U.S. mess in Iraq
STORY SUMMARY Responsibility for the mess that is Iraq today can easily be laid at the doorstep of the United States, since the Bush administration decided to proceed with the […]
Hezbollah role in Syria grows more prominent
STORY SUMMARY Hezbollah was drawn deeper into Syria’s civil war as 28 fighters from the group were killed and dozens more wounded while fighting rebels, opposition activists said Monday. The […]
Saudi Arabia: Chaos at deportation centers
JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED & KHALED AL-SUBIANI ARABNEWS Tuesday 21 May 2013 Chaos prevailed yesterday across deportation centers in Jeddah as expatriates rush to register for repatriation. Thousands returned unsuccessfully after […]
Israel bars UNESCO from entering Jerusalem
Israel on Monday barred a UN commission from visiting Jerusalem to investigate ongoing violations of religious freedom against Muslims and Christians in the Holy Land. “Israel has cancelled the delegation,” […]
UN Pressures Germany to Bow to ‘Hate Speech’ (Hysteria)
Editor’s note: Please note that this is taken from an Islamophobic website to illustrate thier approach and twist on these issues. FrontpageMAG.com: A recent decision by the United Nation’s (UN) Committee on the […]
15 Years After the Fall of Suharto, a Mixed Picture of Indonesia’s Minorities
Time: Mari Pangestu is a symbol of a new Indonesia. The economist turned technocrat, who now serves as Indonesia’s Minister of Tourism and creative economy, was born into a country rife with anti-Chinese sentiment. Under the strongman Suharto, Chinese-Indonesians like her were effectively banned from publicly celebrating their holidays and discouraged from […]
Religious freedom: US denounces ‘rise’ in anti-Muslim sentiment
ET: WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday denounced what it called a spike in anti-Islamic sentiment in Europe and Asia, pointing to restrictions and violence against Muslims including the faith’s minority sects. Releasing a wide-ranging annual report on religious freedom, Secretary of State John Kerry also voiced alarm at what […]
Woman refuses to become 14th wife of Swaziland King
Dunya News: SWAZILAND (Web Desk) – A 22-year-old woman fled to Britain from the southern African nation of Swaziland and is seeking asylum after refusing to join the harem of 13 wives of Swazi king Mswati III. Tintswalo Ngobeni fled to Britain after she caught the attention of the millionaire […]
Two-mile-wide tornado kills at least 24 — including 7 elementary school students
Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) — Rescue workers raced against time and the oncoming night Monday looking for survivors after a powerful tornado blasted an area outside of Oklahoma City, leveling homes […]
Ansarullah UK holding Regional Conference on May 26
Source: Press Release Majlis Ansarullah Hertfordshire UK Branch, the auxiliary wing of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK, is holding their Regional Ijtema 2013, On Sunday 26th May 2013 at Chells Pavilion Chells Way Gressley Road Stevenage, Hertfordshire UK. Members will be coming from Cambridge, Luton, Milton Keynes, Stevenage and Watford areas. It is expected that […]
After Decades of Neglect, Pakistan Railway Rusts in Its Tracks
NYTimes.com RUK, Pakistan — Resplendent in his gleaming white uniform and peaked cap, jacket buttons tugging his plump girth, the stationmaster stood at the platform, waiting for a train that would never come. “Cutbacks,” Nisar Ahmed Abro said with a resigned shrug. Ruk Station, in the center of Pakistan, is […]
Muslim leader says first ‘Charter for the Protection of Religion and Religious Rights’ found in Quran
Baitur Rahman Mosque in Vancouver Source: Press Release Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad was addressing reception marking opening of the Baitur Rahman Mosque in Vancouver On 18 May 2013, the Worldwide Head of […]
Syria Uprising: Mossad, Blackwater And CIA ‘Led Operations In Homs’
MARCH 7, 2013 Source: Huffington Post UK / CIA, Mossad and Blackwater agents are involved in military violence in the Homs district, an Arab news agency exclusively reports. According to Al-Manar, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based militant group and political party, a coordination office with agents from the […]
Hezbollah Aids Syrian Military in a Key Battle
By ANNE BARNARD and HWAIDA SAAD THE NEW YORK TIMES Published: May 19, 2013 BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian government forces backed by Lebanese fighters from the militant group Hezbollah pushed Sunday into parts of Qusayr, a strategic city long held by rebels, according to an antigovernment activist and pro-government news […]
Cambridge University Examines Female conversion to Islam in Britain
Source: phys.org A ground-breaking report examining the experiences of nearly 50 British women of all ages, ethnicities, backgrounds and faiths (or no faith) – who have all converted to Islam – […]
These Indian children need no Stuffed Soft Toy… they’ve got Real Living Snakes to play with!
Source: www.factspod.blogspot.in Each has got his/her own favorite: The girl in orange dress has got a real cool neck tie, wana try? Play the flute please, dear little charmer… Sitting […]
[Urdu] “Insani Ravayyon Me Tabdeeli Ki Zaroorat Hai” by Afzal Qamar
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Indonesia: Criticism of President ‘Just Part of Democracy’ – Some say Yudhoyono is not worthy of religious freedom prize
By Ezra Sihite on 6:00 am May 18, 2013. Criticism against recognizing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as a champion of religious freedom was part of democracy, a presidential spokesman said […]
King Henry’s Wives and Family Values: Catherine of Aragon
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Epigraph: “O ye people! fear your Lord, Who created you from a single soul and created therefrom […]
It’s the End of the World……….
Source: The daily Beast: It might seem improbable that ancient stories could teach us about modern problems like global warming. But contemporary schemes to arrest global warming by geoengineering the earth’s atmosphere often contain echoes of classical myth. First there’s Phaëton, who drives the sun’s chariot across the sky for one day, loses […]