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 […]
No peace, even in the grave
Source: Daily Times: By: Gulmina Bilal Ahmad A country that still lacks an effective anti-terrorism law cannot complain about such incidents When an individual comes to the end of his/her journey in this world, he/she is buried in a grave with an inscription marking his/her last resting place. But is […]
Who killed General Zia? Worldly Theories and/or Divine Wrath
Source: Express Tribune by Khaled Ahmad: Ijazul Haq, son of army chief General Zia, has accused Zia’s then vice-chief General Aslam Beg of being a part of the conspiracy to kill his father. He appeared on Geo TV on December 1, 2012, and said he was sorry that General Hameed Gul, who was the […]
Despicable
Daily Times: Mohammad Ahmad. Both the targeted communities have nothing in common except that both despise violence and work in their own ways to bring man closer to God December 3, 2012 will be remembered in history as a black day for Jinnah’s Pakistan. Two separate incidents occurred in Lahore […]
Pakistani Taliban Recruits Via Facebook
Source: Jakarta Globe Peshawar, Pakistan. The Pakistani Taliban has set up a page on Facebook to recruit enthusiasts to write for a quarterly magazine and to edit video, a spokesman confirmed on Friday. The Umar Media TTP page, which has more than 270 likes, appears to have been created in […]
Update: Press Release by Jamaat Ahmadiyya on Martyrdom of Maqsood Ahmad Today in Quetta
Source: Press Section Nazarat Amoor-e-Amma- Sadr Anjmuman Ahmadiyya Rabwah Translation by Editor Muslim Times. Any responsibility for error in translation is Mine. Quetta: Young Ahmadi Trader Maqsood Ahmad targeted and killed in Quetta on account of religious hatred Increased in target killing of Ahmadies in Quetta after Karachi is of serious concern. […]
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 […]
Revolutionary police squad to limit Syrian rebel abuses
AL BAB, Syria — In an army barracks seized by rebels in northern Syria, Abu Islam heads a new unit that looks into complaints against insurgents for abuses such as intimidation, extortion and vandalism. “We need an organised system that works better than before, to eliminate bad behaviour by [rebel] […]
Another Ahmadi-Muslim martyred: Maqsood Ahmad from Quetta
from Twitter: SabahatMS@SabahatMS Another #Ahmadi Muslim, Maqsood Ahmad Sahib is martyred in Quetta, #Pakistan today! His brother was martyred last month in November! Ayesha Abbas @ayesha_malik_ “@SaleemudDinAA Maqsood Ahmad sahib of Quetta was murdered today at 9 AM PST in Allah’s way. He left behind two children & a widow. […]
‘After the living, they came for the dead’
The Friday Times: by Saba Eitiazaz: The Ahmadiyya cemetery in Lahore’s Model Town is dead silent. Broken mud-ridden tombstones are scattered all over the graveyard. An old man weeps silently, trying to fix an uprooted tombstone bearing his father’s name with trembling hands. “After 35 years of serving this country, this […]
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 […]
Overweight Indonesian police officers ordered to take exercise classes
Guardian, UK: Any officer in Jakarta weighing over 100kg (15 stones) must follow the twice-weekly weight-loss programme Overweight police in Indonesia’s capital have been ordered to exercise, exchanging their uniforms […]
Wahhabi war waged on Indonesia’s Shi’ites
Source: Asia Times: By Rossie Indira and Andre Vltchek Indonesia’s Shi’ite minority is under heavy attack. Men, women, and children have been assaulted, schools damaged, and villages burned to the ground. Many have been killed. It is becoming increasingly clear that Saudi Arabia’s intolerant brand of Wahhabi Sunni Islam – […]
Assad faces life or death choice
Source: Asia Times: By Victor Kotsev Amid significant rebel advances and indications that a partition of Syria might happen in the next months, the government army reportedly readied chemical weapons for use last week. The United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance responded with harsh warnings and […]
The Dajal of Pakistani Media: Coverage of Huzoor’s Address to EU Parliament
The News: by Murtaza Ali Shah: European MPs want Pakistan to check sectarian killings BRUSSELS: European Parliament members have expressed concern over the rise of sectarian violence in Pakistan and the ability of militants to strike their victims with impunity. A major interfaith conference related to Pakistan situation in the […]
Violence against minorities: ‘Religious harmony must be taught in schools’
Source: ET Bishop Lal says all religions preached love for humanity and this common ground should be highlighted by religious scholars. LAHORE: Pakistanis need to stop targeting their countrymen belonging to religious minorities whenever there is a perceived crime against Islam or Muslims elsewhere in the world, said speakers at a […]
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 […]