Govt urged to disband Islamic Defenders Front (FPI)
Jakarta, NU Online The government should use a recently-passed law on mass organizations to disband the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front, known as the FPI, if it continues to conduct acts […]
Why Do One-Third of Israelis Want to Build a Temple in Place of Al-Aqsa Mosque Haram?
Al Jazeera Editorial, By Gilad Atzmon Haaretz reported today that one third of Israeli Jews want the Temple rebuilt in Jerusalem. Apparently dozens of movements in Israel are attempting to […]
Philippine Muslim teachers told to remove veils
MANILA (AFP) – The majority-Catholic Philippines told Muslim teachers Tuesday to remove their veils inside classrooms, in part to promote better relationships between teachers and pupils. Education Secretary Armin Luistro said the move was part of reforms to make schools more sensitive to religion. Muslim schoolgirls will still be allowed […]
The Most Popular Video in the Muslim Times: Govt of India Documentary on Jesus in Kashmir!
Epigraph: “And We (Allah) made the son of Mary and his mother a Sign, and gave them refuge on an elevated land of green valleys and springs of running water.” (Al […]
Local Muslims Celebrate Ramadan
examiner.com: Ramadan is the holy month of fasting and spiritual renewal for Muslims worldwide. It will commence Wednesday, July 10th and end on August 8th. Tens of thousands of American Muslims belonging to one of the nation’s oldest Muslim organizations, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA are observing Ramadan across 73 chapters nationwide this year. […]
Milwaukee Muslims Celebrate Ramadhan
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Annysa Johnson, July 22, 2013 Inside the Bait-ul Qadir mosque on Fond du Lac Ave., a small group of men gathers before the midday prayer. They speak of the weather, their families, the inanities of daily affairs — but also the great mysteries of life and the […]
France’s headscarf war: ‘It’s an attack on freedom’
Epigraph: And say to the believing women … that they disclose not their natural and artificial beauty except that which is apparent thereof, and that they draw their head-coverings over their bosoms, and […]
Plan to Assasinate PM Nawaz Sharif Averted in Raiwind
Conspiracy revealed: Plan to attack PM uncovered ET: LAHORE: Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing into the abduction of former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son has foiled a plot of suicide attack on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Some officials privy to the development told The Express Tribune that during an investigation to find […]
Video: Hamid Mir and Tahir Ashrafi Spew Hatred Against Ahmadis
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Pakistan: PTA asks parliament to define blasphemy and make new laws
The News: ISLAMABAD: A meeting to discuss the blasphemous material and the ban on YouTube turned into an exchange of abuses on Monday and the Pakistan Telecom Authority lobbed the issue in the court of parliament, asking legislators to pass a new law and create a new set-up to decide […]
Neo-Nazi attacks leave one dead, many scared
Source: The Local A man has died after being attacked by a neo-Nazi in one of two violent attacks on foreigners in Germany over the past few days. The second incident involved members of the Bundeswehr throwing fireworks at a home for refugees. More:
Donkey bomber kills 3 Nato soldiers in Afghanistan
Source: ET GHAZNI: A suicide bomber rode a donkey Tuesday into an Afghan and Nato military convoy, killing three Western soldiers and their Afghan interpreter, officials said. Nato’s International Security Assistance Force confirmed three casualties in a bombing in eastern Afghanistan but gave no details. Afghan authorities said the attack happened […]
Swindled out: Woman flees after depriving three husbands of cash
Source: ET MULTAN: Jahanian police are looking for a 25-year-old woman, who married three men in three months only to leave them, allegedly decamping with their cash and valuables. She was set to marry the fourth time when the groom turned out to be a distant relative of the first, who […]
Fatwa issued by Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi is up there!
Source: Asia Times: So what’s next? It’s not far-fetched to imagine the EU totally forgetting about a pipeline that will ultimately benefit its citizens and issuing – under US pressure – a directive branding Iran-Iraq-Syria as a terrorist axis; lobbying for a no-fly zone applying to all; and recruiting jihadis […]
Central Java Muslim clerics condemn FPI clashes with locals
Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Semarang | Mon, 07/22/2013 8:57 PM | Archipelago A group of Muslim clerics from various regions in Central Java have condemned a series of sweeps conducted by the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) in several regions, such as those in Sukorharjo and Kendal regencies last week that […]
“We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.”
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Paris backs veil ban, police after ‘unacceptable’ violence
Source: TOI TRAPPES (France): The French government on Tuesday condemned as “unacceptable” weekend violence in a Paris suburb triggered by the country’s ban on full-face veils and strongly defended the controversial law. Two senior members of the government, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and interior minister Manuel Valls, spoke following the […]
Pope gets rapturous welcome in Brazil
Source: TOI RIO DE JANEIRO: Pope Francis got a rapturous welcome from tens of thousands of pilgrims on Monday as he arrived in Brazil on his first foreign trip as pontiff, but violent protests later swept the streets. The 76-year-old Argentine rode in a open-top jeep through the center of […]
The worst fate: Somalia’s ship wrecked hostages
AFP | Jul 22, 2013 | 22:26 Updated: Jul 22, 2013 | 22:26 NAIROBI — On Somalia’s pirate coast, more than 50 sailors are being held for ransom in grim conditions, many abandoned by their ship’s owner whose willingness to pay to free them sank with their boat. Almost all […]
Umrah season given a clean bill of health
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Tuesday 23 July 2013 The Health Ministry announced on Monday that no cases or other contagious diseases have been detected among pilgrims during this Umrah season. “The […]