Violence at Pakistan rally in support of blasphemy laws
Source: Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan police say violence erupted at a rally convened by Islamists in favor of the country’s harsh blasphemy laws in the city of […]
Third Council of Constantinople (680-681): Does Jesus has one nature / operation or two?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The best way to demystify Trinity and other dogma of Christianity, where they differ from Judaism and […]
North Sea islanders gifted late Christmas surprise by storm Axel
Source: The Local A cargo ship on its way from China to Bremen lost some of its freight in heavy storms on Wednesday – to the delight of children on the island of Langeoog. Thousands of plastic eggs containing toys washed up on the beaches of the island off Germany’s […]
Karen Armstrong in George Washington University: The Core of our Religious Traditions
Published on Nov 11, 2012 In a joint Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) and Georgetown faculty Distinguished Lecture, Karen Armstrong was invited to share her thoughts on “The […]
Acts of faith: Why people get killed over blasphemy in Pakistan
Source: Herald It was the 26th of May, the death anniversary of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of the Ahmadi faith, which considers itself a sect of Islam. This was no coincidence, for everyone at the rally agreed that Ahmadis, whom they disparagingly referred to as Qadianis, were fifth columnists, aasteen […]
Pakistan: Senate body to approach FO for complaint against Canadian citizen
DAWN.com 2017/01/03 By Kalbe Ali ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on Monday decided to approach the Foreign Office to lodge a formal complaint with the Canadian government against the key suspect of a recent attack on a worship place of the Ahmadi community in Chakwal.Canadian Abdul Rasheed […]
China to invest £292bn in renewable power by 2020
Source: The Guardian World’s largest energy market looks to move from coal towards cleaner fuels China will plough 2.5tn yuan (£292bn) into renewable power generation by 2020, the country’s energy […]
Taking ‘sexting’ To The Next Level: Saudi Marriage Officials Encourage Polygamy Via WhatsApp
Published December 26th, 2016 Polygamous marriages are legally recognized in Saudi Arabia, in accordance with Islamic Sharia law. (AFP/File) A cartel of eight marriage officials have formed a group on WhatsApp to propagate polygamy as a remedy to the rising number of the divorced women, widows and spinsters. Reporting […]
World in Crisis – How do cope?
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba) Refugees from Syria and beyond are flooding countries in Europe, trying to escape the devastation and death in their homelands. How can the world help them while also maintaining peace in their own countries? On 17th May 2016, the Worldwide Head of the […]
Compassion Talk | Pathways to Nonviolence | 2016 Festival of Faiths
Keynote Presentation: Karen Armstrong Dialogue: Karen Armstrong, Amin Hashwani, Rev. Joan Brown Campbell Guest Commentators: Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer Additional Reading Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran […]
Muslim-Owned Eatery Offers Free Food To Anyone Who Needs It
Source: Huffington Post Elyse Wanshel; Associate Editor, Trends, The Huffington Post A small restaurant is giving with a big heart. Marché Ferdous, a Muslim-owned eatery in Montreal, hands out free […]
Despite another lethal Daesh strike, ‘Ankara still believes Kurds are more dangerous’
Jan 04,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen] The Daesh-claimed attack on the upmarket nightclub in Istanbul must be counted as a “blowback” to policies adopted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Having been ready to use takfiris as tools to advance his policies, his government is now regarded as “apostate” […]
Fast radio bursts: Scientists find the source of the most mysterious message in the universe
The 18 signals have been a complete mystery to scientists since the first was ‘heard’, in 2007 Andrew Griffin @_andrew_griffin A mysterious signal coming from deep in the universe has finally been traced to its source. Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs, have only been heard 18 times and have been […]
This is the reason why we don’t dwell on Turkish deaths in the West
If a democratically-elected dictator wants to act as a conduit in a neighbour’s civil war, what does he expect but massacres in his own major cities? Robert Fisk @indyvoices Monday 2 January 2017 Turkey is alone. First, we’ll take a look at the racist reasons for this. If 39 men and […]
Breakup of EU and NATO could avoid World War III
By Paul Craig Roberts The Brexit Vote? What does it mean? Hopefully, a breakup of the EU and NATO and, thereby, the avoidance of World War III. The EU and NATO are evil institutions. These two institutions are mechanisms created by Washington in order to destroy the sovereignty of European peoples. […]
Federal Judge Says N.J. Town Unconstitutionally Blocked Mosque
Source: The Wall Street Journal By KATE KING The former mayor of a small New Jersey suburb has won a significant victory in his yearslong effort to build a mosque […]
Woman arrested after threatening violence at Kentwood mosque
Source: Mlive.com By Meagan Beck | KENTWOOD, MI – A woman has been arrested after she demanded money and threatened violence at the At-Tawheed Islamic Center Monday, Jan. 2, Kentwood […]
François Fillon, Embracing His Catholicism, Challenges France’s Secular Tradition
Source: The Wall Street Journal When French presidential contender François Fillon marked the Feast of the Assumption last summer, he attended Mass at Solesmes Abbey, a Benedictine monastery known for […]
Armed men linked to Muslim rebels free more than 150 from Philippine prison
Source: Reuters Around 100 armed men with links to Muslim rebels stormed a prison in the southern Philippines on Wednesday, killing a guard and freeing more than 150 prisoners, some […]
A music video featuring skateboarding women has Saudi Arabia entranced
Source: The Washington Post By Adam Taylor Since it premiered online last month, the music video “Hwages” has been viewed more than 2 million times and has become the subject […]