- Pakistan National Assembly
Lead article collected by Dr. Naseer Tahir, Rochester, USA, one of the Founding Members of the Muslim Times
The 1974 ouster of the ‘heretics’: What really happened?
Source: Dawn.com By Nadeem F Paracha The sole culprit? The legacy of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, is a mixed bag of praise, platitudes and panning. Where, on…
An Apolitical Virus: Strife Fuels Polio’s Return to Middle East
Polio is making a comeback in a decimated part of Syria, but the delicate politics of the war are making vaccination campaigns difficult. As an epidemic looms over the region,…
…The Saudis, Iran and the spreading Islamic Cold War in the Middle East
Source: worldtribune.com In 632 the Prophet Mohammad died, leaving behind a struggle between Shi’ites and Sunnis over the true line of succession. Today this rivalry is still alive and well in…
House of Commons presented study on Islamophobic attacks on Muslim women in UK
World Bulletin / News Desk A study conducted by Dr Chris Allen, a social policy lecturer at the University of Birmingham, has detailed the feelings of British Muslim women about…
‘Manly’ jobs aren’t coming back
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The recovery needs to man up already. Women have regained all the jobs they lost during the financial crisis, but men are still lagging behind. After losing…
Displaced for Seven Years , Ahmadiyah members would be given ID cards
A total of 32 families (KK ) Ahmadis in Dormitory Transito , Mataram , and eight families in hospitals Praya , Central Lombok , will soon get legal residence .…
Pope John Paul II and Me: ‘Truth Cannot Contradict Truth!’
Pope John Paul II Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This is a summary of the address of Pope John Paul II…
eDigest: Divorce: Islam Versus Christianity
Epigraph: Do they seek a religion other than Allah’s, while to Him submits whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him shall they be…
Humanity First – Typhoon Haiyan Update and Pictures – November 21, 2013
By Humanity First Canada Team – On Friday, November 8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan devastated a large path through the middle of the Philippines. By Monday, November 11, 2013, Humanity First…
Ahmadiyya Muslims promote peace at Ball State University
By Rick Yencer MUNCIE, INDIANA (NEWS) – Muzaffar Ahmad told of persecution and killing among Islamic sects in Pakistan and throughout the world as his sect of Muslims preach peace.…
Ukrainian Muslims: Problems Resolved? Interview with Dr. Emad Abu Ar-Rub, Head of Fatwa Committee
By Shahira Mahran OnIslam.net’s Staff Wednesday, 12 June 2013 00:00 Emad Abu Ar-rub Emad Abu Ar-Rub is the Head of Fatwa Committee in Ukraine, and the Imam of Al-Massar Islamic…
Atheism: The ‘A’ word issue
01:24 November 21, 2013 1:58 PM EST — Are non-religious, non-believing Americans hesitant to label themselves as atheists? Sunday Assembly co-founder Sanderson Jones shares his thoughts. (The Washington Post) VIEW…
No Muslim can do it, really?
November 22, 2013 Gul Bukhari THE NATION Sympathisers and facilitators of Islamic extremist forces in the Pakistani mainstream media, representatives of clerical bodies and even some politicians of mainstream political…
Sacred Geometry of Islamic Mosques
By Hwaa Irfan Friday, 22 November 2013 00:00 Cairo, Egypt The main precept of Islam is the unity and oneness of Allah and the importance of worshipping only Allah and…
Riyadh killing Iraq democratization process: Expert
Saudi Arabia is sparing no effort to derail the process of democratization in Iraq, a Middle East expert tells Press TV in an interview. “Saudi Arabia has sought, since day…
The Wahhabi – Likudnik war on terror
By Pepe Escobar ASIA TIMES The double suicide bombing targeting the Iranian embassy in Beirut – with at least 23 people killed and 170 wounded – was a de facto…
To clear tests, student offers tutor £48,000 for 16 weeks
LONDON: Some tutor somewhere is about to get lucky. A wealthy foreign student at Cambridge University is offering a private tutor £48,000 (about Rs 48 lakh) for just 16 weeks…
Struggles of Muslim Immigrants in the USA Explored in New Anthology
Maine (PRWEB) November 22, 2013 Immigrants have played a crucial role in the historical narrative of America. The nation itself was founded by people who voyaged across the oceans in…
Women Bishops for Church of England Proposals Approved
The Huffington Post: The Church of England’s governing body has approved new proposals that would allow women bishops to be ordained by this time next year. Meeting in London on…
The role of asylum seekers in Germany in the secret war
by Mohammed Saboor Nadeem 21. November 2013 The German newspaper “Süddeutsche” and also the German television news service “Tagesschau” reported in detail how US intelligence services used interviews-protocols of asylum…
Turkey: How Conscription Reform Will Change the Military
Summary A large, conscripted military may no longer be the most appropriate way for Turkey to protect its interests and defend against external threats. Ankara appears to have acknowledged as…
eDigest: The Queen is to appoint aristocrat who converted to Islam as her High Sheriff
Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states, known as the Commonwealth realms, and their territories and dependencies, and…
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