Breaking News: OBAMA Re-Elected as US President.
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Egyptian teacher convicted for cutting schoolgirls’ unveiled hair
theguardian: A court in southern Egypt has convicted a teacher of child abuse and given her a six-month suspended sentence after she cut the hair of two schoolgirls for not wearing the Muslim headscarf. The incident last month in the village of Qurna sparked criticism from rights groups and local officials. The […]
Spreading education in Pakistan harms Taliban
Duluth News Tribune: M. Imran Hayee. In America, where freedom prevails and the literacy rate is 99 percent with 40 percent of the population possessing college degrees, fact-checking is a common routine, especially during the heated presidential election campaign. The fact-checkers around the country have been working diligently this fall […]
NON-VIOLENT WAYS TO COMBAT BLASPHEMY
Dawn.com: Niaz Murtaza. SINCE religious, racial and ethnic identities are central to human conceptions of self-worth, non-constructive speech whose sole purpose is to deliberately insult such identities should certainly be […]
Women must uncover faces for security checks: Saudi Council
Saudi Arabian authorities have rejected a proposal to allow women to keep their faces covered during security checks, local media reported on Tuesday. Read more
Third Arab Women Leadership Forum to open this month
Dubai Women Establishment (DWE) unveiled on Tuesday the agenda for its Third Arab Women Leadership Forum which will kick off on 19th November in Dubai. The third edition of the flagship forum will take place at the Grand Hyatt and will focus on issues and opportunities pertaining to the role […]
Saudi gold traders refuse employment of women
Gold merchants in Saudi Arabia have described the idea of employing women in jewellery stores as “failed” because “women cannot handle such responsibilities,” a Saudi newspaper reports. Read more
Turkey haunted by Hubris
by Conn Hallinan, November 02, 2012 Source: AntiWar.com Two years ago, Turkey was on its way to being a player in Central Asia, a major power broker in the Middle East, and a driving force in international politics. It had made peace with its regional rivals, partnered with Brazil to […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria graduates 43 Hafiz-e-Quran and 22 Missionaries
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Thein Sein Pressed on Rohingya Citizenship
Source: The Irrawaddy VIENTIANE—In a meeting with President Thein Sein on Tuesday at the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Summit in Laos, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague urged “all political parties in Burma to do what they can to end the violence and address the issue of Rohingya citizenship.” Hague and […]
Pakistani Hindu pilgrims throng Katas Temple
Source: Dawn CHAKWAL, Nov 4: After being restored to life, the pond at Katas Temple greeted the first flock of Hindu pilgrims. The sacred pond was specially showered with rose petals as pilgrims drank its water and filled bottles to take home. The pond had dried up in summer however […]
Naipaul has no idea of Muslim contribution to India: Girish Karnad
Source: Ummid Mumbai: V.S. Naipaul has come in forstinging criticism from noted playwright Girish Karnad for his views on Muslims in India, with the latter saying the Nobel laureate has no idea of the community’s contribution to the country’s history. “Naipaul has no idea of how Muslims contributed to Indian […]
Syrian rebels seize oil field, down plane
Rebels seized a major oilfield and shot down a warplane in eastern Syria yesterday, a watchdog said, notching up new battlefield successes even as the Opposition met in Qatar under US pressure for a makeover. The rebel advances in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor came as their positions were […]
Ban on entry of women into Mumbai’s Haji Ali shrine evokes mixed reactions
New Delhi, Nov.6 (ANI): The ban on the entry of women into the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali shrine in Mumbai drew mixed reactions from activists on Tuesday. As per the orders of the shrine management, women will not be allowed to enter the sanctum sanctorum that houses the […]
Spreading education in Pakistan harms Taliban
Source: Duluth News Tribune By: M. Imran Hayee, In America, where freedom prevails and the literacy rate is 99 percent with 40 percent of the population possessing college degrees, fact-checking is a common routine, especially during the heated presidential election campaign. The fact-checkers around the country have been working diligently […]
Lost Sheep of Israelite to come Home
Lost tribe’s immigration to resume after five years The Times of Israel: The government has quietly decided to approve, after a five-year hiatus, continued immigration of the Bnei Menashe, a […]
Islamic School Trains Imams in France
Pupils study interpretations of the Koran’s twelfth chapter, at the European Institute of Social Sciences in central France.—AFP Photo SAINT-LIGER-DE-FOUGERET: Deep in the wooded hills of Burgundy in central France, an unusual institute is training unusual students: aspiring French imams who hope to minister to the country’s large Muslim population. Early in the […]
UK doctors remove bullet from Pakistani Ahmadi shot in the eye: Report
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: November 6, 2012 Doctors at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in UK successfully removed a bullet from the nose […]
Aung San Suu Kyi under fire for failing to back Burma’s Rohingyas
By Jonathan Manthorpe, Vancouver SunNovember 6, 2012 Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is being accused of hypocrisy for refusing to take sides in the ongoing persecution of minority […]
Women Who Get Recommended Amount Of Exercise Still Sit Too Much
Huff Post- Healthy Living. Even if you think you’re the picture of physical activity, you’re still probably sitting too much, according to a small new study. Researchers at Northwestern University found that women who regularly exercise sit just as much as women who are more sedentary. “I think some people assume, ‘If […]