theguardian: The British spy, captured in France and executed by the Germans in the second world war, is finally being honoured with a statue. But it has been a long and hard campaign A statue commemorating Britain’s only female Muslim war heroine will become the first stand-alone memorial to an […]
Daily Times: Farhad Taimoor This is our dilemma as a society. Over the years, we have corrupted our intuitive sense of right and wrong under the influence of this intolerant culture of militancy. And now when we look at the world through this lens of a ‘biased mindset’ it only allows […]
Pope’s book on Jesus challenges Christmas traditions By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN (CNN) — It’s Christmas, but not as you know it: a new book released this week by Pope Benedict […]
Source; Khabar online: Politics – We have seen some of this before but there are new Q & A s added, so you may wish to read them again: Question: […]
ISLAMABAD: Muslim leaders attended a rare summit in Pakistan yesterday after militant attacks killed 36 people across the country in some of the deadliest violence claimed by the Taleban for months. The string of attacks on Shiite Muslims and police and troops underscored the immense security challenge in a country […]
Book Review by Atif Munawar Mir of the book “The Dialects of Secularization” What should be the main source of morality and law in a pluralistic world? In pre-modern times, religion was the source of morality and law. The members and leaders of religious societies would consult scriptures when formulating […]
By Amtul Qudoos Farhat (The article refutes some of the concepts of St Paul as stated by His Holiness Pope Joseph Ratzinger Benedict XVI in his book “Jesus, the Apostles and the early Church”. The wordings by His Holiness have been quoted in red) St Paul the most Instrumental Figure […]
By Sardar Anees Ahmad Abstract: Simon, according to the Gospels, was the foundation for the church and was given the title “Cephas” or “the rock” – “Peter” serving as its translated form. Research, however, reveals Simon receiving this title is most inappropriate. ——————————————————————————————————————————————— “You are Peter, and on this rock […]
Source: Business Standard The Muslim community in the city today welcomed the execution of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab saying by doing this India had rightly conveyed to the world that it has zero tolerance towards terrorism. Gulzar Azmir, Secretary (legal), Jamait-ul-e-Hind (Ardhad Madani), which has provided legal aid to two […]
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Abstract As the Christian masses are leaving theist paradigm in droves, your Holiness, your love of them and God, makes it incumbent on you and all the theists to first strive for theism and then for any particular brand, […]
Epigraph: “In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. Say, ‘He is Allah, the One; Allah, the Independent and Besought of all. He begets not, nor is He begotten; […]
Asian Human Rights Commission: Contributors: Baseer Naweed & Stewart Sloan “The Holy Quran enjoins us to reflect on the verities of Allah’s created laws of nature; however, that our generation has been privileged to glimpse a part of His design is a bounty and a grace for which I render […]
Source: Spiegel: All eyes are on British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday as European Union leaders gather in Brussels for talks aimed at passing the bloc’s next budget. His pre-summit blustering leaves him with little wiggle room, and he could emerge as the debate’s biggest loser. More:
Source: TOI: WASHINGTON: Internal emails among US military officers indicate that no sailors watched Osama bin Laden’s burial at sea from the USS Carl Vinson and traditional Islamic procedures were followed during the ceremony. The emails, obtained by The Associated Press through the Freedom of Information Act, are heavily blacked […]
Source: The Local: German children get too much homework, have to take too many tests, and are under pressure from parents, a new study into the stress suffered by children between seven and nine suggests. More:
Source: The News Mohammad Ahmed 21.11. is the death anniversary of one of Pakistan’s ablest sons, Dr Abdus Salam. Unfortunately, his achievements and services remain unacknowledged in his own country, where he was made an alien because of the belief into which he was born, although they are celebrated around […]
Mumbai has seen many historical events in the sphere of educational guidance and now it’s time for another one, Career Fest 2012, an effective way to bridge the gap between […]
Source: Indian Express It was a pleasant autumn morning on Saturday, a ‘half-day’ in school. But 40-odd primary school children were attending a “skill development lecture” after the last class that got over at 11 a.m. at Orient Public School, in Seelampur, a low-income, Muslim-majority neighbourhood in northeast Delhi. As […]
Lynne Nahhas | AFP ARABNEWS Wednesday 21 November 2012 DUBAI: The Syrian opposition will need $60 billion in Marshall Plan-style aid to prevent the country’s collapse within six months of a fall of the regime, prominent leader George Sabra told reporters on Wednesday. He urged a “Partnership to Invest in […]
Story Summary An Egyptian-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas Wednesday ended eight days of fierce fighting in Gaza, largely halting attacks that have killed 162 Palestinians and five Israelis and […]