Filipino nurses have stayed put in Fukushima, Japan, site of one of the worst nuclear disasters in history, to help their elderly patients. In a speech marking the first anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Toshinao Urabe on Sunday gave thanks to the Philippines […]
BEIRUT: Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai’s recent remarks on the ongoing developments in Syria and the challenges facing Christians in the region is drawing another round of criticism from March 14 […]
Indonesia must be “free” of liberal values, including liberal interpretations of Islam. That’s the message of thousands of Muslims who demonstrated against the Ahmadiyya minority faith and “liberalism” on Friday. […]
The measures used to overcome the Asian financial crisis should not be overlooked by Europe. by Stephen S. Roach, who is Non Executive Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and author of The Next Asia. (AlJazeera) New Haven, CT – The austerity debate was the topic du jour at this year’s […]
By ANDREW DULLOCK, ARABNEWS Moving away from your comfort zone can be an easy task for some people, but for some, moving to a new culture and environment drastically different from your own can be quite overwhelming. There are many instances where you will feel very anxious about your new […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Rabia Mehmood Published: March 10, 2012 LAHORE: The Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamat (ASWJ) has hit back atreports of a ban imposed by the […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Wajahat S Khan Published: March 10, 2012 He’s the new boss of Aabpara, but he’s not the same as the old […]
Let us Build Pakistan (LUBP). by Abdul Nishapuri Recently I read two excellent articles on the systematic murder of Shia Muslims in Pakistan, by Marvi Sirmed (in Daily Times, 5 March […]
CLARK, Pampanga—The joke about the Philippine Air Force (PAF) is that it is “all air and no force”—and that hurts. But that may soon be over. Saying better times are at hand, the PAF’s new commanding general, Maj. Gen. Lauro Catalino dela Cruz, on Friday attended the blessing of four […]
Source: The New York Times MUZAFFARNAGAR, India — Along the narrow lane known as Khadar Wallah, Muslims and low-caste Hindus have lived side by side for years, bound by poverty, if not religion. Yet recently, Muslims like Murtaza Mansuri have noticed a change. Their neighbors have become better off. […]
Israel 21C: Opposition Chairwoman Tzipi Livni is Israel’s only entry on Newsweek and the Daily Beast’s “150 women who shake the world” list. “They’re starting revolutions, opening schools and fostering […]
Jennani Durai – Straits Times Indonesia In Indonesia any one less than 19 years of age is considered Minor for marriage purpose. Singapore. When sales executive Mohamed Rashid wanted to […]
livemint.com: Aakar Patel I wrote this piece for the two Pakistani newspapers where I write columns, but they did not publish it. These papers are quite liberal, and their editors open-minded. […]
KABUL — President Hamid Karzai’s US-backed government is under fire this International Women’s Day, accused of selling out on Afghan women’s rights as it tries to woo the Taliban into peace talks. Lawmakers, rights organisations and analysts say that the Afghan leader, by endorsing an edict calling women second-class […]
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By Bulent Arinc The Daily Star Lebanon After decades of official neglect and mistrust, Turkey has taken several steps to ensure the rights of the country’s non-Muslim religious minorities. In […]
By JEDDAH: GALAL FAKKAR, ARAB NEWS STAFF The Court of Grievances will be the final decision maker in any dispute between the Zakat payer and the Zakat and Income Tax […]
Armed groups in Syria have rejected a proposal by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan to renounce violence and seek a political solution to the Syrian unrest. The rejection came one day after Annan urged an end to the months-long unrest in Syria and called for a peaceful way to implement […]
By ASSOCIATED PRESS ARABNEWS GENEVA: The United Nations said on Thursday that it was readying food stocks for 1.5 million people in Syria as part of a 90-day emergency contingency plan to help civilians deprived of basic supplies after nearly a year of conflict. “More needs to be done,” John […]
By MAKKAH/MADINAH: ARAB NEWS The Imam and Khatib at the Grand Mosque Sheikh Osama Khayyat comforted the Syrian people, wilting under the oppression of the tyrannical regime of President Bashar Assad, by reciting verses of the Holy Qur’an saying Almighty Allah sends solace soon after hard times. The imam made […]