Syrian fighters fed up with ‘cowards in exile’
ALEPPO, Syria — Syrian rebels at the front are turning against their commanders, accusing them of being cowards by fleeing abroad and failing to unite a cause that has been […]
Saudi Arabia: Shoura says women must unveil for security reasons
ARAB NEWs JEDDAH: Saudi women will have to reveal their faces for security checks before male inspectors if needed, according to a decision made by the Shoura Council on Sunday. […]
In Pictures: Exploring the Western Wall
Al Jazeera: Tunnels 15 metres beneath Jerusalem’s Old City threaten to penetrate the Temple Mount, home to the Al Aqsa mosque. In the heart of Jerusalem’s Old City – the […]
Indonesia Outperforms BRIC Countries
Shifting Economic power from G7 to developing world After successfully introducing the acronym BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or BRICS including South Africa) in 2001, Jim O’Neill, chairman of Goldman […]
Muhammad Yunus: ‘How We Can Bring About Change?’
Source: Huff Post. By Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate in Economics The current financial crisis makes it very clear that our current financial system is not sustainable. This is the opportune time […]
Pakistan going through critical phase: Kayani
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: November 5, 2012 Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that Pakistan, as a […]
یہ دیس ہمارا ہے؟
فی زمانہ وطنِ عزیز میں جو حالات چل رہے ہیں ان کو دیکھ کر دل خون کے آنسو روتا ہے۔ حالانکہ ہمارے ملک کے لوگ نماز روزہ زکٰوۃ پر کافی توجہ دیتے ہیں۔ اور کسی کی تعریف کے لیے یہ کہنا کہ فلاں پنج وقتہ نمازی ہے کافی ہے۔ ہم […]
The Taliban’s main fear is not drones but educated girls
Guardian: By Mohammad Hanif: Apparently, Pakistanis don’t need the Taliban to destroy their schools any more – they can do it themselves. Last week, a girls’ high school was set ablaze in […]
Peace Symposium at Taj Samudra – Colombo.
By A. Abdul Aziz, Press Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at – Sri Lanka. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Jama’at) Sri Lanka organized its first annual “Peace Symposium 2012” on 3rd November 2012, at the Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo. In this symposium Professor Kshanika Hirimburegama, Vice-Chancellor, University of Colombo, Ven. Galagama Dhammaransi Thero, […]
Latin patriarch commends King of Jordan ’s support for Jerusalem
Petra | Nov 04, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Latin Patriarch of Jordan, Palestine, Cyprus, Syria and Israel Fouad Twal on Sunday commended His Majesty King Abdullah’s support for Palestinians and the holy sites in Jerusalem. During a visit to Madaba Governorate, Twal highlighted the situation in Palestine, which […]
Faizabad – The Riot and the Rot
Source: Open Faizabad saw a brazen attack on Muslims on 24 October. From what led to this carnage, it is clear that it was not spontaneous but orchestrated COMMUNALISM CALCULATED ATTACK: Chowk area of Faizabad where shops of Muslims were targeted by arsonists on 24 October (Photos: RAUL IRANI) The […]
A Nobel for Malala
Written by Ram Puniyani Pakistan has been facing innumerable troubles, not entirely due to its own faults. The whole politics of oil, the designs of Empire and the subservience of Mullah-Military complex to the US designs have brought in lot of misery in the region. Currently one is painfully witnessing […]
The secular Jinnah
Daily Times: by Yasser Latif Hamdani Apparently, ‘secular’ is some sort of a bad word and anyone using this word in connection with Quaid-e-Azam is automatically a traitor Our Urdu press, conspiratorial, nationalist and rightwing, is full of nazriati (ideological) warriors. This article is a rebuttal of two of the most popular standard-bearers […]
A Surprise Step by Bank Of Japan
Business Insider: Over the past few weeks, there’s been a growing buzz about central banks playing a greater role in explicitly serving as funders of government. The idea that people (journalists and Wall Streeters, mostly) have been talking about is the notion that central banks could buy government debt (as […]
Philippines grapples with cost of economic success
Philippine News: An inflow of capital has pushed up the peso that threatens asset price bubbles Reforms pushed through by President Benigno Aquino have put the Philippines back on the map for international investors but authorities are struggling to control an inflow of capital that has pushed up the currency […]
Malicious intent
Humanist: by Beena Sarwar. Those calling for a global blasphemy law should heed the lessons from Pakistan In Pakistan a democratically elected but weak government struggles to hold on to power against tremendous odds. If, despite the challenges, it completes its tenure and makes it to the next election it […]
Your Coping Mechanism towards Information Explosion: The Muslim Times!
In this age of information and its explosion, you will be taken for a ride, if you do not keep abreast with the latest, the best and most accurate information. You will be taken for a ride not only by the ordinary con artists but also by journalists, politicians and even the so called religious scholars. Try the […]
Jerusalem Mayor: Let Jews pray on Temple Mount
The Israel Today: Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat last week said it was time for Israel to finally implement true religious freedom and allow Jews to pray atop the Temple Mount. […]
Public Meeting on World Religious Figures Held in Calicut Kerala
Kerala, India: ‘Divya Smrithi’ – A Public Meeting on World Religious Figures was conducted as part of Kozhikode Zonal Conference 2012 in Kerala, India on Saturday the 3rd of November. By the grace of God, the event was a grand success. It highlighted the noble characters of world religious leaders: Prophet […]
Abūʾl-Wafā Būzjānī: An Equal of Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, and Archimedes
Why is he equal to Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, and Archimedes? I do not say it but George Sarton says it! George Sarton (1884–1956) was a Belgian chemist and historian who […]