By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Lebanon The rapid developments in recent days in the world of the Syrian groups fighting to overthrow the regime of President Bashar Assad will be a game-changer if the new coalition of opposition forces actually becomes a unified movement that achieves four critical […]
The Jerusalem Post: Both Iran and Israel have never been so aware as they are today of the positive and beneficial consequences of a close relationship and historic friendship. Iran […]
Source: ET: Hazrat Ali Shah declared guilty by Additional Sessions judge, fined Rs100,000. PHOTO: FILE CHITRAL: A man accused of blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was declared guilty and awarded a death sentence along with a fine worth Rs100,000 by Additional Sessions Judge Azhar Ali Khan in Chitral. More:
Source: Stratfor: On Oct. 19, Lebanese Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan was assassinated on a narrow side street near Sassine Square in downtown Beirut. The attack involved the detonation of a moderately sized vehicle-borne improvised explosive device as al-Hassan’s car passed by the vehicle in which the device was hidden. The […]
Source: Nasir Rajput Aslamo Alaikum , Wah safi mian wah, zaberdast, bohat maza aya artikl purh kar. Allah apko khush rakhe ke ap ne mujhe khush kar diya. All Tala humarey hum watnoon ko aqal aur hosh ke nakhun day,aur woh waqt ki awaaz ko pehchaney warna pichli qoomoon ki […]
SHAH ALAM: The Sultan of Selangor has called on politicians to stop politicising Islam, as it can mislead the people and cause a split amongst Muslims. Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah said the sanctity of Islam was tainted when religious teachings and interpretations of the Al-Quran were used to gain political […]
A day-long event that focused on exhibition, lecture and souq to demonstrate how to live modestly and protect women’s modesty was held on Monday at the Jamiat Al Islah in Al Qusais. More than 40 countries from across the world exhibited their national costumes, including modern but modest dresses of […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Maal Hijrah, as the PM says is the concept to achieve balanced development. The ideology of unity and oneness among Muslims can be strengthened with the implementation of the “Wasatiyyah” or “middle path” concept. In his Maal Hijrah greeting Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said Wasatiyyah, or […]
From Asian Human Rights Commission: Ms Afshan Malik was a student in the Government Degree College for Women, Gulshane Ravi, Lahore. Ms. Malik participated in the Natiya(poems in the honour of the Holy Prophet PBUH) competition in the Punjab Youth Festival. The Chief Minister of the Punjab, who was present at […]
Credit: dnaindia.com: Al Qaeda’s leader has rejected the notion of nation states and any United Nations role in arbitrating solutions to conflict in a document outlining how Muslims should run their affairs. The statement by Ayman al-Zawahri, entitled “Supporting Islam” and posted by the jihadi militants’ publishing arm on an Islamist […]
Asian Human Rights Commission: With its reelection to the Human Rights Council Pakistan must now show the world that it is serious about fulfilling its international obligations. One area that needs urgent attention is the violence committed against religious minorities, in particular the harassment and violence perpetrated against the Ahmadis, […]
To amend the 2008 joint ministerial decree on Ahmadiyah is stressed The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights Navanethem Pillay has strongly urged the Indonesian […]
Source: Indian Punchline: Two contrasting estimations regarding the future of Afghanistan in the post-2014 scenario emerged in the region over the weekend from Moscow and New Delhi. The Russia-led Collective Security Organization [CSTO] is bracing for the apocalypse in Afghanistan following the “walkout” by the NATO forces. Whereas, India is […]
by Mohamed Cherif in Geneva, swissinfo.ch Hundreds of doctors are being imprisoned or killed for doing their job and tens of thousands of people are deprived of vital treatment as […]
Source: TOI: GAZA: Israel killed the military commander of Hamas in an airstrike on the Gaza Strip Wednesday, bringing the two sides to the brink of a possible new war. The attack came despite signs that Egypt had managed to broker a truce between Israel and Palestinian militants after a […]
Source: ET Since July 2010, more than 400 bodies of missing persons have been found in Balochistan. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE LAHORE: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and her delegation tried to downplay the grave human rights situation in Balochistan during her presentation on October 30 to the United Nations (UN) Universal Periodic […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Sunara Nizami Published: November 14, 2012 Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Imran Khan talks to media persons during a press conference with […]
Ahmadi Muslims have not been able to return to their homes after vicious attack in District Rangpur. On 7 November 2012 fanatical religious extremists attacked the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Taraganj, District of Rangpur in an extremely brutal and vicious attack. The attack took place in the village of Kisamat, […]
GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN RIYADH: GCC interior ministers signed a security agreement yesterday, which will make them a unified force in the region. The pact aims at reinforcing security cooperation and coordination between the GCC member countries, said the bloc’s chief Abdullatif Al-Zayani. “The security pact will empower each GCC country […]
ARAB NEWS CAIRO: Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal yesterday said there should be a serious international commitment to put a quick end to the escalating humanitarian tragedy in Syria and pave the way to remove the tyranny of an unjust regime. Addressing the Second Arab-European Ministerial Meeting, he said such […]