Crew abandons movie ship, awaits rescue
(CNN) — Crew members of a tall ship used for classic adventure films faced a harrowing real-life drama Monday as Hurricane Sandy forced them to abandon ship about 90 miles […]
Pakistani brothers reflect their country’s contradictions: Hafiz Saeed vs Hafiz Masood
By Richard Leiby, Monday, October 29, 9:08 AM LAHORE, Pakistan — One cleric is a wanted terrorist who preaches that the United States is Pakistan’s worst enemy, determined to “wipe out every Muslim” with the […]
Hurricane Storm Surge May Flood New York With Toxic Poo
Business Insider: Some heartwarming news from Adam Pasick at New York Magazine… If Hurricane Sandy’s storm surge is as big as projected, the fetid Gowanus canal may overflow and flood low-lying areas of Brooklyn with a foul-smelling and poisonous mixture of chemicals and crap: More
Eid ul Adha – The Festival of Sacrifice
By Zahir Muhammad Mannan Convey to mankind; ‘Surely myself (Muhammad) and my guidance and my Lord take me to the true path of perfect enlightenment and ultimate protection from any weakness. This is the ultimate and everlasting religion which was treaded before by Abraham, the one who ever inclined towards goodness and was upright. […]
Worst storm in 100 years: East Coast waits in terror for Frankenstorm
Russian TV: Some Americans may have to think twice about going trick-or-treating this year. A massive storm is expected to hit the East Coast during the days leading up to […]
Canadian Minister Kenney issues Statement to Recognize Eid-al-Adha
Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, http://www.cic.gc.ca Ottawa, October 25, 2012 — The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement to recognize Eid-al-Adha: Today at […]
Don’t blame recipients for politicizing Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medals — blame the people awarding them
Author: Chris Selley Source: National Post, Canada In awarding a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal to two scofflaw anti-abortion activists — Mary Wagner, who is behind bars, and Linda Gibbons, who usually is — Saskatchewan MP Maurice Vellacott obviously knew he would cause a political stir […]
Amazon reports loss led by its stake in LivingSocial
Source: BBC Online retailer Amazon has reported a bigger than expected quarterly loss, led by its investment in struggling online deals service LivingSocial. Amazon made a loss of $274m (£170m) for the July to September period, compared with a profit of $63m a year earlier. The overall loss is equivalent to […]
Statement — Minister Kenney issues statement to recognize Eid-al-Adha
cic.gc.ca: Ottawa, October 25, 2012 — The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement to recognize Eid-al-Adha: Today at sundown marks the beginning of Eid-al-Adha, one of the most important holidays for Muslims around the world. Also known as the Feast of the Sacrifice or […]
More Americans give up passports over tax – What does the USA and Eritrea have in common?
An increasing number of Americans living in Switzerland are renouncing their citizenship as a result of ever intrusive demands from the tax authorities in their “home” country. The US embassy […]
Living with death by drone – LA Times
Jennifer Gibbson reports on LA Times Last week, Stanford University and New York University released a major study about the use of drones in the ever-evolving but never-ending war on terror. Unfortunately, many commentators missed the report’s key message: Drones are terrorizing an entire civilian population. I was one of […]
Sixth Circuit: ‘Michigan Can Ban Anti-Islam Ads from Buses’
Source: WSJ By Joe Palazzolo Does First Amendment protect our right to say what we want in advertisements on the side of a city bus? Yes and no. A federal appeals court […]
Ontario doctors target junk food with grisly cigarette-like warning labels
RT: Canadian doctors aim to stem their country’s obesity epidemic in a radical new way: Copying anti-smoking campaigns. They have suggested slapping threatening labels on pizzas, soda drinks and other junk food, warning of the diseases they might cause. The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) unveiled several mock-ups on Tuesday to […]
The Muslim Times’ Team Wishes you All a very Happy and Blessed Eid Mubarak!
Happy Eid Mubarak عيـــد سعيــــد The Muslims celebrate Eid twice a year, Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha. Eid-ul-Fitr is a festival that marks the end of the Holy month of Ramadhan. This joyous day is celebrated to give thanks […]
Quote of the Day by President Harry S. Truman
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the […]
CNN: Hajj one of the largest annual human gatherings on the planet
5 life lessons from the Hajj By Sarah Brown, CNN Millions of Muslims began the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, which represents one of the largest annual human […]
NYPD informant who tracked militants quits, denounces police
Source: Reuters (Reuters) – An informant recruited by the New York Police Department to collect information on suspected Islamic militants has quit and denounced his police handlers, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the case. The informant, a 19-year-old American citizen of Bangladeshi descent, was recruited by the […]
America’s middle class: An endangered species?
BOSTON — Meet Mr. and Ms. Median America. Or perhaps you already know them. His name is likely to be Michael. Hers, Jennifer. They’re 37 years old, and live in […]
Has the presidency brutalized Obama
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1276806–barack-obama-has-been-brutalized-by-the-presidency Jonathan Schell After the second debate between U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, Obama’s supporters chorused in near-unison, “He’s back!” The languid, disengaged, and lacklustre performer of the first debate had disappeared, and the impressive, beloved figure of the victorious 2008 campaign had reappeared. As […]
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 […]