Umar bin Abdul Aziz: A great Muslim ruler
ABU TARIQ HIJAZI ARABNEWS Friday 7 September 2012 JEDDAH: THERE are a few rulers in the world who have left indelible impressions in history. Caliph Umar bin Abdul Aziz tops […]
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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
Dramatic moustache declared unislamic by militants and causes man to flee hometown
Source: ET Aside from the usual looks of amusement, Afridi’s gangling moustache managed to draw the attention of members of militant group Lashkar-e-Islami. The iconoclastic facial hair caused him to […]
Minority students: ‘Ethics not a substitute for religious studies’
Source: ET LAHORE: “Discrimination begins from the point when children are offered [to study] ethics [rather than compulsory Islamic studies] instead of a subject that relates to their faiths,” Peter Jacob, the National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP) executive director, says. More:
UAE extends crackdown on Islamists
Reuters | Sep 11, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES DUBAI — The United Arab Emirates has arrested eight Emirati Islamists, including a state prosecutor and a former judge, rights activists said on Tuesday, widening a crackdown on dissidents over alleged threats to state security. Thanks to cradle-to-grave welfare systems, the UAE […]
US ambassador to Libya, three staff killed in rocket attack
Source: ET BEIRUT: The US ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff were killed in a rocket attack on Tuesday in the Libyan city of Benghazi, a Libyan official said. More:
Senate votes to increase aid spending
by Urs Geiser, swissinfo.ch and agencies Parliament has voted in favour of spending some SFr11.35 billion ($12.06 billion) on development aid over the next four years, as the government moves […]
Mashair train service ready to serve Hajis
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 12 September 2012 Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs Prince Mansour bin Miteb will inspect the Mashair Railway project on Sunday, Al-Madinah reported yesterday. It was […]
Youth urged to confront anti-Islam designs
TAIF: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 12 September 2012 Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal yesterday urged Saudi youth to confront the anti-Islam smear campaign by leading an exemplary life, following the teachings of the Qur’an and Sunnah. “You are a good example to the whole world in adhering to the eternal values, […]
Protests as ‘Israel-hater’ gets philosophy prize
Source: The Local Both pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrators appeared in Frankfurt on Tuesday as US philosopher Judith Butler accepted the Theodor Adorno prize. Jewish groups had branded her an “Israel hater” ahead of the ceremony. More:
Germans happiest in north and south
Credit: The Local The happiest Germans live in the north of the country, according to a new survey which suggests people in Hamburg and on the North Sea coast are the most content with their lot. More:
Constitutional Court approves euro rescue
Credit: The Local The Constitutional Court has rejected attempts to stop the country’s participation in the euro rescue fund ESM, meaning it can be ratified – but said Germany’s contribution must be limited to the agreed €190 billion. More:
Muslim speaker takes a swing at Salafis, Theocracies and dicttatorship
Source: Campus Watch Speaking to an overflow crowd at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, noted Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan criticized extreme Islamists known as Salafis, saying that the Arab world needs to develop political systems that reject both theocracies and dictatorships. But he added that Arab countries should […]
FIJI’S ECONOMY BACK ON TRACK – RBF
THE Reserve Bank of Fiji believes the economy is on track to grow 2.7 per cent this year because of the economic performance in the first six months. While releasing its economic review for the month of August, the central bank said that despite the heightened risks in the global […]
Tolerance vs. Sept. 11 terrorism — a victory of pluralism over prejudice
Source: Washington Post By Qasim Rashid Germano Riviera walks with the “Flag of Honor,” which displays the names of all of the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, across from […]
Picture of the Day: A baby and his Huzoor
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Ummat News : دنیا بھر میں پانچ لاکھ افراد کو قادیانی بنانے کا دعوی
Source: Ummat News Referred to by: Imran Jattala of Ahmadiyya Times (who are spoken about in the article)
Illegal immigration makes Assam boil
Source: Gulf News. Guwahati: Illegal migration from Bangladesh has been the dominant theme of Assam politics since independence. However, over the years, successive federal governments or state governments have done little to curb this. Immigration from Bangladesh or erstwhile East Pakistan has a colonial history. People were brought in as […]
9 / 11 : What was your first and second thought ?
I was working with a Swiss NGO in Kosovo on 9/11. I saw a ‘News Alert’ on my PC that a plane hit the World Trade Center in New York. Then I saw a second ‘News Alert’ that a second plane hit the second World Trade Center Tower. I decided […]
1001 Inventions and The Library of Secrets – starring Sir Ben Kingsley as Al-Jazari
Three school children visit a dusty library to research the story of ‘The Dark Ages’. What they find changes their world view dramatically as ingenious inventors and pioneers of science and culture are vividly brought to life. Starring Oscar-winning legend Sir Ben Kingsley in the role of The Librarian, […]
School: German children cannot learn Turkish
Credit: The Local Chiara Rick from Duisburg, North-Rhine Westphalia, asked to learn Turkish with some of her Turkish-speaking classmates but was told that there was a state decree preventing it, said regional paper the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ). She had learned some English while in kindergarten and has a passion […]