President Barack Husain Obama delivering an hour long State of he Union Address, 2014
Lead post collected by Dr. Zia Husain Shah, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times
President Obama’s State of the Union Speech, without Spin
Full transcript, without spin or any agenda Source: The Washington Post Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Mr. Speaker, Mr.…
Dr. Francis Collins: ‘There Is An Uneasiness’ About Evolution
Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, sat down with HuffPost Live at Davos on Saturday and discussed the intersection of faith and science. “For me, somebody…
eDigest: Lifting the veil on Irish Islam
Epigraph: He (Allah) it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad), with guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions. And sufficient is Allah as…
Explosive issue: Islamic varsity urged to train clerics on modern lines
ISLAMABAD: Senators on Tuesday urged International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) to come up with a systematic programme to train clerics and other people related to madrassah administration on modern lines…
A mandate for Sisi
Story Summary Now that freshly titled Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah Sisi has been given the military’s support to stand in the presidential election, it can only be expected that he will…
Abbas gives ‘reasonable’ 3-year plan for Israeli withdrawal
TEL AVIV: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said an Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian territory should take place within a three-year period under any final Middle East peace deal. “Those who…
Muslim American Women Are the New Normal
Huff Post: Jennifer Zobair — Most insults aimed at Muslims are far from subtle. It is easy to recognize the affront, for example, when someone says she is tired of…
A role model named Salam
Source: Daily Times via Wasim Sr. Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate, Dr Abdus Salam, is a role model not only for young Pakistani scientists but also for youth around the world.…
When Will The Muslim World Honor Its First Muslim Scientist Nobel Laureate?
Source: Hoffingtonpost via Wasim Sr. Muslims today boast, rightfully, about Islam’s Golden Age and its unprecedented contributions to the sciences. Muslim leaders worldwide implore Muslims to rise up to that…
Muslim group serves Prime Minister Office with libel notice
CTV News: The National Council of Canadian Muslims is serving the Prime Minister’s Office with a libel notice, claiming that Stephen Harper’s communications director defamed the group in an interview…
First Ahmadi Muslim Appointed as Honorary Judge, in Germany
Source: Kashmir Life: By Zubair Khan Note by Editor: About honorary Judges in German judicial system; It is a constitutional judicial tradition in German higher courts regulated through relevant laws…
Justin Trudeau gives Liberals hope
Justin Trudeau gives Grits hope in heart of Tory country: Steward Justin Trudeau’s recent trip to Alberta should give Liberals hope that their leader has what it takes to appeal…
Karzai suspects US behind Afghan bombings
Afghan President Hamid Karzai suspects the United States may have backed insurgent-style attacks to undermine his government but has no evidence to support his theory, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.…
Mississauga (Canada) band gets Super Bowl slot
Daylight for deadeye song New York to be heard by Metlife stadium crowd MICHELLE SIU FOR THE TORONTO STAR Andy Neill, Chris Gormley and Matt Gormley of Daylight for Deadeyes.…
Churches at the service of all Egyptians
From medical care to music lessons, orphanages to elderly care, churches in Egypt serve society at large – both Christian and Muslim Dina Ezzat, Tuesday 7 Jan 2014 Outside Mar…
Butchers of Bosnia come face-to-face in The Hague
World Bulletin / News Desk Ratko Mladic, a former Bosnian Serb military chief of what was once the state of Yugoslavia, has refused to testify as a defense witness at…
Anyone Can Say ‘Allah’, Not Only Muslims
Huff Post: Previously in Malaysia, the use of the word “Allah” was prohibited for anyone other than Muslims as a result of a decision by a Malaysian court. The case was opened…
Netanyahu settlement stand draws fire from all
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the World Economic Forum make it clear he is against the establishment of a Palestinian state, chief Palestinian negotiator…
Prime Minister resigns?
Source: CNN Lawmakers in Kiev voted Tuesday to repeal sweeping anti-protest laws whose passage this month angered demonstrators and helped plunge Ukraine into political crisis.The vote came only hours after…
Bhutto son urges Pakistan military action on Taliban
Credit: BBC News USA The son of the assassinated former prime minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, has called on the country’s authorities to take…
Wary of high divorce rates, Saudi girls wed education!
The Kingdom’s soaring divorce rates have forced young Saudi girls to opt for pursuing higher education rather than getting married at an early age. Divorce cases increased to more than…
A Fed Policy Maker, Changing His Mind, Urges More Stimulus
MINNEAPOLIS — Narayana R. Kocherlakota, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, was once a leading opponent of the Federal Reserve’s efforts to stimulate the economy. Today, he has…
Park that will have 51 of the total 54 plants cited in the holy book.
Source: TOI DUBAI: Aiming to highlight the ‘miracles’ of the Quran, Dubai authorities are building a theme park that will have 51 of the total 54 plants cited in the holy…
Confessions beaten out of ‘suspects’, executions by the hundreds… How different is justice in today’s Iraq from the era of Saddam? The presumption of guilt is just one of Saddam’s creation that has outlived the dictator
by Robert Fisk, THE INDEPENDENT Saddam is Dead! Long live Saddam! And glancing through the grisly list of executions which the new, free, democratic, American-constructed Iraq has carried out –…
Irish Constitutional Convention recommends removal of blasphemy offence
Source: BreakingNews.ie The Constitutional Convention has published its report calling for the offence of blasphemy to be removed. It recommends that blasphemy is replaced by a new general ban on…
For the first time ever pulled up its revered Queen Elizabeth.
Source: TOI LONDON: The British parliament has for the first time ever pulled up its revered Queen for failing to control her expenses. In what is the first such report…
America’s ‘virgin births’? One in 200 mothers ‘became pregnant without having sex’
The Independent: The results of a long-term study of reproductive health, published in theBritish Medical Journal, have revealed that one in two hundred US women claim to have given birth…
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