RAMADAN KAREEM!
In Saudi Arabia and surrounding countries, such as Jordan, Ramadan will start tomorrow, Friday, 20th July 2012. At this moment the first Tarawaee Prayers are being broadcast from Makkah al Mukaramah Live on Saudi 1 TV station.
Muslim cleric shot dead in Russia’s Tatarstan
By MANSUR MIROVALEV, Associated Press Source: US NEWS com MOSCOW (AP) — A top Muslim cleric in Russia’s Tatarstan province was shot dead Thursday and another was wounded by a car bomb, attacks that the province’s leader and local religious authorities said were probably related to the priests’ criticism of […]
No rush to war in Israel over Bulgaria bombing
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel signaled on Thursday it would not rush into any open conflict with Iran or its Lebanese guerrilla ally Hezbollah despite blaming them for a deadly attack on its citizens in Bulgaria. A suicide bomber killed eight people on a bus carrying Israeli tourists […]
Govt needs to take stern action to stop violence against minorities
University of Indonesia (UI) has set up Abdurrahman Wahid Center (AWC) to serve as a forum to discuss issues related to democracy, global peace and social conflict. JakartaPost: The government […]
High-level huddle discusses ISI chief’s strategy in US
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Our Correspondent Published: July 19, 2012 ISLAMABAD: A high-powered gathering of the country’s civil and military leadership here on Wednesday finalised a […]
When silence replaces celebration
Credit: The News via Wasim Sroya The writer is a freelance columnist and former newspaper editor We should, right now, be celebrating. The announcement by physicists in Switzerland last week that they have all but proven the existence of the Higg’s Boson, a subatomic particle, also known as the “God […]
Suicide bombers of the world, unite
Credit: Asiatimes. The brazen assassination in Damascus of Defense Minister Dawoud Rajha and his deputy, Assef Shawkat (Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law), has been claimed by the Free Syrian Army as its “volcano”. Godfather IV-like intrigue behind the bombing instead suggests a “white coup” launched by the inner circle to “decapitate” the […]
BREAKING NEWS: Orangi Town, Karachi, Pakistan: Local Ahmadi president martyred. Attackers shot bullets to the head.
Inna lilla he wa inna alaehe rajeoon. We all are from Allah and to Him we all return. Who has more detailed News? Editor Update (source: Ahmadiyya Times/Social Media): http://ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.com/2012/07/pakistan-local-ahmadi-leader-shot-to.html A […]
As Syria nears tipping point, Jordan at ‘diplomatic crossroads’
by Taylor Luck | Jul 18, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — As rebels pushed further into the heart of Damascus on Wednesday, developments were watched with anxiety in Amman, where decision makers struggle to respond to a civil war brewing at the country’s northern borders and the potential collapse […]
Eco-friendly mosque planned in Dubai
DUBAI: ARAB NEWS Dubai plans to build the first eco-friendly mosque near the Clocktower Roundabout in Deira. Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) said the 45,000 square feet mosque would […]
Civil Defense deploys 10,000 men in Makkah to ensure safety in Ramadan
Riyadh: Arab News Thursday 19 July 2012 The drector general of Civil Defense on Wednesday said this year’s general emergency response plan in Makkah and Madinah will be successful. With […]
Thailand to help Jordan make artificial rain
by Mohammad Ghazal | Jul 18, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan and Thailand are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding soon under which the latter will help the Kingdom make artificial rain, according to the top Thai diplomat in Amman. In an interview with The Jordan Times […]
Pakistan National Suicide: Ban on polio vaccination: Is this the future Pakistani Child from Tribal Areas?
Express Tribune: Tribesmen endorsed a Taliban ban on polio vaccinations Wednesday, closing the door to the prospect of any child being vaccinated in North Waziristan as part of a nationwide campaign. Officials […]
Mobile apps take on the flavour of Ramadan
Most of the mobile phone apps on the major platforms are offered free By Naushad K. Cherrayil Staff Reporter GULFNEWS . Dubai: With the exponential increase in smartphone users across the region, technology has come to play a bigger role in annual festivities. Mobile technology has come handy for Muslims to […]
Summary: Ahmadiyah Again Find Themselves in Mob’s Sights
Credit: Jakarta Globe via Wasim Sroya A mob attack last Friday on an Ahmadiyah community in Bogor’s Cisalada village has rattled the beleaguered group as it tries to recover from a similar, more violent, incident from two years ago. “It was about 1 p.m. when we heard people shouting outside […]
Syrian rebels claim they staged bombing that killed defense minister and his deputy
Credit: Washington Post: BEIRUT —A bombing in Damascus on Wednesday killed Defense Minister Dawoud Rajha and his deputy, Asef Shawkat, who was the brother-in-law and close confidante of President Bashar al-Assad.The deputy commander of the Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the attack, the latest and most dramatic sign of […]
Pakistan’s courts take on the ISI
Credit:Asiatimes: Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency to close a notorious cell that focused on monitoring internal politics, in a direct challenge to the ISI’s ability to operate as a “state within a state”. In a judgement that puts pressure on the agency to be […]
Persian Gulf primed to explode
Credit: Asiatime. A minor incident in the Persian Gulf this week that saw a US Navy fuel ship open fire on an Indian fishing boat demonstrates how overcrowding by US warships and aircraft to intimidate Iran’s nuclear ambitions raises the likelihood of a spark that ignites full-scale war. Tehran, having […]
Drawing parallels between Jamaat-e-Islami and Muslim Brotherhood.
Credit: ET The leadership of the two parties met at the Brotherhood headquarters in Cairo in June last year. DESIGN: FAIZAN DAWOOD KARACHI: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) maintains close ties with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, a religious party which has recently found its voice again in mainstream Egyptian politics, and a group […]
Rent-a-donkey: Gujranwala kiln worker’s family takes first ever vacation
Credit:ET No need to spend on Petrol – Diesel – CNG. Get a Donkey instead for only Rs 10 per hour. PHOTO: EXPRESS GUJRANWALA: Liaqat Ali, his wife and parents will on Saturday return from a week-long vacation to Murree financed by savings from their rent-a-donkey business. Ali’s mother Rabia Bibi […]