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Muslims face negative perception in Canada.
Source: Nanaimo Daily News. A new national survey that tapped the level of “positiveness” that Canadians feel toward selected groups suggests that Muslims – significantly more than 10 other subsets of society – remain a magnet for negativity a decade after the 9/11 attacks on the U.S. Just 43 per […]
UK: More than 400 claims of physical abuse on children attending British madrassas
More than 400 allegations of physical abuse against young people at British Islamic schools were made in the last three years, figures show. However, only 10 of these cases ever made it to court, with just two leading to convictions, a report into abuse at madrassas warns. Muslim campaigners have […]
“The Western Governments are closer to the true Islam”.
by CLARISSA ROHRBACH The Mahmud Mosque invites on the weekend Swiss of any belief to discover Islam at a lecture at the Zurich Volkshaus. Imam Sadaqat Ahmed explains why this enlightement is necessary. Tagblatt of the City of Zurich: Sadaqat Ahmed, what do you want to achieve with this function? […]
UK: St Paul’s Cathedral appeals for anti-capitalist protesters to leave
St Paul’s Cathedral last night appealed for the growing numbers of anti-capitalist protesters camped on its piazza to leave because of a sharp fall in visitors. The Dean and Chapter said they were “appealing to the protesters’ better nature” in “encouraging” them to move on due to the “risk to […]
Japan on the rise as former culinary mecca France fades
The publication of the Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe guide brings the total of three Michelin star restaurant to 29, four ahead of France. Those of us who have been trying in vain to find a decent restaurant in France for the last ten years will think this tacit acknowledgement […]
Saudi mufti bans soccer for Muslims
SOURCE: IRANIAN PRESS TV A Saudi Arabian mufti has issued a religious degree (fatwa) prohibiting soccer for Muslim youth because it has been invented by Jews, Christians, infidels, the US, Russia, France and their lackeys. Abdullah al-Najdi advised Muslim youth to avoid playing soccer unless under specific conditions, IRNA reported. […]
October 2011 Alislam-eGazette: The Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him
So said Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Founder of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Have you any notion what was the strange event that occurred in the desert country of Arabia when hundreds of thousands of the dead were revived within a brief period and those who had been misguided through generations put on […]
A Saudi-Iranian cold war takes shape
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Lebanon The Middle East continues to experience one of its most tumultuous moments of structural change in several generations, and countries are reconfiguring both their domestic power structures as well as their intra-regional relations. In this context, we can expect much of the […]
Housing Starts in U.S. Rise 15%, Beat Forecast
Builders began work on more U.S. homes than forecast in September on rising demand for apartments and condominiums as more Americans become renters. Housing starts climbed 15 percent to 658,000 houses at an annual rate, the most since April 2010, Commerce Department figures showed today in Washington. The median forecast […]
Press Release: Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, issued a stark warning to Geert Wilders and praised Queen Beatrix
During a recent visit to Holland, the world Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, issued a stark warning to Geert Wilders, the farright Dutch politician. He warned Wilders that if he continued to defame Islam and the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) then he and other likeminded individuals would be […]
Javanese royal couple’s fairy tail wedding
Fairy tale wedding: Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Bendara (center) is held aloft by her new husband, Kanjeng Pangeran Haryo Yudanegara (right), and his uncle, Gusti Bendoro Pangeran Haryo Suryodiningrat (left) at Yogyakarta Palace on Tuesday. Reuters/Beawiharta Yogyakarta’s iconic street, Jl. Malioboro, was flooded by some 40,000 onlookers hoping to catch a […]
Indonesian Tolerance Bill – an effort to bridge the gaps
Indonesia’s legislature is considering a tolerance bill aimed at reducing tensions between the Muslim majority and minority religions about such issues as building houses of worship and converting members to a different faith. But human rights groups worry the bill would actually have the opposite affect given the rise in […]
Militants seek arrest of takfiri preachers
By MUHAMMAD AL-SULAMI | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Three men allegedly belonging to the Turki Al-Dandani terror cell told judges at a criminal court in Riyadh on Monday that preachers who issued takfiri (branding opponents “infidels”) religious edicts and encouraged youths to take part in jihad in Afghanistan should be arrested and brought to […]
King urges plan to modernise GID
AMMAN (Jordan Times) – His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday urged the newly appointed General Intelligence Department (GID) Director Major General Feisal Shobaki to implement a development plan that enhances and modernises the department’s performance in protecting the Kingdom. In a letter sent to Shobaki, His Majesty said enhancing the […]
Maha Akeel’s first book released
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Maha Mostafa Akeel, managing editor of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Journal, celebrated the release of her first book, “Saudi Women in the Media,” at Jeddah’s Virgin Megastore in Roshana Mall on Tuesday. Maha’s friends, colleagues, relatives and prominent media personalities, including broadcaster and author […]
BBC Video: Saladin: Who taught Europe the Ethics of War
Source of video / Courtesy: BBC Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This is an hour and a half movie or documentary about […]
Yemen’s Nobel Peace Prize winner calls on UN action against Saleh crackdown
Doha: Yemen’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakul Karman said the UN must act “immediately and decisively” to halt a deadly government crackdown on protesters calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to resign. Tawakul urged the United Nations “to take immediate and decisive action to stop the massacres and hold the […]
500 security women hired to help pilgrims during Haj
Riyadh: Some 500 securitywomen have been hired to help women pilgrims and prevent crimes such as pickpocketing and theft at women’s prayer areas during the current Haj season. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Maj. Gen. Nasir Al Arfaj, commander of Haj Security Forces, said that their duties also include serving […]