Pope: Christians and Muslims united against war
(Vatican Radio) – It is time for Christians and Muslims to come together in a decided and sincere witness against divisions, violence and war: This was Pope Benedict XVI’s clear […]
German joins EU group against women’s quota
Credit: The Local Saturday’s Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper said it had seen the letter written by Justice Minister Sabien Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger and Family Minister Kristina Schröder. “We do not see a legally binding guideline from the European Union for a quota as the right way,” the letter says. Such a quota would, […]
Muslims Bear No Collective Guilt for 9/11 and a List of Muslim Victims of the Terrorist Attack
Source: Loonwatch On this 9/11 let it be remembered that American Muslims do not bear collective guilt for the crime of 9/11, and let us remember those who died in the attacks. (h/t: Abdallah C.) List of Muslim Victims of 9/11 (via. Some Random Thoughts Blog) “American Muslims bear no collective […]
India donates $200,000 for riot-hit in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
Source: Times of India NEW DELHI: India has finally reacted to the violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state by handing over $ 200,000 to the state administration for the riot-affected people. Government sources here said that the money, which was handed over to Rakhine chief minister U Hla Maung Tin by […]
AHMADIS AND PAKISTAN
Ahmadis and Pakistan I tend to agree with Bashy Quraishy’s thoughts. Despite such severe atrocities and death meted out to Pakistani Ahmadi Muslims, they still love their country, if they adopt a foreign land they still go back to visit their homeland and are exceptionally loyal to the nation which […]
World may be forced to go vegetarian by 2050, scientists say
Source: Yahoo News By the year 2050, you may be forced to become a vegetarian. That is, if Sweden’s water scientists are to be believed. According to the Stockholm International Water Institute, “There will not be enough water available on current croplands to produce food for the expected 9 billion […]
Fighting hatred with dignified tolerance
Source: Gulf News A highly respected Islamic center should take the responsibility to issue a cool and rational statement after the next wilful or even accidental burning of the Quran I am not sure when the first incident of burning or desecrating the Quran occurred. I am even less sure […]
Live: Muslim Times Moon-sighting Committee (i.e. Ruet-e-Hilal)
When is Eid? Saturday? Sunday? or Monday? Refresh this page after Iftar to find out. Editors of the Muslim Times from across the globe will update this page as news […]
Ramazan and the ‘holier than thou’ syndrome
Source: Express Tribune July 21, 2012 People go out of their way to embarrass those who don’t fast in Ramazan, as if to convince themselves and others that they are […]
Syria ‘will not use’ chemical weapons on its own people
BBC News Middle East: Syria has said it will not use chemical weapons against its own people, but would do so against an external attack. Acknowledging their existence for the first time, Damascus said the weapons, stored and secured by the armed forces, would never be used “inside Syria”. Rebels […]
India seeks global arms trade treaty to defang terror groups
Source: Times of India NEW DELHI: India wants a global arms trade treaty (ATT) to be decided by consensus with all “stakeholders”, where the big players in weapons trade like the US and China sharing obligations to prevent illicit trafficking of arms to terrorist groups. It is more difficult to […]
5 X-Events that Can Collapse the World as You Know It
PJMedia: by John Hawkins X-Events: The Collapse Of Everything is not a cheery book. In essence, it argues that the complexity required to underpin modern living is making it increasingly unsustainable. The crunch comes when we recognize that societies must continually solve problems in order to keep growing. But the solution to […]
FIJI NEWS – Amnesty critical of Fiji Law and other updates
Fiji: Round-trip airfare from Los Angeles starts at $1049 Los Angeles Times Air Pacific, the official airline of Fiji , is offering airfares starting at $1049 round-trip from Los Angeles to Nadi on the South Pacific nation’s main island Viti Levu. Though the deal is on until the end of the month, […]
FIJISUN – US should pressure nations to rescind anti-Ahmadiyya Laws
US should pressure nations to rescind anti-Ahmadiyya laws By Katrina Lantos Swett, chair, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) – 07/16/12 04:59 PM ET http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1340179658.html#_=1342569769945&count=horizontal&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fblogs%2Fcongress-blog%2Fforeign-policy%2F238199-us-should-pressure-nations-to-rescind-anti-ahmadiyya-laws&size=m&text=US%20should%20pressure%20nations%20to%20rescind%20anti-Ahmadiyya%20laws%20-%20The%20Hill's%20Congress%20Blog&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fblogs%2Fcongress-blog%2Fforeign-policy%2F238199-us-should-pressure-nations-to-rescind-anti-ahmadiyya-laws http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?api_key=369058349794205&channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D9%23cb%3Df4cd998b4%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fthehill.com%252Ffb1760c2%26domain%3Dthehill.com%26relation%3Dparent.parent&extended_social_context=false&href=http%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fblogs%2Fcongress-blog%2Fforeign-policy%2F238199-us-should-pressure-nations-to-rescind-anti-ahmadiyya-laws&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&node_type=link&sdk=joey&send=true&show_faces=false&width=150 https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=pr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fblogs%2Fcongress-blog%2Fforeign-policy%2F238199-us-should-pressure-nations-to-rescind-anti-ahmadiyya-laws&size=medium&count=true&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com&hl=en-US&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DsosyIBURzJA.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!V1HSHW0XVB-YepGbpQ%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTMF2xh6Sr_jc__pdLpN7VOIRO3bPg#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart&id=I0_1342569770450&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com On June 27, along with members of Congress and other guests, I heard a message of peace and freedom from the Ahmadiyya world leader, […]
FIJISUN – Islam updates around the globe
KRAUTHAMMER: Islamic uprising, not Facebook revolution Santa Rosa Press Democrat Post-revolutionary Libya appears to have elected a relatively moderate pro-Western government. Good news, but tentative because Libya is less a country than an oil well with a long beach and myriad tribes. Popular allegiance to a central national … See all stories on […]
The 10 Countries With The Absolute Worst Quality Of Life
Business Insider Want to live a better life? Then don’t move to Turkey, which ranked dead last in the OECD’s new quality-of-life index. The organization looked at factors that affect the lives of citizens, including income, housing, jobs, community, education, environment, civic engagement, health, life satisfaction, safety, and work-life balance. These […]
Muslims Offer Solution to Nation’s Problems
cisionwire.com: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community launches nationwide campaign to bring fellow Americans towards true peace Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA announces the launch of a new nationwide campaign that provides holistic solutions to […]
Picture of the day: Buddhist monk feeding a hungry tiger in Tiger temple
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Infowar: Iran already has nuclear Weapons- lead up to War
Russian TV: As Tehran finally makes efforts to rehabilitate its nuclear program with the West, a new piece of counter-evidence emerges: a CGI picture of an allegedly Iranian nuclear blast […]