Work on Prophet’s Mosque in full swing
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 3 July 2013 Companies in Madinah are racing to complete the demolition of properties on the eastern side of the Prophet’s Mosque before Ramadan. The space […]
Iran: new US sanctions will complicate nuclear issue
REUTERS ARABNEWS Wednesday 3 July 2013 DUBAI: Iran has played down the impact of US sanctions that came into effect this week, but said the measures would complicate a resolution to the dispute over its nuclear program. The new sanctions, which came into effect on Monday, target trade with Iran’s […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims Send a Powerful Message of Peace and Love to All from USA, Israel and Germany
Exclusive to themsulismtimes by Abdul Alim: Over this weekend, while millions of Muslims turned up in a chaotic show of force in Egypt and dozens more were killed in bombings in Pakistan, Syria […]
The Power of Universality of Islam Comes from Being a Movement of All Believers: Fred Donner
hup.harvard.edu: Book review and talk: Muhammad and the Believers: By Fred Donner The origins of Islam have been the subject of increasing controversy in recent years. The traditional view, which […]
A Fatwa- Too late: Taliban are Kharji- Hellbound
Express Tribune – Urdue English here: Suicide attack the biggest sin in Islam: Fatwa Pakistani Taliban are just a group of professional assassins, edict stated. By Web Desk Published: July 3, 2013 Edict was given in the wake of the recent killings of foreign tourists and attacks in Peshawar […]
Khalifa of Islam Introducing the Gracious and the Merciful God of Islam to the non-Muslim Guests
This is address by World wide Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, at the time of annual convention in Germany: Around minute 24 the Khalifa also talks about […]
Robert Fisk: Demands of 2011 revolution were not met… but the army does not hold the answers – Military rule would be more like the silly junta who took over after Mubarak
Can Islamists run a country? Egypt was the first real test – and yesterday the Egyptian army called their bluff. To tell a democratically elected president – especially a Muslim […]
Priest ‘beheaded’ in Syria video actually ‘shot dead’
A Catholic priest has been shot and killed in northern Syria, The Telegraph has found, contradicting claims that he is the victim in a widely-circulated beheading video. By Ruth Sherlock, Beirut THE TELEGRAPH The footage, said to show Father Francois Murad, 49, as the victim in a brutal summary execution […]
Principled Pluralism: The Challenge Of Religious Diversity In 21st Century America
The Huffington Post: The past twenty years have seen tremendous engagement around racial, cultural, and gender diversity. Millenials (ages 18-29) are generally knowledgeable about such identity differences and far better […]
A Positive and Encouraging Journalism by daily Jang newspaper.
By Zubair Khan Daily Jung, probably the most read and circulated Urdu newspaper amongst Urdu readers is considered to be biased and anti Ahmadiyya. This is its usual reputation. However now a positive and encouraging change has been noticed in the policy of the newspaper. Specially on its pages of […]
Home prices rise by most in seven years in May: CoreLogic
(Reuters) – Home prices racked up their biggest annual gain in more than seven years in May, with more increases expected through the summer months as the sector continues to mend, data analysis firm CoreLogic said on Tuesday. Prices rose 2.6 percent from April and were up 12.2 percent compared […]
Channel Four to broadcast Ramadan prayer call
BBC: The head of Channel Four’s factual programming has explained the decision to broadcast the Muslim call to prayer every morning throughout Ramadan. Ralph Lee told the Radio Times it would act […]
The Importance of International Research Institutions for Science Diplomacy
Science & Diplomacy: by Fernando Quevedo. One of the major scientific discoveries of the past decades was announced on July 4, 2012. On this day, the world learned of the discovery of a new fundamental particle that may be the long-sought Higgs particle, the only component of the standard model […]
UAE sentences scores of Islamists over ‘power plot’
Source: TOI ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates: More than 65 suspects accused of plotting an Islamist coup in the United Arab Emirates received prison sentences of up to 15 years on Tuesday in a mass trial that underscored the widening crackdowns on perceived Arab Spring-inspired dissent across the entire Gulf […]
I would pursue my own plans. Egypt President? “Last 48 hours of Muslim Brotherhood rule,
Source: TOI CAIRO: Egypt President Mohamed Morsirebuffed an army ultimatum to force a resolution to the country’s political crisis, saying on Tuesday that he had not been consulted and would pursue his own plans for national reconciliation. “Last 48 hours of Muslim Brotherhood rule,” the opposition daily El Watan declared. […]
Wimbledon: Lisicki beats champion Williams
Source: The Local The “Sabine vs Serena 2013” Wimbledon match will go down in tennis history, after German Sabine Lisicki, ranked 24, fought back against five-time champion Serena Williams, breaking her run of unbeaten matches. More:
Adopting and Recruiting Christian Apologists for Islam
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD William Lane Craig is one of the foremost Christian apologists, enjoying tremendous following among the Protestant Christians in USA and UK. William […]
Scientists: forecasting tames El Nino chaos
Source: The Local A new method could double the lead time for forecasting the ocean warming trend known as El Nino and help communities better prepare for crop losses, floods and drought, German researchers said on Monday. More:
Snowden asks Germany for asylum
Source: The Local Fugitive Edward Snowden has applied for asylum in a number of European countries including Germany, whistle-blowing platform WikiLeaks said in a statement on their website Tuesday morning. More:
An assault on hope in Pakistan
Source: Asia Times: I was beginning to think that Pakistan was finally on its way to improving its dismal public image. The recent national elections, bloody and chaotic as usual, at least had the effect of reenergizing the country on the domestic front and the global stage. Social media played […]