Army called out to quell Jhelum riots By Our Correspondent / Arsalan AltafPublished: November 22, 2015 Tribune.com.pk Authorities called out the army on Saturday to quell violent protests triggered by […]
About 50 people gathered at the Halifax Central Library Saturday afternoon to take part in hijab day, an event that invites people to try on the hijab to foster understanding […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Donald Trump “would certainly implement” a database system tracking Muslims in the United States, the Republican front-runner […]
The Washington Post: by Edward E. Curtis IV, editor of the Bloomsbury Reader on Islam in the West. On Oct. 19, 2008, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman and secretary of state Colin Powell went on NBC’s “Meet the Press” to endorse Barack Obama for president. Troubled by accusations that Obama […]
Nov 22, 2015 Khaled Almaeena Khaled Almaeena The Paris attacks that killed 130 people and injured hundreds of others are still capturing headlines. They also occupy the top spot in social media the world over. The attack came days after suicide bombers blew up about 40 people in a Beirut […]
653. Commandment – They swore by Allah their strongest oaths, that if a Warner came to them, they would follow guidance better than any other people. But when a Warner did come to them, it only increased them in aversion [35:43] And they swore by Allah their strongest oaths, that if […]
Photo by Caroline Brady of Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner in Dublin NASIR: WHY SO MANY PAKISTANIS ARE HEADED TO IRELAND AND ELSEWHERE NASIR JAMALNOVEMBER 17, 2015 Applications by Pakistani asylum seekers to Ireland have jumped eightfold so far this year, the Irish Timesreported earlier this month. What is […]
Huff Post: by Mathieu Ricard — “No matter who it is you meet, know that they have already walked several times through hell,” writes French poet Christian Bobin. Our Parisian […]
Islamistisches Propagandavideo In the wake of the Paris attacks, authorities are becoming increasingly concerned about Islamic State’s skillful use of the Internet. So far, however, European countermeasures have been frustratingly ineffective.By SPIEGEL Staff It sounded like jihadi megalomania. “We will conquer your Rome, break your crosses, and enslave your women.” Every Muslim […]
By Christoph Reuter spiegel.de AFP/ WELAYAT TARABLOS Analysts falsely believed Islamic State was too weak to carry out terror attacks abroad. But IS views terror as a means to an end — and will launch attacks as long as they continue to serve its broader strategy. “It was a terrible night. […]
SEEKING ASYLUM Afghan family finds shelter in Swiss farmhouse By Gaby Ochsenbein in Hinterkappelen, Bern NOV 20, 2015 – 11:00 The Sajadi family in their bed-/living room at the Hinterkappelen asylum centre (swissinfo.ch) Growing numbers of Afghans are coming to Switzerland, most of them via the Balkans – including the […]
By AFP – Nov 21,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Soldiers from the presidential patrol outside the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, Mali, Saturday (AP photo) BAMAKO — Mali was hunting Saturday for suspects over the militant siege at a luxury hotel that left 19 people dead, mostly foreigners, as the president […]
By AFP – Nov 21,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A girl holds a placard during a demonstration called ‘Not in my name’ of Italian Muslims against terrorism in downtown Rome, Italy, on Saturday (Reuters photo) ROME — Hundreds of Muslims rallied in Rome and Milan on Saturday to show solidarity with the […]
Nov 21,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI Demonising Islam and stereotyping 5 million French Muslims will not bring Paris its peace. The eight terrorists who launched the attacks in the French capital were not the product of Daesh in Raqqa, they arrived there already ripe for recruitment as a […]
Sep 29,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Following is the full text of His Majesty King Abdullah’s speech at the 70th Plenary Session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday: In the name of God, most Compassionate, most Merciful, Mr President, Mr Secretary General, Your Excellencies: Thank you. It […]
PM will not set date until he is sure he can win vote, but UN’s Isis declaration has swayed influential MPs Children in Douma, a rebel-held town near Damascus. Photograph: Bassam Khabieh/Reuters Toby Helm Sunday 22 November 2015 After the Iraq conflict and British intervention in Afghanistan, it was never […]
Huff Post: Dear Bigot. I have a confession to make. I’m tired. Tired of rebutting the same old clichés and contradictions that you and your rabid CAPS LOCK brigade constantly spout every time something like the awful events in Paris last week occur. So I’ve decided to do us both […]
After factory, mob torches Ahmadi place of worship in Jhelum over blasphemy allegations By Rana Tanveer Published: November 21, 2015 847SHARES SHARE TWEET EMAIL PHOTO: REUTERS LAHORE: An Ahmadi place of worship was set ablaze in Jhelum on Saturday, a day after an unbridled mob burnt down a factory owned by members of the Ahmadiyya community in the […]
Source: The Guardian Omar Raza was walking near his home in Glasgow’s south side when he was confronted by three men hurling racist abuse, calling him a “**** Paki” and […]