MOAB strike: US bombing of IS in Afghanistan ‘killed dozens’
Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionWatch 2003 footage of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast […]
Rohingya Fleeing Myanmar Describe Military Tactic Of Systematic Rape
Source: NPR BY MICHAEL SULLIVAN AND ASHLEY WESTERMAN With her 8-year-old son’s head resting in her lap, Zubaida was sitting at home with some other women from her village in western Myanmar’s […]
Tensions lurk behind Pence’s ‘partnership’ visit to Indonesia
Reuters International APR 13, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrives for the swearing-in ceremony of Judge Neil Gorsuch as an Associate Supreme Court Justice in the […]
Deir Yassin, over and over again
Apr 12,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen On April 9, Palestinians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Gaza and the diaspora commemorated 69 years since the Deir Yassin massacre, when scores of Palestinians were killed by Zionist militias after Israel’s underground army, the Haganah, encircled the village. Bodies were left […]
Video: General Pervez Musharraf opens up about Ahmadiyya Muslims
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments President Musharaf is expressing sympathies for the Ahmadi Muslims and is highlighting the principle of religious freedom in this video. However, he is saying […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Issue and General Pervez Musharraf
By Zubair Khan An Interest video. All sympathise with Ahmdies but avoid resolving by calling it a sensitive religious issue. LINK:
Dalai Lama Hints At Rebirth As A Woman Outside China’s Influence
Source: The Huffington Post His reincarnation is overshadowed by political maneuverin By Mary Papenfuss The Dalai Lama traveled to the Himalayan Indian town of Tawang this week to begin days […]
Europe Looks to Indonesia as Model of Peaceful Islam
Source: Jakarta Globe Jakarta. Indonesia’s long tradition of peaceful coexistence among diverse religious and ethnic groups is starting to serve as a model for other countries struggling with the challenges of multiculturalism. Nearly 85 percent of Indonesia’s population of 250 million people are Muslims, but the country is notably tolerant of […]
US/Israel experts question Pakistan’s decision to execute Kulbhushan Jadhav
Source: TOI WASHINGTON: Top US experts have expressed concern over Pakistan’s decision to give death penalty to Indian national+ Kulbhushan Jadhav as they warned that Islamabad wants to send a “strong message” to India against isolating it on the world stage. Jadhav, 46, was awarded the death sentence+ by military […]
Indonesia: gay men facing 100 lashes for having sex
Source: The Guardian Vincent Bevins in Badung, Indonesia Case could become the first time Aceh’s sharia law has been enforced against homosexuality The men each face up to 100 strokes […]
Malala Yousafzai Has Just Been Named the Youngest Ever U.N. Messenger of Peace
Source: Time BY Feliz Solomon Pakistani human-rights and education advocate Malala Yousafzai has just become the youngest person ever to be named a U.N. Messenger of Peace, an honorary title conferred […]
US fully accountable for the catastrophic consequences
Source: CNN North Korea has issued a forceful response to the deployment of a US naval strike group to the region, saying it would counter “reckless acts of aggression” with “whatever methods the US wants to take.”In a statement provided to CNN by officials in North Korea, Pyongyang said the […]
Lipstick Under My Burkha
Source: Dawn While the Indian censor board refuses to certify Lipstick Under My Burkha, the west is already pushing the Alankrita Shrivastava directorial towards a potential Golden Globe nomination. According to Times of India, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), famous for starting and co-producing the annual Golden Globe Awards, […]
Pakistan sentences Indian spy Kulbushan Yadav to death
Source: ET In a rare move, Pakistan on Monday sentenced Indian spy Kulbhushan Yadhav to death for involvement in espionage and sabotage activities in the country.“The spy was tried through Field General Court Martial (FGCM) under the Pakistan Army Act (PAA) and awarded the death sentence. Today, Chief of Army […]
Dalai Lama says Tibetan people should decide on his succession
Source: Reuters By Sunil Kataria | TAWANG, INDIA Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said on Saturday the Tibetan people should decide if they wanted to continue with his institution, […]
Hindu Group Claims Christians Tried Forced Conversions in India
Source: The New York Times By SUHASINI RAJ and NIDA NAJARAPRIL 8, 2017 Yogi Adityanath, the new chief minister of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, during a news conference […]
Unfettered online hate speech fuels Islamophobia in China
Source: Associated Press By GERRY SHIH HEFEI, China (AP) — The flood of angry anti-Muslim rhetoric on social media was the first sign of how fiercely the suburban middle-class homeowners […]
The dream lives on?
Source: Dawn IT’S not quite riddle-mystery-enigma level, but it’s worth revisiting why. Especially now that the fling seems to be over. Why did the boys want the PTI to topple the PML-N? The other way round — why did the PTI need the boys’ help? — is not very interesting. […]
Muslim man killed by mob for dating Hindu girl in India
Source: Dawn NEW DELHI: A Muslim man was beaten to death for dating a Hindu girl in India, police said on Friday, in the latest mob violence against minorities in the country. Mohammad Shalik, 20, was set upon by dozens of people from the town where he lived after he […]
Syria regime change is ‘inevitable’
Source: CNN The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has told CNN that removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power is a priority, cementing an extraordinary U-turn in the Trump administration’s stance on the embattled leader. Two days after the US launched military strikes on a Syrian airbase […]