Conspiracy Theories: The Age of Post-reason
The age of post-reason Source: Jordan Times By Ali Kassay During the revolution against Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi, a highly educated man assured me that the West conspired to instigate […]
How much Europe can Europe tolerate?
Mar 19,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Dani Rodrik This month the European Union will celebrate the 60th anniversary of its founding treaty, the Treaty of Rome, which established the European Economic Community. There certainly is much to celebrate. After centuries of war, upheaval and mass killings, Europe is peaceful and democratic. […]
Israel threatens to ‘destroy’ Syrian air defence systems
By AFP – Mar 19,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A general view taken on Saturday shows Israel’s Iron Dome Defence System, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, deployed in the occupied Golan Heights near the border with Syria (AFP photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli Defence […]
Mission commended for contributing towards nation building
Gomoa-Pomadze (C/R), March 19, GNA – Gomoaba Nana Apata Kofi V, the Chief of Gomoa Pomadze, has lauded the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission for its immense contribution to the country’s development. He said: “The Mission’s investment in various sectors of the economy such as education, health and agriculture are in no […]
Javed Ahmad Ghamidi: A Scholar to Overcome Extremism
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Javed Ahmad Ghamidiجاوید احمد غامدی জাভেদ আহমেদ Ghamidi in Georgetown University, USA, 27 May 2015 1st president of Al-Mawrid Born 18 April 1951 Nationality Pakistani […]
Friday Sermon from 1986: Acceptance of prayers and the status of Khilafat; Be a God’s friend, not the worshiper of saints
Title: Acceptance of prayers and the status of Khilafat; Be a God’s friend, not the worshiper of saints Delivered by: Delivered by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad rh Full Text: Urdu […]
Saudi Arabia’s billionaire king is on a lavish Asian adventure — here’s what he’s spending his money on
His essentials include plenty of limousines and far too many golden escalators Tom Murray, Business Insider King Salman descends on one of his golden escalators from a plane AFP Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud, who has an estimated net worth of over $17 billion (£13.8 billion), is […]
The Denationalization of American Muslims
Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy testifies in front of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee in March 2006.Larry Downing / Reuters PETER BEINART On March 6, the zoning board in Bayonne, New Jersey, turned down a request to convert an old warehouse into a mosque. Such denials […]
The Problem With Calling the U.S. a ‘Nation of Immigrants
Source: Time Arica L. Coleman Mar 17, 2017 As President Trump faces yet another challenge to the immigration restrictions he has tried to implement since the first month of his […]
Lahore: groom arrested 3 days after wedding for murdering bride
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/groom-arrested-for-wife-s-murder-3-days-after-wedding-in-pakistan-1.3331272 The Associated Press Published Sunday, March 19, 2017 7:54AM EDT Last Updated Sunday, March 19, 2017 10:58AM EDT LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistani police say they have formally arrested a young man for killing his newlywed bride three days after their wedding in the eastern city of Lahore. Senior […]
Facebook’s WhatsApp and Telegram Patch Major Security Flaws
Source: Time WhatsApp and Telegram patched flaws in their popular instant messaging applications after security researchers showed that they could seize control of user accounts. Researchers with Check Point Software […]
President Trump Says the U.S. ‘Must Be Paid More’ to Defend Germany
Source: Time Ken Thomas, Jill Colvin / AP Mar 18, 2017 (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that Germany owes “vast sums of money” to NATO and the U.S. […]
Trump ‘looks forward to visiting China’ – Tillerson
Source: BBC US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has told China’s President Xi Jinping that President Donald Trump looks forward to visiting his country, and to enhancing understanding between the […]
The flower of sweetest smell is shy and lowly
Source: Close to the source blog ON MARCH 17, 2017 BY TOOBA KHOKHAR Once upon a time, a poet of the British Isles remarked “the flower of sweetest smell is […]
Reza Aslan and Oprah: All Religions have a Version of the Golden Rule
Abrahamic religions See also: Abrahamic religions Judaism See also: Judaism and Jewish ethics A rule of altruistic reciprocity was first stated positively in a well-known Torah verse (Hebrew: ואהבת לרעך […]
Shaq also believes Earth is flat
Source: Sports Illustrated Somehow, this strange NBA storyline just won’t die. After Kyrie Irving shocked the very-round world by revealing he thought Earth being flat was a lie pushed by […]
There was an Africa trade meeting with no Africans because all their visas got denied
Posted about an hour ago by Harriet Marsden in news Picture: SCOTT OLSON/GETTY IMAGES Each year, delegations from Africa meet with officials and business leaders in the US for the African Global Economic and Development (AGED) Summit. This year’s event took place at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. […]
CNN: The world’s fastest growing religion? Islam
Learn more about the world’s most fascinating faiths on CNN’s “Believer with Reza Aslan,” Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CNN. (CNN) Islam is the world’s fastest growing religion – and […]
The mystery and controversy of Christian relics – Today on CNN
The Muslim Times has the most extensive collection of articles about Christianity By Drew Kann, CNN Investigate the relics of Christianity and discover new insights into the historical Jesus on […]
China, Russia block U.N. council concern about Myanmar violence
Reuters International MAR 17, 2017 FILE PHOTO – The ruins of a market which was set on fire are seen at a Rohingya village outside Maugndaw in Rakhine state, Myanmar October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo (reuters_tickers) UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – China, backed by Russia, blocked a short […]