The government of Indonesia is investigating whether a town in West Java has violated national law by introducing Islamic law. The mayor of Tasikmalaya has been called to Jakarta to explain the content of a regulation that declares that women should cover their heads and people should live in an […]
RT: India has moved to block journalists’ Twitter accounts and websites, threatening to shut down Twitter entirely if it does not block those inciting violence. The warning comes amid an outbreak of ethnic clashes in the north of the country. The government demanded that Twitter block 28 web pages with […]
Express Tribune: Markandey Katju. When I was a judge in the Allahabad High Court, a criminal appeal came before me in which some Muslim boys had been convicted by the trial court of gang-raping a young Dalit Hindu girl. In Uttar Pradesh (UP, which is the largest state in India […]
Source: Outlook India Hasrat Mohani was not just a maverick when it came to publicly championing the radical thinking of Tilak. He also wrote verses expressing deep love for Krishna, and often went to Mathura to celebrate Janmashtami. He was a true maverick. In 1908 he published an anonymous article […]
Credit: Asia Times: NEW DELHI – A rising incidence of violent face-offs between officers and soldiers in the Indian Army is becoming a worry for the establishment. The reasons are related to harsh working conditions, high risk to life due to the nature of the work, low pay, lack of […]
Source: Ahlul Bayt News Agency Prominent Saudi clerics issued a statement to demand for launching an interfaith dialogue and also confrontation with religious discrimination. (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – Seven Shia clerics from Saudi Arabia released a statement announcing their support for the proposal by Saudi King Abdullah for launching […]
Credit: Asia Times: Usually ignored by the West as irrelevant, the Non-Aligned Movement has raised eyebrows by scheduling its next summit in the Iranian capital. By doing so, it has underscored recent developments in the Middle East centering on Iran, Syria, India, and the NAM’s ongoing struggle against US geopolitical […]
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Source: Jurist.Org Police in Bangladesh arrested a top member of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) [official website; GlobalSecurity backgrounder] on Wednesday after a war crimes court ordered his arrest hours earlier. The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) [Facebook page] issued a warrant for the arrest of ATM Azharul Islam and ordered police […]
Dawn: ONCE again Pakistan finds itself highlighted in the international press for the most unsavoury of reasons. The issue, the infamous ‘blasphemy law’ or Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal […]
Reuters. Jordan Times. AZAZ, Syria — Syrian rebel fighters speak proudly of the day forces loyal to President Bashar Al Assad fled in their tanks from the northern town of […]
Source: The Huffington Post By Mehdi Hasan:Political director of The Huffington Post UK and presenter of Al Jazeera’s The Cafe You could not make it up. An 11-year old Christian […]
And when the she-camels, ten-month pregnant, are abandoned. (Al Quran 81:5) How this verse is a sign and a prophecy for the Latter Days and coming of the Messiah, Mirza […]
Ahmadiyya Times: “The government and local administration has violated the article 20 of constitution of Pakistan after stopping Ahmadis from congregating for Eid prayers. The article 20 ensures every citizen […]
Credit: ET via Wasim Sroya Is AQ Khan alleging that he is a patriot while Ahmadis are not loyal to Pakistan? PHOTO: REUTERS Consider this before buying your next Umra package: Jabbar sahib can grab your shoulder, beam you to the Kaaba from anywhere in the world, where you can […]
Dawn: WASHINGTON: An American journalist Richard Miniter in his latest book has claimed that a colonel from Pakistan’s spy agency had helped the US in providing vital information in locating […]
ARAB NEWS Wednesday 22 August 2012 JEDDAH: A number of prominent religious scholars from the eastern city of Qatif have opposed all forms of violence targeting public properties and institutions. […]
NALCHIK, Russia — Natai Al Sharkas’ great-grandfather killed his Russian commanding officer and defected to the enemy. The ethnic Circassian swells with pride at the thought of the century-old act. […]
Yemeni women say equal rights are compatible with Islam Inroads to equality hindered by accusations that feminists are acting ‘un-Islamic’ While many nations in the Middle East were reborn the […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times And He (Allah) revealed to it (conscience) the ways of evil and the ways of righteousness […]