The power of forgiveness
DR. MUZAMMIL H. SIDDIQI ARABNEWS Friday 7 December 2012 God has granted intellect to human beings. The intellect entails responsibility. The more intellect a person has, the more he/she is […]
Cyber attack on Aramco a ‘global plot’
DHAHRAN: SIRAJ WAHAB Monday 10 December 2012 The attack that disabled 30,000 workstations at Saudi Aramco in August was not an inside job, and the Kingdom has initiated the process […]
Qatar calls Quartet ‘failure,’ seeks Arab peace offer rethink
DOHA: ARAB NEWS Monday 10 December 2012 DOHA: Qatar called at an Arab League ministerial meeting yesterday for a rethink of an Arab offer of normal ties with Israel in return for its pullout from occupied land and branded the international Quartet a failure. “It is logical after 10 years […]
Six jihadists arrested near Syrian border
by Taylor Luck | Dec 08, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Authorities have arrested six jihadists along the northern border over the past 48 hours, officials said on Saturday, amid a reported rise in attempts by Islamic militants to infiltrate Syria. According to a security source, authorities arrested four […]
Mataf expansion to double current capacity
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS A vast expansion project for the mataf, (the circumambulation space around the Kaaba), is currently under way. The new mataf when completed, after three years, will accommodate […]
Bashar al-Assad, Syria, and the truth about chemical weapons
Bashar’s father Hafez al-Assad was brutal but never used chemical arms. And do you know which was the first army to use gas in the Middle East? by Robert Fisk, The Independent The bigger the lie the more people will believe it. We all know who said that – but […]
Rebels may use chemical weapons: Syria (Video of the ‘Free Syrian Army’ threatening the use of chemical weapons on the Alawite community)
THE Syrian government has warned that rebels could use chemical weapons in their fight against President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, and insists that the regime would never unleash such arms on its own people. British Foreign Secretary William Hague, however, said there was evidence the Damascus government could actually employ chemical […]
Muslim Brotherhood Ready for More Active Role in Jordan
The Muslim Brotherhood is one of the largest Islamic groups in the Arab world. For years, the Brotherhood has been banned in a number of Middle Eastern countries. Yet the […]
Israeli soldiers flee Palestinian mob
December 7, 2012 (JTA) — Israeli soldiers fled an angry Palestinian mob in Hebron. The troops, on a routine patrol in Hebron’s H1 area around Jewish homes in the city on Thursday afternoon, encountered Palestinian officers who would not let them through, Channel 2 reported. A crowd began to gather […]
As Egypt’s Morsi remains defiant, a former top Brother speaks out (+video)
A former senior leader of the Muslim Brotherhood outlined his disappointment in President Mohamed Morsi today, who is rushing through a new Egyptian constitution. By Gert Van Langendonck, Correspondent / December 6, 2012 Christian Science Monitor Cairo Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi addressed the nation tonight after two days of protests […]
Happy Hanukkah: Jews around the world prepare to celebrate the festival of lights
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page The world’s Jewish community is gearing up for the eight-day seasonal holiday of Hanukkah, the […]
Jordan king visits Ramallah after UN vote
Posted by Shoaib-ur-Rehman Siddiqui BUSINESS RECORDER RAMALLAH: Jordan’s King Abdullah II flew in to the West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday for the first visit by a top foreign […]
Both Arab and Jew lived in the original Palestine. Why, Moshe Dayan asks, can’t they do so again? – The Long View: Our Middle East Correspondent interviews a feminist, patriot and widow who is nostalgic for a time of much greater harmony in the region
by Robert Fisk, The Independent “I was born here and I have a right to live here – the same thing goes for the Arab population” On the wall of the flat is a photograph of a beautiful young woman with long, dark hair. She is sitting on a lawn […]
Syria’s elite used to believe the bureaucracy would continue even after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. After Makdissi’s defection, that has changed – The real reasons for the “dismissal” of a Syrian spokesman
by Robert Fisk, The Independent “I am not with the regime – I am a civil servant,” Jihad Makdissi told me proudly. The Syrian foreign ministry spokesman believed in the institutions of governance, convinced that – come what may in Syria – the framework of bureaucracy would continue even after […]
Syria’s opposition warns of a rise in extremists
By David Ignatius The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY Syria’s opposition warns of a rise in extremists Syrian opposition leaders report an alarming growth within their ranks of fighters from Jabhat al-Nusra, an extremist group linked to Al-Qaeda. Jabhat al-Nusra now has somewhere between 6,000 and 10,000 fighters, according to officials […]
The bumpy road to Arab constitutions
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY The assorted political crises in Egypt, Tunisia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria and other Arab states show very clearly why credible constitutions are such important documents. These two elements of orderly contestation and genuine citizenship are missing in most Arab countries, which is […]
Jihadists make their presence felt in Syria’s Aleppo
ALEPPO, Syria — Protests in Syria’s northern city Aleppo against the Free Syrian Army highlight the waning influence of mainstream rebel groups and the rise of more disciplined and better-equipped […]
7 of Top 10 ‘World’s Most Influential Muslims’ Are Islamists
counterjihadreport.com: by: Ryan Mauro The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre has released this year’s list of the 500 “world’s most influential Muslims” and of the top 10, seven are Islamists. The unfortunate reality […]
Khalid ibn al-Walid – the greatest Muslim general (in the history)
I have visited Yarmouk, the battle scene between Jordan and the Syrian (Israeli occupied) Golan heights, where the Muslim army under the command of Khalid ibn al-Walid had defeated the […]
Muslim world’s condition
Source: Dawn.com MYRIAD problems afflicting Muslims today are of our own making. The combined GDP of a billion plus Muslims living in some 56 sovereign Muslim states is less than that of Japan. Barring a few countries like Malaysia and Turkey, most Muslim states are underdeveloped. Pakistan has seven million […]