Want unity? Tolerate diversity! Pakistan can still be saved
The Express Tribune: Khaled Ahmed: Why do we seek unity but end up with uniformity? If you want unity, teach yourself to tolerate diversity. Today, we are returning to a […]
1,000 march in Tel Aviv against war with Iran
By BEN HARTMAN Jerusalem Post: Protesters express opposition to strike on Iran, voicing anti-Netanyahu slogans and railing against AIPAC. By Ben Hartman In the first significant antiwar- with-Iran protest held […]
Opposition formulates joint strategy on PCNS recommendations
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan DAWN.COM | DawnNews ISLAMABAD: The opposition parties in the National Assembly have decided to present a joint stance based on consensus on the recommendations […]
Philanthropic KSA never lets down less fortunate
By JEDDAH: ARAB NE The Kingdom has an age-old tradition of extending a helping hand to the needy and less fortunate. Victims of poverty, internal strife and natural disasters in any part of the world can be assured of the help in cash and kind from Saudis. A Saudi cargo […]
Saudi Arabia: Wedding joy for 1,200
By YOUSUF MUHAMMAD | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: About 1,200 young men and women will marry in a mass wedding to be held on May 16, the Welfare Society for Marriage and Family Guidance announced on Friday. It said Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, the society’s honorary chairman, would patronize the […]
Palestinians are up to ears in debt
Los Angeles Times: By Edmund Sanders: Rahma abu Hussein can’t help but feel they are moving up in the world. The database engineer and his wife just bought their first home, and it’s […]
Liter by Liter, Indians Get Cleaner Water
Source: The New York Times NEW DELHI — As evening falls in Chuddani, a village of about 500 homes, people arrive by bicycle, motorbike, tractor and on foot with jugs that they fill with water from faucets outside a neat blue shed. Inside the building is a filtration plant […]
Israel will not cooperate with the UNHRC’s “fact-finding mission”
Israel Won’t Cooperate with UNHRC’s ‘Goldstone 2’ Diplomatic source: Israel will not cooperate with the UNHRC’s “fact-finding mission”, won’t legitimize an illegitimate body. By Elad Benari Israel announced on Thursday night that it would not be cooperating with the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) new “fact-finding mission” to investigate […]
Tahaffuz-e-KhatameNabuwwat: Killing of Ahmadis be allowed through legislation – Pakistan
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: The Horizon March 23, 2012 According to news accounts reported in Pakistan’s Urdu newspaper, Daily Express, an anti-Ahmadiyya conference held in Lahore by Khatima-e Nubuwwat Tahafuz Majlis […]
Israel May Quit the UN Human Rights Council
FM Lieberman says a UNHRC decision to establish a fact-finding mission to Judea and Samaria may lead to Israel severing ties with the body. Arutz Sheva: By Gavriel Queenann Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Friday he may recall the Israeli ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council and cut ties […]
Pakistan on the Brink-heading towards Anarchy: Warns Ahmed Rashid
Dawn.com: YORK: A Pakistani journalist and best-selling author cautions that Pakistan is heading towards anarchy in his new book that offers solutions for his country’s frayed ties with the United […]
UN rights council orders first probe of Israeli settlements
Resolution urges Israel to prevent settler violence AFP | Mar 22,2012 | JORDAN TIMES GENEVA — The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday passed a resolution ordering a first probe into how Israeli settlements may be infringing on the rights of the Palestinians. The resolution was adopted by the 47-member […]
Abu Ayub Ansari, a prominent companion
By ABU TARIQ HIJAZI ARABNEWS HIS name shines on the horizon of Madinah. He was the first who offered full hospitality to Holy Prophet (peace and mercy of Allah be upon him) when he arrived in Madinah. Later he proved that he was not only an extraordinary host and a […]
Salman Rushdie to write book on Imran Khan
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit:Dawn.com BY NADEEM F. PARACHA ON MARCH 22ND, 2012 Controversial novelist, author and your mother-in-law trapped in a middle-aged man’s body, Salman Rushdie, announced in London […]
N. Korean rocket to land in Luzon, gov’t seeks US help
Manila – The Philippine government said Thursday it anticipated US help to track a North Korean long-range rocket, part of which is expected to land off the Philippines. “Of course we need the help of the United States to monitor the path because we don’t have that capability,” Defence Secretary […]
‘Israel loves Iran’ Facebook initiative
Haaretz: New York Times, Washington Post report on the initiative started by two Israelis who sent a Facebook message to Iranians last Thursday saying, ‘We will never bomb your country. […]
PM contempt: Bench cannot hear the case, says Aitzaz
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: March 22, 2012 ISLAMABAD: Presenting his argument in the prime minister contempt case, Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan maintained that the […]
Analysis: Bali attack plot shows Indonesia terror threat evolving
(Reuters) – A foiled plot by suspected Islamic militants to attack and bomb targets in Bali, including a bar popular with tourists, marks an escalation of the violent threat in Indonesia as […]
Russia nudges Syria to move on
Credit: Asia Times: The latest United Nations Security Council statement on Syria displays unanimity of opinion over the year-long crisis. The onus on the West now is to find a way to work with Russia rather than around Russia, which is taking a lead role in pressurizing President Bashar al-Assad. […]
25-year strategic plan aims to improve pilgrims’ service
By MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Haj Minister Bandar Al-Hajjar said ongoing efforts to work out a 25-year strategic plan for Haj and Umrah operations reflect the top priority given by the […]