PM Imran Khan directs FBR to go after big tax evaders, non-filers
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday directed Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to focus on tax recovery from the big tax evaders and bring the non-filers into the tax […]
Celibacy isn’t the cause of the church sex-abuse crisis; the priesthood is
By Garry Wills January 03, 2019 Year after year, we seem to reach new depths of priestly depravity in the Catholic church’s “ministry” to children in its charge. After […]
Secret US intel team working for UAE spied on rivals’ iPhones, report reveals
REUTERS WASHINGTON A team of former U.S. government intelligence operatives working for the United Arab Emirates hacked into the iPhones of activists, diplomats and rival foreign leaders with the […]
How Can the Muslims Stop Worshiping the Jinn?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There is a very interesting dialogue recorded in Surah Saba in the holy Quran that will happen between […]
business. Halal Internet? Islamic Browser Promises Better Web Experience
By Yudith Ho January 28, 2019 SalamWeb targets 10 percent of global Muslim population Mobile browser lets users filter out inappropriate content A Malaysian startup is betting that there’s plenty […]
Halal tourism industry facing disruptions
Jason Thomas 30 January 2019 In this file photo tourists pose for a selfie as they gather outside the Jakarta History Museum in the Jakarta Kota Tua area on 18 August, 2018. (Aamir Qureshi / AFP Photo) The rise of artificial intelligence (AI), the use of Augmented Reality (AR) […]
How ‘halal media’ can change perceptions of Muslim world
Maha Akeel January 28, 2019 Reuters’ recent State of the Global Islamic Economy Report revealed that Muslim countries are emerging as a production powerhouse for “halal media” — i.e., content […]
How Shanghai Saved 20,000 Jews from the Nazis
Source: The Daily Beast BY Natalie Pompilio 01.26.19 10:11 PM ET SHANGHAI—Before he starts his walking tour of Jewish Shanghai, Dvir Bar-Gal warns his audience that they will be disappointed. “Do […]
Worsening droughts will lead to more migration in Middle East
Kerry Boyd Anderson January 29, 2019 Throughout human history, people have moved in response to changing climatic conditions. Today, anthropogenic climate change is exacerbating changes in the environment. In the […]
How this Ethiopian slave became Prophet Muhammad’s adviser and first to call Muslims to prayer
by Mildred Europa Taylor, at 04:23 am, May 30, 2018, History An illustration of Bilal ibn Rabah calling Muslims to prayer — Rolling Out Bilal ibn Rabah was born in […]
Why war between Israel and Iran is likely in Syria
Jan 29,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s admittance last week that Israel had carried out massive airstrikes against Iranian targets in Syria, including a […]
Pakistan will have no place on the global stage unless it learns from the Asia Bibi blasphemy case
The white stripe in Pakistan’s national flag is meant to represent the space for minorities in the country. Many gave forgotten this founding principle Parveen Akhtar @DrParveenAkhtar The Independent […]
Malaysia launches ambitious anti-corruption plan
PublishedJan 29, 2019 Nadirah H. Rodzi Malaysia Correspondent PUTRAJAYA – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who is sometimes blamed for tolerating corruption and the rise of cronyism during his first […]
Former Jakarta governor Basuki attacked on social media for plan to marry Muslim woman
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent JAKARTA – Former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who was just released from prison last week after serving a two-year sentence for blaspheming against Islam, is […]
Video Shows Chinese Man Converted To Islam By Pak PM Imran Khan’s Party
The video reportedly shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf minister Amjad Ali conducting the recital with the Chinese national repeating the recitation of religious text. World | ANI | Updated: January 29, 2019 […]
India: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Shimoga Organizes Book Stall in Sahyadri Utsav – A Report
Courtesy: Syed B.M.Ahmad Afzal, President, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Shimoga, Karnatka, India The AHMADIYYA Muslim Jamaath, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India organized a Book Stall at Sahyadri Utsav (an event organized by District Administration and Tourism, Shivamogga District). This event was organized after 10 years and a daily Float of more than 50000 public from all walks […]
Relocate the wall
Jan 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Jawad Anani Davos is a place where leaders of governments and business come together to issue their judgment on the world situation. They butter up […]
The demise of Western illusions in Syria
Jan 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Javier Solana MADRID — In March 2018, Syrian President Bashar Assad had himself filmed as he drove his car through the rubble-filled streets of […]
AJK PM orders repair of minorities’ places of worship
Epigraph: And if Allah did not repel some men by means of others, there would surely have been pulled down cloisters and churches and synagogues and mosques, wherein the name […]
Pakistani court upholds acquittal of Christian woman accused of blasphemy, clearing way for her departure
Source: The Washington Post By Shaiq Hussain ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld its decision to acquit a Christian woman on charges of blasphemy that kept her […]