By Joe Sterling and Amir Ahmed, CNN December 16, 2012 (CNN) — Syrian warplanes bombarded a densely populated Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus Sunday amid clashes there, opposition activists said. […]
Source: Two Circles Mumbai: “The framers of our constitution recognising the special needs of the minorities granted them protection through constitutional measures in matters related to their freedom and prosperity. However, over six decades since independence we have experienced that minorities’ interests can be served better when the majority community […]
Ludhiana, Punjab, India Hosts India avenged their recent Asia Cup loss by bulldozing Pakistan 59-22 in an unexpected one-sided final yesterday, enroute to claim the 3rd Kabaddi World Cup title in Ludhiana. Stopper Ekam Hathur was the star on the night as he gave India a strong start by stopping […]
In 2011, twenty two-year-old Mirzya Syed, a Pakistani-American student at Barnard College in New York City (NYC), was attending a class on novels written about the immigrant experience — precisely about problems faced by people of East Asian, African and Latin American descent. What struck her at the time was […]
Journalist and filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici is suing anthropologist Joe Zias, who in recent years has been doing his utmost to disprove his provocative theories on early Christianity. By Nir Hasson […]
December 16, 2012 The name Rwanda conjures up images of the terrifying 1994 genocide. But today the small east African nation is trying to put the past behind it and […]
Global Post: A Muslim student facing a uniquely challenging classroom assignment surely received an A for penning what’s become a welcome distraction in light of the recent school shooting in Connecticut. The unidentified Grade 4 student’s teacher asked the class to write letters to Santa Claus. That presented a problem […]
بسم اللہ الرحمٰن الرحیم جماعت احمدیہ آسٹریا کے زیر اہتمام ویانا انٹرنیشنل بک فیئر میں اسلام کی نمائندگی میں بک سٹال تیس زبانوں میں قرآن کریم کے تراجم اورمختلف زبانوں […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This article is about the role that religion has in saving humans from anxiety and depression. This article was originally published in Ahmadiyya USA Gazette volume of February 2007. Epigraph: By the Time, Surely, man is ever in […]
Russian TV: Deployment of Patriot air defense missiles on the Syrian-Turkish border may be a prologue to a global conflict, warned Iran’s top brass on Saturday. The very future of […]
The physical benefits of regular exercise are well documented. Now researchers in a New Zealand university say that people who routinely perform aerobic exercises are also smarter than those who do not. Read more
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The recent tragedy of death of 20 elementary school children in Newtown, Connecticut, has brought to […]
Express Tribune: bu Abdul Majeed: It has been 41 years today. 41 years ago, Pakistan was broken up into two parts, the former West Pakistan and Bangladesh. Apart from a distance of around 1000 miles separating the two parts of Pakistan, there was enough resentment on part of East Pakistani populace that […]
Faisal Kamal Pasha Sunday, December 16, 2012 From Print Edition THE TIMES, PAKISTAN Rawalpindi The Muslim religious scholars have rejected the baseless prophecies of Mayan civilisation predicting eschatological events on December 21, 2012 with an annihilation of life from the face of the earth. The scholars criticised the role of […]
By Jonathan M.A. Ghaffar “The standard explanations for the crucifixion of Jesus created a deep mystery of motive and consequence, raising many questions about what truly is God’s plan for […]
AP | Dec 15, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES BAGHDAD — A deal brokered by Iraq’s president last week gives the central government and the Kurdish minority an opportunity to step back from a military standoff that has threatened to tip the country back into armed conflict just a year after […]
Sources tell ABC News that President Obama has decided that he will nominate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., to be secretary of state. For a variety of reasons including the finalization […]
As the political tug-of-war continues over Egypt, concern is being expressed over the next phase – but so is hope Dina Ezzat , Saturday 15 Dec 2012 ahrahmonline For many […]
Unofficial final results of the constitution referendum’s first round show a 56.5 per cent approval for the draft charter *Total: “Yes”: 4,595,311 (56.50 per cent) “No”: 3,536,838 (43.50 per cent) Turnout: 33% —————————————————————————————- Note: All results are from governorates’ presiding judges, except Cairo’s, which are from the tallies of the […]