Iraq violence: Dozens dead in Baghdad suicide attack on Shia
Source: BBC At least 32 people have died in a suicide attack targeting Shia in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, officials say. More than 60 were injured in the blast, carried out […]
Syria conflict: Rebels advance on IS stronghold of Dabiq
Source: BBC Turkish-backed rebels in Syria are advancing on Dabiq, a symbolically important stronghold of so-called Islamic State. The small town holds great value to IS because of a prophecy […]
Donald Trump Claims Assault Accusations Are an Effort to ‘Poison the Minds’ of Voters
Source: Time By Katie Reilly Multiple women this week accused Trump of kissing or touching them without consent Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on claims about a […]
Soda and Snack Food Companies Welcomed at Nutrition Conference
Source: Time BY Alexandra Sifferlin Once again, processed food companies will be at a major nutrition expo in Boston Updated On the weekend starting October 15, thousands of registered dietitians and […]
THE ISSUES: What’s at Stake
Source: Time BY Nancy Gibbs The managing editor of TIME. She is the co-author, along with TIME’s Michael Duffy, of two best-selling presidential histories: The President’s Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity and The Preacher and the Presidents: Billy Graham in the White House. ‘Watch what we do, not what […]
Countries Reach Landmark Deal to Limit Global Warming From Air Conditioners
Source: Time By Justin Worland More than 170 countries agreed early Saturday morning to limit emissions of key climate change-causing pollutants found in air conditioners, a significant step in the international effort to keep global warming from reaching catastrophic levels. The deal reached in Kigali, Rwanda, comes after years of wrangling […]
Swiss to vote on passport rules for 3rd gen foreigners
File photo: Martin Abegglen Published: 12 Oct 2016 The Swiss people will go to the polls next February to vote on whether it should be easier for third generation immigrants […]
Lords of poverty …
Excuse me, friends, I must catch my jet I’m off to join the Development Set; My bags are packed, and I’ve had all my shots I have traveller’s checks and pills for the trots! The Development Set is bright and noble Our thoughts are deep and our vision global; Although […]
Jihad losing appeal, says Swiss intelligence chief
ISLAMIC STATE OCT 15, 2016 – Since 2001, 77 Swiss have left the country for conflict regions to take part in jihad (Keystone) According to Markus Seiler, head of the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS), hardly anyone from Switzerland wants to join the Islamic State (IS) anymore. In an interview with […]
Iraq summons Turkish ambassador to protest troop presence
By AFP – Oct 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Members of Iraqi security forces gesture as a convoy advances on the outskirts of Mosul, to fight against the Daesh terror group militants in Kirkuk, Iraq, Wednesday (Reuters photo) BAGHDAD — The Iraqi foreign ministry summoned the Turkish ambassador on […]
A beautiful mosque and the dark period of the Armenian genocide
The city of Gaziantep and the ‘Liberation’ mosque is a milestone on the journey between one great crime of the 20th century, and another seen during the Second World War Robert Fisk Gaziantep @indyvoices The ‘Liberation’ Mosque is a fine, neo-classical, almost Gothic construction with striped black-and-white stone banding, unusual […]
Germany threatens Facebook with hate speech law
Source: The Local The threat from Volker Kauder, a key member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party, follows a similar warning by Justice Minister Heiko Maas, in a growing sign of German politicians’ frustration with such websites.”The time for round-tables is over. I’ve run out of patience,” said Volker Kauder, chairman […]
Germany will send back most Nigerians:
Source: The Local She hosted Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, having also met Chad’s head of state Idriss Deby two days earlier following a three-day whirlwind tour of Mali, Niger and Ethiopia, the seat of the African Union. As Germany, Europe’s top destination for people fleeing war and misery, looks to chair […]
Storm in a teacup?
Source: Dawn THE corps commanders have spoken. They have expressed concern over the “feeding of a false and fabricated story” that appeared in Dawn on Oct 6 as a breach of national security. At the same time, the government “as a gesture of goodwill” has removed the travel ban on […]
Video: The untold story of Pakistan’s blasphemy law
Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws Chapter 1 – Origin Story of 295C from Pakistans Blasphemy Laws on Vimeo. Source: Dawn BY ARAFAT MAZHAR A few days ago, a video of erstwhile pop icon […]
The cheapening of America
Source: ET It’s a sad little word ‘tawdry’. Dictionaries, my own old-fashioned print variety and the online version all concur — cheap shoddy and tasteless they say. I got 90 minutes of full-on tawdry last Monday morning when I grumped before the TV set with my cereal and the first […]
70 Years Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in Switzerland – Open Day Mahmud Moschee Zurich
It was just one year after the second world war ended, which brought death and destruction over Europe, when three young Muslim Missionaries from British India, arriving via England, stopped over in Switzerland on 13th October 1946. The actual destination was Germany, but at that moment the entry was […]
Christians should accept Muhammad as a prophet
Source: Huffington Post By Craig Considine; Sociologist at Rice University As an advocate of interfaith dialogue, particularly between Christians and Muslims, I’m often faced with the issue of conversion. People […]
Ludmila Vassilyeva, Russian scholar expert on Urdu poetry & literature
Following news item was sent The Muslim Times by Haider Qureshi, a renowned author, poet, and literary critic. Many students have written their masters, doctoral thesis on his work. “The formation of Urdu ghazal: the origins of the genre” is the first attempt by a Russian scholar to analyze the initial […]
Watch Donald Trump’s Reaction To Being Called a “Sexual Predator” in 2006
“Donald, seriously, you know about sexual predators and things like that, I mean…” Donald Trump’s numerous interviews with Howard Stern over the years appear to be coming back to haunt him. Follow Sid Verma @_SidVerma Here is Donald Trump’s response to suggestions he is a “sexual predator” 1:09 PM – 13 […]