Epigraph:
He (Allah) it is Who made the sun radiate a brilliant light and the moon reflect a lustre, and ordained for it stages, that you might know the number of years and the reckoning of time. Allah has not created this but in truth. He details the Signs for a people who have knowledge. (Al Quran 10:6)
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China becomes third country to land on moon
Epigraph: He (Allah) it is Who made the sun radiate a brilliant light and the moon reflect a lustre, and ordained for it stages, that you might know the number of…
eDigest: Freedom and Cleanliness make US the world’s most Islamic Nation
Lead article by M. Imran Hayee: Professor of electrical engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth Freedom and Cleanliness make US the world’s most Islamic Nation Source: Duluth News Tribune…
UPS to deliver more parcels in China
Source: China Daily By ZHONG NAN (China Daily) United Parcel Service Inc, the world’s largest package delivery company by revenue, is looking to keep an upper hand in the Chinese…
Leipzig people visit the Berlin Ahmadiyya Community
By Nina May LVZ.ONLINE Berlin / Leipzig. The shoe shelves in the lobby of the Khadija Mosque in Berlin’s Heiner village are well filled this Saturday for a delegation of…
Ahmadiyya Muslims in Sierra Leone Launch YouTube channel, to Cover Ahmadiyya Radio
Source: Abid Ahmad The Ahmadiyya Radio Station was set up under the Amir of Sierra Leone, Maulana Saeed ur Rahman. The radio station is based in the capital city Freetown…
It is time to reflect
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comments: This article does not represent the sentiment of the Muslim Times’ Editorial team and is being shared for the sake of information to tell readers…
We will all lose if Christians flee the Middle East
The international community must insist that Christians remain in the Middle East, not just as minorities, but as citizens with full equality under the law By Louis Raphael Sako 11:00AM…
Muslims help rebuild Catholic church in Zamboanga
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Christian residents of this city’s Santa Catalina district found nothing unusual about Muslims bearing carpenters’ tools — until they realized the Muslims had volunteered to help rebuild…
British Man arrested in Pakistan for reading Qur’an
Katharine Houreld/ REUTERS: saultstar.com: LAHORE – A 72-year-old British doctor is in prison in Pakistan for “posing as a Muslim”, charges that reveal an escalating ideological fight that often spills over into violence. Masood…
REFUGE a project of The Washington Post
ABOUT THIS PROJECT In October, Washington Post photographer Linda Davidson and I set off for Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon to report on the Syrian refugee crisis, one of the largest…
Controversial Theologian Hans Küng: ‘I Don’t Cling to This Life’
by Markus Grill, Spiegel.de Hans Küng fought his whole life for the reforms being weighed by the Vatican today. In a SPIEGEL interview, the elderly Swiss theologian discusses Pope Francis’…
In a global information age, governance systems will change
STORY SUMMARY That is what the World Economic Forum asked at a recent meeting in Dubai that focused on the future of governance under three potential scenarios arising from the…
Afghan president says does not ‘trust’ US
Accuses Americans of saying one thing and doing another AFPPublished: 17:00 December 14, 2013Gulf News New Delhi: Visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in New Delhi on Saturday he no…
KSA sounds alarm bells: UN reforms unavoidable ?
Saudi Arabia has reiterated its demand to bring about real reforms to the UN Security Council that would make the international organization play a more effective role in reinforcing world…
Syrian rebel leader Idriss in Turkey, denies fleeing
AFP | Dec 12, 2013 | 18:24 JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL –– The top military commander of the Western-backed Syrian opposition is in Turkey for talks with rebels, a spokesman said…
Jordan: Gov’t announces Sunday public holiday due to weather conditions
AMMAN –– Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Saturday announced that ministries and public agencies will observe a holiday on Sunday due to the bad weather conditions. The decision was taken…
Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws
muslimwriters.org: Religious blasphemy laws can be a touchy subject, especially in Pakistan, where just bringing up the subject of the blasphemy laws and whether they are right or wrong is…
A Must Read Book: Freedom of Speech in War Times
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: To tackle blasphemy laws in the so called Muslim Countries, one needs to first grasp the history of these laws and freedom of speech, in…
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