9/11 defendants’ trial, another piece of US theater
THE second attempt by US authorities to try one of several alleged masterminds of 9/11 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four co-accused is a farce reminiscent of the trial of […]
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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
The Soul of Islamic Symbols
Huff Post Most, if not all religions, function in the world of symbolism and communicate their universal messages to their followers through these religious symbols. Rituals, sacraments, prayers, worship services, religious ceremonies and more are nothing but to invite believers to engage with very deep ethical, moral and spiritual teachings […]
Teen Charged with Damaging Mosque
TheConnection Chantilly — In January, members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community — whose motto is “Love for all, hatred for none” — were looking forward to the completion of construction of their new mosque in Chantilly. Trenton M. Carter #The 7,200-square-foot place of worship is called the Mubarak mosque which, in […]
Pakistan has blown a chance to control its badlands
By David Ignatius The Daily Star As America begins to pull back its troops from Afghanistan, there’s one consequence that gets little notice but is likely to have lasting impact: Pakistan is losing the best chance in its history to gain political control over all of its territory – including […]
Israel’s turn against the Assad regime
BY: Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid OPINION ARABNEWS It is not natural for the Israeli political and military establishment just to watch the events and violence taking place along its borders. During the past one year, the Israeli government did not spell out any stand on the Syrian revolution, although it was […]
Jordan: Army to renovate septuagenarian’s home
Petra | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Lt. Gen. Mashal Al Zaben on Thursday instructed the commander of the Northern Military Zone to renovate the house of an elderly woman in the area and to cover its maintenance expenses. Um Raed had telephoned an FM station […]
Hollande sticks to Afghan pledge in Obama talks
BY: AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ARABBEWS WASHINGTON: France’s President Francois Hollande used his White House debut yesterday to restate his intention to get French combat troops home from Afghanistan this year […]
Fiji strongman snubbed by Japan
Source: channelnewsasia.com TOKYO — Japan has not invited Fijian strongman Voreqe Bainimarama to a major Pacific leaders’ forum next week, the foreign ministry said Friday, amid concerns his reforms have […]
HOW SELF-TALK WORKS
Living Strong You may not always be aware of your inner thoughts, but they always exist in the background. Self-talk is essentially the communication you have with yourself. It is a tool that can help or hinder your emotional state. What you think or say to yourself affects the way […]
N.T. Wright Asks: Have Christians Gotten Heaven All Wrong?
Huff Post (RNS) The oft-cliched Christian notion of heaven — a blissful realm of harp-strumming angels — has remained a fixture of the faith for centuries. Even as arguments will go on as to who will or won’t be “saved,” surveys show that a vast majority Americans believe that after […]
Your Brain Chooses Healthy Foods When You Drink This…
Yahoo Health You don’t need me to tell you that water’s pretty much the healthiest beverage you can guzzle. Past research has shown water can help you lose weight (by filling you up), slightly boost metabolism, and even keep your mind sharp and alert. Now, new research indicates drinking water—compared […]
Million Dollar worth Post Card !
Exclusive Resemblance: An Unbelievable Vision!(Part-II) I had earlier shared a Post regarding the testimony of a Hindu businessman of Multan named Lala Kalyan Das, how he had met a saint in a Kashf (vision) at Hazrat Salman Farsi (ra)’s holy shrine at Taq Kaisrah near Baghdad and after many years […]
“Pity” and “Pathetic” Too Small Words for Pakistan Minister
“PITY” – AND – “Pathetic” sound TOO SMALL WORDS for Mr. Rehman Malik; The Federal Minister for Interior Affairs – and – as a Top Liner in PPP Government – now as well as in the Past as Director General FIA. Everyine is encouraged to watch the following Video Clips […]
PAKISTAN: A maimed democracy that denies its citizens the right to vote
Posted by Abdul Alim Asian Human Rights Commission: Statement : The Asian Human Rights Commission has had discussions with the leaders of the Ahmadis, a religious minority community of Islam, at Lahore, Punjab province. During these discussions it was found that they are denied access to practice their religion at […]
Where Shoes Listen and Coins Kill
Source: NY Times. By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN Published: May 17, 2012 In 1953, after the early successes of Soviet espionage demonstrated just how difficult and dangerous the cold war would become, the Central Intelligence Agency began a top-secret program called MKUltra. It included exotic projects that decades later provided much critical fodder […]
Religion Is a Potent Force for Cooperation and Conflict, Research Shows
ScienceDaily (May 17, 2012) — Across history and cultures, religion increases trust within groups but also may increase conflict with other groups, according to an article in a special issue ofScience. “Moralizing gods, emerging over the last few millennia, have enabled large-scale cooperation and sociopolitical conquest even without war,” says University […]
Pakistan: Another Ahmadiyya mosque defiled and damaged at the hands of Punjab Police
Ahmadiyya Times: By Imran Jattala: While police in Hyderabad, India were busy defending the Ahmadiyya Muslim properties attacked and forcibly occupied by an Islamist militant mob, across the border in Pakistan, […]
Apocalypse Fairly Soon- Nobel laureate Paul Krugman
New York Times: By PAUL KRUGMAN: Suddenly, it has become easy to see how the euro — that grand, flawed experiment in monetary union without political union — could come apart […]
Infringing national sovereignty could lead to nuclear apocalypse – Medvedev
Russian TV: Diminishing the principle of state sovereignty is fraught with the destruction of the world order and a full-scale war, even with the use of nuclear weapons, warns Russian […]
Declaration of Sentiments: A Proclamation of Gender Equality
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Declaration of Sentiments, also known as the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments,[1] is a document signed in 1848 by 68 women and 32 men, […]