Repairing the broken hearts of both Jews and Muslims
HAARETZ: By Dylan Kaplan The remedy for healing the broken heart of “scorned lovers” is trying again to love. The truth is that it is in the best interest of […]
Makkah new main railway station to cost 3.2 bn.SR
By MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Published: Apr 9, 2012 00:37 Updated: Apr 9, 2012 00:37 The Haramain Railway’s main station in Makkah will cost SR3.2 billion, Transport Minister Jabara Al-Seraisry said […]
New blasts hits Egyptian gas pipeline serving Jordan, Israel
Readers may be fed-up with this News. It is the fourteenth time since the change of Mubarak’s regime in Egypt that the pipeline serving Jordan and Israel has been blown […]
Syria demands guarantees before pull out from cities
Free Syrian Army ‘committed’ to Annan’s plan; mediator ‘shocked’ by surge in violence AFP – Jordan Times DAMASCUS — Syria on Sunday demanded guarantees that armed groups cease fire before withdrawing its troops from protest hubs as agreed with special envoy Kofi Annan, even as a UN truce deadline loomed. […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community organizes peace symposium in Bihar
Source: Jagran Bhagalpur, Bihar Sunday, 08 Apr: Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya recently organized a peace symposium in the Bhagalpur district from the Indian state of Bihar. On this eve, health minister of […]
On Good Friday, 9 men nailed to crosses in Philippines
Philippine News Filipino penitents are nailed to wooden crosses during a reenactment of the crucifixion during Good Friday. (Erik de Castro – Reuters) The devotees say they endure the pain to give thanks, atone for their sins and pray during Holy Week. “I feel good because my suffering has ended,” […]
Zardari, Singh talk: Indian PM to visit Pakistan
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: April 8, 2012 NEW DELHI: Addressing the media after holding private talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on […]
Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey
The Jakarta Globe: Sandwiched between the Indian and the Pacific oceans and home to more than 1,000 ethnic groups and 300 distinct languages, Indonesia looks different to each person who […]
Israel bans Günter Grass over poem
Arutz Sheva: Gunter GrassInterior Minister Eli Yishai has banned German poet Gunter Grass from entering Israel. Yishai declared Grass “persona non grata” in the Jewish State on Sunday, saying his […]
EDITORIAL: Ahmedis under threat
Dailytimes.com: It seems that state officials are taking advantage of the discriminatory status of Ahmedis to freely brutalise members of the community. Police officials continuously persecute these people because of […]
No inquiry into torture death of Pakistani school teacher
Press Release: Asian Human Rights Commission FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-082-2012 April 8, 2012 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission PAKISTAN: No inquiry has yet been initiated in to […]
Religion and politics in the Philippines
GMA News: Lately, there has been no shortage of press coverage on the religiosity of politicians. The current Vice-President Jejomar Binay projects himself as a devotee of the Sacred Heart of Jesus […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community organizes peace conference in Odisha
Source: Sambad Soro, Balasore Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Soro recently organized a peace conference at the Radhanath Smruti Mandap in the Balasore district from the Indian state of Odisha . Leaders […]
Schoolchildren elated over Qur’an competition success
By JEDDAH: MD AL-SULAMI, ARAB NEWS STAFF Secondary school students Bakar Abdul Rahman Bakar and Inas Al-Bar have bagged first prizes in the Holy Qur’an Memorization Competition held as part […]
Children with disabilities enjoy day in the sun at Dead Sea Ultra Marathon
by Nadia Amad | Apr 08,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Twenty children with disabilities from the New Hope Centre in Zarqa participated in the 19th annual Dead Sea Ultra […]
Pictures: AMJ Fiji Serving Humanity
Courtesy: Ashfaaq Ahmad Khan, National President, MKA,Fiji. The Youth branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Fiji, classified as Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Fiji has been actively taking part in helping severely affected flood […]
Maid’s Cries Cast Light on Child Labor in India
Source: The New York Times NEW DELHI — The girl’s screams were brittle and desperate. Neighbors in the suburban housing complex looked up and saw a child crying for help from an upstairs balcony. She was 13 and worked as a maid for a couple who had gone on […]
No looking back for us
The Muslim Times Editor of Pakistan From the Newspaper | Abbas Nasir | 21 hours ago WHO was Master Abdul Qudoos Ahmad? How would you know even […]
Five possible scenarios for Syria, and their impact on Iraq
By Safa A. Hussein The Daily Star, Lebanon Iraqis celebrated the Arab Spring that changed the regimes of Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen. But they are divided about the protests and uprisings in Bahrain and Syria. On the surface, it seems that this is merely a reflection of the sectarian divide […]
An Afghan wedding (in 1970)
During the early 1970s – during the days of King Zahir Shah – Afghanistan was a more open society than now. Schools were available for boys and girls. Ladies could wear the burka or not wear it. In Kabul many ladies wore European clothing. Still, Islamic values were adhered to. […]