Russia calls U.S. move to supply Syria rebels weapons a hostile act – RIA
Reuters International DEC 27, 2016 – 09:19 Free Syrian Army fighters fire an anti-aircraft weapon in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria December 12, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail (reuters_tickers) MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday it viewed a U.S. decision to ease restrictions on weapons supplies to […]
Punjab to Launch App to Combat Women Harassment
HIBA ARSHAD Every day our newsfeed is flooded with reports of violence inflicted on women, followed by flashy statements from our government officials to provide justice to the oppressed. Such late gestures may appease the masses but no level of retribution can erase the painful memories that seep deep into […]
Video: Here’s how Jesus Christ is depicted in Islam
Watch: While this version is somewhat correct, here is what Ahmadiyya Muslims believe and is the most rational understanding of Jesus a depicted in the Quran. JESUS – PROPHET OF GOD by Muhammad Zafrullah Khan (This Paper was read out at the International Conference on Deliverance of Jesus from […]
Big day at the United Nations
Dec 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby There was considerable drama leading up to the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 (UNSCR 2334) reaffirming the illegality of Israeli settlements. It began with all hell breaking loose on Thursday morning when it became clear that the Egyptians would […]
Pakistan launched Christmas peace train
DAWN.COM —UPDATED Dec 22, 2016 05:32pmhttps://www.dawn.com/news/1303840/railways-launches-special-christmas-train https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2NTfEqJ_D8 WHATSAPP 17 COMMENTS EMAIL PRINT —Photo Courtesy: fb.com/PakistanRailways.PR Minister for Railways Khuwaja Saad Rafique on Thursday inaugurated a special purpose ‘Xmas Peace Train’ ahead of Christmas festivities in the country. The minister, while addressing the inauguration ceremony, hailed the role of minority groups, especially […]
Electronic media’s influence on Urdu literature
حیدرقریشی , Haider Qureshi, Germany اردو ادب اور الیکٹرانک میڈیا معززخواتین و حضرات! ’’اردو ادب اور الیکٹرانک میڈیا‘‘کے موضوع پر ہونے والاآج کا سیمینار گلبرگہ یونیورسٹی کے شعبہ اردو وفارسی کی جانب سے ایک نہایت مستحسن اور قابلِ تعریف کاوش ہے۔اس طرح اردو کو اپنے عصر سے ہم آہنگ […]
International conference of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community begins
Source: India Today Gurdaspur, Dec 26 (PTI) -The 122nd International conference of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community began at Qadian town here. The first session of the convention was chaired by Maulana Muhammad Inam Ghaori (chief secretary of Ahmadiyya Muslim community, India), who said that the foundation of the convention was […]
Gaziantep University lets Syrians study in Arabic
Source: Aljazeera BY Osama Bin Javaid Syrian refugee students now have the option to pursue their studies in Arabic while living in Turkey and resume classes from where they left […]
President Obama: I Could Have Beaten Donald Trump
Source: Time By Tessa Berenson Despite the twists and turns of the 2016 election, and the punishing defeat for his Democratic Party at the hands of Donald Trump, President Obama thinks […]
Blizzards and Ice Storms Wreak Havoc Across the U.S. Northern Plains
Source: Time A National Weather Service meteorologist’s advice to travelers: “Stay put” (CHICAGO) — Travel conditions remained hazardous as a winter storm swept across much of the northern Great Plains […]
Aleppo’s Christians Celebrate Christmas and Hope for the Return of Peace
Source: Time By Suleiman Al-Khalidi / Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) – Christians in Aleppo celebrated under a giant Christmas tree lit up for the first time in five years, hailing what many […]
The man who studies the spread of ignorance
Source: BBC By Georgina Kenyon This story is featured in BBC Future’s “Best of 2016” collection. Discover more of our picks. In 1979, a secret memo from the tobacco industry […]
Doctors confirm 200-year-old diagnosis
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News website Doctors have confirmed a diagnosis made more than 200 years ago by one of medicine’s most influential surgeons. […]
Ash tree genome sequenced for first time
Source: BBC By Mark Kinver Environment reporter, BBC News The genome of the common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) has been sequenced for the first time – an important step in the […]
Why houses in Bermuda have white stepped roofs
Source: BBC By Harry LowBBC News The North Atlantic island of Bermuda has no fresh-water springs, rivers or lakes. So how did humans ever settle there? The secret is in […]
Israel’s Humbled Benjamin Netanyahu Places Hopes in Donald Trump
Source: Time BY Josef Federman / AP Israel has been at odds with outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama over its settlements in occupied territory. JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government’s furious […]
These women made Pakistan proud in 2016
Many of 2016’s most notable moments were mostly unfortunate, unchecked events of toxic masculinity. From the horrifying tragedy that was Qandeel Baloch’s senseless murder, to Donald Trump’s self-described ‘locker room talk’, and the Council of Islamic Ideology’s (CII)absurd suggestion that ‘lightly beating’ one’s wife ‘as needed’ is permissible, most of us are happy […]
Is it correct that the Quran teaches violence?
Teaching the message of Islam By Alia Hogben, Kingston Whig-Standard, Kingston, Ontario Canada President Canadian Council for Muslim Women Thursday, December 1, 2016 1:42:27 EST PM KINGSTON – “Is it correct that the Quran teaches violence?” asked my grandson. I try not to be defensive about Islam, nor give a sharp […]
A Simple Recipe to Unite All Muslims
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I am a Muslim brought up in Sunni tradition. Growing up in Pakistan, I have a few […]