Egypt: A Tissue of Lies
By Tariq Ramadan Swiss Muslim Thinker Tuesday, 13 August 2013 00:00 It’s dangerous to be a friend of the United States in the Middle East. A fact the US government […]
Queens Muslim fashion follower — a hijabista — breaks new modest yet stylish ground
Queens mom Sana Rashid, 30, discusses life and all things fashionista on her site Modhijabi.com BY ERICA PEARSON / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Sana Rashid wears clothing that covers her […]
Pakistan’s first radical
By: Hamida Ghafour Foreign Affairs reporter, Published on Mon Aug 26 2013 Toronto Star In Mohammed Hanif’s dark and brilliant satire A Case of Exploding Mangoes, Zia ul-Haq is described as “fattened, chubby-cheeked and marinating in his own paranoia,” the military ruler of a nation who consulted the Quran every […]
Look at this how the world has progressed………
Look at this how the world has progressed………….. but who is stuck in the past
Qaeda head slams Saudi support to Egypt
Source: Morocco World News: DUBAI, Aug 25, 2013 (AFP) A top Saudi member of Al-Qaeda slammed King Abdullah’s support for the Egyptian army’s ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, in a video message posted online Sunday. “One of their latest crimes is supporting the secular forces in Egypt against the […]
Japanese wife kills cheating husband with coffee cup
Source: Gulf News Tokyo: A Japanese housewife battered her 70-year-old husband to death with a coffee cup after discovering he was cheating on her, reports said Monday. The 61-year-old woman allegedly attacked her partner after learning of his affair, battering him repeatedly about the face and head with the mug […]
Qatar World Cup ‘to switch to winter
Source: Gulf News. Ulrichen, Switzerland: Fifa President Sepp Blatter expects his executive committee to decide soon that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be moved from the searing heat of summer. Blatter said a meeting in Zurich in October should approve the change and begin consultation on the best […]
Unified visa for Gulf Cooperation Council member countries by 2014
Source: TOI DUBAI: Gulf Cooperation Council plans to launch a unified visa for tourists visiting the region by mid-2014, aimed at simplifying travel formalities for the visitors.”The plan to have a GCC tourism visa, similar to the Schengen visa in Europe, is about to be implemented after obstacles have been […]
U.S. durable goods post largest drop in nearly a year
(Reuters) – Orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods recorded their biggest drop in nearly a year in July and a gauge of planned business spending on capital goods tumbled, casting a shadow over the economyearly in the third quarter. The Commerce Department said on Monday durable goods orders dropped 7.3 […]
Why sectarianism is tearing Muslim societies apart
Epigraph: And hold fast, all together, by the rope of Allah and be not divided; and remember the favor of Allah which He bestowed upon you when you were enemies and […]
A Talented Ahmadi Muslim Scientist!
Source: Mr Shoaib Rana Dr Shoaib Rana AMJ Germany Note by the Editor: By the grace of Almighty Allah AMJ Germany has been blessed with lot of talented youngsters including males and females. For the interest of MT readers effort has been started to introduce these talented Ahmadi Muslims specially […]
Recourse to religion to justify the killing ———————-
Source: NY Times: The recourse to religion to justify the killing is also a new measure of the depth of the military’s determination to break down the main pillar of Mr. Morsi’s support, the Islamists of the Muslim Brotherhood. Indeed, after ousting Mr. Morsi in the name of tolerance, inclusiveness […]
Yet, Moscow made that big mistake
Source: Asia Times: August, 2013 Yet, Moscow made that big mistake in taking its eye off Syria and allowing itself to be drawn away by alluring thoughts over Egypt. Yet, the thought of regaining the influence it lost in Cairo over four decades ago lured Russia. The temptation was probably […]
Three Palestinians Killed, 10 Others Wounded near Ramallah
PNN PALESTINE NEWS AGENCY On Monday morning Israeli forces killed three Palestinians and injured around 10 others, during an aggression on Qalandiya refugee camp in Ramallah. Sources told PNN that […]
As violence worsens, Iraq again turns to Sunni tribes
AFP | Aug 25, 2013 | 23:14 JORDAN TIMES BAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities have begun training thousands of additional Sunni tribal militiamen in a major shift of attitude towards the fighters as Baghdad grapples with its worst violence in years. The collection of armed tribal groups known as the Sahwa […]
Puzzle over African coins reveals Aboriginal rock art
SYDNEY, Australia: Solving the mystery of how 900-year-old African coins ended up in remote Australia could not only recast the history of foreign contact Down Under, but shed light on […]
Russia warns of ‘tragic mistake’ as US mulls action in Syria
• Syria offers UN access to chemical attacks site • US says Syrian offer ‘too late to be credible’ Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sunday the US military was ready […]
New city outside Makkah to accommodate 600,000
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS A new residential and administrative city will be developed outside Makkah to accommodate more than 600,000 people. Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal approved the master plan for […]
Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, UK
Epigraph: “When you smile to your brother’s face, it is charity.” The Holy Prophet of Islam, recorded in Sunan al-Tirmidhî By BA Rafiq, UK Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad (Huzur) was the first Khalifa […]
The blast tore his arms but not his spirit
Source: Tribune Author: Shiraz Hassan Pakistan has been a hotbed of terrorism and militancy for almost a decade now. In this period of time, more than 50,000 people have become victims of terrorism with the north western areas being especially vulnerable to militancy and bloodshed. Many Pakistanis see the country’s […]