Scientific Role of Muslims
Source: MPAC Scientific achievements are an inherent part of the Muslim identity and there is a need to reinforce and encourage Muslim contributions in science, technology, business, medicine etc. It […]
Houston enhances its link with Arab culture
By MARIA PETRINGA, ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 4, 2012, IN THE LIFE & STYLE SECTION OF ARABNEWS.COM The city of Houston, Texas, is widely known for its achievements in energy, […]
Houston enhances its link with Arab culture
By MARIA PETRINGA, LIFE.STYLE@ARABNEWS.COM The city of Houston, Texas, is widely known for its achievements in energy, space and medical technology. During the past few decades, thanks to its excellent […]
Makkah governor calls for study to curb Haj squatters
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has urged the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Institute for Haj & Umrah to conduct a detailed study on how […]
November 2011 Alislam-eGazette: Universal Brotherhood in Islam and Hajj
Friday Sermon about human compassion and International brotherhood This sermon was delivered on September 12, 2003 by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V. The subject of this sermon is humanitarian values in Islam. We will review a few excerpts and quotes from this sermon: After the initial recitation Huzur […]
Persecution of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – New website launched
source: http://www.persecutionofahmadis.org/ Introduction Introduction to Section PERSECUTION ARCHIVES and Index This section contains a Chronology of important events that involved persecution, a sub-section of facts and figures in a tabulated form, a file of official documents relevant to persecution, a repository of other important documents and another one of […]
Finding God everywhere in Lebanon
By Michael Young The Daily Star, Lebanon Readers will forgive me if I use a personal milestone as the premise for what follows. The year 2012 marks 20 years since […]
Polygamy and Social Peace
Polygamy and Social Peace Islam’s Response to Contemporary Issues by Mirza Tahir Ahmad Polygamy and Social Peace In the West it is quite common to confront a speaker on […]
KAIA gears up for record influx of Umrah pilgrims
By ARAB NEWS Published: Jan 6, 2012 00:29 Updated: Jan 6, 2012 00:29 JEDDAH: Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) is gearing up to receive an expected record influx of Umrah pilgrims this year, Al-Eqtisadiah business daily reported on Thursday. There was an increase of 1 million Umrah pilgrims who […]
Christmas controversy highlights Egypt’s Copt-Islamist divide
CAIRO/AMMAN — In a few words, a simple invitation to Christmas services ignited weeks of fears and highlighted a widening gap between Islamists and Egypt’s largest minority. Despite its electoral rise stretching from Alexandria to Aswan, observers say the resistance to the presence of Islamists at Friday’s Christmas services stands […]
Rabbi Lauds Arabic kingdom Bahrain as a ‘Model’ for Dialogue
Prominent New York Rabbi Marc Schneier, after completing his Bahrain visit commended King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s religious tolerance and acceptance. “Bahrain is a role model in the Arab world for coexistence and tolerance of different faith communities, including a small Jewish community,” he said in a statement on his […]
Polygamy and Social Peace
By Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul-Masih IV (ra). In the West it is quite common to confront a speaker on the subject of Islam with the question: does Islam permit one […]
Turkey warns against Shiite-Sunni cold war
Reuters | Jan 05,2012 | 23:55 ANKARA — Middle East powerhouse Turkey on Wednesday warned against a sectarian cold war in the region and said rising Sunni-Shiite tensions would be “suicide” for the whole region. “Let me openly say that there are some willing to start a regional Cold War,” […]
Infographic: The State of Muslim America
Courtesy: Pew Research & GOOD More than 10 years after 9/11, more than half of American Muslims say the fallout from the terrorist attacks have made it more difficult to live as a Muslim in the U.S. Yet America’s Muslim population is not disillusioned. A Pew Research report found that the […]
An international repository for alcohol related problems
Epigraph: They ask thee concerning wine and the game of hazard. Say: ‘In both there is great sin and also some advantages for men; but their sin is greater than their advantage.’ And they ask thee what they should spend. Say: ‘What you can spare.’ Thus does Allah make His […]
Fetal alcohol syndrome
According to Encyclopedia Britannica: “Even moderate consumption of alcohol during pregnancy, however, may be associated with milder symptoms of FAS, and women are often counseled to abstain from imbibing any amount of alcohol shortly before and during pregnancy. It is also often advised to prolong this period of abstinence throughout […]
Joseph Priestley: Who Discovered Oxygen and Taught pure Monotheism!
George Santayana is well known for the saying, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” If we have to follow his advice there are three names we cannot forget, Andrew Dickson White, Joseph Priestly and John William Draper. All three of them wonderfully exposed the vulnerabilities […]
Andrew Dickson White: Author of A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times George Santayana is well known for the saying, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” If we […]
Binge Drinking: moderation is a myth hard to sustain
Contents Contents Health effects Prevalence of binge drinking See also References From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, my highlights and commentary are in read: Binge drinking is the modern definition of drinking alcoholic beverages with the primary intention of becoming intoxicated by heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of […]
Polygamy and the Prophet of Islam
Polygamy and the Prophet of Islam Critics often object that polygamy involves intemperance and monogamy is the ideal system. Let us first consider the question of polygamy in general, and whether a plurality of wives negates high spirituality. In this context it should be remembered that none of the […]