Mina valley reverberates with talbiyah
MINA: SIRAJ WAHAB ARABNEWS Thursday 25 October 2012 The valley of Mina yesterday reverberated with the chants of “Labaik Allahuma Labaik … Here I am at Thy service O God,” […]
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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
Syria accuses France of backing terrorism
Rfi France. “Syria calls on the international community, and in particular the UN Security Council, to seriously question the role of France, which is preventing the cessation of violence and terrorism in Syria,” state news agency Sana quoted the foreign ministry as saying. “The previous and current French governments continue […]
ISLAM IN THE PRESS : post by H. Koya
Foreign Islamic militants worry Syrian rebels but also provide a powerful … Fox News ALEPPO, Syria – The presence of foreign Islamic militants battling Syria’s regime is raising concerns over the possible injection of al-Qaida’s influence into the country’s civil war. Syria’s rebels share some of those misgivings. But they also see in … See all […]
Rached Ghannouchi says he doesn’t want an Islamic state in Tunisia. Can he prove his critics wrong?
The leader of the North African country’s largest political party defends it against accusations that it poses a threat to secularism in the birthplace of the Arab Spring by Robert Fisk, The Independent When Rached Ghannouchi met Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali – before Mr Ghannouchi wisely exiled himself to London […]
Jordan’s king steers nation through turbulence
AMMAN, Jordan: The foiling of a planned al-Qaida terror plot in Jordan underscores a new subplot in the story of the Arab Spring: Things are heating up for King Abdullah II, a Western-oriented monarch who has run a business-friendly, pragmatic monarchy with some trappings of democracy. Jordan, a key U.S. […]
Placebo effect may be ‘down to genes’
BBC: Why some people respond to treatments that have no active ingredients in them may be down to their genes, a study in the journal PLoS ONE suggests. The so-called […]
Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right
By Wajeeha Choudhary Picture a person you reverently admire. For some, this may be a grandparent who brims with wisdom or a legendary hero from the pages of human history. Now imagine this person is maligned and disrespected in the most grotesque manner, ranging from accusations of pedophilia to tyranny. […]
Why ‘Intelligent Design’ subverts faith
Asia Times Online: by Spangler I hate it when the bad guys are right. But it happens sometimes, and when it does, we should own up to it. The bad […]
Attack on schoolgirl fuels Pakistani conspiracy theories
By Michele Langevine Leiby, Wednesday, October 24, 2:57 PM ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — It’s a well-known fact in Pakistan that Osama bin Laden died in 2006 and that the U.S. commando raid on his compound in May 2011 was merely a “drama” orchestrated by President Obama to help win reelection. Of course, if that were […]
A true story – posted as a joke.
This is the true story of George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi, who was going to bed when his wife told him that he’d left the light on in the shed. George opened the door to go turn off the light but saw there were people in the shed in the […]
“Qadian Issue”: How the record of 1974 anti-Ahmadiyya proceedings came to be declassified
Ahmadiyya Times: Bashir A. Khan, Esq. Ahmadiyya Times Editor’s Note: The following account is published with permission from the author, Bashir A. Khan, Esq., Barrister and Solicitor, who reports a painstaking follow up […]
BBC – The Life of Prophet Muhammad – The Seeker
It’s a television first, claims the BBC Press Office. OK they would say that wouldn’t they but I think it might be the first time in decades – if not […]
African returnees toil after fleeing Libya
Thousands of migrants struggle to survive after being forced to return home in the wake of the revolt against Gaddafi. A group of Chadian migrants woke one morning to find […]
Special Report: Pakistan’s threat within – the Sunni-Shia divide
By Michael Georgy GILGIT, Pakistan (Reuters) – About 20 men dressed as Pakistani soldiers boarded a bus bound for a Muslim festival outside this mountain town and checked the identification cards of the passengers. They singled out 19 Shi’ites, drew weapons and slaughtered them, most with a bullet to the […]
Oct.22: International Sufi Festival in India
Pakistani whirling dervish dancers from Shah Hussains Mazaar perform during the 2012 International Sufi Festival in Amritsar, India on Oct. 21, 2012. Participants from various countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Maldives, […]
ISLAM IN THE PRESS: POST BY H. KOYA
Informant: NYPD paid me to ‘bait’ Muslims The Associated Press Rahman said he wanted to turn his life around and stop using drugs, and said he believed Islam could provide a purpose in life. In the following days, Rahman friended him on Facebook and the two exchanged phone numbers. Shahbaz, a Pakistani […]
Millions of pilgrims head to Mina as Hajj 2012 officially kicks off
By Al Arabiya with Agencies Millions of pilgrims arrived this week in Mecca for Islam’s annual Hajj (pilgrimage), which officially starts on Wednesday. Around four million pilgrims were heading to […]
Nunu Sports Festival Rocks Bolga, Wa
Source: Daily Guide: It was Gambibgo Primary School that emerged winners in the primary school category with TI Ahmadiyya following. Bukere Primary’s Abdulai Ibrahim was adjudged the discovery player in the primary division, while Asaaba Ayinu, Gambusai Primary finished as the Most Valuable Player. More:
Muslims in Myanmar will Not Celebrate Eid ul-Adha
Source: M-Media M-Media A coalition of four major Islamic organizations in Myanmar jointly announces today that Myanmar Muslims will not celebrate this year’s Eid ul-Adha, a holy religious event scheduled for October 27 in Myanmar. The statement, signed by the Olama Muslim Theologians, the Islamic Affairs Council, the Myanmar Muslim […]
Rakhine Terrorists Burnt Down A Mosque in Kyauk Phyu
Source: MMedia There are 12 wards in Kyauk Phyu Township, Rakhine State and a mosque in West Ward was burnt down by Rakhine extremists at night on 22nd Oct. Very few Muslims live near that mosque. As a result, Muslims were not ready to protect the mosque against this arson. […]