The Title has been modified by the Muslim Times, from the original: Friends Say Aaron Alexis Was Into Buddhism for the Thai Women Source: The Daily Beast by Pete Freedman Sep 18, 2013…

 

 Epigraph: And there is life for you in the law of retaliation, O men of understanding, that you may enjoy security. (Al Quran 2:180)   Bangladesh: Abdul Kader Mullah gets death…

Source: Qantara.de By: Joseph Mayton America’s anti-Islam sentiment is unfounded and dishonest. For one, it discounts the violence and school shootings perpetrated by non-Muslims. And it ignores the fact that…

AMSA: by Tahir Nasser “He’s mad that trusts in the tameness of a wolf…” (King Lear III, vi, 19) I cannot speak for others, but only for myself. Perhaps it…

Source: Spiegel International By Joachim Wagner The German court system has a patchwork of rules and regulations about whether female lawyers should be permitted to wear the hijab, or Muslim…

Reuters) – U.S. housing starts rose less than expected in August as multi-family activity slowed sharply, but a surge in permits to build single-family homes pointed to a sustained strengthening…

“Relate of your dead only that which is good, and refrain from speaking ill of them.” (Holy Prophet Muhammad, sa) Death is an integral part of life and death is as…

Published on Sep 18, 2013 Source: RT.com Christianity’s central place in British culture could be increasingly under threat, with church attendance numbers in severe decline. Meanwhile, the nation’s second largest religion,…

Global Post: Syria’s government has provided “material evidence” that rebels have used chemical weapons in their battle to overthrow it, a senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday. Speaking after a meeting…

Ahmadiyya Times: Fourth in four weeks, another Ahamdi man is murdered earlier today in Pakistan, it is reported. 27 years old Ijaz Ahmad Keyani, killed solely because of his faith, was a…

Source: TOI MOSCOW: Syria has turned over materials to Russia which aim to show that a chemical weapons attack last month was carried out by the rebels, a top Russian…

Source: ET In the modern world, progress is measured predominantly through economic might, which brings with it powerful reward systems of global influence that often mask human rights violations or…

The government refuses to kowtow to hardliners who have been calling for a ban on the Ahmadiyah sect. By Yenny Herawati for Khabar Southeast Asia in Jakarta: Vowing to uphold…

The National Post: About half of Bloc Quebecois and Parti Quebecois supporters think that Muslims and Jews have too much influence in their province, while nearly a third of British…

Source: Haaretz: The Jewish holiday of Sukkot arose from a Canaanite agricultural festival, developing over the years into the holiday we know today, tabernacles and all. Some of the traditions…

By RFI France’s Senate has backed a proposal to ban on beauty pageants for girls under 16 years old. Organisers of the contests would face up to two years in prison…

Source: examiner.com The current global situation is fast moving towards devastation. In particular the Syrian crisis could plunge the Arab world in great devastation and if foreign powers join in, the…

Source: awoko.org A local teacher of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Secondary School in Boajibu town in the Simbaru Chiefdom in Kenema District has raised serious concern over huge amount of black flies…

Source: The Local Germany sold tonnes of chemicals to Syria which were capable of being put to military use.   A question from the Left Party to the government showed…

The latest shooting spree at the US Navy Yard Complex in Washington DC is one of the many terror attacks witnessed on the soil of the world superpower during the…

Huff Post. As the violence in Myanmar continues, the Dalai Lama urged monks to act according to the peaceful principles of their religion and told them to ”remember the Buddhist faith.” The…

Huff Post. Cairo’s Al-Azhar University, considered one of the most important centers of learning in Sunni Islam, announced yesterday that Pope Francis has sent a personal messageto the Grand Imam of…

JAKARTA: A Nigerian woman tearfully prayed and recited Qur’anic verses as she won a beauty pageant exclusively for Muslim women in the Indonesian capital Wednesday, a riposte to the Miss…

Dispatch from Damascus: The killing fields remain, and truth is as rare as hope by Robert Fisk, The Independent And so the war goes on. Missile alerts may be over…

RICHARD HALL Author Biography WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2013 THE INDEPENDENT Syrian rebels have turned their guns on each other in the border city of Azaz, where fault lines between moderate…

By IAN S. LUSTICK OPINION THE NEW YORK TIMES September 14, 2013 THE last three decades are littered with the carcasses of failed negotiating projects billed as the last chance…

Daily Times: Clerics suggest amendment to blasphemy laws ISLAMABAD: Top religious clerics Wednesday suggested amendments to the country’s blasphemy laws, proposing the death penalty for people convicted of making false…

daily times: COMMENT : The Pakistani state on its knees — Dr Mohammad Taqi Without setting the parameters for what exactly is the state willing to concede to the TTP in…

yahoonews: JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel wants to see Syrian President Bashar al-Assad toppled, its ambassador to the United States said on Tuesday, in a shift from its non-committal public stance…

Washington Post: WASHINGTON — Atheists and humanists hope to increase their influence in politics with the launch of the Freethought Equality Fund, a new political action committee for nonbelievers. “When people…

BBC: A man who threw bacon into an Edinburgh mosque has been jailed for 10 months. Wayne Stilwell, 25, was caught on security cameras attaching the bacon to the handles…

Source: ET LAHORE: Islami Jamiat Talba, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, is harbouring militants in the Punjab University hostels, Dr Mujahid Kamran, the university’s vice chancellor, said on Tuesday. “Illegal occupants…

The Dutch government is taking another important step toward sustainable economic growth. Efforts to bring about robust public finances and a fair distribution of income are an inseparable part of…