Oil Price Falls as Global Growth Anxiety Weighs on Markets
Source: The New York Times LONDON — Global markets sank sharply on Friday, as crude dipped below$30 a barrel on concerns about China’s health and a potential flood of new oil […]
China’s Haier to Buy GE Appliance Business for $5.4 Billion
Source: The Wall Street Journal BEIJING— General Electric Co. agreed to sell its appliance unit for $5.4 billion to Chinese manufacturer Haier Group, which is looking to expand its products […]
President stresses religious tolerance
DHANGADHI: President Bidya Devi Bhandari said religious tolerance among people should promote peace and unity in the nation. Inaugurating the Godavari Amrit Mahasnan Divya Sahashra Kumbha Darshan Mela, a religious festival, in Godavari of Kailali today, Bhandari said religious tolerance should be promoted among people. Meanwhile, the Head of […]
The Saudi-Iran War Is America’s Fault
Foreign Policy: The United States cannot ignore or choose to stay out of the brewing rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia. It is not a purely religious feud, and it is not someone else’s civil war — it’s a hornet’s nest in which Washington poked its finger by pursuing a […]
A Stricter Islam Displaces Old Ways in Malaysia
Source: The wall street journal KUALA LUMPUR—Kelana Indra Sakti is one of Malaysia’s most successful shamans. Framed testimonials from his customers hang from his office walls. In the driveway of […]
Mini-Republics: A Syrian Village Seeks to Survive amid Carnage
By Christoph Reuter in Korin, Syria spiegel.de Timo Vogt/randbild.de Even as war continues to rage in Syria, normal people in the country are doing their best to survive in places like the village of Korin. It has transformed into a kind of mini-republic and has […]
Jakarta attacks: Bombs and gunfire rock Indonesian capital
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 […]
Today is the Great Feast of Anniversary of Jesus’ Circumcision
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 […]
How do we know that we understand Qur’an correctly?
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 […]
The Islamic ‘golden age’
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 […]
US navy sailors released unharmed by Iran in less than a day
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 […]
Geneva talks on Syria ‘must go forward’
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 […]
Will India open its temples and mosques to menstruating women?
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 […]
Israel’s ‘spring’?
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 […]
Was the Arab Spring a bad idea?
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 […]
Shameful and unconscionable
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 […]
A better year for migrants?
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 […]
Power Play in the Garb of Religion – Saudi Arabia vs Iran
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 […]
Two Muslim women save a life of a man who suffered a heart attack on the plane.
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 […]
An interesting twist
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 […]