 at King Fahd Hospital in Madinah after she suffered from a heart problem. Al-Ahmadi was a famous poet who participated in the popular reality TV show “Poet Of The Million,” aired from United […]

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Inspirational calligraphy wows Jeddawis

By MARIAM NIHAL, MARIAM.NIHAL@ARABNEWS.COM For centuries calligraphy has joined the dots between contemplation, opinions, perception of art and poetry with Islam. A beautiful depiction of the words of Allah is granted a blank canvas where artists with their dreams, intellect and born genius paint them to life. Arabic script has […]

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US embassy ‘defends’ Arab Bank

By Omar Obeidat JORDAN TIMES AMMAN –– As the Arab Bank continues to face allegations in the US that it provided banking services to terrorist groups, cables by the US embassy in Amman, revealed recently by WikiLeaks, defended the financial institution’s reputation. A few years ago, hundreds of Israelis filed […]

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Why men are in trouble

Editor’s note: William J. Bennett, a CNN contributor, is the author of “The Book of Man: Readings on the Path to Manhood.” Bennett is the Washington fellow of the Claremont Institute. He was U.S. secretary of education from 1985 to 1988 and was director of the Office of National Drug […]

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Immigrant youth are ‘Made in Switzerland’

by Susanne Schanda in Lucerne, swissinfo.ch A new book indicates that religion plays an important role in identity-building among adolescents with immigrant backgrounds in Switzerland. The authors of “Youth, Migration and Religion”, which was presented at a roundtable at Lucerne University, say public discourse on immigrants has changed in Switzerland […]

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Was Christopher Columbus on a religious crusade?

Source/Credit: The Washington Post: On Faith Two recent books argue that explorers Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama were more like Christian crusaders than greedy mercenaries or curious adventurers. Other historians, however, remain skeptical. The books, released in the weeks leading up to Columbus Day (Oct. 10), claim the reason […]

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Israeli wins chemistry Nobel for quasicrystals

STOCKHOLM — Israeli scientist Dan Shechtman was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for a discovery that faced skepticism and mockery, even prompting his expulsion from his U.S. research team, before it won widespread acceptance as a fundamental breakthrough. While doing research in the U.S. in 1982, Shechtman discovered […]

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100 Year Celebration of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Bangladesh

Source:  National Secretary Publications (Audio-Visual) & In-Charge, Muslim Television Ahmadiyya Int’l, Bangladesh Studios.   Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Bangladesh (AMJB)   Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Bangladesh is going to celebrate the 100th year of Establishment of Jamaat in Bengal in 2013. In this connection, various programs have been planned to celebrate the centenary with […]