What if the top one percent in USA were true Muslims?
By Dr. Zia H Shah The short answer to this provocative question in the title is that the elite 1% will pay Zakat, which is a tax on savings and property. […]
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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
ICRC says it has visited Gaddafi son in prison
The Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said it has visited Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in detention on Tuesday.“The ICRC visited Saif al-Islam Gaddafi this afternoon in Zintan. He appeared to be in good health,” ICRC spokesman Steven Anderson told Reuters. Zintan is a small city in north-western […]
Saleh in Kingdom (of Saudi Arabia) to sign over power
By REUTERS ARABNEWS DUBAI: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh flew to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to sign a deal brokered by Gulf states that would ease him from office, Yemeni […]
Jordan: Islamists call for million-man march near Israeli border
By Taylor Luck AMMAN – The Islamist movement has called on citizens across the country to amass at the Jordanian-Israeli border this Friday to urge for the “liberation of Jerusalem”. The million-man march is part of a series of events to be held across the Arab world this week in […]
Religious leaders urged to spread interfaith values
AMMAN (JT) – His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday received a delegation comprising participants in the Second Muslim-Catholic Forum, which opened at the Baptism Site in the Jordan Valley on […]
Persecution of Ahmadis Spreads
Source/Credit: IPS-Inter Press Service By Zofeen Ebrahim | November 22, 2011 KARACHI, Nov 22, 2011 (IPS) – “Hatred against us has now spread to small towns and villages,” Saleemuddin, spokesperson of the persecuted Ahmadiya community in Pakistan, told IPS. The Ahmadis believe that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, a 19th century cleric, “was the messiah […]
The search for life in outer space
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=bestoftv/2011/11/22/pkg-zarrella-search-for-life.cnn At a time when the Church was preaching concepts of flat earth, the Holy Quran was talking about two different earths and life forms from their communicating with each […]
Broken America
Source: Spiegel.de The Country of Limited Possibilities By Sebastian Fischer in Washington Washington has become a term of abuse in America. The failure of the bipartisan supercommittee to reach agreement on spending cuts shows the extent of the gridlock in Washington. The country’s politicians seem unable to tackle America’s pressing […]
No 6% service tax if cellular services deemed utility
KUALA LUMPUR: The Government and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) are carrying out a study to determine if cellular telecommunication service is a utility or otherwise. Deputy Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Joseph Salang said the 6% service tax would not be imposed if the service was deemed a utility. […]
M’sians advised to avoid Cairo’s Tahrir Square
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians planning to visit Egypt and those already in the country are advised to avoid visits to Tahrir Square in Cairo and nearby areas, especially on Friday. The Foreign Ministry, in a statement Tuesday, also advised Malaysians to avoid other “hot” locations in Egypt. It also urged Malaysians […]
As Layoffs Rise, Stock Buybacks Consume Cash
When Pfizer cut its research budget this year and laid off 1,100 employees, it was not because the company needed to save money. In fact, the drug maker had so much cash left over, it decided to buy back an additional $5 billion worth of stock on top of the […]
Is it time for Imran Khan?
By:Zubair Khalil Khan After having made in depth analysis of Lahore Jalsa, youth fans declared Imran Khan as one of the most charismatic political leaders of Pakistan and prophesied soon he will have very strong connection with voters of the country. It was also predicted this charismatic politician will find […]
Thanks Giving Day
Source: TOI on Line Thanks Giving Day – a festival about expressing gratitude Thanks Giving Day or Thanksgiving Day is a beloved traditional festival observed in a grand fashion in the U.S and Canada to rejoice the harvest season and express gratitude towards Almighty for his holy grace. The origin […]
Proposed sale of Taiwan raises no laughs
Source: asiatimes on line TAIPEI – A recent New York Times op-ed article by Paul Kane, a former international security fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, has hit a raw nerve. Kane called on United States President Barack Obama to end military support for Taiwan in exchange for China forgiving […]
Liar, liar
source: dailytimes A former general and NSA would not — by all standards of rationality — agree to deliver an anonymous letter to the highest military officer in the US, which means Mansoor Ijaz must have briefed him on the memo, its basic background, and where it was coming from […]
Embarrassment for Berlin
Source: Spiegel.de Iranian Airline Buys Chancellor Merkel’s Retired Jet On its website, Iranian airline Mahan Air (“The Spirit of Excellence”) counts five Boeing 747s and 27 Airbus aircraft among its fleet. The fact that sanctions against the country make maintenance of the jets extraordinarily difficult, however, is not addressed. Still, Mahan […]
Oman puts women at forefront of Olympic ambitions
(CNN) — Four months ago Raya Al Habsi didn’t know how to swim and was a complete sailing novice. Yet Al Habsi is set to become one of the first professional women sailors in the sultanate of Oman. Al Habsi is one of 30 women being trained as part of […]
Intolerance grows in the Maldives
BANGALORE – The rising tide of religious intolerance in the Maldives is threatening the country’s young democracy. Monuments donated by Pakistan and Sri Lanka were vandalized last week as they were seen to be “idolatrous” and “irreligious”. Member-countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) donated monuments to […]
Blasphemy and the Holy Prophet Muhammad
The issue of blasphemy is a hot issue that remains in news particularly in Pakistan. In 2010, a Christian woman Asia Bibi, who was charged with blasphemy in Pakistan, made […]
Muhammad: Seal of the Prophets
By: Zia H Shah Montgomery Watt calls Muhammad, one of the Greatest sons of Adam. The expression, seal of the Prophets means the Greatest Prophet! According to Karen Armstrong, “Mahound’s fictional status in the West has perhaps made it even more difficult for people to see him as an historical […]