Rosh Hashanah — 2013
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Thursday is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, which marks the completion of the yearly […]
Study: Over 60% of Israelis want Separation of Religion and State
Source: us.shalomlife.com On Rosh Hashana eve, Hiddush association’s Religion and State Index also shows that half of public believe religious-secular tension is most serious conflict in Israeli society By: Kobi Nachshoni […]
Tanya Khan – Life Lived for Interfaith Hormony
Lives Lived- Tanya Khan, 38 BY Judy Csillag The Globe and Mail Wife, mother, teacher, interfaith activist, spiritual angel. Born Aug. 3, 1975, in Edmonton, died Aug. 6, 2013, in […]
Central Government Rejects Bekasi Government Application for Dissolution of Ahmadiyah
Metrotvnews.com , Jakarta : Central Government insists to stick to the Act of 1945 relating to the existence of Ahmadiyah . It was the conclusion of the meeting in which […]
Thinking Aloud: Muslims, Islam, West and the rest — IV
By —Razi Azmi As to the Quranic verses calling for jihad, they must be read in the context of Arabia of the first half of the 7th century. Only crackpots […]
Putin says could turn against Assad – if case proved
(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin offered a glimpse of international compromise over Syriaon Wednesday, declining to entirely rule out Russian backing for military action as he prepared to host a summit of world leaders. As the United States and allies prepare to bypass any Russian U.N. veto and attack Damascus, […]
Hajj and Umrah, 2013
Source: CDC The annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is among the largest mass gatherings in the world. This year, it will take place from approximately October 13 to […]
Israel offers to leave settlements, military bases intact in West Bank
Associated Press, RAMALLAH, West Bank Israel has proposed leaving intact dozens of Jewish settlements and military bases in the West Bank as part of a package to establish a Palestinian […]
Norwegian Minister: World Will Not Bankroll Palestinian State-Building Forever
The Jerusalem Post Both the Palestinians and Israel should know that the world will not bankroll Palestinian Authority state-building forever, and that if progress is not made the donations will stop, Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide told The Jerusalem Post Tuesday. “The donors will not be ready to keep […]
False accusation?: School principal booked for blasphemy
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Akbar Bajwa Published: September 4, 2013 LAHORE:On the allegations of the imam of a local mosque, a first information report (FIR) […]
Russian President Putin warns West on Syria action
Source: TOI NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West against taking one-sided action in Syria but also said Russia “doesn’t exclude” supporting a UN resolution on punitive military strikes if it is proved that Damascus used poison gas on its own people. More:
Most wanted terrorist captured from hotel in Pakistan
Source: Dawn. Com: ISLAMABAD: In a daring raid, Saudi Special Forces arrested one of the most wanted extremist leaders, Abu Jarara Al-Yemeni, from a hotel located in one of Pakistan’s most popular vacation spots in Murree. The news spread like wildfire and people were seen cursing the Pakistani government for […]
Pakistan bans SMS, voice chat rooms—————–
Source: ZD Net via Wasim Sr: The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has ordered telcos to discontinue all forms of chat rooms where customers can communicate anonymously with other subscribers over moral reasons. The regulator issued a directive on Friday that all forms voice and SMS “chat packages” at all times […]
Jihadist Teachings Drawn Back Into Classroom In Pakistani Province
Source: Radio Free Europe: For decades, school textbooks used across Pakistan have preached falsehoods, hatred, and religious intolerance, helping foster the sectarian violence and militancy that plagues the country today. In the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, a breeding ground for extremist groups like the Taliban, education officials took steps in […]
Obama dips toe in Syrian Rubicon
Source: Asia Times: By M K Bhadrakumar For the first time through the two-year old Syrian conflict, the United States has mentioned the holy cow – “boots on the ground”. The Secretary of State John Kerry has pleaded that the US Congress should approve the use of American ground troops […]
School principal booked for blasphemy
Source: ET. LAHORE: On the allegations of the imam of a local mosque, a first information report (FIR) was registered against a school principal here under blasphemy law by Nishtar Town police late Monday night. Police told that Qazi Iftikhar Ahmad Raza, along with three other clerics as witnesses, filed […]
US has stepped up Pak surveillance
Source: The News via Wasim Sr. WASHINGTON: While US intelligence agencies spend billions monitoring enemies like Al-Qaeda and Iran, they pay just as much as attention to ally Pakistan, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. The United States has intensified surveillance of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons, is concerned about biological and chemical […]
UK giving export licenses to sell Syria nerve gas chemicals ‘smacks of hypocrisy’
Russia Today: The UK government’s decision to authorize the export to Syria last year of two chemicals capable of being used to make a nerve agent embodies London’s hypocrisy in […]
‘Under God’ part of Pledge of Allegiance under review in Massachusetts
(CNN) — The Pledge of Allegiance is recited in classrooms across the country every morning — and because of the words “under God,” it is heard in courtrooms across the country seemingly just as often these days. Every attempt to eliminate the mention of God has thus far failed, but the […]
Intelligence points to 2012 plot to kill Asma Jahangir: report
Dawn: Reports based on communication intercepts from 2010 to 2012 and other intelligence in classified documents available with the Washington Post indicate that officials in Pakistan’s security apparatus weren’t only targeting suspected insurgents when it came to extra-judicial action and that there was in deed a plot in the works […]