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 […]
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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
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, […]
Humanity First and 2300 Miles Bisiklet for Haiti
The Muslim Times congratulates Dr. Clayton Bell and Jeanie Zelinski on their achievements and wish them well for their further endeavors.
Cold and Flu Treatments Can Be Found In Common Foods
HealthNews Autumn is here and with it brings dropping temperatures, wind, rain, and the possibility of cold and flu. While there is no known cure for either, your kitchen is stocked with many foods that can help relieve symptoms and speed your recovery. Lemonade: This is wonderful to soothe sore throats, […]
International Geneva needs a “real boost”
by Simon Bradley in Geneva, swissinfo.ch International Geneva is described as a sprawling mansion that needs modernising. But the challenges are daunting: budgetary pressures, fluctuating exchange rates, insecurity, housing and […]
Obama requesting help to pay for Afghan army
BY: ANNE GEARAN | AP ARABNEWS WASHINGTON: Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the United States and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend […]
Credit for biggest expansion of Haram goes to the king
BY: JEDDAH: BADR AL-QAHTANI ARABNEWS The biggest expansion of the Grand Mosque in Makkah was carried out during the reign of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. In […]
Oil shale is Jordan’s saviour — int’l expert
by Omar Obeidat |JORDAN TIMES AMMAN –– Oil shale is the “saviour” of Jordan’s economy, according to international oil expert Mamdouh Salameh, who warned that surging global oil prices may […]
Kuwait’s ruler blocks MPs’ Islamic law proposal
Reuters | May 17,2012 | 22:41 JORDAN TIMES KUWAIT — Kuwait’s ruler has blocked a proposal by 31 of the 50 elected members of parliament to amend the constitution to make all legislation in the Gulf Arab state comply with Islamic law, an MP said on Thursday. The approval of […]