Source: BBC A series of explosions has rocked the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, with gun battles on the streets. The blasts were centred around Thamrin Street, a major shopping and business […]
Written and Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times According to the Islamic understanding, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, John the Baptist and Jesus, may peace of God […]
Source: Arab News By SHAHUL HAMEED Is it really good to get the correct message of Islam and so become a believer? How about those who never received the message […]
NIDHAL GUESSOUM Published — Wednesday 13 January 2016 The Muslim world’s past contributions to science and education were extraordinary. The Islamic “golden age,” during which scholarship and learning flourished across the Muslim world, lasted many centuries, and included the establishment of the world’s first universities. Today, however, Muslim-majority countries lag […]
By AP – Jan 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES In this October 30, 2015, photo provided by the US navy, Riverine Command Boat 805, along with its crew members, is shown transiting through rough seas during patrol operations in the Arabian Gulf. Iran was holding 10 US navy sailors and their […]
Jan 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN UN envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura must have the patience of the biblical figure Job, the tenaciousness of a limpet and the strength of Hercules if he is to succeed in bringing the proxy-warring and street-fighting parties in this Arab country […]
Source: The Guardian As a girl, Noorjehan Niaz remembers visiting the famous Muslim shrine of Haji Ali and walking down the long causeway off the coastline in south Mumbai, pushing […]
Jan 06,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Since its creation, Israel had been boasting that it is the only stable democracy in the Middle East. The recent descent of many countries in the region into internal strife and state-structure decline must have further strengthened Israel’s confidence that it is […]
Jan. 13, 2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah I cannot recall when and by whom the term “Arab Spring” was first coined as a brand name for the series of uprisings that hit many Arab countries about five years ago. Suddenly, at the beginning of the year 2011, many […]
Jan 13,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The Syrian towns of Madaya, Fou’a and Kefraya, whose residents are facing starvation, got a reprieve Monday after a UN-brokered arrangement with Damascus was reached to end their ordeal, at least temporarily. The three towns, whose plight came to light after photos of starving […]
Jan 13,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Peter D. Sutherland The Mediterranean migration crisis has delivered two critical lessons. First, Europe and the international community have grossly inadequate systems for protecting vulnerable migrants. Second, in the absence of such systems, populist leaders will prey on fear to gain political support, undermining the […]
By Munir Varraich, Sweden It was assumed that the season for making forecasts for the year 2016 had ended on 31st December 2015. No, it continues. While all eyes were focused on the Presidential Election campaign in the US, Saudi Arabia managed to add fuel to the volatile situation in the Middle […]
The Deen Show The Deen Show Why is the Media not reporting on this? Two Muslim women save a life of a man who suffered a heart attack on the Plane During a Thai airways flight from Bangkok to Sydney, a man suffered a heart attack. Flight attendants made an […]
BY RABIA AHMED Bias has much to do with systems that are being eroded in Pakistan It’s interesting how the blowback following recent terrorist incidents has forced people all over the world to re-examine their convictions. You wish we’d do the same, here in Pakistan. Dr Larycia Hawkins, who […]
Ahmad, younger brother of Darul Yamen chapter president, Ghulam Tahir, is reported to be approximately 25 years of age. He was employed by Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya Pakistan. Ahmadiyya Times | […]
From WikiAhmadiyya, the free encyclopedia on Islam and Ahmadiyyat http://www.wikiahmadiyya.org/beliefs/god/suffering This article discusses why God allows evil and suffering to occur. Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Evolutionary need for suffering 1.2 Small amounts of suffering may prevent greater suffering 1.3 Suffering Human-made 1.4 Solutions to suffering worse than suffering itself […]
By Reuters – Jan 12,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Aid vehicles wait on the outskirts of besieged rebel-held Syrian town of Madaya, on Monday (AFP photo) MADAYA, Syria — An aid convoy entered a besieged Syrian town on Monday where thousands have been trapped without supplies for months and people are […]
Jan 12,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Project Syndicate In an ideal world, everyone, everywhere, would access the health services they need without having to pay more than they could afford. But is “health for all” — also known as universal health coverage — really possible, not just in rich countries, but […]
By AFP – Jan 12,2016 – JORDAN TIMES RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s shura council recommended Monday an expansion of roads leading to the site of a ritual in the annual Hajj pilgrimage where more than 2,000 pilgrims died in a stampede last year. Muslim pilgrims blamed the stampede on […]
Jan 12,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby At the close of 2015, Zogby Research Services (ZRS) conducted face-to-face polling with 5,374 Muslim youth between the ages of 15 and 34 in eight Arab countries: Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Palestine. We had been commissioned […]