Story Summary Iran’s agricultural exports grew last year, with pistachio and saffron sales almost doubling, despite Western sanctions on trade with the country, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted Iran’s […]
Source: The Hindu Convergence among multiple technological and scientific disciplines, coupled with making sustainable systems would define the “knowledge society” of the 21st century, the former President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, said here on Sunday. He was addressing students of the Indian Institute of Technology (Patna) during its first convocation programme. […]
Source: ET ISLAMABAD: The past year witnessed a 53% increase in sectarian violence, according to an annual report released on Friday by the Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies (PIPS). Non-sectarian attacks, on the other hand, decreased by 20%. More:
Zemtv: Youtube: 5th January is the birthday of Z A Bhutto, the Pakistani Prime Minister, who presided over the the break up of Pakistan, the first Civilian Martial Law Administrator […]
Inquirer: “We thought these things happen only in the US. Now it’s starting to happen here.” The death of 7-year-old Stephanie Nicole Ella by celebratory gunfire in Caloocan City on New Year’s Eve and the shooting rampage three days later in Kawit town in Cavite province that left eight people […]
Express News bureau chief in Lahore Muhammad Ilyas said that on Saturday, Ahmed’s health deteriorated and he was rushed to the hospital following cardiac arrest. His funeral prayers will be offered on Sunday January 6, 2013, at 3 pm in Peshawar. More
Listen to Me: Islam Does Not Command War Against Jews Let me clarify these misconceptions about Islam so that there is no excuse for warmongers and those who wish to […]
Timeline of the Video and Minhaj ul Quran The video posted on The Muslim Times on January 02, 2013 – most probably should be of late 1970s or early 1980s. […]
2012 Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel Highlights 2012 has been an exciting year for the growth of the cultural and academic boycott of Israel, a pillar of the global BDS movement. In what follows we would like to offer the main highlights of the year. This is far from […]
World’s sufis will hold meeting in Pekalongan The purposeful establishment of the organization is aimed at upholding the importance of monotheism in addition to helping create world peace. Jakarta, NU […]
‘War on terror’ actually aimed at Islam By Dr. Kevin Barrett And if “terrorism” means “the intentional slaughter of civilians,” the US and Israel commit thousands of times more terrorism than all the Muslims of the world put together.” Public opinion polls show that the vast majority of the world’s […]
My Take: New Year’s resolution – don’t get murdered Editor’s Note: Qasim Rashid is a national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA. Follow him on Twitter @MuslimIQ. By Qasim […]
Source: ET Sonu Khan Baloch named new K-P election commission chief. ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday shuffled provincial election commissioners for three provinces. According to the sources in the commission, heads of the election body were shuffled in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh. After the shuffle, K-P […]
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: A city in Indonesia’s Islamic law stronghold of Aceh will ban women from straddling male drivers on motorbikes, its mayor said on Wednesday, dubbing the position “improper”. […]
flickr: MM Ahmad was first posted in Lahore, the capital of the part of Punjab that was attached to Pakistan. Among the positions MM held in Lahore was that of […]
Source: Friday Times. Ba Najam Sethi Dr Tahir ul Qadri continues to hog the headlines. In ten days, however, he has progressively diluted his demands under relentless media scrutiny. Consider. Originally he insisted that the army and judiciary were “stake holders” who had a right to inform any caretaker government. […]
Source: ET ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration officials on Friday rejected a formal request by Minhajul Quran International (MQI) to hold a rally in front of parliament, citing overcrowding and capacity as bottlenecks. Instead, the administration suggested a change of venue for the MQI’s January 14 rally, proposing the lush […]
Petra | Jan 03, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) office in the Kingdom on Thursday received $1 million donated by the Muslim community in Australia to support Syrian refugees in Jordan. According to an IRW statement, an Australian delegation presented the financial assistance to […]
By Associated Press, WASHINGTON POST BAGHDAD — Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr reached out to Iraq’s religious minorities Friday, visiting a Baghdad church desecrated in a deadly 2010 attack and a […]
Source: The Hindu The Government could plan for 50,000 e-bikes with solar charging stations over two years in educational, business and public sector campuses. E-bikes and e-scooters, battery-powered and charged by solar energy, can transform transportation in India, making it fuel independent, environmentally friendly and affordable. Now is the time […]