Trump election: US ‘identifies agents behind Russian hack’
Source: BBC The US has identified the Russian agents behind alleged hacking ahead of the presidential election won by Donald Trump in November, reports say. The agents, whose names have […]
World’s oldest known killer whale Granny dies
Source: BBC By Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC News The world’s oldest known killer whale, affectionately known as Granny, is missing and presumed dead, researchers say. Estimated to be over […]
Ahmadiyya Women organised a Christmas party for the residents of St. Marks Court Care Home at in Gateshead
Source:ChronicleLive. Co.UK. On 24th December women of Ahmadiyya Muslim Association (Tyne & Wear) organised a Christmas party for the residents of ST. Marks Court Care Home at Gateshead. Food, including sweet mince pies, samosas, onion bhajis, cakes, halwa, were all available at the event, with the Ahmadi ladies setting the […]
‘TOLERANCE IS INCREASINGLY THREATENED’
Source: The Tablet Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, rejected theocracy at its foundation and adopted a state philosophy known as “Pancasila”, giving equal recognition to the major religions. Yet that is increasingly under threat, as local authorities collude with radical Islamist groups to force Christian churches to close, and […]
Returning Ahmadi villagers face social boycott
Source:ET LAHORE: Members of the Ahmadiyya community who fled their village in the wake of the storming of their worship place and a subsequent clash on Dec 12 have started trickling back to their homes in Chakwal’s Dulmail area. Upon their return, the Ahmadi villagers are facing a social boycott […]
Merry Christmas to the 300 million Orthodox Christian brothers and sisters; celebrating on Jan 7
This video is from 2013 Epigraph: Muhammad, thou shalt assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is […]
PKK propagates, recruits at German university
KAAN ELBIR@kaanelbir ISTANBUL Photo courtesy: @1almanyali Sympathizers of the PKK, which is officially classified as a terrorist organization by Germany and the EU, made propaganda at the Technical University of Berlin on Thursday leading many to question their influence within German educational institutions. A banner with the title “Resistance means […]
I Planned to Destroy Islam, I Became Muslim
Source: Revert2IslamToday.com Sister Shariffa Carlos was being groomed by individuals in high Government positions in US to study, learn and then go to Egypt to destroy Islam by instigating the […]
The battle for the souls of Islam in Pakistan
The battle for the souls of Islam Source: Daily Times By Yasser Latif Hamdani Future historians of Pakistan will mark January 4, 2011 as a significant date in the history […]
Sura Al Ikhlas – English with short commentary
SOURCE: https://www.alislam.org/quran/tafseer/?page=1322®ion=EN GO TO: FOR MORE : COMMENTARIES ON ANY SURA: https://www.alislam.org/quran/tafseer/guide.htm?region=EN
How the USSR’s effort to destroy Islam created a generation of radicals
By Amanda Erickson January 5 A central mosque in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (Pavel Mikheyev/AP) In 1929, Soviet leader Mikhail Kalinin laid out his vision for Central Asia: “teaching the people of the Kirgiz Steppe, the small Uzbek cotton grower, and the Turkmenian gardener the ideals of the Leningrad worker.” It was a tall […]
Turkish tailoring company dresses up Vienna Philharmonics
ZEYNEP ESRA KOCA ISTANBUL The prestigious tailoring company La Misura, which has offered customized alteration services to high-end clients from Turkey and all over the world since 2009, has now added a distinguished client to its list as it prepares the hand-tailored frock coats, shirts, trousers, vests and shoes of […]
Myanmar accused of ‘whitewash’ as panel rejects claims it is persecuting Rohingya
Reuters International JAN 5, 2017 – A Rohingya abandoned house is seen at U Shey Kya village outside Maungdaw, in Rakhine state, Myanmar October 26, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (reuters_tickers) YANGON (Reuters) – Human rights groups said Myanmar’s government is trying to cover up abuses against civilians in a Muslim-majority […]
Central African Republic Christians, Muslims unite to heal trauma
Reuters International JAN 5, 2017 By Zack Baddorf BANGUI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Blindfolds secured tightly, more than a dozen men and women are led by their partners around leafy plants and trees in the compound of an international charity in the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui. The occasional stumble […]
U.S., European weapons used to commit war crimes in Iraq – Amnesty
Reuters International JAN 5, 2017 Shi’ite fighters gather to fight against Islamic State militants in al-Fatha, northeast of Baiji, October 18, 2015. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (reuters_tickers) ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Militias fighting alongside Iraqi troops against Islamic State are committing war crimes using weapons provided to the Iraqi military by […]
I just met a journalist in Berlin who I used to work alongside in Iraq. He reminded me what it means to report on atrocities
In Iraq 11 years ago, Justin Huggler broke the story in The Independent of a 19-year-old Iraqi civilian driven to his death in the Tigris River by five American soldiers. The semi-autobiographical book he wrote about a hero reporter in Iraq is an absolute cracker Robert Fisk Berlin @indyvoices When […]
Janet Jackson’s baby’s name explained Wonderwall logo
E! News reports some have theorized Eissa means Jesus in Arabic, a nice balance for a child whose mom was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness and whose father is a Quatari Muslim. Bustle dug a little deeper, citing BabyNamesPedia as its source for discovering that Eissa translates to “Yaweh,” a […]
Video: Jesus’ message was only for the Israelites and not Gentiles?
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comments I completely agree with three of the four main points of discussion in this video of Jerald Dirks. The first topic discussed here with several […]
Priyanka Chopra On Being Pantene’s Newest Ambassador
And how it takes her two hours to get a blowout SHARE BY RANI SHEEN DECEMBER 20, 2016 Congratulations to actress Priyanka Chopra’s hair are in order—the luscious mane belonging to one of 2016’s breakout stars has joined Pantene as its latest global ambassador. It’s just as well, because Chopra is a confirmed shampooing […]
Transgender Man Sues Catholic Hospital for Rejecting His Surgery
Source: Time BY Abigail Abrams A transgender man is suing a Catholic hospital in New Jersey after he says it refused to allow his hysterectomy on religious grounds. Jionni Conforti’s doctors concluded that a hysterectomy was medically necessary for him, so he found a surgeon and scheduled the procedure at St. […]