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Lead article collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times
Pope Francis, The Man of the Year and the Muslim Times’ Gift
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: Time magazine has chosen him as man of the year for 2013. We congratulate him on this achievement and offer him a gift of…
Dr. Juergen Todenhoefer: “Muslims of all countries: Unite!”
Today, for once and as an exception I do address my Muslim friends only. Currently, the Muslim world is falling victim to a dangerous strategy developed by some politicians in…
Ahmadi Muslims stand united whilst Pakistan, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia continue to violate their human rights on International Human Rights Day
Source: oyetimes.com Ahmadi Muslims throughout the world remain united and share in the plight of their fellow Ahmadis who are denied their basic human rights such as the right to vote…
Source: eDigest: Mandela’s Memorial Celebrated on Human Rights Day
Epigraph: O ye people! be mindful of your duty to your Lord, Who created you from a single soul and created therefrom its mate, and from them twain spread many men and…
U.S. schools look to guards, technology a year after Sandy Hook
(Reuters) – A year after a gunman massacred 26 first-graders and adults in a Connecticut elementary school, educational officials across the United States continue to face the longstanding question of…
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…
American academics stand up for justice
December 11, 2013 12:25 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY When the National Council of the American Studies Association last week passed a motion recommending to…
A cold night with refugees in the Bekaa Valley
STORY SUMMARY Less than an hour later, the gray skies delivered the first snowfall of the winter, which pelted the plastic sheeting covering the Bazazi family tent, as Sleiman played…
Muslims masquerade as Hindus for India jobs
ALJAZEERA Facing religious discrimination in the Hindu-dominated job market, many are forced to assume fake identities. After taking off her silver armband embossed with the word “Allah” in Arabic, Ayesha…
Foreign firms to design GCC train project
DAMMAM: HAMID AL-RUWAILI | ARAB NEWS/AL-EQTISADIAH Published — Thursday 12 December 2013 The Saudi Railway Organization (SRO) will issue tenders for the design of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) train…
Muslim Brotherhood trial halted as judges walk out
CAIRO – The trial of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood chief and his deputies on charges related to protest deaths came to an abrupt end on Wednesday when the judges walked out,…
Politics | Campaign launched against ‘witch-hunt’ of Muslim students by ‘Student Rights’ group
A student campaign has been launched against ‘Student Rights,’ a UK-based group that has attracted criticism for its failure to speak up for Muslim students’ rights as well as controversy…
Pakistani doctor wins $1M to fight child deaths?
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani doctor won a $1 million grant on Tuesday to fight early child mortality in a small fishing village in southern Pakistan in a contest financed by an…
God is one, not three-in-one
By Imam Shamshad A. Nasir and Jonathan M.A.Ghaffar (Baitul Hameed Mosque — 11941 Ramona Ave., Chino, CA 91710 — Ph. 909-627-2252 Email:shamshadanasir@gmail.com – JonathanMAG@Gmail.com – www.alislam.org) The Christmas season is here, and with it, the focus…
Stop Blaming Religion for Violence
Huff Post: by SEAN MCELWEE – Religion has once again become the “opiate of the people.” But this time, instead of seducing the proletariat into accepting its position in a capitalist…
Street Art- Making a mark across Indonesia
The recently concluded Indonesian Street Art Database (ISAD) Festival was a display of important archives and documentaries about graffiti, murals and tagging on the streets of 12 cities across Indonesia.…
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