How Different States In India Treat Beef Eating
Source: HuffPost India | By Anirvan Ghosh Posted: 03/03/2015 President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to a law that bans sale and possession of beef in Maharashtra, 19 years after […]
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws snare minorities, activists
Aljazeera: ISLAMABAD — Saif-ul-Malook lives his life in fear these days, never knowing which direction a bullet might come from. “I was threatened many times. I used to spend two or three days every week in the hospital, due to [heart trouble],” said the 58-year-old lawyer in the eastern Pakistani […]
Isis extremists bulldoze ancient Assyrian site near Mosul
Isis extremists bulldoze ancient Assyrian site near Mosul Iraq’s ministry of tourism and antiquities says militants ‘defy will of world and feelings of humanity’ but does not state extent of damage Nimrud is a 13th century BC Assyrian archaeological site close to Mosul, which is controlled by Isis militants. Reuters […]
UK bans ad for implying Old Jerusalem part of Israel
Our Source: Al Arabiya News By AFP | London Wednesday, 4 March 2015 Britain’s advertising watchdog banned an Israeli government tourism advert for suggesting that the Old City of Jerusalem […]
Ben Carson: Many prisoners go in straight, come out gay
http://launch.newsinc.com/?type=VideoPlayer/Single&widgetId=1&trackingGroup=69016&siteSection=tbtimes&videoId=28681186 Source: Tampa Bay Times By Lauren Carroll on Wednesday, March 4th, 2015 On CNN March 4, 2015, likely presidential contender Ben Carson, a Republican, said “A lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out they’re gay.” Homosexuality is a choice, just look at the […]
Collection of Articles: The Muslim Times Continues to Fight Against Racism
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Indeed, the […]
Bridge jumper says sea lion saved him
SYDNEY — A man who jumped off San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge to try to take his own life and was kept afloat by a sea lion said Wednesday suicide […]
Are peaceful Muslims in denial about their religion?
Source: The Independent Wednesday 4 March 2015 By Adam Walker The Koran has violent passages, but it also has others that explicitly tells us how to interpret them — and […]
‘First human’ discovered in Ethiopia
Religious implication of the discovery discussed in the articles linked at the bottom of this article. By Pallab Ghosh; Science correspondent, BBC News Related Stories Ethiopia’s pride in ‘Lucy’ find Human […]
'First human' discovered in Ethiopia
Religious implication of the discovery discussed in the articles linked at the bottom of this article. By Pallab Ghosh; Science correspondent, BBC News Related Stories Ethiopia’s pride in ‘Lucy’ find Human […]
Why has the Nobel Peace Prize chairman been demoted?
BBC News: by Thom Poole — Mr Jagland presents President Obama with the award, which surprised many around the world For the first time in its more than 100-year history, the committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize has demoted its chairman. But what made Thorbjoern Jagland step down? His […]
New Zealand spying on Pacific islands, Snowden leaks say
Continue reading the main story Related Stories How the US spy scandal unravelled NSA-GCHQ cyberspy leaks: A glossary Spying scandal: For ‘five eyes’ only? New Zealand is conducting mass surveillance over its Pacific neighbours, reports citing documents leaked by US whistleblower Edward Snowden say. Calls, emails and social media messages […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 397. Commandment – Regarding Khula (Divorce) and their conditions
397. Commandment – Regarding Khula (Divorce) and their conditions [2:230] Such divorce may be pronounced twice; then, either retain them in a becoming manner or send them away with kindness. And it is not lawful for you that you take anything of what you have given them (your wives) unless both fear that they cannot observe the […]
Qur'an lesson for today: 397. Commandment – Regarding Khula (Divorce) and their conditions
397. Commandment – Regarding Khula (Divorce) and their conditions [2:230] Such divorce may be pronounced twice; then, either retain them in a becoming manner or send them away with kindness. And it is not lawful for you that you take anything of what you have given them (your wives) unless both fear that they cannot observe the […]
Latinos Converting to Islam for Identity, Structure
News / USA Carolyn Presutti October 18, 2014 1:17 PM MIAMI—Latinos are one of the fastest growing groups in the Muslim religion.According to the organization whyIslam.org, about 6 percent of American Muslims are Latino.And according to Latino American Dawah Organization(LADO), a group that promotes Latino conversions, a little more than […]
UN Envoy Says Israel Must Investigate Killing of 1,500 Gaza Civilians
Published on Wednesday, 04 March 2015 12:21 https://apis.google.com/u/0/se/0/_/+1/sharebutton?plusShare=true&usegapi=1&action=share&annotation=bubble&height=20&hl=en-GB&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fenglish.pnn.ps&url=http%3A%2F%2Fenglish.pnn.ps%2Findex.php%2Finternational%2F9285&gsrc=3p&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fscs%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fk%3Doz.gapi.en.GQDd1SP-LBc.O%2Fm%3D__features__%2Fam%3DAQ%2Frt%3Dj%2Fd%3D1%2Ft%3Dzcms%2Frs%3DAGLTcCNMIHrpq1uc2iapjlMAjte3JDYN8A#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Concircled%2Cdrefresh%2Cerefresh&id=I0_1425544481086&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fenglish.pnn.ps&pfname=&rpctoken=27309655 PNN/ Bethlehem/ A United Nations envoy Tuesday called on Israel to investigate the killing of about 1563 Palestinian civilians, one third of them children, during the 2014 offensive on Gaza, and to make the findings public. Makarim Wibisono, a former Indonesian ambassador, […]
Hip Hop Hijabis
Movies & Films Hip Hop Hijabis By Women’s Voices Now, 10:42 am Wednesday, 25th February 2015 SHARE TWEET PIN IT A film directed by Mette Reitzel (A Faction Films’ Production for Witness, Al Jazeera English), Muslim converts Sukina and Muneera of Hip Hop duo ‘Poetic Pilgrimage’ goes on a quest […]
U.S. Syria strategy falters with collapse of rebel group
MAR 5, 2015 – 09:11 By Dasha Afanasieva and Sylvia Westall ISTANBUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Hazzm movement was once central to a covert CIA operation to arm Syrian rebels, but the group’s collapse last week underlines the failure of efforts to unify Arab and Western support for mainstream insurgents fighting […]
Netanyahu has created a zero-sum game with the U.S.
Summary by David Ignatius, The Daily Star, Lebanon Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lobbied powerfully against a nuclear agreement with Iran in a well-crafted speech to Congress Tuesday. Playing for huge stakes two weeks ahead of the Israeli elections, Netanyahu gave what may prove to be the defining speech of […]