Vatican City: Where the First and the Second Vatican Councils were held
Lead article written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times
A Journey from Christianity to Islam: First Ecumenical Council to Vatican II (325 CE – 1965 CE)
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Every tragedy has a silver lining. The catastrophe of September 11, 2001, has put Islam under the microscope and constant scrutiny by…
Ancient Manuscripts to go Online
Huff Post – VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican Library and Oxford University’s Bodleian Library have put the first of 1.5 million pages of ancient manuscripts online. The two libraries…
The Mystery of God and the Brain
Huff Post: by Deepak Chopra – To summarize the situation, we have three mysteries that we do not understand: the unpredictable movements of atoms, the existence of our own consciousness,…
U.S. small business borrowing rises to six-year high, index shows
Reuters) – U.S. small businesses boosted borrowing in October to its highest level in over six years, an index showed on Tuesday, fresh evidence that the budget battle that shut…
A Plan to Halt German Jihadists from Going to Syria
Source: Spiegel: German jihadists are heading to Syria in ever greater numbers, with some 230 having already traveled to join the opposition in battle. A German politician wants to create…
The Bible will be translated into modern Russian language
Source: pravmir.com Moscow, December 2, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has stated his wishes to the translation of the Bible into modern Russian. “Everyone understands the Synodal…
A rare 16th century Breeches Bible stolen from a Conwy church
Source: newswales.co.uk Police are appealing for information after a rare 16th century bible was stolen from a Conwy church sometime between October 25 and December 1. The Breaches Bible, which dates…
Going to Jerusalem? …there’s an app for that.
Source: orlandosentinel.com So you want to go to Jerusalem, walk the path that Jesus took, visit the Basilica of Agony, stand inside The Last Supper room, but you hate to travel,…
Exodus rediscovered: Alum releases second edition of book
Source: westernfrontonline.net After about a year of piecing together biblical lineages, Western Washington University alumnus Rick Medved finished compiling his research to determine what he believes to be the actual date…
Nigeria Sharia Police Smash 240,000 Bottles of Beer
Source: news.yahoo.com Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – Police enforcing Islamic law in Nigeria’s city of Kano publicly destroyed some 240,000 bottles of beer on Wednesday, the latest move in a wider crackdown…
Ancient Bibles from the Bodleian and Vatican libraries digitized
Source: bbc.co.uk Ancient Bibles and Biblical texts from the Bodleian and Vatican libraries have been digitised and made available to the public for the first time. Europe’s first printed book, Gutenberg’s…
Norway plans to create a HAM that Muslims can eat
– Norwegian abattoir has slaughtered 100 reindeer the halal way – The owner is planning on sending the meat as far as Dubai – Harry Dyrstad is also preparing to…
Tip for Jesus!
Source: daily dot com´: Since September, one person has left more than $54,000 worth of gratuity at restaurants around the country—crazy tips, like $1,000 on a $152 tab. Who is…
Waqar-e-Amal by Jama’at-e-Ahmadiyya Chandigarh, Punjab, Bharat
News report by Anas Ahmad | Member of Ahmadiyya muslim community, Qadian Waqar-e-Amal was organised by Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Chandigarh on 10th of November 2013…
eDigest: How Prophet Muhammad’s Humility Could Shape the US-Iranian Peace Deal
Mosque of Medina: First built in first year after Hijra Lead post collected by Salma Javid Khan, India How Prophet Muhammad’s Humility Could Shape the US-Iranian Peace Deal Source: huffingtonpost.com | Dr. Faheem…
Non-Arabs win Qur’an contest ?
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Published — Wednesday 4 December 2013 ARABNEWS The top two prizes of the King Abdul Aziz International Qur’an contest, which was held at the Grand Mosque…
5 Arab states top ‘most corrupt’ list
BERLIN: Five Arab countries are ranked among the top 10 most corrupt nations, according to Transparency International’s newly released annual Corruption Perceptions Index, as instability in the region has profound…
Switzerland: INDUSTRY ALARM: Smartwatches: a ticking timebomb for watchmakers?
by Samuel Jaberg, swissinfo.ch December 3, 2013 – 11:00 Forty years after Japanese quartz watches brought the Swiss watch industry to its knees, the sector faces a new challenge in…
Turkey’s rock ‘n’ roll imam ruffles religious feathers
Source: Dawn An imam from a tiny hamlet on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast has run into trouble with the country’s powerful religious authorities — for his other life as a rock…
Over 700,000 people on US watch list: Once you get on, there’s no way off
The names of nearly three-quarters of a million individuals have been secretly added to watch lists administered by the United States government, but federal officials are adamant about keeping information…
Peres addressed 29 Arab and Muslim foreign ministers
President applauded at Gulf Security Conference in Abu Dhabi after speaking via satellite from his office in Jerusalem BY SPENCER HO THE TIMES OF ISRAEL In an unprecedented event, President…
Is Pope Francis Leaving Vatican At Night To Minister To Homeless?
A recent interview with Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, the “Almoner of His Holiness,” raised speculation that the Pope joins him on his nightly trips into Rome to give alms to the…
Cultural heritage: Malta accused of Muslim history cover-up
(ANSAmed) – ISTANBUL, DECEMBER 3 – A well-known Maltese historian and chairman of the National Book Council, Mark Camilleri, has accused Malta’s Superintendence for Cultural Heritage of attempting to cover-up…
‘Tuk-tuk’ governance
Source: Dawn NUMEROUS articles had appeared around the 90- to 100-day mark of the PML-N government to review its initial performance, in line with Western traditions. Recognising how slowly things…
In 10 years the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan will remain Hashemite or become a Palestinian state?
Source: Stratfor: Israel in 10 Years I began by pointing out how secure Israel is currently. Looking down the road 10 years, Israel cannot assume that this strategic configuration will…
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