Religious conflicts and civilizing the civilians
Khairil Azhar, Jakarta Post: Shortly after the proclamation of Indonesian independence in 1945, a mob of Muslims hurriedly moved to Tugu Church in North Jakarta. They wanted to destroy the […]
Ewan-e-Tauheed under threat of demolition
DAWN.COM By Faiza Mirza RAWALPINDI: Worshippers at Ewan-e-Tauheed, which is the main worship site for Ahmadis in Rawalpindi, fear that the building will be demolished because of the recent propaganda […]
Efroze Chemical Industries owner says PIC batch contaminated
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: February 1, 2012 KARACHI: Owner of Efroze Chemical Industries confessed on Wednesday that the batch of IsoTab produced for […]
Blasphemy laws in Pakistan
Courtesy Daily Dawn: Editorial: THE list of those charged or accused under the country’s questionable blasphemy laws — that too on the flimsiest of pretexts — is far too long. Soofi Mohammad Ishaq, sentenced to death by a judge in Jhelum on Monday in a blasphemy case, is another addition to […]
Ten years, Indian soldiers family still waiting for justice
Dr. N . K. Kalia, father of Martyr Captain of Indian Army Saurabh Kalia, who laid down his life defending his country in Kargil from proxy war of aggression enraged by […]
In Pakistan, a rally against an Ahmadi mosque
Anti-Ahmadi campaign draws thousands, sparks online reactions Source: The Stream, Al Jazeera. More than 5,000 people rallied on Sunday against the Ewane Tawheed mosque, which was built by an Ahmadi group in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi. Protesters alleged it was constructed without official authorisation, while the Ahmadiyya community claimed […]
India and Israel: Anti Islamo-Fascist Terror Collaboration
Written by Muhammad Azimul Haque Following the Mumbai attacks that killed nearly 200 people, Indian intelligence agencies have been speaking about rogue terror elements in Pakistan firing nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles at […]
Colour me rainbow
Credit: Express Tribune: I realised that whilst Pakistan may not suffer from overt racism, it had, despite its Islamic pretensions, become an increasingly inhumane society, bitterly divided along lines of religion, class, ethnicity, gender and politics. The only difference being that the oppressors and the oppressed could not be easily […]
Jordan braces for Syrian refugee ‘crisis’
AMMAN/MAFRAQ — SOURCE: Jordan Times. by Taylor Luck So far, NGOs offer bulk of services but say cannot sustain them Officials are nearing the completion of Jordan’s first Syrian refugee […]
‘US cannot account for Iraqi billions’
AFP | Jan 31,2012 | JORDAN TIMES BAGHDAD — The US Department of Defence cannot account for some $2 billion of Iraqi funds it spent, a report from a US […]
Shouldn’t Muslims visit Israel, talk to Jews!
Written by Muhammad Azimul Haque When countries of Middle East who fought wars with Israel, have established links with the Jewish state, why should it remain a taboo for Indian Muslims […]
Obama admits US drone strikes into Pakistan
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By AFP Published: January 31, 2012 WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Monday admitted that US drone aircraft have struck Taliban and al Qaeda […]
India reports first cases of ‘total drug-resistant tuberculosis’
Source: The Telegraph India has reported its first cases of “total drug-resistant tuberculosis,” a long-feared and virtually untreatable form the killer lung disease. Since 2003, highly resistant cases have been documented in Italy and Iran, mostly limited to impoverished areas and it has not spread widely. The airborne disease is […]
Reflections of a Russian Journalist
Article taken from Minaret Magazine (produced by Kerala Jamat), Jan.-Mar. 1992 Edition by Fuad A.J. The persons of Kerala recently had the opportunity to hear a first person account of […]
Salam Sahab, we have failed you
Daily Dawn: Yesterday marked the 85th Birthday of Dr.Abdus Salam, theoretical physicist and the only Pakistani Nobel Laureate. He is not our national hero, his name is rarely ever mentioned, in […]
Protest against ‘unconstitutional’ practices becomes anti-Ahmadi rally
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Mudassir Raja Published: January 29, 2012 RAWALPINDI: Thousands of traders and activists from religious parties gathered in Rawalpindi on Sunday to call […]
Syria’s Asad
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Islamists demand gov’t return control of charity society to Muslim Brotherhood
by Khaled Neimat | Jan 29,2012 | 22:42 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Dozens of Islamists on Saturday gathered outside the gates of the Islamic Charity Centre Society (ICCS) after a deal with the government to return the administration of the largest nonprofit organisation in the Kingdom to the Muslim Brotherhood […]
Israel plans overland Asia-Europe train route
JERUSALEM — Israel’s government on Sunday began examining a plan for a rail link between its Mediterranean and Red Sea coasts, offering a new route for Europe-Asia trade that could […]
Hundreds gather in Rawalpindi against land ‘encroachment’ by Ahmadis
Credit: Express Tribune: Scene from the anti-Ahmadi jalsa in Rawalpindi on January 29, 2012. PHOTO: SHIRAZ HASSAN RAWALPINDI: Hundreds of people organised a protest against the Ahmadiyya community in Rawalpindi on Sunday, claiming that community members had illegally established a worship place in the city. The protest, led by a representative of […]