Hezbollah says Syria attack part of U.S. plan
BEIRUT: Hezbollah described Friday’s suicide bombing in Damascus as part of a larger U.S. plan to destabilize the country, while Lebanon’s foreign minister said the explosion was the beginning 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
Assembly of Muslims in Nigeria (AMIN) tasks Nigerians on tolerance
The Chairman of AMIN, Sheik Ibrahim Saleh quoting various portions of the Qur’an, the Assembly denounced the Christmas bomb attacks and killing of innocent souls under any guise, saying “ Islam has prohibited any assault on souls, organs and bloodshed. “Islam also ordains the protection of the brain, one’s dignity, lineage, […]
Is Rick Santorum completely or partially wrong?
By Dean Obeidallah reported by CNN ” Plainly put, Rick Santorum wants to convert our current legal system into one that requires our laws to be in agreement with religious law, not unlike what the Taliban want to do in Afghanistan. Santorum is not hiding this. The only reason you may not […]
U.S. Economy Gains Steam as 200,000 Jobs Are Added
http://pix04.revsci.net/H07707/b3/0/3/0806180/930519716.js?D=DM_LOC%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.themuslimtimes.org%252Fwp-admin%252Fpost-new.php%26DM_CAT%3DNYTimesglobal%2520%253E%2520General%26DM_EOM%3D1&C=H07707The United States added 200,000 new jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday, a robust figure indicating that the economic recovery may finally be building up a head of steam. The nation’s unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent in December, from a revised 8.7 percent in November, the government […]
Violent clash in Karachi: Live updates
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune Published: January 6, 2012 Video URL v below KARACHI: A rally of protestors led by the People’s Aman Committee has been stopped near Shaheen Complex, to proceed further on Friday, Express News reported. A heavy contingent of law enforcers has been deployed to […]
As currency crisis and feud with West deepen, Iranians brace for war: A Fire that can Engulf the World
Washington post: By Thomas Erdbrink and Joby Warrick, Friday, January 6, 9:06 AM TEHRAN — At a time when U.S. officials are increasingly confident that economic and political pressure alone may succeed in curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the mood here has turned bleak and belligerent as Iranians prepare grimly for […]
How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body
NY Times: On a cold Saturday in early 2009, Glenn Black, a yoga teacher of nearly four decades, whose devoted clientele includes a number of celebrities and prominent gurus, was giving a master class at Sankalpah Yoga in Manhattan. Black is, in many ways, a classic yogi: he studied in […]
Want to pursue the American Dream? Move to Canada or Europe!
RT: Long gone are the days of Cinderella stories in America. Rags-to-riches tales may have at one point been part of the American Dream for those aspiring for success in the states. New statistics show that moving up the social ladder is no longer a dream as obtainable as before. […]
Women in KP-Pakistan can now inherit property: Finally After 1500 Years of coming of Islam
Daily Times: PESHAWAR: In an unprecedented move Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly passed “Enforcement of Women Ownership Rights Bill”, which seeks to ensure provision of rights for women in the inherited property, on Thursday. Pakistan People’s Party-Parliamentarian MPA from Swat Noor Sehar had tabled the bill last week, and the House with Deputy Speaker Khush Dil Khan […]
Polygamy and Social Peace
Polygamy and Social Peace Islam’s Response to Contemporary Issues by Mirza Tahir Ahmad Polygamy and Social Peace In the West it is quite common to confront a speaker on […]
The Sweetest Strawberry the World Has Ever Known (retold by Nasruddin)
Good day! My name is Nasruddin. I was born in Amritsar in the Punjab, in India. Or…it was so long ago… it may have been in Cairo, in Egypt. In fact, I think it was Newark, New Jersey, though my uncle claims it was Turkey, and my birth certificate says […]
Mullah Nasruddin
Nasruddin became known to Richard Merrill through the stories collected by Idries Shah, as a Persian Sufi folk character. This incredible personage come to life as a direct-manipulation puppet in the hands of puppeteer Richard Merrill of Brooksville, Maine. History break: In Turkey, he is known as Nasreddin Hodja of […]
Jordan’s king worried about unemployment, deficit
By ASSOCIATED PRESS AMMAN: Jordan’s king says political reforms are on track, but has expressed concern over high unemployment and the budget deficit. King Abdallah II told political and business […]
A living museum of architecture
By ROGER HARRISON | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The dilemma of whether to preserve a traditional way of life for the education of current generations and therefore condemn those who live […]
KAIA gears up for record influx of Umrah pilgrims
By ARAB NEWS Published: Jan 6, 2012 00:29 Updated: Jan 6, 2012 00:29 JEDDAH: Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) is gearing up to receive an expected record influx of Umrah pilgrims this year, Al-Eqtisadiah business daily reported on Thursday. There was an increase of 1 million Umrah pilgrims who […]
Christmas controversy highlights Egypt’s Copt-Islamist divide
CAIRO/AMMAN — In a few words, a simple invitation to Christmas services ignited weeks of fears and highlighted a widening gap between Islamists and Egypt’s largest minority. Despite its electoral rise stretching from Alexandria to Aswan, observers say the resistance to the presence of Islamists at Friday’s Christmas services stands […]
Youngest MCP, Pakistan’s pride Arifa shows signs of life
Source: Pak Tribune Dated: 2 January, 2012 Arifa Karim, Pakistan’s pride who became world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) at 9 in 2004 continues to be in critical condition in […]
March 2011 Alislam-eGazette: The Messiah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani
Friday sermon about Ruhani Khazain By Khalifatul Masih V, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad on Dec 31st 2010 In view of the coming new year, Hudhur said tonight when the world will be busy dancing, consuming alcohol and getting excited, especially in the Western world, we should make the promise in […]
Private hiring surges, jobless claims dip
(Reuters) – Private-sector hiring surged in December as employers added 325,000 new workers while claims for jobless benefits fell, raising hope that recent labor market improvement would continue in 2012. The ADP National Employment Report’s December job tally surprised economists who had expected a 178,000 gain. It was also well […]
The Pope Benedict’s account of resurrection and the hearsay rule!
The Christian Easter story mounts to little more than hearsay as I will show in this article. But, please do not get very upset. Veneration and awe of the Transcendent is inherent in human nature, but we need to find the most appropriate channels for that rather than insisting on […]