Europe’s religious war: Failure and its consequences
Economist: MAX WEBER, the great German theorist of religious influence on economics, seems to be gaining more followers by the day. The latest person to posit a religious explanation for […]
Miracles of the Holy Qur’an
http://ahmadiyyapriatim.blogspot.com: Some of the miracles and prophecies of the Holy Qur’an are such that they can be witnessed and experienced by us even in this age and no one can […]
The ISIS Slave Girl Buyback Schemes
Thousands of Yazidi women have been enslaved by ISIS. Does paying their captors for their freedom fund the terrorist organization? ERBIL, Iraq—In a crowded room in an undisclosed location in […]
Why has Pakistan become so intolerant?
Mohsin Raza/Reuter PREACH 08.30.1512:01 AM ET Why Has Pakistan Become So Intolerant? I was beaten in Pakistan for my religion. I am far from alone. A Christian couple, parents of three children with a fourth on the way, were accused of blasphemy by a mob and incinerated in a brick […]
Germany: Mannschaft step forward to welcome refugees
Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger at a press conference earlier this week. Photo: DPA Mannschaft step forward to welcome refugees Published: 02 Sep 2015 16:50 GMT+02:00 Germany’s World Cup-winning footballers have condemned xenophobic attacks on the thousands of foreigners pouring into their country and led calls to help the refugees amidst […]
Isis profits from destruction of antiquities by selling relics to dealers – and then blowing up the buildings they come from to conceal the evidence of looting
A Lebanese-French archaeologist tells Robert Fisk about her unique answer to a unique crime By Robert Fisk, The Independent So why is Isis blowing to pieces the greatest artefacts of ancient history in Syria and Iraq? The archeologist Joanne Farchakh has a unique answer to a unique crime. First, […]
Obama secures enough support from senators for Iran deal
Epigraph: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. (Matthew 5:9) Source: BBC US President Barack Obama has secured enough support in the US Senate to […]
PM Nawaz Sharif: ‘Ahmadis and Qadianis are Our Brothers and Sisters’
Suggested reading Urdu Video: Ghamidi Declaring Ahmadis to be Muslims Are Ahmadis Muslims? Let us ask Prophet Muhammad Are Ahmadi Muslims: A Collection of Articles? The Muslim Times has the best collection to […]
OPINION: Escaping the refugee crisis
OPINION Escaping the refugee crisis By Peter Singer SEP 2, 2015 – 13:55 In July, the number of migrants reaching the borders of the European Union passed 100,000 – the third consecutive month in which a new record was set. In one week in August, 21,000 migrants arrived in Greece. […]
12 migrants drown heading from Turkey to Greek island
ISTANBUL Turkish security forces patrolled the shores of Muğla, finding the bodies of several refugees, including a child, who drowned and were washed ashore. DHA photos World must help Turkey with refugees as ‘things will get even worse’: UNHCR At least 12 migrants believed to be Syrians drowned as two […]
German police forced to ask public to stop bringing donations for refugees arriving by train
Officers in Munich said they were ‘overwhelmed’ by the outpouring of help and support and had more than they needed LIZZIE DEARDEN Tuesday 01 September 2015 The Independent Police in a German city have been forced to ask the public to stop bringing donations for arriving refugees after […]
Interfaith leaders call on Scott Walker to address his comments on Muslims
By Annysa Johnson of the Journal Sentinel A coalition of interfaith leaders is calling on Gov. Scott Walker to clarify his recent remarks implying most Muslims are extremists, saying such […]
Netanyahu threatens to shoot young Palestinian stone-throwers
• Israeli PM promises “zero tolerance” toward stone-throwing • Suggests courts too lenient toward Palestinian minors • Faces calls from settlers for tougher action In this May 19, 2012 file photo, a Palestinian youth throws a stone at an armed Jewish settler during clashes between Palestinians and Jewish settlers in […]
Gaza could be ‘uninhabitable’ by 2020 — UN
By AFP – Sep 01,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian social activist working for the International South South Cooperation (Cooperazsione Internazionale Sud Sud, or CISS) entertains a child who is a cancer patient, inside a hospital in Gaza City on Monday. Activists working for the Italian nonprofit NGO use […]
Baghdad-on-Sea: Iraqi’s Take Over Caspian Coast
By Daniel Khazeni-Rad – Sep 1, 2015 A new trend is occurring on Iran’s northern Caspian Sea shores – Iraqis – specifically residents of Baghdad. This uncommon sight to Mazandaran locals and Tehran natives alike has, according to residents of the area, become a growing trend over the past 4 […]
576. Commandment – The violation of a Sacred Month should be retaliated in the Sacred Month …
576. Commandment – The violation of a Sacred Month should be retaliated in the Sacred Month; and for all sacred things there is the law of retaliation. So, whoso transgresses against you, punish him for his transgression to the extent to which he has transgressed against you [2:195] The violation of a Sacred Month should be retaliated in the Sacred Month; […]
CNN: Muslim inventions that shaped the modern world & TMT’s extensive collection on the Muslim heritage
CNN: Muslim inventions that shaped the modern world Olivia Sterns, CNN Updated 1:42 PM ET, Wed July 22, 2015 London (CNN) Think of the origins of that staple of modern life, […]
Real-life ‘Jurassic Park’? Siberian lab set to clone extinct mammals
Source: RT.com Real-life ‘Jurassic Park’? Siberian lab set to clone extinct mammals Russian scientists have begun their quest to clone pre-historic animals, including but not limited to a woolly mammoth, […]
Scientists call for urgent debate on ‘designer babies’ as GM technology advances
Scientific research bodies in the UK are calling for an urgent debate on the ethical implications of genetically modifying human embryos to cure diseases and create “designer babies.” Britain’s leading […]
Forgiving others cuts depression risk in women
Source: Business Standard The researchers found that older women who forgave others were less likely to report depressive symptoms regardless of whether they felt unforgiven by others….. The researchers said […]