Jailed Palestinian leader punished over letter
AFP | Apr 02,2012 | JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi has been placed in solitary confinement for a week after calling for the Palestinians to […]
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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 man who made a forest through his attempts of afforestation in Assam
Source: Times of India Way back in 1953, French author Jean Giono wrote the epic tale The Man Who Planted Trees. It seemed so real that readers thought the central character, Elzeard Bouffier , was a living individual until the author clarified he had created the person only to make […]
Kashmir’s Hindus have survived ordeal
Source: The pioneer Twenty three years after they were last driven out of their homeland, the Hindus of Jammu & Kashmir have survived the nightmare and are now even more emboldened to return to the State of their origin. They cannot remain refugees in their own country After bearing the […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK held its annual Peace Symposium on March 24
“Conferences such as these provide a platform for people to come together and demonstrate strength in unity. But it is at the grassroots that the real hard work is done to build […]
What is it like to be a bat?
Editor’s Preface: Mind versus Brain discussion and study of human consciousness may not only have bearing on our understanding of physiology and psychology of mind, but may also help us understand […]
Afghans Share Unique Genetic Heritage, DNA Analysis Shows
ScienceDaily (Mar. 27, 2012) — A study by The Genographic Project has found that the majority of all known ethnic Afghans share a unique genetic heritage derived from a common ancestral population that most likely emerged during the Neolithic revolution and the formation of early farming communities. Through detailed DNA analysis […]
Bountiful B.C. Religious Commune Targeted In Polygamy Investigation By Canadian Authorities
Huff Post The Royal Canadian Mounted Police haverenewed investigation into possible polygamy within the Bountiful B.C. religious commune, a settlement of roughly 1,000 members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints located in southeastern British Columbia near the U.S.-Canadian border, the Canadian Press reports. Shirley Bond, the attorney-general of […]
Trayvon Martin’s last minutes in Florida
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=bestoftv/2012/04/02/nr-trayvon-martin-timeline.cnn Law enforcement expert Alex Manning analyzes a complete time line of the Trayvon Martin shooting, based on 911 calls.
Bangla LIVE Q/A – SHOTTER SHONDHANE – Episode : XV – March 29 to April 1st 2012 on YOUTUBE
Dear All : We are pleased to inform you all that by the grace of Almighty Allah, Episode : XIV of interactive Bangla LIVE Q/A Program – SHOTTER SHONDHANE – held from March 29 to April 1st. 2012 – are now on Youtube. Click on links below to watch the full episodes. […]
Leader of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community warns Israel against attack on Iran, starting WW-III
Ahmadiyya Times: By Imran Jattala: This time the war will not remain just between Israel and Iran; but it will force all countries of the world to fight each other,” Hadhrat Ahmad wrote […]
Industry in India Helps Open a Door to the World
Source: The New York Times LAHORE, Pakistan — On the day the Indian trade delegation came across the border, Pakistan was having another political crisis. The prime minister was embroiled in a showdown with the country’s Supreme Court. Early elections were rumored. And Islamists had just staged a rally in […]
Growing fears of conversions
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Philly.com April 01, 2012|By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Hindus, Christians in Pakistan say extremist Muslims are forcing them to change faiths. LAHORE, Pakistan […]
U.S. Joins $100 Million Pledge for Syrian Rebels
The United States and allied countries are boosting their support for Syrian rebels fighting the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. On Sunday, the Obama administration and at least 60 other governments agreed to pay the rebels $100 million dollars in aid. The United States has also pledged to send […]
Self-Driving Cars: Traveling On Autopilot
Source: CNN Money. FORTUNE — The longtime dream of sci-fi fans-cars smart enough to drive themselves-is still many years off. That doesn’t keep Google from trying. Its seven custom-equipped self-driving cars have logged more than 200,000 miles on the road without crashing. Well, one suffered a dent when a human […]
Nobody Minds Dyeing the Egg, but the Chicken Is Another Story
Source: NY Times. Cute as they are, they are not made of marshmallow. If only they were, nobody would have a problem with newborn chicks that are dyed in brilliant colors — neon, Fruity Pebbles, pastel, Crayola box — to serve as festive Easter gifts. The dye is either injected […]
Straining NATO on short Syrian leash
Credit: Asia Times As violence in Syria outstrips the scale of carnage seen a year ago in Libya, still there is no appetite for a strong United Nations resolution. Minds are occupied by the threat that any formula produced in New York might open the door to a North Atlantic […]
Iran still coy on Turkey’s overtures
Credit: Asia Times By Kaveh L Afrasiabi CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts – Despite a strong personal pitch by the visiting Turkish premier last week to hold the next round of Iran nuclear talks in Istanbul, Tehran is still ambivalent and may opt for an alternative venue. Although the talks are tentatively scheduled […]
Did the US just break the secret Israeli-Azerbaijani alliance against Iran?
Russian TV: According to an alleged leak, Israel is secretly staging an airstrike on Iran in neighboring Azerbaijan. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been salivating over the thought of […]
Pakistan in violation of international human rights obligations
The Daily Times: By Yasser latif Hamdani: The freedom to profess one’s religion is integral to the ICCPR and therefore any law that abridges that freedom is in violation of […]
Mullah or Pakistan: Ludhianvi vs. Police and the Winner is?
Dawn.com: When in 2009 the Taliban had taken over the districts of Buner, Shangla and Lower Dir, they had been some 60 miles away from Islamabad. But that had been […]