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 forced migrations of people since World War II. Our goal was to document the size and complexity of the crisis, […]
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’ […]
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’ […]
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 ongoing information revolution. The first scenario that participants considered is a world ruled by so-called “megacities,” where governance is administered […]
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 longer “trusts” the United States, accusing the Americans of saying one thing and doing another in his troubled homeland. Karzai’s […]
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 peace and security. “The UN Security Council is no more capable of dealing with today’s challenges. It has failed to […]
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 Thursday, denying reports that he had fled Syria. The Wall Street Journal reported that General Selim Idriss, the head of […]
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 […]
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 considered, well …blasphemous. This wasn’t always the case. The sentiment behind most blasphemy laws is easy to understand. No person […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 By: M. Imran Hayee Over Thanksgiving dinner a friend asked me a usual question: “What are you thankful for today?” My […]
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 market by adding 14 inner-city express services next year. UPS began domestic courier services in 2012, when it was granted […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 the opinions of Harun Yahya, who is a fairly well known author, in many parts of the world. By Harun […]
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 […]
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 […]
Posted by Falak Rahman By Brian Wilson (Humanity First Canada) – Monday, Nov 19, 2013 Humanity First (HF) teams from Canada, Indonesia and Philippines, conducted assessments in conjunction with the Canadian […]
December 14, 2013 12:10 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Story Summary Five points for John Kerry to consider We seem to have arrived at that inevitable moment that we all knew was coming, when the United States would stop trying to be a low-key and ineffective mediator […]