Jinnah’s vision EDITORIAL — DAWN.COM 22 COMMENTS The frequent projection of Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s Aug 11 address to the Constituent Assembly creates an impression that this is the Quaid’s only speech that gives us his vision of Pakistan. On the contrary, throughout his political career, Jinnah made it repeatedly […]
AN INTERVIEW WITH LALEH BAKHTIAR LALEH BAKHTIAR, USA As the first American woman to translate the Quran into English, Laleh Bakhtiar corrects often misinterpreted verses on women’s treatment by re-infusing the translation with a feminine perspective. In this interview with Muslima curator Samina Ali, Laleh discusses her experience interpreting the […]
Dec 27,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – BILL GATES The world’s progress in fighting polio might be one of the best-kept secrets in global health. Indeed, my heroes for 2015 are […]
Humans take note: Artificial intelligence just got a lot smarter By Los Angeles Times (TNS) – Dec 13,2015 – VIA JORDAN TIMES Photo courtesy of pymesyautonomos.com Today’s artificial intelligence may not be that clever, but it just got much quicker on the uptake. A learning programme designed by a trio […]
By AFP – Dec 26,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – AFP Iraqi counterterrorism forces drive a tank past rubble south of Anbar province’s capital Ramadi on Thrusday (AFP photo) BAGHDAD — Die-hard militants made a desperate last stand Saturday in Ramadi’s former government complex, the main remaining target of Iraqi forces […]
Daily Star: Three people were injured during Juma prayers in a suicide bomb attack in this mosque on Friday. Police cordon off the Ahmadiyya mosque at Bagmara of Rajshahi to conduct investigations as curious onlookers crowd the scene. Photo: Banglar Chokh It was a suicide attacker who blew himself up […]
Huff Post: In central Syria, Daesh (“ISIS”) recently destroyed an ancient monastery and a church. This, after abducting several Christians, in what has become the group’s long scourge on humanity. While global Muslim leaders have categorically condemnedDaesh, Daesh continues to insist their acts are permitted — even commanded — by […]
Fareed Zakaria: I Am Appalled By Donald Trump’s Bigotry Not As A Muslim, But As An American CNN’s Fareed Zakaria gave his take on GOP frontrunner Donald Trump’s hateful and […]
Source: The Guardian By Hicham Yezza It’s the stuff of farce. A Muslim postgraduate student of counter-terrorism, spotted reading a textbook entitled Terrorism Studies in the library, isaccused by his own […]
Source: The Guardian A fraction of referrals to a key government anti-terror scheme are being made from within the Muslim community, leading to widespread distrust and threats of a national […]
Source: Religion News Service (RNS) Evangelist Franklin Graham has announced he is abandoning the Republican Party in disgust over the move by the GOP-led Congress last week to pass a […]
Saturday, 26 December 2015 Abdullah Hamidaddin In recent weeks, there has been much debate about how “Islamic” the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is. Some people falsely claim it represents “pure” Islam, while others insist ISIS is totally out of line with the teachings of the Prophet Mohammad, […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told Al Arabiya News Channel that the Middle East is suffering from sectarian plots. (Al Arabiya) By Staff writer, Al Arabiya NewsSaturday, 26 December 2015 The full interview with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, by Al Arabiya News Channel presenter Mountaha al-Ramahi, will be […]
December 26, 2015 by Qasim Rashid 1 Comment By Mansura Minhas Richard Dawkins recently called upon Muslim women to shun their Hijabs as a show of solidarity with the victims of Paris attacks. Dawkins is an anti-theist, wholly ignorant to Islam. Thus, his case against the Hijab fits perfectly well […]
A member of Bangladeshi bomb disposal unit prepares to detonate homemade explosives seized from a building during a raid on a building where members of a banned Islamist group were detained in Mirpur area, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015. (AP) AFP, DhakaSaturday, 26 December 2015 The Islamic State of […]
Source: BBC A Christmas Day bushfire has destroyed more than 100 homes in Australia’s Victoria state, officials say. Officials said 98 homes had been razed in Wye River and 18 […]
Source: BBC Over the course of eight days in August 1667, Elizabeth Hancock lost her six children and her husband. Covering her mouth with a handkerchief against the stench of […]
Source: Huffington Post By Kelly James Clark Brooks College and Kaufman Interfaith Institute, Grand Valley State University Immediately after the San Bernardino shootings, Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Council on […]
• Modi’s surprise visit to Pakistan revives peace hopes DATE WITH HISTORY: Pakistan’s Premier receives his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi upon his arrival in Lahore on Friday. AGENCIES Published — Saturday 26 December 2015 LAHORE: A surprise visit to Pakistan by Indian Premier Narendra Modi on Friday pressed the reset […]
Amirah Ismail showed exemplary courage … nation’s pride. ARAB NEWS Published — Saturday 26 December 2015 JAZAN: The Jazan hospital tragedy saw some heroic acts from staff at the hospital, including nurse Amirah Ismail, who along with colleagues, risked their lives to save seven children who had been in the […]