Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari offered the Namaz-e-Istasqa (rain prayer) after Friday prayers at his official residence Aiwan-e-Sadr here.
Federal ministers and members of the Senate also joined the president in the prayers.
“He prayed to Almighty Allah for showering His blessings on the nation and for
pouring much needed rain so that the dry spell, which is [...]
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Zardari offers prayers for rain
January 22nd, 2010 |
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Asia marks tsunami’s fifth anniversary with prayers
December 26th, 2009 |
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Thousands of saffron-robed Thai monks chanted and prayed for victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Saturday as Asia marked the fifth anniversary of one of history’s worst natural disasters. The gathering of monks in Ban Nam Khem, a small fishing village on Thailand’s Andaman Sea coast that
Jason Mannino: Emmy Nominated Prayers For Bobby Saving Lives of LGBT Youth
July 22nd, 2009 |
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Twenty years ago, Bobby Griffith died instantly when he threw himself off an overpass, unable to reconcile his self-loathing and his religious mother’s determined quest to heal his homosexuality.
Iran’s Mousavi to appear at Friday prayers
July 17th, 2009 |
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Defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi is due to attend Friday prayers in his first official public appearance since last month’s election. Mousavi announced plans to attend the sermon at Tehran University in a statement posted on his Web site.
Afternoon Muslim prayers a test for China’s Xinjiang
July 10th, 2009 |
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Hundreds of Uighur Muslims crowded into at least one mosque in riot-stricken Urumqi on Friday. It came after authorities relented on a decision to close mosques for the main day of prayer to minimize ethnic tension.