Gunmen in Greece Attack German Ambassador’s Residence
Source: NY Times: Assailants raked the German ambassador’s residence in Athens with gunfire early on Monday in an attack that caused no injuries, Greek police officials said. More:
Russia’s Osama bin Laden.
Source: NY Times: Twin terrorist attacks in the city of Volgograd within 24 hours injected new urgency on Monday into Russia’s long, ruthless effort to contain a diffuse Islamic insurgency on its southern border, one nominally led by a veteran, battle-scarred Chechen often called Russia’s Osama bin Laden. More:
Formula 1's Michael Schumacher in critical condition after skiing accident
Source: CNN Michael Schumacher, the most successful driver in Formula 1 history and one of the world’s highest-profile athletes, remains in critical condition after suffering severe head trauma in a skiing accident in the French Alps, hospital officials said Monday. Doctors who have been treating Schumacher at the University Hospital […]
Formula 1’s Michael Schumacher in critical condition after skiing accident
Source: CNN Michael Schumacher, the most successful driver in Formula 1 history and one of the world’s highest-profile athletes, remains in critical condition after suffering severe head trauma in a skiing accident in the French Alps, hospital officials said Monday. Doctors who have been treating Schumacher at the University Hospital […]
Islam's academic tradition
New Straits Time: GERBERT d’Aurillac, the first French and 139th pope of the Catholic Church, was anointed Pope Sylvester II in 999 and remained so until his death in 1003. […]
Islam’s academic tradition
New Straits Time: GERBERT d’Aurillac, the first French and 139th pope of the Catholic Church, was anointed Pope Sylvester II in 999 and remained so until his death in 1003. […]
Questions to ask for New Year
Source: CNN So I invite you, whatever your stage of life, to explore these questions. Ask them of yourself. Talk with family and friends about them. Write and share your reflections. Feel free to adapt and revise the questions to suit your circumstances. And let us know on Twitter what the experience […]
A small side-step into history: Spain’s Arabs outside of Spain: up to Switzerland
History: SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA Switzerland: In the 10th century, Arabs and Berbers from their Mediterranean Fraxinet base settled in the Valais for a few decades. They occupied the Great St. Bernard Pass and even managed to reach as far as St. Gallen to the north and Raetia in the east. Muslim […]
A small side-step into history: Spain's Arabs outside of Spain: up to Switzerland
History: SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA Switzerland: In the 10th century, Arabs and Berbers from their Mediterranean Fraxinet base settled in the Valais for a few decades. They occupied the Great St. Bernard Pass and even managed to reach as far as St. Gallen to the north and Raetia in the east. Muslim […]
Lauren Booth: “A member of the Muslim Ummah, no longer a spectator from the outside”
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Life of Ibn Arabi, Sufi and Savant
Shaikh al-Akbar Ibn ‘Arabi Sufi and Savant (1165-1240) ——————————————————————————————————- By Zakaria Virk, Toronto Canada Mohyi al-Din Ibn Arabi was a renowned mystic, poet, sage, and philosopher of Islamic Spain. During his lifetime he was acknowledged as one of the most important spiritual teachers within Sufism. He was renowned for his […]
Message to the commentators at The Muslim Times
From the editors: Our comment feature is fully functional again. Feel free to comment. The comments are moderated, though. Our ‘spam-filter’ had gone on strike, for the last two days and at one time, we had 18,500 comments, mostly spam of course, to moderate. Consequently we had a little problem […]
Muslim staff at Marks & Spencer can refuse to sell alcohol and pork
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: Marks & Spencer has revisited their stance, since this news. Source: The Telegraph, UK: Muslim staff working for Marks & Spencer have been given permission to […]
The ring around Erdogan has gotten tighter.”
Source: NY Times: “Now it seems the situation has changed completely,” said Kerem Oktem, a Turkey expert and research fellow at the European Studies Center at the University of Oxford. “It seems the ring around Erdogan has gotten tighter.” Later, as a dramatic day came to a close, Mr. Erdogan […]
God is not dead , he only loses the Christian face
by Hugo Stamm on Tuesday the 17th December 2013 TAGESANZEIGER.CH The Christian churches are stuck in an identity crisis . Less than ten percent of the population regularly visit a church any more, not even half of the Swiss believe in a personal God, as represented by the Christian faith […]
France’s Burqa Ban Gets New Scrutiny in European Court
Huff Post: by Elizabet Nicholas — While opposition to burqas might seem like an obvious position for feminists, the ban can have negative practical and psychological implications for Muslim women. The sad irony of a ban meant to give women a voice is that the ban makes them choose between […]
France's Burqa Ban Gets New Scrutiny in European Court
Huff Post: by Elizabet Nicholas — While opposition to burqas might seem like an obvious position for feminists, the ban can have negative practical and psychological implications for Muslim women. The sad irony of a ban meant to give women a voice is that the ban makes them choose between […]
Study finds religious fundamentalism unexpectedly common in Europe
Religious fundamentalism is not a marginal phenomenon in Western Europe, nor is it restricted to Islam. This conclusion is drawn in a large-scale study published by Ruud Koopmans from the […]
Young Muslims from south west London help plant 5,000 trees
Source: yourlocalguardian.co.uk Young Muslim volunteers helped plant more than 5,000 trees after teaming up with a wildlife charity. Volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) joined up with the Woodland Trust last Sunday as part of the association’s national tree planting campaign. The group travelled to Heartwood Forest near Sandridge […]
UK: Ahmadiyya volunteers help plant 1,300 trees on Fobney Island
Source: getreading.co.uk More than 65 members of the youth wing of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association joined in with volunteers from Reading, Oxford, Aldershot and Camberley Volunteers from a Muslim organisation picked […]