Jinnah, Imran and Shezan
Dailytimes: Opinion: Yasir Latif Hamdani: To Jinnah, the question of representation of the legitimate interests of the Muslim minority in United India was a political question and not a religious one. […]
The sins of the fathers
Shakila was only eight-years-old when she and her cousin were abducted from their home. One night, men armed with AK-47s barged into her house and dragged her out as recompense for dishonoring an influential man in the district. You may wonder how a girl of such tender age could have […]
Nanoparticles in Food, Vitamins Could Harm Human Health, Researchers Warn
ScienceDaily (Feb. 16, 2012) — Billions of engineered nanoparticles in foods and pharmaceuticals are ingested by humans daily, and new Cornell research warns they may be more harmful to health than previously thought. A research collaboration led by Michael Shuler, the Samuel B. Eckert Professor of Chemical Engineering and the James […]
Is There An Easy Way To Increase Self-Control?
Work on improving your posture. From Willpower: Resdiscovering the Greatest Human Strength: Unexpectedly, the best results came from the group working on posture. That tiresome old advice—“Sit up straight!”—was more useful than anyone had imagined. By overriding their habit of slouching, the students strengthened their willpower and did better at tasks that […]
12 Ways Companies Spy On You
Companies know a lot about you. Probably more than you’re comfortable with. Charles Duhigg of the New York Times wrote yesterday about how major corporations use sophisticated statistical analysis in an effort to know exactly how to target customers. Data mining is a $100 billion industry, according to Martin Lindstrom’s “Brandwashed,” which we used […]
Of Aisha’s age at marriage
Source: Dawn Author: Nilofar Ahmad IT is said that Hazrat Aisha was six years old when her nikah was performed with Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in Makkah, and nine years old […]
Godless godparents new headache for church
Finns’ exodus from the country’s dominant Evangelical Lutheran Church is shrinking the pool of possible godparents. The church has started counselling parents on what to do when their children’s godparents, […]
Blasphemy – what would Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) do?
I read the news today that a 23 year old Saudi man, Kashgari, tweeted some inappropriate comments about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). You can find what he tweeted here. I am saddened by Kashgari’s partial understanding of the greatness of prophet Muhammad (PBUH), because if he had understood him well, he […]
State-mosque relations in Europe, the other half of the story by Jonathan Laurence*
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts — Just over 1 percent of the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims reside in Western Europe, yet this minority has had a disproportionate impact on religion and politics in its new home. In just 50 years, the Muslim population has ballooned from some tens of thousands to 16 […]
Despite ban, JuD, ASWJ chiefs reach Rawalpindi for rally
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Asad Kharal / Web Desk / Azam Khan Published: February 19, 2012 ISLAMABAD: Despite being banned in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) by the administration, Jamaatud Dawa […]
List of newspapers that covered Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Canada
By the Grace of God, one hundred and six articles in the last nine months have covered Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Canada.
Cleric did say “Jews are descendants of apes and pigs”
“I will tell you the truth about the fight between us and Jews who are the enemies of God and the descendants of apes and pigs.” That is the correct translation of a statement the controversial British-Palestinian Muslim cleric Haitham al-Haddad made in 2001, Arabic-speaking journalists at Radio Netherlands Worldwide […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace Prize 2010 went to Abdus Sattar Edhi Sahib
Abdul Sattar Edhi, NI (Urdu: عبد الستار ایدھی, Gujarati: અબ્દુલ સત્તાર ઇદી), or Maulana Edhi, is a Pakistani philanthropist. He is head of the Edhi Foundation, the world’s largest ambulance help service and charity. Together with his wife, Bilquis Edhi, he received the 1986 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service. […]
Jewish Extremist Groups Try to Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque
Extremist Jewish groups tried to storm Al Aqsa Mosque on Sunday morning, through the Mughrabi Gate to the west of the Al Aqsa Mosque, Palestine Today website reported. “A group […]
Editorial:President Yudhoyono Speak less, do more
The Jakarta Post For the umpteenth time we have heard President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono speak about his commitment to human rights protection and religious tolerance. But several cases recently give […]
Swiss come into US sights again over Iran
by Jean-Michel Berthoud, swissinfo.ch The United States authorities have long been at odds with some Swiss banks, but could soon be turning their sights on Swiss-based commodity traders. At issue […]
Anonymous takes down government sites in massive anti-ACTA attack
Russian TV: Early Friday, several websites owned and operated by the US government were defaced as part of latest protest against online censorship. Anonymous, the elusive hacktivist group known for […]
Amidst Jewish calls to ‘storm Al Aqsa’, Arabs ‘largely silent’
AMMAN — As custodians of the third holiest site in Islam brace themselves for renewed attempts by Israeli extremists to storm Al Aqsa Mosque today, conservationists point blame in an […]
Prince Hassan calls for ‘humanising priorities’
Petra | Feb 19,2012 | 22:54 AMMAN — Leaders in Jordan and the region must consider the needs of their own people in order to strengthen the country and the […]