‘Israel loves Iran’ Facebook initiative
Haaretz: New York Times, Washington Post report on the initiative started by two Israelis who sent a Facebook message to Iranians last Thursday saying, ‘We will never bomb your country. […]
Saudi’s top sheikh: ‘Necessary to destroy all churches’
Source: The Washington Post By Nasim Rehmatullah and Harris Zafar On Monday, March 12th, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah – Saudi Arabia’s supreme religious […]
Facebook’s ‘dark side’: study finds link to socially aggressive narcissism
Courtesy: Guardian Psychology paper finds Facebook and other social media offer platform for obsessions with self-image and shallow friendships Saturday 17 March 2012 09.41 EDT Too many ‘friends’? A psychology paper has found a link between Facebook and other social media and socially disruptive narcissism. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images […]
The common touch
Credit: TOI It’s something Mitt Romney and Rahul Gandhi are trying too hard to show they have. On Tuesday, American Republicans in the state of Illinois had the chance to vote for their choice to face Barack Obama in November. They backed former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who needed a […]
A question of time …
Let us enjoy reading this Mulla Nasruddin Hodja’s Story of A Question of Time . Nasruddin Hodja was tilling his patch of land when a hunter came riding up. “Hey, […]
PM contempt: Bench cannot hear the case, says Aitzaz
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: March 22, 2012 ISLAMABAD: Presenting his argument in the prime minister contempt case, Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan maintained that the […]
Religion and Politics in America: Romney’s challenge to sway evangelical voters
Washington Post: By E.J. Dionne Jr.:vWhere evangelicals cast a minority of the ballots, Mitt Romney has won. Where evangelical voters predominated, Romney has lost, in most cases to Rick Santorum. Romney’s victory […]
Analysis: Bali attack plot shows Indonesia terror threat evolving
(Reuters) – A foiled plot by suspected Islamic militants to attack and bomb targets in Bali, including a bar popular with tourists, marks an escalation of the violent threat in Indonesia as […]
Minister Confirms Terror Suspect Merah Is Dead
Credit: Spiegel Germany oulouse Siege Over The man thought to be responsible for killing seven in a murder spree in southern France is dead, French Interior Minister Claude Guéant confirmed on Thursday. Mohamed Merah, who claimed he belonged to al-Qaida, had brought the country to a near standstill after killing […]
THE ABSOLUTENESS OF THE CERTAINTY OF GOD’S EXISTENCE
Is there a God? Yes. I am as certain that there is a God as I am certain of anything. I am as certain that there is a God as […]
Mad scramble for Afghan exits
Credit: Asia Times: The continuing lull in US-Pakistan relations complicates the Afghan withdrawal process for European forces, with Central Asian routes more expensive and diplomatically complex than the Pakistani link closed over last November’s friendly fire incident. Anger at “negative acts” by US troops is also high among US allies. […]
Russia nudges Syria to move on
Credit: Asia Times: The latest United Nations Security Council statement on Syria displays unanimity of opinion over the year-long crisis. The onus on the West now is to find a way to work with Russia rather than around Russia, which is taking a lead role in pressurizing President Bashar al-Assad. […]
Atheists don’t own reason
Examining the new atheists’ own “reasonableness” and “internal coherence The Washington Post: By Tom Gilson The new atheists–participants in the contemporary anti-religion movement led by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, the […]
25-year strategic plan aims to improve pilgrims’ service
By MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Haj Minister Bandar Al-Hajjar said ongoing efforts to work out a 25-year strategic plan for Haj and Umrah operations reflect the top priority given by the […]
Mullah Lavrov!
By TARIQ ALHOMAYED, ARABNEWS A dangerous statement, or gaffe, was made by the Russian Foreign Ministry, by its minister Sergey Lavrov, in which he said: “If the current Syrian regime collapses, some countries in the region will want to establish Sunni rule in Syria.” It is very strange that a […]
Jordan: Scant rainfall, depleting springs take toll on once-thriving farming community
SOUF/JERASH — Once known for its abundant pure springs and lush green farms, the small town of Souf in Jerash is now severely lacking in fresh water sources. Springs in […]
This Time it was Acting Ambassador of Pakistan in Germany!
Credit: UK TIMES LONDON: Zubair Khan This time Mr Mazhar Javed, Acting Ambassador of Pakistan in Germany, accompanied by Mr Ghulam Haider, Press Counselor Pak Embassy Berlin, who briefed the […]
A Muslim condemns persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is one of the nations in South Asia with majority Muslim population and its Islamic roots traces to peaceful sufi and other movements in South Asia, much like the […]
Why American Atheists are advertising to Jews and Muslims
Source: the Guardian American Atheists is an educational organization; we always intended to inform, to make people think. We never avoid being provocative, though that’s not the goal. We have not only a right, but a duty to speak the truth and to be heard. So our recent billboard campaign in Brooklyn and […]
Translation of the Holy Quran by Sir Zafrulla Khan
Scores of English translations of the Holy Quran are now available online. Translations into several languages, including English and Urdu, by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are also available online in […]