Swiss help countries move beyond conflict
by Patricia Islas, swissinfo.ch Colombia is on the path to peace after 50 years of civil war and Tunisia is trying its hand at democracy after two decades of dictatorship; […]
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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
Cairo agrees to up Jordan’s gas supplies
by Taylor Luck, Jordan Times. AMMAN — Egypt has agreed to boost Jordan’s gas supplies, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Alaa Batayneh announced on Tuesday, ending a months-long dispute […]
Muslim NGOs urged to make activities more transparent
P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR ARABNEWS Wednesday 7 November 2012 JEDDAH: Muslim NGOs have been urged to make their activities transparent to remove suspicions, establish better relations with governments and respond effectively […]
British Prime Minister bows down in front of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Source: ARABNEWS OK, Original headline read: ‘UK backs ‘safe passage’ for Assad’ but, see the photo: I am not really wrong. The Editor JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques […]
Obama Tells US: ‘The Best Is Yet To Come’
US President Barack Obama tells his supporters he returns to the White House “more determined and more inspired than ever”. Barack Obama has promised that the “best is yet to […]
Romney’s concession speech
Shortly before 1 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Mitt Romney appeared at the Boston Convention Center to deliver a concession speech. He was greeted by cheers and whistles in anticipation of […]
Asylum claim hope for student shot in head in Pakistan
BBC News UK: An Ahmadi Muslim who was shot in the head in Pakistan has arrived in the UK for treatment and will now claim asylum here in order to avoid returning to his home country. Ummad Farooq, who was in the UK studying in Sunderland on a student visa, […]
Breaking News: OBAMA Re-Elected as US President.
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Egyptian teacher convicted for cutting schoolgirls’ unveiled hair
theguardian: A court in southern Egypt has convicted a teacher of child abuse and given her a six-month suspended sentence after she cut the hair of two schoolgirls for not wearing the Muslim headscarf. The incident last month in the village of Qurna sparked criticism from rights groups and local officials. The […]
Spreading education in Pakistan harms Taliban
Duluth News Tribune: M. Imran Hayee. In America, where freedom prevails and the literacy rate is 99 percent with 40 percent of the population possessing college degrees, fact-checking is a common routine, especially during the heated presidential election campaign. The fact-checkers around the country have been working diligently this fall […]
NON-VIOLENT WAYS TO COMBAT BLASPHEMY
Dawn.com: Niaz Murtaza. SINCE religious, racial and ethnic identities are central to human conceptions of self-worth, non-constructive speech whose sole purpose is to deliberately insult such identities should certainly be […]
Women must uncover faces for security checks: Saudi Council
Saudi Arabian authorities have rejected a proposal to allow women to keep their faces covered during security checks, local media reported on Tuesday. Read more
Third Arab Women Leadership Forum to open this month
Dubai Women Establishment (DWE) unveiled on Tuesday the agenda for its Third Arab Women Leadership Forum which will kick off on 19th November in Dubai. The third edition of the flagship forum will take place at the Grand Hyatt and will focus on issues and opportunities pertaining to the role […]
Saudi gold traders refuse employment of women
Gold merchants in Saudi Arabia have described the idea of employing women in jewellery stores as “failed” because “women cannot handle such responsibilities,” a Saudi newspaper reports. Read more
Turkey haunted by Hubris
by Conn Hallinan, November 02, 2012 Source: AntiWar.com Two years ago, Turkey was on its way to being a player in Central Asia, a major power broker in the Middle East, and a driving force in international politics. It had made peace with its regional rivals, partnered with Brazil to […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria graduates 43 Hafiz-e-Quran and 22 Missionaries
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Thein Sein Pressed on Rohingya Citizenship
Source: The Irrawaddy VIENTIANE—In a meeting with President Thein Sein on Tuesday at the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Summit in Laos, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague urged “all political parties in Burma to do what they can to end the violence and address the issue of Rohingya citizenship.” Hague and […]
Pakistani Hindu pilgrims throng Katas Temple
Source: Dawn CHAKWAL, Nov 4: After being restored to life, the pond at Katas Temple greeted the first flock of Hindu pilgrims. The sacred pond was specially showered with rose petals as pilgrims drank its water and filled bottles to take home. The pond had dried up in summer however […]
Naipaul has no idea of Muslim contribution to India: Girish Karnad
Source: Ummid Mumbai: V.S. Naipaul has come in forstinging criticism from noted playwright Girish Karnad for his views on Muslims in India, with the latter saying the Nobel laureate has no idea of the community’s contribution to the country’s history. “Naipaul has no idea of how Muslims contributed to Indian […]
Syrian rebels seize oil field, down plane
Rebels seized a major oilfield and shot down a warplane in eastern Syria yesterday, a watchdog said, notching up new battlefield successes even as the Opposition met in Qatar under US pressure for a makeover. The rebel advances in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor came as their positions were […]