PUTRAJAYA: The Haj quota for Malaysia has been increased to 28,000 pilgrims this year, from 26,000 previously. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said Malaysia had applied for the increased quota from Saudi Arabia’s Haj and Wakaf Minister at a meeting and this was approved […]
Source: asiatimes on line. A close look at Barack Obama’s advisers – the saved and the sacked – shows just how the president has created an airless world of conventional comforters around him and so doomed his presidency to repeating that of his predecessor, George W Bush. It’s an atmosphere […]
By Francis X. Rocca, Religion News Service, Huffington Post VATICAN CITY (RNS) A few weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Pope John Paul II invited Muslim leaders to an interfaith prayer summit in Assisi, Italy, the site of a dramatic interfaith peace gathering he had hosted 15 years earlier. In […]
Seven weeks after it was put on sale, Hewlett-Packard killed its TouchPad tablet, the company’s competitor to Apple’s iPad. Last year, Microsoft pulled the plug on its Kin mobile phonesonly 48 days after they went on sale. In recent years, technology companies have been cutting their losses with increasing speed. […]
For Israel’s Muslims, Ramadan a time to celebrate Islam in the Jewish state Last week, Muslim and Jewish soldiers gathered after a day’s training to eat a communal iftar, the traditional break-the-fast meal eaten after sunset during the month-long observance of the Islamic holiday of Ramadan. “Ramadan isn’t just […]
As rebels on Tuesday fought battles around Libyan leader Muammar el-Qaddafi’s headquarters in Tripoli, the Indonesian government said the fall of the regime would mark the end of an era of state violence against civilians in the north African nation. Hailing the choice made by the people of Libya, Foreign […]
Millions of Asians Escape Poverty Despite Crisis More than 245 million Asians were lifted out of extreme poverty in the last five years despite the global economic crisis, the Asian Development Bank said, citing the region’s brisk economic growth. China, the world’s most populous nation, outperformed other Asian countries, with […]
Paris Match: 24/08/011 Naseer, 52 ans, en est convaincu: l’islam est une religion de paix. Il est pakistanais et missionnaire de la communauté Ahmadiyya, une branche modérée et pacifiste persécutée au Pakistan. Seulement mille adhérents sur le territoire. Nassir est un musulman heureux: «Nous sommes respectés, nous appliquons vos lois […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah on Tuesday expressed his satisfaction over the discovery of rare antiques during recent excavations that revealed that people in the Arabian Peninsula were interested in horses 9,000 years ago. Prince Sultan bin Salman, chairman […]
By Muath Freij, JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – Amman is a city that never sleeps in Ramadan as the capital’s residents, who do not go to bed before early hours of the morning, have many options for leisure. The cool weather at night, according to fasters, has encouraged Ammanites to spend […]
By BEN HUBBARD | AP, ARABNEWS TRIPOLI: Hundreds of Libyan rebels blasted through the green gates of Muammar Qaddafi’s sprawling compound in Tripoli Tuesday, charging wildly through the symbolic heart of the crumbing regime as they looted armories and scoured the grounds in vain for the missing dictator. The storming […]
… Compelling New Evidence that the eighteen ‘missing’ years of Jesus’ life, unaccounted for in The Bible, were spent mastering His mind under some of the greatest Rishi’s, Yogi’s and Swami’s of India. And even more mind blowing, there is also significant evidence that Jesus lived to be around 100 years […]
Source; Windsor Star A Toronto-based youth association is hoping to dispel misconceptions about Islam and the Qur’an by hosting an open house in Windsor this week.The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Canadas met with Canadians across the county over the last few months to promote peace, condemn terrorism and raise awareness […]
Source / Courtesy: BBC A baby lion-tailed macaque clings to its mother at Berlin’s Zoological Gardens. The Old World monkey is among the rarest and most threatened primates. The Holy Quran uses the metaphor of apes for misguided people, for example: And when they insolently rebelled against that which they […]
Ansar Raza SYNOPSIS Two Groups—What about the Imam Mahdi?—Birth of Hadhrat Isaas is a Sign—Like Adam—Allegation of Adultery—Yahya (as) Dutiful towards Parents / Isa (as) towards Mother—Call them by their Fathers—Who Started Celibacy: Jews or Christians? TWO GROUPS It is a well-known fact that Hadhrat Isaas was born without a […]
KUALA LUMPUR:The Election Commission has been tasked with drawing up a framework for the parliamentary select committee on electoral reforms to be sent to the cabinet on Sept 7. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz said the framework, raised by “legal non-governmental organisations”, would […]
KUALA LUMPUR:The Office of the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal today announced 30 locations for the sighting of the Syawal moon on Aug 29 to determine the date for Aidilfitri this year. The Conference of Rulers have agreed that determining the Aidilfitri date would be based on “rukyah” (sighting of […]
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and China will sign a memorandum of understanding early next month to fight human trafficking and to cooperate on security issues. The MoU is part of Malaysia’s attempt to deal directly with countries of origin, transit and destination for human trafficking, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said. […]
PUTRAJAYA: Indonesians top the list of foreign workers registered in the ongoing 6P comprehensive registration exercise. Until 8am yesterday, 896,643 Indonesians – which make up 46% of workers from 12 countries – had registered under the Immigration Department’s biometric registration exercise that started on July 13. Home Ministry deputy secretary-general […]