Source: Tribune ISLAMABAD: “Are these the people with bullets who took my papa away?” two-year-old Sabiha Ahmad asked her mother anxiously whenAFP visited her family, members of Pakistan’s persecuted Ahmadi minority, […]
Bigotry veiled as liberation Source: Middle East Eye By Adam Walker Earlier this month, the European court of human rights (ECHR) issued a judgment in which it rejected a challenge to the controversial 2011 French law banning the wearing of face veils in public. The ruling has since sparked […]
Source:ET ISLAMABAD: The police are responsible for the Jhelum tragedy as the high-ups failed to address the religious sentiments of a mob which not only led to displacement of some 1,200 Ahmadiyya community members but also caused them huge business losses, according to a preliminary report said presented to Prime Minister […]
Reasons to oppose recognition of polyamorous relationships don’t do well under scrutiny. Steve Chapman | July 2, 2015 Creative CommonsIf you’re one of those rare people who think one spouse is not enough, your prayers may be answered. After the Supreme Court decision in favor of gay marriage, conservative critics […]
HUMAN TRAFFICKING NOV 23, 2015 – 11:00 The fishing industry in Thailand has been connected to human trafficking. (Keystone) Swiss food multinational Nestlè has released damning details of a report into the Thai fisheries industry whilst announced measures to combat alleged slave labour among its suppliers. Nestlé said on Monday […]
AYESHA ALI — —Creative commons Welcome, to the beautiful land of the pure. Here, we are blessed with four wondrous seasons and the geographical features are aplenty. This is a land hard won through the sacrifices of many and now, you too, are a part of this nation of the […]
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivers keynote address at special reception marking opening of Baitul Ahad Mosque in Nagoya, Japan On 21 November 2015, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered the keynote address at a special reception held […]
Daily Times: It seems there is an organised campaign to target the Ahmedi community’s economic well being by destroying their businesses, harassing their youth and ransacking their communal properties The burning down of a factory owned by an Ahmedi family followed by the ransacking of an Ahmedi place of worship […]
Source: Reuters An Italian doctor working as a missionary was shot and wounded in the neck in an attack by three assailants in northern Bangladesh on Wednesday, police and a medic said, the latest assault on foreigners in the country. The attack on the doctor, identified by Italian newspapers as […]
Nov 18,2015 – JORDAN TIMES It would be sad, indeed tragic for some, if, as reported, certain nations, including several European countries, the US and Canada, would have a change of heart regarding receiving Syrian refugees in their countries, after the horrible terrorist attacks in Paris last week, for fear that […]
REFUGEES Europe anti-refugee rhetoric swells after Paris attacks Far-right politicians call for borders to be sealed in wake of Paris assaults amid growing fears for refugees’ plight. Anealla Safdar | 17 Nov 2015 In the days after a wave of deadly attacks killed at least 129 people in Paris, a number […]
Posted by: Vicky Nanjappa Tuesday November 17, 2015Read more at: http://www.oneindia.com/india/chittoor-mayor-anuradha-shot-dead-her-husband- Hyderabad, Nov 17: In a shocking incident, Anuradha the Mayor of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh was shot dead on Tuesday. Her husband Mohan who was also shot at is said to be in a critical condition. The police have launched an investigation and […]
Nov 16,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Everyone made nice when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to Washington last week. It was make up time. The administration sought to demonstrate that despite what the president referred to as their “minor difference” over the Iran deal, there were no remaining hard feelings. Three quarters […]
By John Heilprin OCT 15, 2015 – 09:20 The burnt-out MSF hospital after explosions in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on October 3 (Keystone) A Swiss-based world body for investigating breaches of international humanitarian law says it has requested permission from the United States and Afghanistan – and already prepared an […]
By JORDAN TIMES – Oct 01,2015 – AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday co-chaired a joint meeting on human rights, peace, security and the role of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in this regard. At the meeting, […]
By Erich Follath SPIEGEL.DE Nowhere in the world are there more Muslims living in one place than in the Southeast Asian island nation of Indonesia, which will be a guest of honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair this fall. Can a cosmopolitan faith assert itself against Islam? A journey. He […]
Source:Peace 4Allpeacesymposiumkl@gmail.com The International Human Rights Committee and Projek Dialog will be holding a peace symposium and dinner at the Royale Bintang Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Bukit Bintang on 16 Sept. 2015 (Wednesday — Public Holiday – Malaysia Day ) The symposium entitled “Understanding Shariah from the Religious and Rights Perspectives” will discuss the role […]
Posted: 18/05/2015 Fiyaz Mughal Become a fanDirector of Faith Matters and the Tell MAMA project In February of this year I drafted this article asking whether anyone really cared about the Shia of Pakistan. The brutal butchery committed by local extremist groups in Pakistan has […]
Jul 31,2015 – JORDAN TIMES RAMI G. KHOURI Events related to the Iran nuclear technology/sanctions agreement, the war in Yemen, and the battle against Daesh tend to dominate the headlines from the Middle East these days, but behind the scenes significant developments related to the Arab-Israeli conflict continue to take […]
Summary AFP Daily Star, Lebanon Kuwait’s first-ever legislation on the rights of domestic helpers is a “major step” that other Gulf states should follow, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. The new law grants domestic workers the right to a weekly day off, 30 days of annual paid leave, […]