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EU leaders to promise €1.8bn to African countries in return for help with refugees and migrants
It includes ‘taking back’ those without visas and those who do not require international protection Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith 4 comments 7 Libya has turned into a major hub for human traffickers smuggling African migrants by boat to Italy Reuters EU leaders are expected to pledge €1.8bn (£1.3bn) in aid to African […]
How the US grew tired and less relevant
Nov 11,2015 – Last updated at Nov 11,2015 JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud US Secretary of State John Kerry is often perceived as one of the “good ones” — a less hawkish top American official who does not simply promote and defend his country’s military adventurism, but reaches out to […]
Deewali in Pakistan. We invited our maid’s family for a Diwali dinner and this is what we learnt
We invited our maid’s family for a Diwali dinner and this is what we learnt By Nithya Shanti Published: November 11, 2015 blogs.tribune.com.pk 3 CommentsPrintEmail On our way back home my mom commented that she had always been invited by Madina for festivals like Eid and the marriage of their daughter. PHOTO: […]
Humanist Vs Islamic Perspectives on Science and the Modern World
Humanist Vs Islamic Perspectives on Science and the Modern World Yasmin Khan By Yasmin Khan, 6 November 2015 Two important figures came head-to-head at Conway Hall, to discuss Islamic versus Humanist perspectives on science and the modern world. Jim Al-Khalili made the final public appearance of his term as president […]
Happy Diwali to all our Hindu readers and what is the Muslim Times doing for you
Epigraph: So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable. (Al Quran 87:10) By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor Happy and a prosperous Diwali to all our Hindu, Sikh and Jain […]
What is Diwali and what are the best ways to celebrate the 2015 festival in the UK tonight?
Source: The Telegraph Hindus celebrate the ‘festival of lights’ this week, with Diwali Day on November 11. We look at the story behind the celebration, and the UK’s best events […]
Diwali: The Threshold Light in the Midst of Darkness
Source: Huffington Post By Anantanand Rambachan; Professor of Religion, Saint Olaf College. Latest book,”A Hindu Theology of Liberation.” The word “Diwali” means an arrangement or a row of lights. Traditionally, Diwali […]
BLAMING THE KALASH
Newsweek: CONSERVATIVE MUSLIMS ACCUSE THE MINORITY COMMUNITY OF CAUSING LAST MONTH’S EARTHQUAKE. Conservative Muslims in Pakistan’s northwest are blaming the animist Kalash for a powerful earthquake that flattened entire villages in October, claiming their immoral ways provoked Allah’s wrath, in the latest attack on a diminishing tribe fighting to keep […]
Young Muslims from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association help net £400,000 for Poppy Appeal
wandsworthguardian.co.uk: Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) have joined with thousands of other young Muslims around the country to raise £400,000 on Remembrance Sunday. The fundraising came as part of the ‘Mercy 4 Mankind’ initiative, and included 130 volunteers from Wimbledon and Wandsworth selling poppies at 25 stations […]
The Last Words of Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs’ Last Words I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success. However, aside from work, I have […]
Exhibit honouring Muslims during WWII sets up in Winnipeg
A traveling exhibit that celebrates Muslims in Albania who saved most of the country’s Jewish citizens and refugees during the Second World War is currently in Winnipeg. Besa: A Code […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at kicks off Remembrance Day campaign
Mississauga News By Nouman Khalil The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada has kicked off its fifth annual Muslims for Remembrance Day campaign to remember and show support for the sacrifices of […]
Canada to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by year’s end
The federal government is considering using ships and commercial and military aircraft to transport 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of December, it was revealed Monday. At a […]
Feds: White supremacists plotted to attack synagogues, black churches
Source: Washington Post By Matt Zapotosky November 10 at 3:58 PM The way authorities tell it, the Richmond area white supremacists got together at one of their homes in September […]
‘Putin Needs Wars To Legitimize His Position’Interview with Garry Kasparov:
Kasparov became chairman of the United Civil Front and then headed The Other Russia, a coalition opposing President Vladimir Putin. Despite being the group’s presidential candidate, he felt compelled to resign in 2007. His campaign appearances were being disrupted, he was being attacked by paid thugs and was detained and […]
A mosque grows slowly amid opposition in New Hampshire
Source: The Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The same financial difficulties that face houses of worship across the country have stalled a 10-year effort by New Hampshire’s small Muslim […]
Colleges see interest fade in Christian groups
Source: Central Florida Future ORLANDO Visiting Pastor Bobby Brooks tells the story of David and Goliath to a congregation of University of Central Florida students. Worshipers quickly flip to the 1 […]
A new Taliban breakaway group claims support for peace and women’s rights
Source: The Washington Post KABUL — A new Taliban splinter faction claimed Sunday that it was ready to engage in peace talks with the government and that it would allow […]
Afghanistan’s first female conductor
Source: BBC For many years, the Taliban banned music and the education of girls in Afghanistan – and although many women still find themselves restricted, one 17-year-old has become the […]