Jeddah metro design ‘almost complete’
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Monday 17 December 2012 Transport Minister Jabara Al-Seraisry said the design work on the Jeddah metro project is almost complete. “The designing of a light train project […]
Matthew VanDyke: US citizen held in Libya emerges on Syria’s frontline
American who fought with anti-Gadaffi rebels turns up in Aleppo and claims to be filming a documentary Share209 Katie Rogers, guardian.co.uk, Friday 9 November 2012 An American who fought alongside […]
Murderer of Ahmadi doctors arrested in Karachi
From Twitter: Saira Niz@sainiz A Terrorist Abid Ali Malik arrested in Karachi, he admitted the killing of Two #Ahmadi Doctors. #Pakistan #AhmadiPersecution – via @amcgul Does anyone have more details?
Pakistan speaks for Ahmadis
Source: Rawal TV: Focus with Waqas Munawar Episode 88 – Issues: Lahore: Extremists Vandalise Cemetery …….
The lost word
Daily Times: Noshe Lynn. If Muslims can come out on the streets to protest about cartoons and books, why can they not come out in protest against these outrages being committed in their own country? Many people refuse to blame the Taliban (and others like them) for anything, saying that, […]
International and national Jobs in Pakistan: IRC Education Project
Dear Readers, any one who is qualified may apply directly to the address below: Dear Rafiq, Greetings from the International Rescue Committee! I am writing to ask for your help in identifying candidates for a large upcoming Education project. The IRC is recruiting candidates for a 5 year, $160 million […]
40% of Israelis thinking of emigration: Survey
Survey by Haaretz: A new survey shows more than a third of Israelis want to immigrate to other countries due to economic problems and spiraling cost of living in the […]
Diminishing Cadre of Muslims in Pakistan
Source: The Daily Dunya News: By Nazeer Naji Read the Original Article
Financial Inclusion for Muslims in India: How Can Islamic Finance Help?
Source: Indiaprwire Ethica Institute of Islamic Finance, the world’s most heavily-enrolled Islamic finance certification institute, teamed up with their exclusive partner in India, Infinity Consultants to recently deliver “Achieving Financial Inclusion for Muslims in India – How Can Islamic Finance Help?”, a live talk presented by Saif Ahmed, Managing Partner […]
Palestinian refugee camp in Syria engulfed by fighting
By Joe Sterling and Amir Ahmed, CNN December 16, 2012 (CNN) — Syrian warplanes bombarded a densely populated Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus Sunday amid clashes there, opposition activists said. […]
4th All India Minorities Business Summit to held in Mumbai
Source: Two Circles Mumbai: “The framers of our constitution recognising the special needs of the minorities granted them protection through constitutional measures in matters related to their freedom and prosperity. However, over six decades since independence we have experienced that minorities’ interests can be served better when the majority community […]
Controversy over Jesus’ tomb reaches Petah Tikva court
Journalist and filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici is suing anthropologist Joe Zias, who in recent years has been doing his utmost to disprove his provocative theories on early Christianity. By Nir Hasson […]
16 December 1971-Uncanny resemblance: Is Balochistan the next Bangladesh?
Express Tribune: bu Abdul Majeed: It has been 41 years today. 41 years ago, Pakistan was broken up into two parts, the former West Pakistan and Bangladesh. Apart from a distance of around 1000 miles separating the two parts of Pakistan, there was enough resentment on part of East Pakistani populace that […]
Muslim scholars reject prophecies of doomsday on December 21, 2012
Faisal Kamal Pasha Sunday, December 16, 2012 From Print Edition THE TIMES, PAKISTAN Rawalpindi The Muslim religious scholars have rejected the baseless prophecies of Mayan civilisation predicting eschatological events on December 21, 2012 with an annihilation of life from the face of the earth. The scholars criticised the role of […]
Iraq-Kurd deal offers hope, but challenges remain
AP | Dec 15, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES BAGHDAD — A deal brokered by Iraq’s president last week gives the central government and the Kurdish minority an opportunity to step back from a military standoff that has threatened to tip the country back into armed conflict just a year after […]
Thousands of Shias protest in Karachi against Shia genocide in Pakistan
Source: LUBP Tens of thousands of women, men and children, most of them Shias abut also some Sunnis, Ahmadis, Christians and Hindus, are currently part of a peaceful sit-in in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, to express unity and outrage against Shia genocide in Pakistan. The protest started on Friday 14 […]
Three people killed, 46 injured as attack on Peshawar airport repelled
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk / AFP / Riaz Ahmad / Umer Farooq / APP / Photo: Iqbal Mamound Published: December 15, 2012 A house damaged during the car explosion and rocket attacks on […]
Rivals India, Pakistan to make travel easier
Source: The Lahore Times NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan on Friday announced a new visa regime that will make cross-border travel easier as part of a thaw in their long-hostile […]
Jinnah’s Passport and Letter to Churchill- Would he be Muslim Today in Pakistan?
Pak Tea House: Editor’s note: It is quite evident from this letter to Churchill that while Muslims League accepted the Cabinet Mission proposals to keep India as a loose Confederation, Congress […]