Some Quotes about Islam from Babi and Baha’i Writings
Ali Muhammad Bab wrote: “Since at the time when the Holy Qur’an was revealed the people of those days prided themselves over their mastery of the language, Allah sent down […]
World’s youth facing worsening unemployment, warns new UN report
Source: UN News Center 21 January 2013 – Global unemployment rose in 2012 amid continuing economic insecurity and insufficient policies stifling overall hiring, a new report by the United Nations labour agency has warned, adding that the world’s youth were most vulnerable to the growing job scarcity. In its annual […]
The Islam women were promised
The Washington Post: Musa Furber. The earliest generation of Muslims took pride in their compliance to the Koran’s injunction to abandon female infanticide, an act that was often done to prevent shame to the family. Thus for centuries, Muslims have taken pride in their contributions to the rising status of […]
“The Solution to World Peace according to my religion” – symposium
Maple, Ontario, Canada: Like so many interfaith events in the past, the Canadian Ahmadi Women are organizing yet another event to enhance and enrich the world peace and harmony. […]
New-wave economies going for growth
Guardian: They are big. They have young and growing populations. They have invested in infrastructure and education. And they are growing at the sort of rates that make them the […]
Governments must prioritise the fight against corruption
Source: transparency.org Looking at the Corruption Perceptions Index 2012, it’s clear that corruption is a major threat facing humanity. Corruption destroys lives and communities, and undermines countries and institutions. It […]
We must legislate against press racism
…………….the Daily Express and Daily Mail regularly splash with front-pages of bile-stirring outrage over immigration and exaggerated or even invented stories about Muslims. Source: Politics.org.uk As debate rages over press […]
Rebirth of Palestine- Israeli View
Analysis: Non-member state observer status is born The Jerusalem Post: By HERB KEINON……………………………… What happened at the UNGA on Thursday, though no surprise, is a significant diplomatic defeat for Israel. […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community says religious texts hold key to conflict resolution
Source: Press Release An historic keynote address by the world leader of an Islamic movement, to be delivered in the European Parliament, will urge politicians to seek faith-inspired solutions for […]
Israel Reports on Hajj
Haaretz: Millions of Muslims converge in Mecca ahead of hajj pilgrimage Muslims believe the rituals, which begin Thursday and end Monday, trace the footsteps of the prophets Abraham, Ishmael and […]
Indian rickshaw-puller’s baby Damini ‘out of danger’
Source: BBC News By Narayan Bareth The condition of a month-old Indian baby girl, whose rickshaw-puller father was forced to take her to work when her mother died, is improving, doctors say. Damini has been taken off life-support and she is now stable, Dr JK Mittal of the Fortis hospital […]
Nature from Buds to Flowers
Whereas fruit is mentioned at least 30 times in the Holy Qur’an and seed at least 5 times, the word flower and buds is not mentioned even once Say, ‘Travel […]
Nobel Prize: A tale of ignoble peace laureates
RT: One man introduced indefinite detention and expanded the deadly global drone war. Another was the architect of the deliberate mass killing of civilian populations in Indochina. What do they have in common? Both are Nobel Peace laureates. Gandhi never got one. Al Gore did. In one of the stranger […]
Mecca the Golden Mean Point of earth
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: We have not verified the accuracy of the claims made in this post. As it has gathered some interest among the readers we have […]
Books to Read and Spread in light of last week’s Friday Sermon
Based on last week’s Friday Sermon (found here) we should commit to reading and spreading the following books: Deebacha Tafseer-ul-Quran (page 103) Life of Muhammad ﷺ (English translation of selected […]
Defamation of religions
Dawn.com: by Munir Akram (The writer is a former Pakistan ambassador to the UN). THE recent tragic events surrounding the profane and provocative video insulting Islam’s Prophet (PBUH) have again revived tensions between the Islamic world and America and revealed the wide cultural and political gulf between them. This gulf […]
Islamic finance sector seen to reach $2 trillion by 2015
Source: Khaleej Times The $1 trillion global Islamic finance industry is set to double in size between 2011 and 2015, recording an annual 20 per cent growth driven by increasing demand for this “credible alternative” to conventional banking in the GCC and Asia. “The global crisis faced by conventional finance […]
Security Council reform gains traction
Source: Asiatimes. This year’s UN General Assembly has seen more national leaders than ever seek reform of the Security Council, with France’s President Francois Hollande saying membership was not a “privilege handed down through time” and smaller countries saying expansion could solve the council’s frequent paralysis and the image of […]
Wishing God a Good Night
Huff Post: by Menachem Rosensaft. We must never forget that there were Christians in World War II Europe, a small minority to be sure, who risked their lives to save Jews. And today there are Muslims who join forces with Jews and Christians to espouse and promote a spirit of […]