Was Jinnah a Non-Muslim who Founded Na- Pakistan?
Who gets to be a Muslim in Pakistan? Murtaza Haider Dawn: If Muhammad Ali Jinnah were alive today only half of Pakistan would consider him a Muslim. The ethnic, sectarian, […]
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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
Saudis use summit to isolate Syria, Iran
Credit: Asia Times: “To examine the situation in many countries of the Islamic world, intensify efforts to confront this situation, address the sources of discord and division therein, reunify the Islamic Ummah and promote Islamic solidarity.” That is how Saudi Arabia’s leaders initially justified their decision to hold a special […]
Deadly clashes erupt in northwest Pakistan
Credit: CNN via Wasim Sroya Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)— A deadly clash between government forces and Taliban militants erupted in Pakistan’s restive tribal belt Tuesday, marking continued unrest in the Orakzai district — an area government officials last year claimed they had largely pacified. Pakistani Army Col. Asif Khan said 35 […]
Assad in control of 30% of Syria, listens only to Iranian advisors –– Hijab
by Hani Hazaimeh JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Former Syrian prime minister Riyad Hijab, who fled to the Kingdom last week, said the Syrian regime is falling apart economically, financially and […]
The shape of chocolate to come
by Matt Allen, swissinfo.ch Universally loved and recession proof, chocolate continues to be a sweet prospect for both manufacturers and consumers. But while sales growth is expected to continue on […]
Enjoy 3rd World War on Video!
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Two million faithful throng the Grand Mosque for Lailat Al-Qadr prayers
ARAB NEWS Wednesday 15 August 2012 MAKKAH: More than two million Muslim faithful, including a large number of foreign pilgrims, attended taraweeh and qiyamullail prayers at the Grand Mosque in […]
Fair selection process in place for Nizam’s free rubat accommodation in Makkah
JEDDAH: AFSHAN AZIZ | ARAB NEWS STAFF Wednesday 15 August 2012 It’s a dream of every Muslim to visit Makkah for Umrah or Haj. But religious pilgrimage in a foreign […]
Makkah summit spreads message of global peace
SIRAJ WAHAB | ARAB NEWS STAFF Wednesday 15 August 2012 MAKKAH: The holy city — the direction the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims turn to five times daily to pray — […]
King calls for inter-sectarian dialogue center – will Ahmadi-Muslims be included?
ARABNEWS MAKKAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday opened an unprecedented conclave of Muslim leaders in the holy city of Makkah. Addressing the summit in the midnight, […]
FIJI NEWS – Ban lifted on Fiji Methodist Church meetings
Political ban on restricted synod for Fiji Methodist Church Updated 14 August 2012, 11:33 AEST The Methodist Church in Fiji has finally been given permission to hold its annual meeting or synod. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/sites/all/libraries/jwplayer/player.swf Political ban on restricted synod for Fiji Methodist Church (Credit: ABC) The meeting has been banned by […]
Attack on Illinois Islamic School
Illinois Islamic School Targeted With Bottle Bomb In Second Recent Attack On Area Mosques Posted: 08/14/2012 12:26 pm Updated: 08/14/2012 12:26 pm 9 7 https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=pr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2012%2F08%2F14%2Fillinois-islamic-school-t_n_1775550.html&size=tall&count=true&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com&hl=en-US&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DEjqGhgylh8o.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!OgKRzknZ1ASAaEDr2w%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTMZtB6F10Jl9BMhSmuZWEaSbtAUBQ#id=I2_1345006766701&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com&rpctoken=225627720&_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart FOLLOW: Video, College Preparatory School Of America, David Conrad, David Conrad Charged, Morton Grove Mosque, Morton Grove Mosque Shooting, Mosque Shooting, Mosque Shot, Muslim Education Center, Muslim Education Center Morton Grove, Muslim Education Center Mosque, Shots Fired At Mosque, Chicago […]
Arab News – Saudi Women to Get Their Own City
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The Story of Mother Who Lost Her Daughter
Source: CNN Author: Amanda Enayati The first thing I do when I arrive in D.C. is lose my kid. Our plane has just landed at Reagan National Airport. My children […]
Imagine flying from New York to London in under an hour
Credit: CNN Perhaps Han Solo said it best in Star Wars when, describing his hyper-fast smuggling spaceship the Millennium Falcon, he said, “It may not look like much, but it’s got it where it counts.” While the Air Force might take exception to being likened to the Falcon, in reality […]
Ahmadis in Pakistan at the mercy of Saudi Arabia’s grosteque claws and insane Wahhabism
Credit: DODO CAN SPELL via Wasim Sroya The article below is a good one to help us understand the Ahmadiyya, a sect of Islam. The Ahmadis are to be found mostly in Pakistan and India. In Pakistan, they are the victims of terrorism and apartheid by the Sunnis who consider […]
Natural Law from a Christian Perspective
By Paul Kokoski In the years following the collapse of Nazism and Communism much of the West turned its back on its hard-won freedom and voluntarily succumbed to a new dictatorship of relativism that is no less evil than the totalitarian regimes that preceded it. This new tyranny, Pope Benedict […]
Retail Sales Gain for First Time in 4 Months
Retail sales in the United States rose in July by the largest amount in five months, buoyed by more spending on autos, furniture and clothing. All major categories showed increases, a sign that consumers may be gaining confidence after the longest stretch of declines since the fall of 2008. The […]
Pictures of the Day: USA Federal Debt
Ten thousand dollars followed by a million dollars pile: One Hundred Million Dollars Pile One Trillion Dollars 16 Trillion Dollars, US Debt Ceiling for now $122 Trillion – US unfunded […]
Elusive FinSpy Spyware Pops Up in 10 Countries
Source: NY Times. It is one of the more elusive commercial cyberespionage tools available. It is marketed as a way for governments to spy on criminals. And for over a year, virus hunters unsuccessfully tried to track it down. Now it is popping up across the globe, from Qatar to […]