What’s Wrong With a Javanese President?
I read an opinion article published recently in Jakarta Globe and was compelled to write this blog in response to the survey that showed only 19 percent of respondents believed […]
President Zardari had chosen not to submit reply in Memogate case: CJ
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Express / Faisal Shakeel Published: December 27, 2011 ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, while hearing the Memogate case on Tuesday, said that the […]
Pakistan mulls sacking army chief Kayani and ISI boss Pasha: Report
source: TOI on Line The Pakistan government is unhappy with Kayani, currently on a three-year extension, and Pasha, who received a one-year extension in service last year. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan government is seriously contemplating the removal of powerful army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and ISI head Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja […]
Jewish gender segregation campaign turns violent
BEIT SHEMESH, Israel — Clashes erupted on Monday between police and several hundred ultra-Orthodox Jews from a town near Jerusalem who are campaigning for men and women to be segregated, […]
Efforts to spread message of Qur’an emphasized
By MD AL-SULAMI | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal said on Sunday that Saudi Arabia has taken the Holy Qur’an as its constitution and exerts all possible […]
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to help Pakistan rebuild water networks
By GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Saudi Arabia signed an agreement in Riyadh on Monday with the local chapter of UNICEF to rebuild a massive water supply network in Pakistan devastated by ravaging floods. The move follows an instruction from Crown Prince Naif, deputy prime minister and interior […]
Anger in Tahrir as Islamists abandon protest movement
CAIRO — Of the dozens of political forces and youth movements that have converged onto Tahrir Square in recent days to protest ongoing military rule in Egypt, the greatest impact was made by the ones not present. Amidst the dozens of political parties, movements and coalitions that took part in […]
Scaling Caste Walls With Capitalism’s Ladders in India
Source: The New York Times […]
Islam in China
By: Amtul Mussawir Mansoor When one hears of China, one thinks of Confucianism, Buddhism, or other Chinese folk religion, but who would have known that Islam was established in China only 18 […]
Pakistan turning away from bald eagle and towards red dragon
RT: Pakistan is turning away from the US and looking east for its future partnerships, with the president now firming up the country’s friendship with China. Asif Ali Zardari hailed the strengthening ties between the two countries on Saturday as he met with Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo. The senior […]
Are we narrow-minded?
By Dr. Aaidh al-Qarni Omar Ibn al-Khattab said: “we were the lowest of all people and then Allah gave us glory by Islam, and if we seek glory in anything […]
If Kayani’s, Pasha’s heads roll, SC may come to rescue
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Kamran Yousaf Published: December 26, 2011 ISLAMABAD: Rumours abound as to who’s going to make the first move – the civilian government, or […]
‘Al Qaeda leadership almost wiped out from Pakistan’: Report
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune Published: December 26, 2011 Senior British officials believe that the senior members of al Qaeda might be moving towards North Africa […]
Analysis: Worrying signs for Iraq’s stability as USA pulls out
BAGHDAD, 23 December 2011 (IRIN) – Every day, the bleak concrete blast walls circling Baghdad’s northern neighbourhood of Adhamiya trigger flashbacks in the mind of Sahib Awad Maarouf of the violence which plagued Iraq after the 2003 US-led invasion. “It annoys me and others to see them every day,” said […]
Communalism: How Indian Muslims Can Combat It
Phobia means fear, the fear of the other. Any phobia has a psychological basis, which is a combination of historical memories, blended with myths and legends, complicated by social separateness, […]
Clearing doubts about Salafism
By ALI BLUWI | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Crown Prince Naif, deputy premier and interior minister, will attend a symposium on “Salafism, a Shariah approach and a national demand” which will […]
Hamas’ Haniyeh applauds, Israel denounces PLO unity moves
GAZA CITY — The Hamas premier of Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, praised steps towards reconciliation taken by the Islamist group and its former rival Fateh, which were angrily denounced in Israel. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas chief Khaled Mishaal took steps in Cairo on Thursday towards reforming the Fateh-dominated Palestine […]
Satire flourishes in Syria as violence intensifies
DUBAI — The violent repression of dissent in Syria has sparked an explosion of satire produced by anonymous artists who are flooding the Internet with film, music and art that […]
“You may belong to any religion or caste or creed that has nothing to do with the business of the State”
I cannot emphasize it too much. We should begin to work in that spirit and in course of time all these angularities of the majority and minority communities, the Hindu community and the Muslim community, because even as regards Muslims you have Pathans, Punjabis, Shias, Sunnis and so on, and […]