eDigest: Pakistani police charge 68 lawyers with blasphemy over protest
Epigraph: O ye who believe! be mindful of your duty to Allah, and say the straightforward word. He will bless your works for you and forgive you your sins. And whoso […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 120. Commandment to leave off all businesses for Friday Prayer
120. Commandment to leave off all businesses for Friday Prayer [62:10] O ye who believe! when the call is made for Prayer on Friday, hasten to the remembrance of Allah, and leave off all business. That is better for you, if you only knew.
Isn’t this blasphemy ?
An uncensored comment on Geo program posted on Zem TV website Source: Zemtv.com Zaidu Hamid Zaid Hamid is our last prophet of Islam. Hassan Nisar should be hanged for insulting […]
How to combat Nigeria’s Boko Haram: Column
Usa Today: The world has been gripped by the deplorable story evolving in Nigeria about the mass abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls between the ages of 16 and 18. Their “crime” was simply that they were girls and had the audacity to seek an education. Meet Boko Haram, the […]
No reform please. We are Muslims.
Lutfblogs: Luton’s ‘Preservation of the Finality of Prophethood Forum’ has finally published a rebuttal to the Ahmadiyya Muslim advert which had reportedly offended the Muslims of Luton. This is a paid advert […]
For Some in Europe, High Lending Rates Hamper Recovery
PARIS — Lúcio Machado’s small business in northern Portugal is finally starting to bustle again after his country’s recession. He hoped to expand his 12-employee business, which repairs autos and creates custom mechanical equipment for trucks and tractors, with a loan. But a banker dashed his plans. For a loan […]
Pakistani police charge 68 lawyers with blasphemy over protest
(Reuters) – Pakistani police have registered a case of blasphemy against 68 lawyers who made a public protest after a police officer detained one of their colleagues, officials said on […]
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and Leo Tolstoy
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Famous Russian author Count Leo Tolstoy read the English translation of The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam, by the […]
Apartheid is the right word for Israel
ABDEL AZIZ ALUWAISHEG ARABNEWS MoreLate last month, US Secretary of State John Kerry told the Trilateral Commission in New York that that if there was no two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict soon, Israel risked becoming “an apartheid state.” Kerry’s address, delivered on April 25 in New York, was supposed […]
Is Putin playing for a draw in Ukraine?
STORY SUMMARY In the chess game that is the Ukraine crisis, it’s increasingly clear that Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn’t thought his way through to the endgame. This complex picture […]
Alcohol kills one person every 10 seconds worldwide — WHO
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin @acsifferlin May 12, 2014 A new World Health Organization report released on Monday finds the dangerous consumption of alcohol led to 3.3 million deaths around […]
Religious extremism is exception, not norm in all faiths — Prince Hassan
by Rula Samain | May 12, 2014 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — As long as there is no equality between humans, it will be impossible to put an end to […]
UK: Ahmadi Muslim women visit London’s Central Gurdwara, promote Sikh-Muslims harmony
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in In London, UK, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association organised a visit by its members to the Central Gurdwara (Khalsa Jattha). Central Gurdwara is the oldest established Sikh place of […]
India shares at record high on exit polls
Indian stock markets have risen to a record high after exit polls suggested that Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies are on course to win the general […]
Bhutan could be world’s first wholly organic nation within a decade
theguardian: by Jo Confino — Bhutan could within a decade become the first country in the world to go wholly organic in its food production, according to key politicians in the Himalayan kingdom. Agriculture and forests minister Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji and opposition leader Pema Gyamtsho, who held the post in […]
The random Muslim scare story generator: separating fact from fiction
theguardian: by Nesrine Malik — Halal meat is on every menu; sharia law is taking over; the niqab is undermining the nation. Ever noticed how often the same old stories keep appearing about Muslims in Britain? Here’s the truth about these and other media myths In Britain, there is now […]
Don’t Blame Islam for Boko Haram
Source: The Huffington Post Dr. Faheem Younus: Muslim, professor, doctor and philanthropist When the news broke that over 200 girls had been abducted by Boko Haram, I was prepared for some Islamophobic rhetoric from the Spencer/Gellar ilk. What I was not expecting were Pulitzer prize winners like Leonard Pitts, even for once, falling for the […]
An Open Letter to Bill Maher From a Muslim American
The problem isn’t Islam. It’s your movement to demonize Islam in the liberal left. Source: Time By Rabia Chaudry, She is an attorney and the founder and president of the Safe Nation […]