UN panel confronts Vatican on child sex abuse by clergy
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Innocent Muslims subject to outrageous persecution at Gitmo: Analyst
CTV: Inmates in the US-held notorious Guantanamo Prison are facing one of the most outrageous persecutions in history, an analyst tells Press TV in an interview. “It is one of […]
BANGLADESH I am sorry
Courtesy: http://www.thedailystar.net Faheem Younus I was born in Pakistan, a few months before the war which resulted in the creation of Bangladesh on December 16, 1971. And it was only after I moved to the US that I recognised the magnitude of human rights abuses the Pakistani army committed against their […]
Former execs tweet reminder to use free speech responsibly
By Ahmed Khan: He received his BSc in Computer Science from University of Maryland Baltimore County and works as an IT Consultant in Oshkosh. Originally Published in The Northwestern Imagine going on a 12-hour flight not knowing that one of your tweets has gone viral, and when you reach your destination, you find […]
Two cheers for human rights
Source: BBC Human rights are important, but they will never be a solution to ending conflict, writes John Gray. When we hear reports of nightmarish atrocities being committed in Syria, it’s easy to respond by thinking these horrors could be prevented if only the country had a government that respected […]
Are Human Rights Compatible with Islamic Values?
Source: The Huffington Post By Ghazala Salam: Community and Government Relations Director for the Council on American Islamic Relations Florida, Inc. In the words of Prophet Muhammad: “You do not truly […]
Canada: Quebec Politician Calls to Ban Circumcision
Arutz Sheva: Israel National News Leading candidate of the Quebec Separatist Party calls to remove the word ‘Jewish’ from the Jewish Hospital of Montreal, ban circumcision. Tania Longpre, a leading […]
Jews and Muslims Speak Out Against Controversial Quebec Bill
Arutz Sheva, Israel: Jewish and Muslim groups in Quebec denounce bill that would ban religious symbols in governmental offices, agencies and institutions. Jewish and Muslim groups in the Canadian province […]
Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times As […]
The Golden Rule in Islam
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. Promoted post: Use and Misuse of Surah Nur by the Muslims, Before and After Nida Ul Nasser’s Allegations From Wikipedia: The Golden Rule or ethic of reciprocity is a maxim,[1] ethical code or morality[2] that essentially states either of the following: (Positive form of Golden Rule): […]
OUR FOUNDING FATHERS INCLUDED ISLAM -111-DENISE SPELLBERG
VIEW : Our Founding Fathers included Islam — III — Denise Spellberg Thomas Jefferson would be the first in the history of American politics to suffer the false charge of being a Muslim, an accusation considered the ultimate Protestant slur in the 18th century Even earlier in his political life — […]
EU Immigration: Only the Rich Are Welcome
Source: Spiegel International Hundreds of poverty-stricken refugees are drowning in the Mediterranean, while at the same time, many European Union member states issue residence permits to wealthy Chinese, Arabs and […]
Israel arrested 10,000 Palestinian children since 2000
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees and Ex-detainees on Saturday said that the Israeli forces arrested 10,000 Palestinian since the outbreak of second Intifada in September […]
Edward Snowden shortlisted for EU’s Sakharov prize
Source: BBC Edward Snowden, the fugitive American former intelligence worker, has made the shortlist of three for the Sakharov prize, Europe’s top human rights award. Mr Snowden was nominated by […]
Edward Snowden shortlisted for EU's Sakharov prize
Source: BBC Edward Snowden, the fugitive American former intelligence worker, has made the shortlist of three for the Sakharov prize, Europe’s top human rights award. Mr Snowden was nominated by […]
When killing in the name of God
Source: The Times of Malta, Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 00:01 by Laiq Ahmed Atif A very common saying in Pakistan is that if someone wants to take the biggest revenge on someone, does not need to kill him, but simply turn him into a drug addict. Drugs will keep killing […]
In declassified document, CIA acknowledges role in ’53 Iran coup
Source: CNN By Dan Merica and Jason Hanna, CNN updated 2:46 PM EDT, Mon August 19, 2013 Sixty years after the overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, a declassified CIA document acknowledges that the agency was involved in the 1953 coup. The independent National Security Archive research institute, which […]
Noam Chomsky: Israel’s West Bank plans will leave Palestinians very little
Source: CNN Editor’s note: Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Among his recent books are Hegemony or Survival, Failed States, Power Systems, Occupy, and Hopes and Prospects. His web site is http://www.chomsky.info. (CNN) — The Israeli-Palestinian peace talks […]
‘Trayvon Martin could have been me’ – Barack Obama
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Verily, the […]