Epigraph:
“My people are going to learn the principles of democracy the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go. Let them worship as they will, every man can follow his own conscience provided it does not interfere with sane reason or bid him act against the liberty of his fellow men.”
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Indian Supreme Court
Lead post collected by Dr. Amtul Q Farhat, the Muslim Times Editor for Canada
Indian Supreme Court gives Muslims right to adopt a child
Source: The Times of India By Dhananjay Mahapatra, In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has given Muslims the right to adopt a child despite their personal law prohibiting it. The…
SOWELL: Galling betrayals in Iraq, Afghanistan American sacrifices lost in return to tribal violence
by Thomas Sowell. The Afghanistan government’s recent release of dozens of imprisoned terrorists, many of whom had killed Americans, was a galling betrayal of those Americans who died defending Afghanistan…
Baroness Warsi ‘saddened’ by rise in Islamic sectarianism
Source: Independent MP’s comments come after Briton carries out suicide attack in Shia-Sunni Syria conflict By Oliver Wright, 18 February 2014 In a speech during a trip to the Middle East,…
eDigest: Abbas, Talking to Israeli Students About Peace, Finds a Receptive Audience
Epigraph: Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for…
American Ahmadi Muslim Students on faith & Racism
Source: muslimwriters.org | Mirza Haseeb I am an American Ahmadi Muslim middle school student. I was born in America and will never leave it. I love this country, America, because this country is my…
Islam’s mark on racial equality
Source: muslimwriters.org A white has no superiority over a black nor does a black have any superiority over a white except by piety and good action. -words of Prophet Muhammad during…
UK: World Faith Leaders Call For Greater Freedom Of Conscience And An End To Extremism
Source: digitaljournal.com Landmark Conference in London on God in the 21stCentury LONDON, Feb. 18, 2014 /CNW/ – Around 500 delegates from 26 countries attended a landmark conference, including faith leaders from various countries, politicians, government…
Ghana: Ahmadi Leader Slams Prioritizing Military Spending
Source: allafrica.com The Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has condemned governments across the world for prioritizing on defence and military spending above and beyond social welfare…
Breaking News: Jesus Did Not Die for Our Sins
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times It is old news, but, it seems that it has not reached millions of Christians. They still think…
Islamabad declared ‘extremely dangerous’ in Interior Ministry report
ISLAMABAD: A report prepared by the Interior Ministry has declared the capital city as ‘extremely dangerous’ due to the presence and functioning of banned outfits along with other factors, Geo…
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Inaugurates Tahir House Extension
alislam.org: Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad also takes tour of complex On 16 February 2014, the World Head and Fifth Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community inaugurated a newly built extension…
The American Split On Evolution Vs. Creationism Based On Religious Tradition
Source: The Huffington Post As “Science Guy” Bill Nye and the founder of Kentucky’s Creation Museum, Ken Ham, prepare for their much-anticipated debate Tuesday evening on evolution (Nye) versus creationism (Ham), recent polls point to…
Andalus Muslims Demand Spanish Citizenship
OnIslam & News Agencies Wednesday, 19 February 2014 12:59 Muslims ruled much of Spain for centuries starting from 711 to 1492. MADRID – Struggling to keep the memory of…
Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law Receives Harsh Criticism As Stories Of Abuse Surface
Religious News Service | by Naveed Ahmad Posted: 02/19/2014 2:32 pm EST Updated: 02/19/2014 2:59 pm EST ISLAMABAD (RNS) Mohammad Asghar, a 69-year-old paranoid schizophrenic, faces a death sentence in Pakistan for claiming to be…
Israel: Bill legally distinguishing between Christian and Muslim Arabs advances
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON 02/20/2014 02:38 MK Levin: ‘For 60 years the state treated all minorities as one homogeneous group, and it was a mistake.’ Women walking in the mixed Arab-Jewish city Lod Photo:…
Kerry Plan Shakes up Jordanian – Palestinian Relations
Published on Friday, 14 February 2014 09:25 by Daoud Kuttab PALESTINE NEWS NETWORK The seriousness of the U.S.-initiated framework for a possible solution to the Israeli-Palestinian problem appears…
Western and Arab states discuss a new Syria strategy
February 20, 2014 12:11 AMBy David Ignatius STORY SUMMARY Western and Arab intelligence services that support Syria’s struggling opposition gathered for a two-day strategy meeting in Washington last week that…
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