Bangkok bomb: The messy theories behind the Thai attack
Source: BBC The scale of the deadly bomb blast in Bangkok on Monday means it is unlikely to be motivated by domestic politics, writes analyst Pavin Chachavalpongpun. Here are some […]
Kos, the new Lampedusa
EMRE GÖNEN Published A dinghy overcrowded with Syrian refugees approaches a beach on the Greek island of Kos after crossing a part of the Aegean Sea from Turkey to Greece. The Syrian refugee crisis is spreading not just among its neighbors but toward Europe, especially Greece. Therefore, a global […]
Reviving Islam’s Enlightenment
By Daniel Chirot is professor of Russian and Eurasian studies at the University of Washington Aug 17,2015 – JORDAN TIMES: In 1877, the great French novelist Victor Hugo wrote: “Invading armies […]
Syrians risk lives to reach Europe ‘for their children’
By AFP – Aug 18,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants queue during a food distribution organised by the local organisation ‘Kos solidarity’ outside the abandoned Captain Elias Hotel, where hundreds of migrants have found temporary shelter, on Monday (AFP photo) KOS, Greece — Five nights ago, Nada and her children braved […]
The Angel of Death
This is a story from Basra, Iraq. Author unknown: Once upon a time there lived in Basra a ‘Master’. His ‘servant’ used to go daily to the Market to purchase fresh vegetables. The ‘Master’ was kind and did not make a fuss when the ‘servant’ took his […]
559. Commandment – O ye who believe! when you meet those who disbelieve, advancing in force, turn not your backs to them
559. Commandment – O ye who believe! when you meet those who disbelieve, advancing in force, turn not your backs to them [8:16] O ye who believe! when you meet those who disbelieve, advancing in force, turn not your backs to them. [8:17] And whoso turns his back to them on such a day, […]
558. Commandment – And fight them until there is no persecution and religion is wholly for Allah. But if they desist, then surely Allah is Watchful of what they do
558. Commandment – And fight them until there is no persecution and religion is wholly for Allah. But if they desist, then surely Allah is Watchful of what they do [8:40] And fight them until there is no persecution and religion is wholly for Allah. But if they desist, then […]
556. Commandment – Say, if your fathers, and your sons, and your brethren, and your wives, and your kinsfolk, and the wealth you have acquired, and the trade whose dullness you fear, and the dwellings which you love are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger and striving in His cause
556. Commandment – Say, if your fathers, and your sons, and your brethren, and your wives, and your kinsfolk, and the wealth you have acquired, and the trade whose dullness you fear, and the dwellings which you love are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger and striving in […]
UAE allocates land for Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu temple
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
Ten Ahmadiyya Muslims injured in sectarian attack in West Bengal, India
Source: Rabwah.net Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of West Bengal, India came under attack by local Muslim extremists which resulted in 10 people being seriously injured On 7th August 2015, a mob of local muslim extremists forcefully invaded the home of a local Ahmadi Muslim yielding knives, bricks and metal rods and attacked the residents. Ten people including women were […]
560. Commandment – Slacken not, nor grieve; and you shall certainly have the upper hand, if you are believers
560. Commandment – Slacken not, nor grieve; and you shall certainly have the upper hand, if you are believers [3:140] Slacken not, nor grieve; and you shall certainly have the upper hand, if you are believers. [3:147] And many a Prophet there has been beside whom fought numerous companies of their followers. […]
Demystifying Prophethood, Theocracy, Democracy and Dictatorship
August 17, 2015 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Today, Egypt’s al-Sisi imposed strict anti-terrorism laws. The laws establish special courts and […]
Morgan Freeman’s Step-Granddaughter Was Killed in an Apparent Exorcism
Source: Gawker Report: Morgan Freeman’s Step-Granddaughter Was Killed in an Apparent Exorcism According to New York Post “police sources,” Morgan Freeman’s step-granddaughter was stabbed to death this weekend in by […]
Meerut: Indian army soldier killed while protecting young girl from teasing
Meerut, Aug 17: Uttar Pradesh is notoriously-known for crimes against women. On Thursday, Aug 13, an army soldier was beaten to death by six goons, who were involved in eve-teasing and molestation of a girl. The shocking incident happened around 6.30 pm at Rohta road near the cantonment area in Meerut. […]
Islamabad: Gen. Hamid Gul dies of brain haemorrhage in Murree,
BBC.CO.Uk A former chief of Pakistan’s powerful military intelligence, Hamid Gul, has died at the age of 79. General Gul led the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) from 1987 to 1989. One of the most outspoken military leaders of his generation in Pakistan, Gen Gul was known for his hardline Islamist views […]
ISLAMIC STATE: Now the truth emerges: how the US fuelled the rise of Isis in Syria and Iraq
Now the truth emerges: how the US fuelled the rise of Isis in Syria and Iraq Seumas Milne The sectarian terror group won’t be defeated by the western states that incubated it in the first place https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/r20150811/r20110914/abg.js// < ![CDATA[ // The war on terror, that campaign without end launched 14 […]
Egypt’s al-Sisi imposes strict anti-terrorism laws
Epigraph: Indeed, Allah enjoins justice, and the doing of good to others; and giving like kindred; and forbids indecency, and manifest evil, and wrongful transgression. He admonished you that you […]
The Travels of Ibn Battuta
The Travels of Ibn Battuta A Virtual Tour with the 14th Century Traveler GALLERY | SIDE TRIPS | RESOURCES | ABOUT 1 MOROCCO ACROSS NORTH AFRICA (1325) CAIRO, EGYPT (1326) 2 ON TO SYRIA AND PALESTINE (1326) THE HAJJ: MEDINA TO MECCA (1326) 3 PERSIA AND IRAQ (1326 – 1327) […]
Ibn Sirin – Muhammad Ibn Sirin, was a Muslim interpreter of dreams who lived in the 8th century
Suggested Reading: Al Aleem: The Bestower of true Dreams From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Muhammad Ibn Sirin (Arabic محمد بن سيرين) (born in Basra) was a Muslim interpreter of dreams who lived in the 8th century. He was a contemporary of Anas ibn Malik. Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Works 3 See […]
Haj pilgrims from four countries arrive in KSA
MOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN & RASHID HASSAN/ ARAB NEWS STAFF Published — Monday 17 August 2015 RIYADH: The first batch of Haj pilgrims from Bangladesh, Malaysia, Pakistan and South Africa arrived in […]