by Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch Geneva needs to diversify its tourism offer to compensate for an over-reliance on holidaymakers from the Gulf states, say tourism experts. Some 1.8 million people attended the Fêtes de Genève festival that ended on Sunday, but the figures were down from two million last year, most […]
By ARJUWAN LAKKDAWALA | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Ramadan is a special month, and it is a very joyful time for Muslims who fast and celebrate this month. But how do non-Muslims living in the Kingdom feel about Ramadan? To find out, Arab News spoke to several non-Muslims, who said they saw […]
By ALI KOTARUMALOS | AP ARABNEWS JAKARTA, Indonesia: An Indonesian man wounded when Islamic hard-liners launched a deadly attack on his minority sect was sentenced Monday to six months in prison — more than some of those caught on video taking part in the lynching. Human rights groups blasted the […]
By Zain Khasawneh, Jordan Times AMMAN –– Some 40 university students have decided to hit the streets during Ramadan to distribute water and dates to motorists and passers-by who are not at home at sunset – the time of iftar. The volunteers, who are part of a larger group of […]
By Khetam Malkawi, Jordan Times AMMAN – Although the total number of visitors to the Kingdom decreased by 31 per cent in July 2011 compared to same month last year, the number of Saudi tourists increased by 21 per cent, according to a Ministry of Tourism report released on Monday. […]
Fountain of Christianity By Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Founder of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community You should also consider that it is God’s eternal and established law that He forgives in response to repentance and penitence, and hears the prayers of His righteous servants which are offered by way of intercession. But we […]
Source: The Washington Times ARLINGTON, Va., August 15, 2011 – We all know what it is like to have been imprisoned for practicing our religious faith, right? Most of us of course, have a loved one or a friend who was executed for teaching others about their faith, or at least […]
Source / Courtesy: The Beacon Herald. By Rita Marshall. When Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at members knocked on Stratford doors this past winter, most residents wanted to know more about “jihad.” Noman Khalil, part of Ahmadiyya’s youth association faith outreach program, said jihad refers to an internal struggle to be just. “That’s the […]
Courtesy: The Daily Beast Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry aren’t just devout—both have deep ties to a fringe fundamentalist movement known as Dominionism, which says Christians should rule the world. by Michelle Goldberg | August 14, 2011 10:51 PM EDT With Tim Pawlenty out of the presidential race, it is […]
Synchronised explosions in mostly Shia Muslim areas kill at least 74 and injure 250, undermining planned US troop withdrawal Source: Martin Chulov, Guardian Co UK A series of co-ordinated explosions have killed at least 74 people and wounded 250 more across Iraq, shattering calm during the Muslim holy month of […]
Source: http://www.albawaba.com On the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, Dubai Customs launched the first Ramadan event by sponsoring the Holy Quran Memorization Project which takes place from 1st to 20th Ramadan 1432 at Al Siddiq Center for Holy Quran Memorization in Dubai with the participation of 50 children, […]
Veil: A Fundamental Human Right and an important Religious Duty By: Laiq Ahmed Atif, President Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta amjmalta@gmail.com http://ahmadiyyamalta.org/ One of the common and most loving fruits of human life is the freedom and liberty. Men of all ages remained fond of this delicious and valuable fruit. The […]
Haaretz By Yehuda Ben Meir What is erupting from the hearts of hundreds of thousands of citizens, and what sends them out to the streets, is not economics, but rather morality and values. Social justice is not an economic concept. It is, at base, a normative one. Due to the […]
Jakarta Globe, Indonesia A senior Amadiyah member was sentenced to six months imprisonment at the Serang District Court on Monday in relation to the violent mob attack that killed three other members of the minority sect on February 6. Deden was convicted of inciting violence, obstruction of justice and disobedience […]
Source: Spiegel Online News only in German … You can translate by using Google translator! Ratespiele im Ramadan: Von “Wer wird Millionär?”, dem weltweit erfolgreichen Showkonzept, gibt es jetzt eine islamische Version. In Pakistan beantworten die Kandidaten ausschließlich Fragen rund um die Religion. Der Hauptpreis lässt allerdings nur wahrhaft Gläubige in Verzückung geraten. Man stelle sich vor: Bei “Wer wird Millionär?” würde kein einziges Mal geklatscht. Wenn der Kandidat eine Frage von Günther Jauch richtig beantwortete, priese das Publikum lautstark Gott. Die Wiedererkennungsmelodie der Sendung wäre ein religiöser Männergesang. […]
After Saudi Arabia beheaded a 54-year old Indonesian grandmother in June for stabbing her Saudi employer to death, Indonesia declared a moratorium on the migration of its nationals for domestic employment in the desert kingdom, effective August 1. Although the two countries were to adopt a bilateral agreement for protection […]
TOKYO — Japan marked the 66th anniversary of its surrender in World War II on Monday with somber remembrances across the country and a memorial in Tokyo led by the emperor. The ceremonies come as the country struggles to recover from this year’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. Emperor Akihito, whose father […]