KUWAIT: Curtailing Christians’ religious freedom by removing churches violates the country’s laws, and is an affront to the tolerant image of Islam and Kuwaiti society, said Jamaal Al-Shehab , Minister […]
With Hard-Liners Increasingly Cornered, All That Is Needed Is a Little More Rope Bramantyo Prijosusilo, Jakarta Globe: As calls for the disbandment of organizations that use religion as a mask […]
Russian TV; The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has said that all churches in the Arabian Peninsula must be destroyed. The statement prompted anger and dismay from Christians throughout the […]
Dawn.com: By Tahir Mehdi: Know thy box. I mean do you know what box your faith can fit into? You better check that out or you won’t be able to […]
Islamic fashion is no oxymoron. As the recent Islamic Fashion Festival (IFF) staged in Manila showed, there’s more to Muslim dressing than the traditional abaya, chador and even burka. The collections of seven designers, including the Philippines’ JC Buendia, Jun Escario and Veejay Floresca, were noteworthy for their wearability, craftsmanship, […]
By Jin Kyu Kang SEOUL (Reuters) – If you are thirty-plus and a woman with a masters degree in South Korea, you may need the help of a matchmaker to find love — and your worried mother may even end up doing the legwork for you. As women in this […]
Credit: The Horizon via Wasim Sroya of Selvenia: Aakar Patel’s recently published article “The apostates of Pakistan” was penned a couple years ago, but did not see the light of day until now. He states the reason for this delay as reluctance of seemingly liberal Pakistani English language papers to publish […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: March 15, 2012 BAHAWALPUR: As the issue for writing a letter to Swiss authorities gains momentum, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: March 15, 2012 Interior Minister Rehman Malik has decided to sue Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Pakistan […]
The Jakarta Post Indonesians are becoming more religious and, at the same time, intolerant of different religious identities, which threatens the basic foundation of pluralism in Indonesia, an international seminar […]
By John Tirman: Executive Director of the MIT Center for International Studies. Source: Huffington Post The nearly complete mastery of U.S. politics that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again displayed […]
Express Tribune: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has refused to attend the India Today Conclave in New Delhi after learning about British author Salman Rushdie’s participation. In a statement released […]
LONDON: Bashar Assad has taken advice from Iran on countering a revolt against his rule and joked about his promises of reform, according to a trove of e-mails taken from […]
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star, Beirut, Lebanon. What is it that drives ordinary Arab men and women to do extraordinary things, such as demonstrate against their government for 12 months non-stop, at the risk of being killed every day? I have heard many explanations for the ongoing Arab […]
Credit: UK TIMES LONDON By Zubair Khan In depth analysis support the view point that in any nation, country or society, the educated class is self consciously bound by a self-devised code of ethics, morality and has definite ideas where it should be heading. As such educated class of any […]
The Jakarta Post, Beijing China finds Indonesia’s economic growth impressive, putting it on a fast track to become a prominent trading partner, officials say on Tuesday, just days ahead of […]
Palestinian Chronicles: China has called on Israel to put an end to its airstrikes on the Gaza Strip after the Israeli premier vowed that the besieged enclave would be pounded […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Asad Kharal Published: March 14, 2012 LAHORE: The incumbent Pakistan Peoples Party government withdrew Rs270 million from the secret fund of […]
Source: Reuters, Jordan Times. RAMALLAH — Of the hundreds of Palestinian children locked in Israeli jails each year, the vast majority suffer nightmares, bed-wetting and anxiety after their release, Save […]