Malaysia PM makes impassioned appeal for moderate Islam
Epigraph: We (Allah) made you (the Muslims) an exalted people and a nation of the middle course, that you may be guardians over mankind and the Messenger may be a […]
The clues found near Mary Magdalene’s home that suggest Jews and early Christians once worshipped together
dailymail:Excavations of an ancient synagogue found in a city where Mary Magdalene is thought to have lived have thrown up clues about how the Jewish and Christian religions developed. Jewish artefacts found at the site in Migdal on the shore of the Sea of Galilee – previously known as Magdala […]
Video Games and Cigarettes: Syria’s Disneyland for Jihadists
By Christoph Reuter spiegel.de Foreign Islamists coming into Syria have been gathering in the relatively quiet north. But many of them are finding transit towns — with good food, video games and smoking — preferable to the front. When they do end up fighting, it’s often with each other. Atmeh […]
Extended Story of Follies!
Source: Daily jang Click HERE for link. Note by Editor: Urdu readers who read Mr Ayyaz consider him in high steam. He is really superb. In his current article he has highlighted the follies of Pakistani leaders. Unfortunately article is in Urdu and non Urdu readers like Br Rafiq have […]
Shiite & Sunnis reconcile in Indonesia
Villagers settle religious differences as leaders dither The Sydney Morning Herald, By Michael Bachelard Indonesia Correspondent About 160 Indonesian villagers made refugees last year by a mob of their own […]
What word for stupidity? – Ayaz Amir
The News – What have we done to deserve this? Huge as our faults may be, what have we done to deserve the combined intellects of the Sharifs and Imran Khan? There is no escaping the fact that we chose them with our own hands, anointed them with our approval. […]
New massive earthquake rocks southwest Pakistan
Fox News – Officials say a major earthquake of 6.8 magnitude or larger has hit southwest Pakistan, less than a week after a massive temblor in the same region killed at least 359 people. The U.S. Geological Survey said on its website that a 6.8 magnitude quake was felt on […]
No faith in the system
The Hindu: by Pallavi Aiyar – Atheists in Indonesia, who have gained little acceptance in a deeply religious society, often find themselves on the wrong side of the law It’s late on a muggy Sunday afternoon in a dimly lit coffee shop in south Jakarta. Many among those sipping cappuccinos […]
The irony on who speaks for Islam
Daily Times: VIEW : The irony on who speaks for Islam — Qasim Rashid As survivors painfully clean their bloodstained churches, mosques, and malls, we’re all once again left asking How ironic. I stayed up all night writing a rejoinder to an anti-Islam politician who insists that Islam is a violent […]
Demand for amend to blasphemy law exposes PTI
the Nation: MULTAN Strongly deploring Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for demanding amendments to blasphemy law, the Tehrik Tahaffuz Namoos-e-Risalat (TTNR) declared on Thursday that it will mark Friday as condemnation day (Youm-e-Muzammat) against all those demanding changes in or abolition of the law. Addressing a news conference here, the leaders of […]
The forgotten hero: Mohammad Zafrullah Khan
Source: Daily Times By Mohammad Ahmad Mr Khan is the only person ever to become both president of the UN General Assembly and president of the International Court of Justice Today is the death anniversary of one of Pakistan’s greatest heroes. One can safely assume that there will be no […]
Hard-pressed groups like the Copts of Egypt, the Bahais of Iran, or the Ahmadiyyas, Shias, Christians
Source: The Economist: In plain language, such an envoy would be an advocate both internationally and above all within the administration for hard-pressed groups like the Copts of Egypt, the Bahais of Iran, or the Ahmadiyyas, Shias, Christians and other non-Sunni minorities in Pakistan. If such a job existed—so Mr […]
Ahmadis who lead dual lives
Source: ET Worse off are the Ahmadis who lead dual lives — secret lives, rather. Faith is an integral classification of identity in Pakistan. You are what you believe. And on this belief, we are divided — and we are killed. More:
PM Nawaz Sharif niece gets married to Indian General’s grandson
Promoted posts: Urdu debates: Futility of Implementation of Shariah Law: To be or not to be? And: Video: Are Imran Khan’s Sympathizers Creating a Risk of Theocracy? The Muslim Times’ Editor’s note: We have not been able to confirm the accuracy of this news. This seems to be popular in Google search […]
An Open Letter to “Islamic” Extremists
Source: muzlimbuzz.sg Dear “Islamic” Extremists, As you would have noticed, I used quotation marks around the word Islamic because there is nothing Islamic about what you are doing. Your status in the sight of Allah is between you and Him so I will not go so far as to commit takfir on you, […]
Muhammad (saw) The Prophet and Peace… by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Source: pakistanchristianpost.com The Prophet Muhammad received his first Divine revelation in Makkah in the year 610 C.E. God had appointed him to spread the message of tawhid or the oneness of […]
Islamic scholar Gulen rejects bombings in the name of Islam
Source: en.trend.az Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen has unequivocally rejected terrorist attacks and bombings committed in the name of Islam, adding that a terrorist cannot be branded a real Muslim Today`s […]
Where is the ‘voice’?
The Jakarta Post: A popular quote says silence is golden. But, this quote is never a single truth. Silence oftentimes could backfire as with the case of violence. By being […]
Iran is the star and Israel a grump at UN
Analysis || In this UN act, Iran is the star and Israel is the grump observing from the sidelines Haaretz: ……………….. “We are the kid who shouts that the emperor […]
Outrage is the wrong reaction to outrageous crimes
theguardian: Andrew Brown’s blog – The proper response, as to almost all catastrophes, is immediate unstinting humanitarian aid, and a sober recognition that there are many bad things we can’t as a matter of fact do much about. It calls for action. When you can’t act – and there is essentially […]