Feigned ignorance (John Kerry in the ‘Middle East’)
STORY SUMMARY John Kerry’s visit to the Middle East this week may be his first as U.S. secretary of state, but it is just his latest foray into the region […]
Obama to demand Israel withdraw from West Bank: Report
US President Barack Obama is going to demand a timetable for an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied West Bank during his visit to Israel later this month, a report says. The World Tribune quoted on Monday an unnamed Israeli official as saying that “Obama has made it clear to [Israeli […]
Israel celebrates successful 9/11 operation on Purim holiday
For more than eleven years, Israel has been wildly celebrating the success of its 9/11 operation against the United States of America. The latest example: Israeli children recently dressed up […]
‘The Bible,’ 10-Hour History Channel Series, To Premiere March 3
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: The ten hour series is not available online yet. So I am providing some additional documentaries and reading materials here. Source: The Huffington Post One is best […]
U.S. policy on Syria is self-defeating (read my ‘Notes’!)
Story Summary By Rami G. Khouri At the start of my current trip in the U.S. the single question that preoccupies Middle East-watchers there is what to do about Syria, and whether or not the United States should provide military assistance to the opposition groups fighting to topple the regime […]
On Saving the Institution of Marriage
Source: onislam, by Sheikh Ahmad Kutty. Threats to marriage stem from a number of sources, including over-emphasis on wealth, ethnicity, family status, physical appearance, professions, etc. These causes can be subsumed under the absence of a proper Islamic mindset. Stated differently, they arise due to a lack of an understanding […]
Canadian Ahmadiyya Muslim groups plan mosques
BY JEFF DAVIS, THE STARPHOENIX: Members of the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam will break ground on Saskatoon’s first ever dedicated mosque this summer, followed by another for mainstream Sunni Muslims in the coming years. The 25,000-square-foot mosque will be built across from the Greenbryre Golf Course, just outside city limits in […]
Syria and Iran top agenda of Kerry and GCC ministers
RIYADH: GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN | Arab News Staff Sunday 3 March 2013 Syria, Iran and the Israel-Palestinian conflict will top the agenda at the meeting of the foreign ministers of […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Women attend Lenten Lunch at North Decatur Methodist Church
Source: examiner.com “Whoever you are, wherever you may be on your journey of faith, you are welcome in this place!” is the welcome statement published on the website of the ministry at North Decatur Methodist Church in Decatur and this is exactly how women of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (GA Chapter) felt when they […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims host interfaith gathering on 2pm Sunday, March 3, 2013
By Annysa Johnson of the Journal Sentinel at JSOnline FaithWatch Religion news in Wisconsin and beyond Milwaukee’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community will host an interfaith gathering at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Oak Creek Community Center, 8580 S. Howell Ave., not far from the site of the deadly massacre last year at the Sikh […]
What Kerry Doesn’t Know about Democracy and Islam: Jewish Press
What Kerry Doesn’t Know About Democracy and Islam Pretending there’s no elephant in the world doesn’t protect anyone from getting trampled. By: Barry Rubin Published: March 1st, 2013 TELL A FRIEND Senator John Kerry visiting Cairo’s Tahrir Square, March 20, 2011. Originally published at Rubin Reports. In practically his first outing as […]
Manning plea statement: Americans had a right to know ‘true cost of war’
After admitting guilt in 10 of 22 charges, soldier reveals how he came to share classified documents with WikiLeaks and talks of ‘bloodlust’ of US helicopter crew Ed Pilkington at […]
Gambling with God:
Source: CNN The faithful fill St. Peter’s Square as Pope Benedict XVI attends his last public audience on Wednesday, February 27, in Vatican City. Benedict’s decision to resign earlier this month caught a lot of Vatican watchers, apparently even some in his inner circle, off-guard. (CNN) — The love of […]
There’s more to Islam than protests and violence
Source: Jacksonville.com, by Wayne Ezell. “The future of the Islamic world is one of the two defining forces for us in the next quarter century,” she said. “The other is globalization.” Both pose major policy challenges for the United States, she adds. After 40 years as a foreign correspondent, noted […]
The Saudi Arabization of Islam
Source:Countercurrents.org, by Sazzad Hussain. The discovery of oil in 1934 made Saudi Arabia to gain prominence among the western colonial powers and with the British-US oil companies, corporate world and arms producers, it emerged as a powerful country. After taking up of the custody of the holy mosques of Mecca […]
“Prophet Muhammad freed African slaves” by 7th Grade Student Zarar Hayee
By: Zarar Hayee, Duluth News Tribune Source: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/259778/ Since 1976 the United States has celebrated February as Black History Month. We celebrate Black History Month to commemorate the efforts and perseverance of African- Americans in American society. In school we learned how blacks were forced to give up their seats and […]
Islam and U.S. Declaration of Independence Proclaim Equality
Source: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/259779/group/homepage/ By: Waqas Khalid, for the News Tribune Actor Denzel Washington uttered some pretty famous words in “Remember the Titans,” one of the best sports movies of our era. “I don’t care whether you’re black, white, green, or purple, I want my offensive players on this bus,” he said, […]
How to Pray? What would Prophet Mohammad (saw) say?
Source: http://omidsafi.religionnews.com/2013/02/28/how-to-pray-presence-in-the-heart/ By Omid Safi A man came to see the Prophet Muhammad (S). Before talking with the Prophet, he quickly performed his prayers. When he walked up to the Prophet, the Prophet sent him back to do his prayers over again, and said: ”You did not do your […]
US announces direct non-lethal battlefield aid for Syrian rebels
By Catherine Chomiak, Producer, NBC News ROME – In a policy shift, the United States on Thursday announced plans to channel non-lethal assistance directly to Syrian rebels in the battlefield […]
Statue of Rosa Parks is Unveiled at the Capitol, in USA
President Obama and Congressional leaders dedicated a statue of Rosa Parks, left, whose act of defiance and work in the civil rights movement helped spur desegregation across the country and […]