Eid Mubarak and What is the Muslim Times doing for You?
Epigraph: So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable. (Al Quran 87:9/10) By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor Happy Eid to all our readers, from the whole of our Editorial […]
Polygamy app? ‘Halal’ dating service launched in Russia
Published time: 14 Jul, 2015 02:12Edited time: 15 Jul, 2015 07:09 WWW.RT.COM Get short URL RIA Novosti / Said Tsarnaev / RIA Novosti A mobile dating service based on ethnic and religious criteria has been launched in Russia. Described as dating “in eastern traditions,” it could help you […]
Palestine after the Iran deal
Jul 16,2015 – Jordan Times by Daoud Kuttab The Palestinian Israeli conflict might get an unexpected shot in the arm as a result of the recently concluded Iran nuclear agreement. While the P5+1 talks in Vienna focused only on the issue of Iran’s nuclear capability, many are looking at […]
531. Commandment – Ponder over the creation of man
531. Commandment – Ponder over the creation of man [86:6] So let man consider from what he is created. [86:7] He is created from a gushing fluid, [86:8] Which issues forth from between the loins and the breast-bones. [86:9] Surely, He has the power to bring him back to life. […]
Indian Railway vaccum toilets to replace dirty ones
Good news from Railways: Vaccum toilets may soon replace dirty ones Posted by: Pallavi Sengupta Published: Friday, July 17, 2015, 13:08 [IST] Share this on your social network: New Delhi, July 17: Forget the stinking toilets at railway stations that formed travelling by time, a part of your […]
Obama Extends ‘Warmest Wishes’ To Muslims Celebrating Eid
He reminds Americans to respect all faiths and beliefs. Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg; Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post The Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, also known as Eid ul-Fitr, […]
The Islamic Dilemma: Should We Fear the Religion of Peace?
Review of Religion: Khalifatul Masih V, said: “All the guests, Assalamo Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahe Wa Barakatohu – peace and blessings of Allah be upon you all. First of all, I […]
Retired General: Drones Create More Terrorists Than They Kill, Iraq War Helped Create ISIS
Firstbook.org: Retired Army Gen. Mike Flynn, a top intelligence official in the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, says in a forthcoming interview on Al Jazeera English that the drone war is creating more terrorists than it is killing. He also asserts that the U.S. invasion of Iraq helped create the Islamic […]
Munawar Shakeel: Cobbling his way to five award-winning books
Rizwan Safdar — Published about 17 hours ago, 7-14-15 The poet at his cobbler’s shop. —Photo by author In the small suburban town of Rodala, […]
Chattanooga, TN shooting 4 marines dead – domestic terrorism
(CNN)Four Marines were killed Thursday when a gunman attacked two military centers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the U.S. Navy said. The suspected shooter, 24-year-old Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, is also dead, the FBI said. “I have directed the FBI to take the lead in the national security investigation of this heinous attack […]
Macedonia’s uniformed border thugs wait for war-weary Arab refugees arriving at Europe’s doorstep
Those fleeing death and war face assaults and beatings from thuggish guards, says Robert Fisk ROBERT FISK Friday 10 July 2015 I came to Greece to cover Europe’s shame – the possible departure of an EU member from the great post-war unification of the continent. But I found Europe’s shame […]
Celebrating Eid with feasting and fashion
Celebrating Eid with feasting, fashion and a mound of toys Festival at the end of Ramadan is a favorite holiday for a variety of reasons. Share on Facebook COLE BURSTON / TORONTO STAR Order this photo Uzma Jalaluddin in her Eid clothing in her Markham home. By: Uzma Jalaluddin Special to the Star, Published […]
Iran nuclear deal: America has taken Iran’s side – to the fury of Israel and Saudi Arabia
Obama hailed a ‘more hopeful world… an opportunity to move in another direction’ Source: The Independent By Robert Fisk However much Bibi Netanyahu of Israel and the Gulf sultans rage […]
530. Commandment – The provision that Allah sends down from the sky, whereby He quickens the earth after its death, and in the change of the winds, are Signs for a people who try to understand
530. Commandment – The provision that Allah sends down from the sky, whereby He quickens the earth after its death, and in the change of the winds, are Signs for a people who try to understand [25:50] That We may thereby give life to a dead land, and give it for drink to Our creation […]
Pakistan: 100,000 Christian flee the country
100,000 Christians Flee Persecution in Pakistan Pakistani Christians are fleeing their home country because of violence perpetrated against them both by the state and by Muslim citizens. Wed, July 15, 2015 A Christian man is beaten by police in Pakistan. (Photo: © Reuters) Pakistani Christians are fleeing their home country because […]
Interfaith Girls Coding Class Teaches Students The Common Language Of Computers
Source: Huffington Post “When we share the same values, we all speak the same language — whether that’s English or Java.” An interfaith, girls coding class in London brings Muslim, Jewish and […]
Vatican Says It Views Iran Deal In A ‘Positive Light’
Epigraph: And thou shalt assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is because amongst them are savants […]
Basuki Stands Up for Beleaguered Ahmadiyya Community (Governor of Jakarta)
Basuki Stands Up for Beleaguered Ahmadiyah Community By Lenny Tristia Tambun on 11:03 pm Jul 15, 2015 Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama says the issue of faith is a personal one and that all citizens should be allowed to worship as they want to, in keeping with basic tenets enshrined […]
Chad Bans Niqab, Arrests those Wearing
Source: OnIslam N’DJAMENA, Chad – In a controversial decision, the Chadian police have warned that anyone wearing a full-face veil or niqab will be arrested to curb deteriorating security conditions and suicide attacks. “This attack just confirms that a ban on the full-face veil was justified,” national police spokesman Paul […]
Gaza’s Norwegian friend
NEIL BERRY ARABNEWS.COM Published — Wednesday 15 July 2015 Every time that Israel has attacked Gaza since 2006, the Norwegian doctor, Mads Gilbert, has volunteered to treat wounded men, women […]