Epigraph:
If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and outstanding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare to compare any great man in modern history with Muhammad? — Alphonse de Lamartine, Foreign Minister of France, 1848
Mosque of Madinah: First built by the Prophet Muhammad
The lead post collected by Salma Javid Khan, the Muslim Times’ Editor for India
The Message: Mohammed: Messenger of God (A movie)
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A good place for the non-Muslims to start learning about the Holy Prophet Muhammad is a…
Court: Netherlands liable for 300 Bosnian Muslim deaths
MIKE CORDER | AP Published — Thursday 17 July 2014 THE HAGUE, Netherlands: A court on Wednesday ordered the Netherlands to compensate the families of more than 300 Bosnian Muslims…
Hamas demands changes to Egypt’s Gaza plan
Summary Hamas demanded changes Wednesday to an Egyptian proposal to end the deadly conflict with Israel in and around the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian official said. Hamas’ demand came as…
See how Palestinians depict themselves
Summary by Rami G. Khouri These have manifested themselves since the 1930s in so many different ways, all leading back to a basic issue: The battle between Zionism and Arabism…
[Video] Prophet Muhammad’s Biography – A History Channel Presentation
Source: youtube.com Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W)’s biography by history channel. A great source of information for those who do not know the history of Islam.…
What the West Can Do If It’s Really Serious About Middle East Peace
by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal A member of the Hashemite Royal Family working to address issues such as regional integration, inter-faith dialogues, water, energy and the human environment…
Roy Singh Bringing $1B Cricket Stadium to Toronto
Man behind push for GTA cricket stadium has history of legal trouble Chairman of cricket’s Canadian Premier League and mastermind behind proposed stadium was found guilty in 2007 of using…
eDigest: Blasphemous Oppression In The Name of Islam: Hold Pakistan Accountable For Persecuting Religious Minorities
Epigraph: “I await your sentence with less fear than you pass it. The time will come when all will see what I see.” ? Giordano Bruno, who was burnt on…
Serving society is best defence against ‘Muslim radicalisation’
Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk | BY UMAR NASSER Does practising Islam fundamentally undermine a secular United Kingdom? This is the burning question of the day, one which has predominated the press in various guises over…
Will Muhammad Shoaib Adil be convicted for blasphemy or will the state save him?
Source: blogs.tribune.com.pk “The clerics tried to attack me at my office and later at the race course police station. The police were very supportive and didn’t let them touch me. Later,…
Dr. Juergen Todenhoefer reports from Gaza: “Stunned in Gaza”
Gaza, July 15. For three days I am with my son Frederic in Gaza. We will have to spend this night in Gaza t00. The borders are closed. The people…
Ghana’s Muslims and the rest of them
If you grew up in Ghana before the 80s, you would know that there is only one Islam – the one that your fellow Ghanaian Muslims practise. You would not…
NASA: ‘Close’ to finding life on planets
NASA expects to find life in space in the next 20 years, says NASA administrator and former Astronaut Charles Bolden. Additional Reading The Quran and Extraterrestrial Life…
Big Break-Fast Comes to Britain’s Biggest Mosque
LONDON, July 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden opens doors to wider community for a taste of Islam PHOTO OPP AT: The Baitul Futuh Mosque, 181 London…
Science and Religion: Two Books
Huff Post: In my previous blog, I talked about how religious believers often feel as though they are faced with a lose-lose decision — science or religion. The Bible, for…
British far-right group ‘invades’ UK mosque, demands it remove ‘sexist’ signs
Aljazeera: The far-right group Britain First posted a video (link is external) showing several members of its ‘Kent battalion’ entering the Crayford Mosque and confronting an elderly man about signs…
Majority votes cannot deny human rights: UN questions to Ireland reflect Atheist Ireland briefing in Geneva
Jane Donnelly and I, representing Atheist Ireland, briefed the UN Human Rights Committee this week in Geneva about religious discrimination in Ireland, particularly in the education system. The issues we…
Non-Muslims experience fasting for Ramadan
A group of non-Muslim Hamiltonians were invited to experience what Muslims suffer for their religious beliefs by fasting for a day. Fasting is part of Ramadan, the month-long observance which…
Israel student union sets up “war room” to sell Gaza massacre on Facebook
As the death toll from Israel’s savage bombardment of Gaza continues to climb, Israel has once again turned to students to sell the slaughter online. “Although they haven’t been called…
Pakistan: Another Ahmadi Muslim gunned down in Sindh
Nawabshah: Dr Basharat Nazir, Press Desk, AMJ UK A young Ahmadi lmtiaz Ahmad was killed because of religious hatred in Benzairabad (Nawabshah) on 13 July 2014 at around 4.30 in…
President Obama’s Mention of Islam and Ahmadiyya Services to America on Annual Iftar Dinner, JULY 14, 2014
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT THE ANNUAL IFTAR DINNER, JULY 14, 2014 The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 14, 2014 East Room 9:03 P.M.…
Jimmy Carter: “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.”
Editor’s Note: This book dates back to 2006, but its importance is as “NEW” (acute) as ever. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is accusing Israel of creating an apartheid system…
Muslims Call For Boycott Of White House Iftar Over Gaza Conflict, NSA Spying
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is expected to highlight the contributions of Muslim Americans to U.S. society at the annual White House Iftar on Monday evening, a tradition dating back…
Is ISIS another master stroke by the western intelligence services? –
Source: LUBP In the last 15 years a variety of Islamist Jihadi movements have erupted across the world in response to inequities, e.g. those in Israel, Chechnya, Palestine, Kashmir and…
Inexcusable neglect
Source: ET However, it is not the job of the military to make these calculations. It is the job of the civilian leadership in a democracy to take ownership and…
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