Islamic artist finds peace in his work
ARAB NEWS Thursday 26 July 2012 The calligrapher of the Prophet’s Mosque, Shafeeq uz Zaman, is from Pakistan. Since 1990, he has been doing calligraphy work (in the Thuluth script) […]
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Zia H Shah
He is a physician practicing in Upstate New York. He is the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, which has more than 43,000 followers in Twitter. He is also Chair of Religion and Science for the Muslim Sunrise, the oldest Muslim publication in North America. He has authored more than 400 articles on Islam, Christianity, Secularism and Religion & Science. Follow in Twitter: @The_MuslimTimes
Introducing the Gulen Movement: Prophet’s Path in the Twenty-first Century
By Muzaffar K. Awan, M.D., Grand Rapids Michigan, USA In the contemporary world, the relations between people of the world are becoming more cordial as territorial borders are becoming less important in a globalizing world. Also, the people around the world increasingly share some common universal values such as the […]
Princess Al-Anood Ramadan lectures launched
RIYADH: SHARIF M. TAHA ARABNEWS Thursday 26 July 2012 Princess Al-Anood Philanthropic Foundation Tuesday launched a series of Ramadan lectures in the presence of its Secretary-General Youssef bin Othman Al-Huzaim and members of diplomatic corps accredited to the Kingdom. Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at King Saud University, Mubarak […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission consoles President Mills’ family
July 25, 2012 | Posted by: VibeGhana The Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission of Ghana on Wednesday extended its condolences to the Head of Former President John Evans Atta Mills’ family. President […]
Jobseeker total in France nears record 3 million
Franc24: REUTERS – The number of jobseekers in France rose for the 14th month in a row in June to hit its highest level in nearly 13 years, adding pressure on the new Socialist government, which has made fighting unemployment a top priority. Labour ministry data released on Wednesday showed the […]
France lashes South Korean ‘unfair competition’ as car industry bail-out announced
By RFI France on Wednesday accused Korean carmakers of unfair competition as it announced a programme of subsidies to revive the troubled French car industry. The boss of PSA Peugeot-Citroën welcomed the government’s announcement of aid to clean car producers. Read More.
Hopeless But Not Syri-us
PJMedia: by David P Goldman Over at the new Gatestone Institute, some longstanding friends and I conduct a regular electronic meetingto dissect crisis situations, and let the public read the results after we’re done. There are too many moving parts for any individual to follow, and Syria is a case in point: […]
Anti-Muslim bias in the British media, and the way forward
By MUDDASSAR AHMED AL ARABIYA NEWS Wednesday, 25 July 2012 Earlier this month, British journalists and editors submitted the report, Race and Reform: Islam and Muslims in the British Media, to the Leveson Inquiry. Led by Lord Justice Leveson, appointed last year by Prime Minister David Cameron, the Leveson Inquiry […]
NYPD Spying: How A 911 Caller Outed NYPD Surveillance Of Muslims In New Jersey
By MATT APUZZO and ADAM GOLDMAN HUFFINGTON POST NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — He saw something. He said something. And he inadvertently uncovered a secret spying operation that the New York […]
Greek Olympian Papachristou expelled for ‘racist tweet’
Source: BBC Greek triple jumper Voula Papachristou has been expelled from her country’s Olympic team over comments she posted on Twitter which were deemed racist. Papachristou was due to compete in the London 2012 Games, which officially start this Friday. But the Hellenic Olympic Committee said her posts mocking African […]
Assam violence claims 40 lives; no Bangladeshi hand, says Centre
Source: Hindustan Times. Clashes between minority immigrants and Bodo tribals continued unabated as the toll in the ethnic violence shot up to 40 today with the recovery of eight more bodies even as the Centre asked the Assam government to nab the “ring leaders” involved in unrest. Five more bodies […]
Sandy Weill: Break up the big banks
Source: CNN Money NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The man responsible for creating Citigroup — the world’s first financial supermarket — said Wednesday that the nation’s largest banks should be broken up in order to protect taxpayers. Former Citigroup chairman Sandy Weill — who engineered a series of corporate takeovers and […]
Satellites reveal sudden Greenland ice melt
Source BBC The surface of Greenland’s massive ice sheet has melted this month over an unusually large area, Nasa has said. Scientists said the “unprecedented” melting took place over a larger area than has been detected in three decades of satellite observation. Melting even occurred at Greenland’s coldest and highest […]
Burka bans are about fear, not religion
Source: National Post Author: Barbara Kay Not for the first time, I must take issue with my colleague Chris Selley’s occluded interpretation of why burka-haters get “pretty crazy about that issue,” as he says in his latest commentary, “Message in a bottle.” Selley was commenting on a stunt pulled by […]
Book Review: George Friedman’s “The Next 100 Years; A Forecast for the 21st Century”
George Friedman’s “The Next 100 Years; A Forecast for the 21st Century” Reviewed by Bill Marmon “Europe is extinct.” “China cannot survive a billion pissed off peasants.” “Turkey is a power.” “The U.S. will dominate the 21st Century.” These are a few of the audacious and often controversial predictions of […]
A Poster from Accra Ghana
It says: “I will send your Massege to the Corner of Earth … Allah said to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani!”
Archbishop ‘links MP’s death to being gay’
Daily Telegraph: Philip Tartaglia, the current Bishop of Paisley who has voiced his opposition to legalise same-sex marriage, appeared to suggest David Cairns’s death was connected to his sexual orientation. […]
ICG says armed conflict possible in South China Sea
Daily Times: The Philippines on Tuesday summoned the Chinese ambassador to protest against China’s plans to establish a military garrison on the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. […]
FIJISUN – Islam in the press
New Egypt-based Islamic TV channel caters to fully veiled women Washington Post Conservative Islam and its most visible hallmark, the niqab, appear to be on the rise on Egypt’s cultural scene as well, and the launch of Maria TV is an attempt to cater to that growing segment of society. A decade ago, the […]