Madinah airport to have a pilgrim terminal
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Thursday 3 January 2013 The Haj Ministry will establish a terminal for pilgrims at Prince Muhammad International Airport in Madinah this year to meet the requirements of […]
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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.
OIC slams French caricature of Prophet
ARAB NEWS Thursday 3 January 2013 The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has slammed caricatures of the Prophet (peace be upon him), published in the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, […]
Al Jazeera taking over Al Gore’s Current TV network
Pan-Arab news giant finalizes acquisition that will give it access to more than 60 million homes across America. Current TV, the progressive media company co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore, has being acquired by international satellite cable network Al Jazeera. According to the NY Times, which broke the news […]
Jesus son of Mary
Christmas Day is a holiday in the Western world observed to commemorate the birth of Jesus(as). Jesus Christ(as) is amongst the best known and most influential historical figures and yet […]
Who said it was easy: Stress, quarrels and neglect: the ‘normal’ polygamous family
A large-scale study currently underway across Malaysia uncovers proof that polygamy harms everyone involved: from emotionally scarred children, to wives who think they’d be better off as single-parent households, and […]
US drone strike kills Mullah Nazir: Sources
Source: ET Taliban commander’s deputy Ratta Khan also killed in South Waziristan. PHOTO: AFP/FILE ISLAMABAD: A US drone strike killed Taliban commander Maulvi Nazir Wazir, also known as Mullah Nazir, his deputy and eight others in Wana, intelligence sources and tribal leaders said Thursday. Nazir from the Wazir tribe, was killed on Wednesday […]
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)-asked-me-for-fare-money-to-go-to-Madinah-Tahir-ul-Qadri
Source: Munir Ahmad Munawwar of Austria Click HERE to watch weeping TQ and playing with sentiments of Muslims.
Abducted Jordanian peacekeepers released in Darfur
by Rana Husseini | Jan 02, 2013 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Two Jordanian peacekeepers who were abducted in Sudan’s Darfur region in August were released and on their way to the Jordanian mission in Sudan, the Public Security Department (PSD) announced on Wednesday. “We have been notified by the Sudanese […]
Gaining a Clearer View of the Syrian Civil War
By Christoph Reuter DER SPIEGEL GERMANY After spending months reporting on the conflict, a SPIEGEL journalist has pieced together a realistic view of the situation on the ground, and reports that dictator Bashar Assad’s fall seems inevitable. But as the fighting grows more barbarous on both sides, he worries what […]
Saudi women outraged at US TV host
JEDDAH: RIMA AL-MUKHTAR Wednesday 2 January 2013 Saudi women expressed outrage at Chelsea Handler, the American host of the TV show “Chelsea Lately,” when she swore at Saudi men for […]
Shy US heiress leaves millions to library, parks
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ARABPRESS Thursday 3 January 2013 NEW YORK: A shy New York woman whom no one took to be wealthy left a shockingly happy surprise when she died: […]
Tax Deal’s Passage Ends Latest Standoff
WASHINGTON — Ending a climactic fiscal showdown in the final hours of the 112th Congress, the House late Tuesday passed and sent to President Obama legislation to avert big income tax increases on most Americans and prevent large cuts in spending for the Pentagon and other government programs. The measure, […]
Aborting the Goddess : India’s Shame
Source: The Conservative Paper. From ancient times India has been worshipped as Mata Bharat or Mother India. The country’s very soil is therefore not just motherland but the mother goddess herself. Which makes the now notorious brutal rape and murder of the 23 year old female medical student all the […]
Muslims Burn About 1,200 cars on New Year’s Eve in France
Source: The Conservative Papers via Mr Hasan Notice the Arabic Graffiti painted on one of the burned cars. Interior Minister Manuel Valls said Tuesday that 1,193 vehicles were burned overnight around the country. Clashes between police and offenders in the New Year’s Eve took place in the Muslim majority districts […]
“Why Islam” Reaches Florida: Online Islam
1-800 WHY ISLAM Love for All, Hatred for None. Also, watch http://www.mta.tv ‘Why Islam’ Reaches Florida The campaign “Why Islam” features 29 billboards and latest web technology to drive traffic to ICNA’s YouTube channel and website CAIRO – A leading Muslim organization has launched a new awareness campaign in the central […]
Polygamy Allowed in Islam not encouraged, Indian Judge: Indian Express Report
( A rule of exception-part of the most legal system: Koya) Polygamy Allowed in Islam, Not Encouraged The Indian court ruled that polygamy is only allowed under certain circumstances as the illness of the wife CAIRO – An Indian court has ruled that polygamy is not encouraged by the […]
Caretakers and the Constitution
Source: ET Qadri’s proposal is to have a caretaker, technocratic govt, but this would be in clear violation of the Constitution. PHOTO: NNI/FILE One of the saddest aspects of democratic politics in Pakistan today is how the very political parties who are supposed to be safeguarding are the ones posing […]
Annual Muslim Convention concludes with Address by World Leader
Source: AMJ Press Desk London Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad says defending honour of Holy Prophet Muhammad a lifelong task for all true Muslims The 121st Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) […]
Reply by Nasim Malik of Sweden to the objection raised by Ansar Abbasi
Source: Nasim Malik of Sweden Reply by Nasim Malik of Sweden to the objection raised by Ansar Abbasi
Indian Student Attacked in Germany over Islam: Indian Express
Indian Student attached in Germany over Islam conversion Press Trust of India : Berlin, Thu Dec 27 2012, 22:41 hrs A 24-year Indian student in Bonn was brutally attacked by Islamic extremists who slashed his tongue when he refused to convert, German police said today. The Indian student was attacked on Christmas […]