Are Ahmadi Muslims or Non-Muslims?
By Yasser Latif Hamdani Source: PakTeaHouse “Ahmadis are Muslims, If They Say They are Muslims and No One, Not Even the Sovereign Legislature, has the Right to Say Otherwise”. Muhammad Ali […]
“Conquest 1453” about Istanbul, hits cinemas
By Menekse Tokyay for Southeast European Times in Istanbul — 20/02/12 It is rare to see movie theatres packed in the middle of a workday, but that’s what happened Thursday (February […]
This Is Why More Black Women Aren’t Getting Married
Once upon a time (in America), marriage seemed like the logical next step every woman eventually took. But with marriage rates declining steeply, that fairy tale has been untrue for some time now. While changing attitudes toward marriage seem to have affected Americans of all races and ethnicities, one group […]
Babies Know What’s Fair
ScienceDaily (Feb. 18, 2012) — “That’s not fair!” It’s a common playground complaint. But how early do children acquire this sense of fairness? Before they’re 2, says a new study. “We found that 19- and 21-month-old infants have a general expectation of fairness, and they can apply it appropriately to different […]
Muslims: Israel to Give Half of Al Aqsa to Jews
Al Aqsa Center says that Israel will create a Jewish section of Al Aqsa, similar to Hevron’s Cave of Patriarchs. Arutz Sheva: By Gil Ronen The Al Aqsa Center has […]
Of ban and boycotts
THERE are many in Pakistan who argue that the problem with the country is not its uneducated millions, but its educated: those who ought to know better (and too often, to the detriment of the rest of the country, operate under the belief that they do). Let us take the […]
The alcohol problems of British women: Cherry Healy investigates
Documentary in which Cherry Healey explores women’s attitudes to alcohol. Cherry drinks with women across the country and tries to find out what girls drink, where they drink and how their tastes change throughout their lives. From teenagers drinking in their bedrooms to grannies on a boozy trip, she hears […]
Joachim Gauk to be the new German Federal President
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she backs Joachim Gauck, a pastor and former East German rights activist, to be the country’s next president. Mr Gauck was proposed by the opposition Social […]
Call to Disobedience’ A Rift in the German-Speaking Catholic Church
Credit: Spiegel Germany: A call by reform-minded Catholics in the German-speaking world for the church to soften its stances on homosexuality, divorce and celibacy among priests and to end its ban on women in the clergy is drawing loud criticism from conservatives. They argue the group is threatening to create […]
Europe seals new Greek bailout, doubts remain
(Reuters) – Euro zone finance ministers agreed a 130-billion-euro ($172 billion) rescue for Greeceon Tuesday to avert an imminent chaotic default after forcing Athens to commit to unpopular cuts and private bondholders to take bigger losses. The complex deal wrought in overnight negotiations buys time to stabilize the 17-nation currency […]
Benazir assassination: Malik vows to bring Musharraf to Pakistan
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: February 21, 2012 KARACHI: Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik, abiding by his promise, revealed the investigation report of the murder of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in the Sindh Assembly on Tuesday, and vowed to bring then president Pervaiz […]
Defeat in Presidential Battle Leaves Merkel Isolated
Credit: Spiegel-Germany A Commentary by Christoph Schwennicke REUTERS German Chancellor Angela Merkel is seen with SPD leader Sigmar Gabriel (left) and Joachim Gauck at the Chancellery on Sunday. In accepting the opposition’s candidate for the next German president, Angela Merkel has suffered the bitterest defeat of her chancellorship. Her junior […]
Archaeologists bringing Jerusalem’s ancient Roman city back to life
Excavations of the Roman city Aelia Capitolina, built on the ruins of Second Temple-period Jerusalem, have unearthed a few surprises. By Nir Hasson Haaretz If you look at a map […]
Most foreign troop killings by Afghan soldiers not work of Taliban, Nato admits
Rfi France. Taliban infiltrators have been responsible for very few of the attacks on foreign troops by Afghan soldiers, a Nato official says. The deaths of four French soldiers last month led President Nicolas Sarkozy to announce that France’s troops would pull out early because its supposed allies were unreliable. More: […]
Police Restrict Entry of Worshipers into Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli Police Restrict Entry of Worshipers into Al-Aqsa Mosque Occupied Palestine: JERUSALEM, February 21, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli police Tuesday imposed restrictions on entry of Palestinians under 40 years of […]
Assault on Al-Aqsa Mosque is “provocation towards Muslims”
Jewish assault on Al-Aqsa Mosque is “provocation towards Muslims” The Middle East Monitor: Israeli police officers “who raided Al-Aqsa Mosque without regard for mosque etiquette and chased Muslim worshippers inside […]
Sarkozy and Le Pen clash over Halal meat claims
Rfi France. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his far-right election rival Marine Le Pen traded blows on Tuesday over claims that all meat in the Paris region is halal, prepared according to Islamic law. The National Front’s Le Pen, trailing both Sarkozy and Socialist frontrunner François Hollande ahead of the […]
The West Is Losing The Chess Game With Iran
Businessinsider.com: The enemy of the conventional wisdom is not ideas but the march of events. – John Kenneth Galbraith The western embargo against Iran’s oil seems to be running into a […]
Spain growing barter economy: Pay your house rent with printers
(Reuters) – It’s 10.30 on a chilly winter’s morning in central Madrid and retailer Emanuela Scena is opening up for business. Her shop is one of several offering second-hand goods […]
Uncle Sam Is No Imam: Should FBI promote an interpretation of Islam?
NY Times: Op Ed: By SAMUEL J. RASCOF: TWO years ago, John O. Brennan, President Obama’s top adviser on counterterrorism, spoke to members of a Muslim student group in a packed auditorium at […]