Celebrated humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi passes away in Karachi
AFP | Dawn.com Celebrated humanitarian and Edhi Foundation Chairman Abdul Sattar Edhi passed away at the age of 92 in Karachi on Friday night, it has been learnt. Speaking outside […]
Breaking News A Sattar Edhi Passed Away
Reliable resources intimate great Social Activist of Pakistan Mr Abdus Sattar Edhi passed away. Innah lillahe Wa innah Eleahi Rajeoon
Ramadan for Muslim Inmates: Mixing Religious Duty With Prison’s Limits
Source: The New York Times By SAMANTHA SCHMIDT OSSINING, N.Y. — As they heard the beginning of the 8:30 p.m. call to prayer on Tuesday, the Muslim men took their […]
Obama laments Ramadan attacks on Muslims in US and abroad
Source: RNS By David Gibson (RNS) In a message marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, President Obama lamented the spate of vicious terror attacks around the […]
Muslim camps are spreading in the U.S. to help kids ‘be proud of who they are’
Source: The Washington Post It was the last day of Camp Ramadan, and a sea of smiling parents had their arms outstretched, holding up more than a dozen cellphones to […]
Man Fatally Shot by Police in Minnesota, Video Investigated
Source: Time By Steve Karnowski/Associated Press FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — A Minnesota officer fatally shot a man in a car with a woman and a child, an official said, and authorities […]
How Sleep Loss Affects Your Heart
Source: Time By Mandy Oaklander Getting too little sleep has been shown to have bad effects on the heart, and many studies have linked it to hypertension. Now, a small new study published in the journal Hypertension finds that shortened sleep is connected to some negative markers, especially when it […]
Philando Castile death: Aftermath of police shooting streamed live
Source: BBC A black man has been shot dead by police in the US state of Minnesota as protests continued over the police killing of a black man in Louisiana. […]
No Iraq exit plan then, no EU Brexit plan now – 13 years later our politicians are still infantile and inadequate
If the British public’s reflexive distrust of establishment politicians came into riotous bloom in June, it was Tony Blair who sowed the seed in 2003. The similarities between these twin catastrophes are overwhelming Matthew Norman @IndyVoices Wednesday 6 July 2016 Curiously enough, considering the avalanche of criticism about the endless […]
I’m already tired of the ‘lessons’ of Chilcot. What can we learn from a report that ignores Iraqis?
Source: Independent If Blair and Bush were sincere about the dangers of weapons of mass destruction, they would have invaded North Korea By Robert Fisk @indyvoices So where are the Titans […]
Snipers shoot 11 police officers in Dallas during protest rally, killing four, police say
By Travis M. Andrews Morning Mix July 8 at 2:08 AM At least four officers dead after shooting during protest rally At least four police officers are dead in Texas after a shooting during a protest against police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana, KDFW TV in Dallas reported. Four […]
India: This Islamic preacher might have influenced one of the Dhaka terrorists. Now Indians want him banned.
http://www.washingtonpost.com By Rama Lakshmi July 6 NEW DELHI— One of the terrorists in the deadly Dhaka restaurant attack last week had posted a Facebook message quoting the sayings of the controversial Mumbai-based Islamic preacher Zakir Naik urging “all Muslims to be terrorists.” Now, many Indians are calling for a ban on Naik’s group, the Islamic Research Foundation […]
Eid in Chicago: Thousands gather at Navy Pier Eid Expo to promote Islam, peace
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-eid-expo-navy-pier-met-20160706-story.html Bright colors and breezy fabrics of traditional tunics and trousers floated across the sidewalks of Navy Pier, which housed the first Eid Expo, bringing together diverse denominations and ethnicities Wednesday. The two-day event celebrated Eid al-Fitr, a holiday that concludes Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting. Thousands of Muslims […]
Muslim News joins in condolences for late Baba Hardev Singh Ji:
The Muslim News joins world media in conveying our deepest condolences on the recent demise of the respected spiritual leader Baba Hardev Ji of the world renowned Sant Nirankari Mission. He was scheduled to address thousands of his follows in Toronto, Canada when his car was hit in a road […]
Life-Size Noah’s Ark To Open Amid A Flood Of Skepticism
Suggested Reading by the Muslim Times: Ken Ham of Noah’s Ark, Key to Understand Trump’s Lure Source: NPR By Ashley Westerman A replica of Noah’s Ark has been built in the […]
Conservative leadership: Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom in battle to be Prime Minister after Michael Gove eliminated from contest
Live Conservative leadership: Theresa May and May: I’m delighted to have won so much support from my colleaguesPlay!01:33 Danny Boyle Ben Riley-Smith, political correspondent 7 JULY 2016 • 6:34PM Michael Gove elimated from Conservative leadership bid Andrea Leadsom faces Theresa May in two-horse race to be PM May […]
Odd jobs in Istanbul for young Syrians who dreamed big
Jul 6, 2016 A Syrian man uses a mobile phone next to a travel agency in Fatih neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday. — AFP ISTANBUL, Turkey — Receptionist, waiter, hairdresser, pastry-seller: These are the jobs of the ambitious young Syrians who abandoned their dreams in Damascus to start from […]
Over 4 million attend Khatm Al-Qur’an in Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque
Jul 4, 2016 MAKKAH/MADINAH — Over two million worshipers attended the completion of recitation of the Holy Qur’an (Khatm Al-Qur’an) at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Sunday night, the 29th night of Ramadan. They included visitors, Umrah pilgrims, citizens and expatriates, Saudi Press agency reported. The worshipers thronged the […]
Alton Sterling shooting: Second video of deadly encounter emerges
Source: CNN (CNN) A second video showing the shooting death of Alton Sterling, a black man shot several times while being held on the ground by police outside a Louisiana […]
The Crimea Complex: A Crisis of Identity Where East Meets West
The Crimea Complex: A Crisis of Identity Where East Meets West By Erich Follath Yuri Kozyrev / DER SPIEGEL It’s been two years since Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine. Since then, President Vladimir Putin has been cheered for liberating the peninsula and scorned for usurping it — depending on who […]