KARACHI: Despite thunders and lighting by successive governments, there was no downpour for the religious minorities in Pakistan. They are not yet given the dual voting rights nor can they elect their own representatives. According to the Constitution of Pakistan, only Muslim leaders of mainstream political parties can decide the […]
Source: Tarak Fateh.com via Wasim Sr: Many Pakistanis ask why it is only now, 42 years after the Genocide in Bangladesh by the Pakistan Army that war crimes trials have taken place and collaborators of the Pakistan Army are being convicted, including Abdul Quader Molla who was ordered executed by […]
DEC 16 ― In A world where one-dimensional stereotypes about Muslim women abound, it’s so refreshing to discover that there is a small but growing movement of women editorial cartoonists […]
A 72-year-old British doctor is in prison in Pakistan for “posing as a Muslim”, charges that reveal an escalating ideological fight that often spills over into violence. Masood Ahmad is a quiet, reserved widower who returned to Pakistan to open a pharmacy in 1982 after decades of working in London […]
By Celine Fernandez A trial is scheduled to begin this week in a religious court in Malaysia against two Shia Muslims accused of possessing books that violate an edict that […]
Attractive Pakistani Women Politicians – Top 10 The Pakistani women of today enjoy a better status than most women around the world. They have progressed in various fields of life such as politics, education, economy, services, health and many more. Participation in Pakistani politics by youngs, specially by young charming […]
Source: globalvoicesonline.org Farhan Janjua at Guppu reports a hate speech against Ahmadis. A mobile shop displayed this message “Caution: Qadianis (Ahmadis) are banned from entering.” The Ahmadi Muslims are religiously persecuted as a consequence […]
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Shahzad Chaudhry Published: December 14, 2013 The writer is a defence analyst who retired as an air vice-marshal in the Pakistan […]
Source: ET “I am a politician, if the judges want to join politics and negotiate with me, they should form the Judges party and I would be happy to meet them,” said Shaheed BB as quoted by her son recently. Eminently reasonable views, however in hindsight, there was a Judges party […]
Accuses Americans of saying one thing and doing another AFPPublished: 17:00 December 14, 2013Gulf News New Delhi: Visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in New Delhi on Saturday he no longer “trusts” the United States, accusing the Americans of saying one thing and doing another in his troubled homeland. Karzai’s […]
Saudi Arabia has reiterated its demand to bring about real reforms to the UN Security Council that would make the international organization play a more effective role in reinforcing world peace and security. “The UN Security Council is no more capable of dealing with today’s challenges. It has failed to […]
AFP | Dec 12, 2013 | 18:24 JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL –– The top military commander of the Western-backed Syrian opposition is in Turkey for talks with rebels, a spokesman said Thursday, denying reports that he had fled Syria. The Wall Street Journal reported that General Selim Idriss, the head of […]
AMMAN –– Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Saturday announced that ministries and public agencies will observe a holiday on Sunday due to the bad weather conditions. The decision was taken […]
muslimwriters.org: Religious blasphemy laws can be a touchy subject, especially in Pakistan, where just bringing up the subject of the blasphemy laws and whether they are right or wrong is considered, well …blasphemous. This wasn’t always the case. The sentiment behind most blasphemy laws is easy to understand. No person […]
Epigraph: He (Allah) it is Who made the sun radiate a brilliant light and the moon reflect a lustre, and ordained for it stages, that you might know the number of […]
Source: China Daily By ZHONG NAN (China Daily) United Parcel Service Inc, the world’s largest package delivery company by revenue, is looking to keep an upper hand in the Chinese market by adding 14 inner-city express services next year. UPS began domestic courier services in 2012, when it was granted […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comments: This article does not represent the sentiment of the Muslim Times’ Editorial team and is being shared for the sake of information to tell readers the opinions of Harun Yahya, who is a fairly well known author, in many parts of the world. By Harun […]
The international community must insist that Christians remain in the Middle East, not just as minorities, but as citizens with full equality under the law By Louis Raphael Sako 11:00AM […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Christian residents of this city’s Santa Catalina district found nothing unusual about Muslims bearing carpenters’ tools — until they realized the Muslims had volunteered to help rebuild […]
December 14, 2013 12:10 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Story Summary Five points for John Kerry to consider We seem to have arrived at that inevitable moment that we all knew was coming, when the United States would stop trying to be a low-key and ineffective mediator […]