Emperor Penguins: The devoted parents
Blame bad parents for Britain’s ills, says Sir Michael Wilshaw
Telegraph: In outspoken remarks about the “social breakdown” of Britain, Sir Michael Wilshaw, the chief inspector of schools and social care, attacked “hollowed out and fragmented families” where parents suffer…
Centenary event for Muslim group
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Sheffield held a celebration to mark the community’s 100 years in the United Kingdom. The first Ahmadiyya missionary arrived in London in 1913 and its Sheffield…
Muslim Americans more popular than the Tea Party
Tea Party favorites Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin and Larry Klayman spent most of last week bashing Muslims and introducing the “Quran” and “Allah” to the shutdown and debt…
Interfaith discussion aims to build bridges
Participants at UCI event seek greater understanding of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. By Hannah Fry October 16, 2013 | 5:49 p.m. Experts in Judaism, Christianity and Islam recently discussed the…
Turkey reportedly leaks Israeli intelligence to Iran
Damage caused to Israel described as ‘significant’ and move said to be ‘an effort to slap the Israelis,’ Washington Post reports. By Barak Ravid The Turkish government of Prime Minister…
Pennsylvania, US: Hundreds attend Muslim festival in Bensalem
Source: phillyburbs.com Hundreds of Muslims gathered in Bensalem on Wednesday for services marking the festival of Eid-ul-Adha where the faithful remind themselves of the necessity of self-denial and submission to…
eDigest: The Last Sermon of the Prophet Muhammad: The Beginning of Universal Brotherhood
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Verily, the most…
Fear and loathing in House of Saud
Source: Asia Times: Every sentient being with a functional brain perceives the possibility of ending the 34-year Wall of Mistrust between Washington and Tehran as a win-win situation. Here are…
Pakistan: a culture of intolerance
Source: Asia Times: Pakistan’s impoverished and peaceful Christian community has endured mob rampages, blasphemy charges, and was largely spared the ravages of suicide bombings, till last month. Suicide bombings on…
Senate reaches deal to end shutdown, avoid default
Source: CNN Washington (CNN) – Senate leaders on Wednesday worked out a deal to reopen the government and avoid a potential U.S. default as soon as midnight, sources told CNN’s Dana…
Egypt: Relations with United States in ‘turmoil’
Source: TOI: CAIRO: Egypt’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that relations between his country andthe United States are in “turmoil” followingWashington’s decision to suspend delivery of tanks, helicopters and fighter jets to…
Time out:
Source: Dawn.Com: It was, perhaps, inevitable given the work ethic that prevails in Pakistan. After initially declaring a three-day holiday period for Eidul Azha, the federal government followed Sindh’s lead…
Explosion kills K-P minister Israrullah Gandapur, nine others
Source: ET A suicide bomb targeted Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Law and Parliamentary Affairs MinisterIsrarullah Gandapur, who was killed along with nine other people while 30 others were injured, Express News reported. The attack reportedly…
Asia: What’s at Stake for America
Source: The Conservative Papers: The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center recently released “A New View of Asia: 24 Charts That Show What’s at Stake for America,” an annual publication highlighting the critical…
Al Qaeda And Muslim Brotherhood Hold Secret Meeting
Source: The Conservative Papers: Al-Qaeda and the international organization of the Muslim Brotherhood met secretly last week in Jordan according to a source quoted by the Egyptian daily Al-Youm al-Sabaa on Saturday.…
Why are Muslims finding it harder to complete the haj?
Source: The Economist: THIS week Muslims from all over the world are in Saudi Arabia for the haj. The Koran says that all Islam’s followers who are physically and financially able…
Turkey: Main opposition leader Kiliçdaroglu: The Prophet is my ancestor
Source: hurriyetdailynews.com Main opposition leader Kemal Kiliçdaroglu has claimed that he is a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, speaking during an interview with daily Hürriyet. “It is true, the family that I belong…
Sheriff: Taunting post leads to arrests in Rebecca Sedwick bullying death
By Steve Almasy. Kim Segal and John Couwels, CNN Winter Haven, Florida (CNN) — The attorney for a 14-year-old Florida girl charged with aggravated stalking that allegedly led to the suicide…
How fast food poverty costs America billions
salon.com Twin studies released at noon Tuesday estimate that the majority of families of front-line fast food workers use public assistance, at a taxpayer cost of nearly $7 billion a…
Eid al-Adha at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
Palestinian Muslim pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s old city on Eid al-Adha or “The Feast of Sacrifice” on October 15, 2013.…
Regular bedtimes linked to better behaviour in kids
CTV News: – Most parents learn pretty quickly that an overtired child is an unruly child. Now, a new study finds that children’s behaviour problems might be linked not just…
Holy Qur’an – Arabic with Urdu Translation – Read Online or Download
Source: alislam.org Kindly click on the images to zoom them Read & Spread the Holy Qur’an – God’s Message to Mankind – In 53 Languages @ http://www.themuslimtimes.org/2013/06/religion/islam/read-the-holy-quran-gods-message-to-his-creation-in-english The Holy Qur’an App for…
Holy Qur’an – Arabic with Spanish Translation – Read Online or Download
Source: alislam.org Kindly click on the images to zoom them Read & Spread the Holy Qur’an – God’s Message to Mankind – In 53 Languages @ http://www.themuslimtimes.org/2013/06/religion/islam/read-the-holy-quran-gods-message-to-his-creation-in-english The Holy Qur’an App for…
Philippines Earthquake 2013: Death Toll Rises To 144, More People Missing
Huff Post: by Erik De Castro – LOON, Philippines, Oct 16 (Reuters) – The death toll from an earthquake in the Philippines rose to 144 on Wednesday as rescuers dug…
Netanyahu makes a case for a preemptive strike
The Times of Israel: by Haviv Rettig Gur – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered a thinly veiled defense of a possible Israeli preemptive strike on Iran during a Knesset commemoration…
29 Million People Enslaved Globally- Khalifa of Islam Offers a Solution based on the Quran
Editor’s note: Today’s report in the Guardian and the release of first global index on slavery is an eye opener for those who have criticized the Quran on the basis…
Meteorite pulled from Russian lake
Source: BBC Divers working at a Russian lake have recovered a half-tonne chunk of the space rock that exploded over Chelyabinsk earlier this year. The object plunged into Lake Chebarkul…
India, Pakistan with highest population of slaves in the world: report
Source: Dawn.COM. Over 16 million or half the world’s population of modern day slaves live in India and Pakistan, according to the inaugural Global Slavery Indexpublished Thursday. An estimated 30 million…
The Nobel committee was right not to choose Malala
Source:The Irish Time via Wasim Sr. I don’t know why the Nobel prize committee decided against giving an award to Malala Yousafzai, who until last week had been favourite to…
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