Russia, U.S. agree to push both Syria sides to end conflict
AFP, Moscow – The United States and Russia on Tuesday agreed to push both warring sides in the Syria conflict to find a negotiated solution and to hold an international […]
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Rafiq A. Tschannen
Rafiq A. Tschannen is a Swiss national. He converted to Islam and joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the age of 16 after reading the German translation of the Holy Qur'an. He worked in 15 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, first as Finance Director in the private industry and later as Chief Executive Officer of NGOs and International Governmental Organizations. He is now devoting his time to The Muslim Times as Editor for Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Switzerland and as Associate Chief Editor.
Under corrupt and regressive Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan has no future
Source: LUBP In an interviewed published in the backdrop of Pakistan’s forthcoming elections, only a couple of days away now, the great political thinker of these times Noam Chomsky has not shown much optimism about the outcome of the election results if the Punjabi mafia led by Nawaz Sharif wins. […]
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Balla or Mullah via Munir Ahmad Munawwar of Austria Click HERE
World from Berlin: ‘Germany Fooling Itself in Battle against Neo-Nazis’
The series of racist murders perpetrated by the neo-Nazi terror trio National Socialist Underground represents a massive failure on the part of German law enforcement officials. But as the trial starts on Monday, editorialists say that German society is also to blame. It is difficult to overstate the importance of […]
Blunder in Burma: Scrapping of EU Sanctions Sends Wrong Message – A Commentary by Lotte Leicht
Source: Spiegel.de Although Burma is shrugging off the burden of five decades of military dictatorship, its transition to democracy is still far from complete. Reform remains precarious, and ethnic violence […]
Saudi women to operate metro rail at PNU
RIYADH: ABDUL HANNAN TAGO & ALVIN RELOX ARABNEWS Wednesday 8 May 2013 The driverless metro rail, to be operated by a team of only Saudi women inside the women’s school […]
Secret cuts: Is the garment business jinxed, or is it made to look so?
Fire a few days back, building collapse yesterday and workers’ vandalism over poor wage today. These are the headlines the largest forex earning sector makes, for several years now. Risky buildings can exist only when a government goes into hibernation and risky workplaces when an employer turns covertly criminal. As […]
Pakistani cricketer-politician Imran Khan injured in accident
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan was badly injured when he fell off a lifter while being hoisted on to a stage at an election rally in Gulberg, near […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims spread ‘love for all’ message
Ahmadiyya Muslims were out to spread a message of peace on the weekend. Local members went door to door to promote the national Love for All, Hatred for None campaign. Members of the faith want people to know that terrorism and violence have no place in their religion. Dr. Aleem […]
Colo. cleric offers to bury Boston bombing suspect’s body in Muslim cemetery
AURORA, COLO. The founder of the organization that built Colorado’s largest mosque is offering to bury suspected Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev in a Denver-area Muslim cemetery. Sheikh Abu-Omar Almubarac said Monday he will pay for a traditional Muslim burial – no headstone, monument or casket – at a plot at […]
Workers Claim Race Bias as Farms Rely on Immigrants
VIDALIA, Ga. — For years, labor unions and immigrant rights activists have accused large-scale farmers, like those harvesting sweet Vidalia onions here this month, of exploiting Mexican guest workers. Working for hours on end under a punishing sun, the pickers are said to be crowded into squalid camps, driven without […]
Establishment wants right-wing in power:
Source: ET KARACHI: In Pakistan, political parties use big public rallies to show their strength, especially in the run-up to elections. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and other parties are doing just that. However, moderate political parties haven’t been able to canvass for votes in the same way because […]
Britain Discovers Germany as a Model
Source:The Spiegel. Britain, which has yet to recover from the 2008 financial crash, is peering enviously at Germany’s economic structure with its focus on engineering, its medium-sized firms, apprenticeships, regional banks and long-term business approach. The opposition Labour Party, but also the Conservative-led government, are starting to embrace German ideas. […]
Tahir Qadri Admits that HE IS KAFIR!
Source> Wasim Sr Tahir ul Qadri’s followers prostrating before him: Click HERE to see video in Youtube. Now watch Tahir ul Qadri’s condemnation of prostration to any human: Click HERE to watch the clip in Youtube.
Robert Fisk: The truth is that after Israel’s air strikes, we are involved If the EU and US say nothing about these attacks, approval is granted
Lights in the sky over Damascus. Another Israeli raid – “daring” of course, in the words of Israel’s supporters, and the second in two days – on Bashar al-Assad’s weaponry and military facilities and weapons stores. The story is already familiar: the Israelis wanted to prevent a shipment of Iranian-made […]
Palestine: The old method of peace will fail again
STORY SUMMARY There is good news and bad news on the Arab-Israeli peacemaking front this week. The good news is that the United States and the Arab League’s ministerial committee seem energized to restart Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. This culminated a few days ago in the Arab clarification that the 2002 Arab […]
Israel tells Assad it is not on side of rebels
STORY SUMMARY Israel sought to reassure the Syrian regime Monday that its weekend airstrikes against military sites near Damascus were not aimed at boosting the rebels, as activists claimed at least 42 army soldiers were killed in the attacks. Early morning airstrikes against what Syrian state media reported were scientific […]
Billions In U.S. Aid Haven’t Bought Peace In The Middle East (GRAPHIC
Over the last six decades, the U.S. has invested $299 billion in military and economic aid for Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries currently in turmoil. Egypt tops a list […]
President of Indonesia SBY ‘Undeserving’ of Award for Tolerance: Rights Group
By Jakarta Globe on 12:26 am May 7, 2013. An Indonesian human rights organization has blasted a US-based interfaith group’s decision to recognize President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for championing religious […]
People pour in to witness
Source: The Daily Star. DHAKA: A number of copies of the holy Quran were burnt when the stalls and pushcarts of hawkers were set ablaze during the violence at the south gate of Baitul Mukarram mosque Sunday afternoon. Hundreds of people gathered near the south gate of Baitul Mukarram […]