Source: huffingtonpost.com “In today’s world, when hate groups have their own Twitter accounts and bigotry can fester in hidden places in cyberspace, it can be even harder to counteract such intolerance,” […]
Source:ET New battle lines have been drawn. The military-mullah alliance that shaped and sustained our deeply entrenched policy on Afghanistan and Kashmir is now under severe strain. Secrecy has been an important tool used by the security apparatus to fight the war on terror — much of which was fought […]
Source: huffingtonpost.com Freeman is also the author of The Scarlet Cord: Conversations With God’s Chosen Women, which analyzed the stories of 12 women in the Bible. There are 93 women who […]
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments No matter where we are in our journey in our search of the Truth, this video can give us a chance or food for […]
Imam Shamshad Nasir of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community’s Baitul Jamey mosque, Glen Ellyn, recently met the members of Sierra Leone in a city Tinley park IL, one and half hour […]
IBRAHIM H. MALABARI ARABNEWS.COM Published — Friday 6 February 2015 The protests by Muslims against depictions of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), as misguided as they were, have given […]
SHEIKH BIN BAAZ Thanking Allah keeps one on the right path and helps to remain grateful until He increases His favors. If someone persists in being ungrateful and disobeying His commandment, they will be subjected to His punishment and wrath. Punishment may take different forms; some in this world and […]
by JORDAN TIMES | Feb 06, 2015 AMMAN – His Majesty King Abdullah has said that the global Muslim community is the primary target of the war waged by terrorists in the Middle East, adding that “my region is on the front lines”. “We have seen a few days ago […]
by Rula Samain | Feb 05, 2015 | 23:49 AMMAN — Jordan is a pioneer in international faith-based and faith-driven dialogue initiatives, and the Kingdom’s Christian-Muslim dialogue is a daily experience, according to a researcher at Humboldt University in Berlin. Sarah Markiewicz, also a teaching associate at the university, discussed […]
Jake Wallis Simons, for CNN (CNN)At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be anything remarkable about a collection of 60 broken-down, rusty cars, some of which date back to before […]
The turnaround is extraordinary. I have only been in Amman for little more than two weeks, but it was very clear that there was a strong current of Jordanian public opinion opposed to Jordanian participation in Coalition air attacks against ISIS. That critical current had apparently been simmering here in […]
Dawn: WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama said on Thursday that Islam was not the only religion distorted by extremists to suit their practices, it was done in other faiths too. “Lest we get on our high horse and think this is unique to some other place, remember that during the […]
NY Times: RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — During the 1980s and ’90s, the historic alliance between the wealthy monarchy of Saudi Arabia and the country’s powerful clerics emerged as the major financier of international jihad, channeling tens of millions of dollars to Muslim fighters in Afghanistan, Bosnia and elsewhere. Among the […]
Guardian News: IN 1995, Conference of Muslim Organisations of Nigeria, CAMON, came into being through the efforts of about 28 Muslim organisations in Ibadan, Oyo state. However in 1998, about 10 Muslim organisations constituted the foundation members. The groups were Muslim Association of Nigeria, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Ansar-ud-Deen Society of […]
Source: Psychology Today Recently a lot of research has been coming out about what really makes us happy. I have seen TED talks and documentaries on Netflix on happiness. Time and time again the results are the same. Although we may seem to think that our happiness depends on our […]
Source: TED Talks Annie Murphy Paul, a science writer and reporter, has recently done research on fetal origins which is based on the theory that our health and our well-being is significantly affected in the rest of our lives by the 9 months in our mother’s womb. One of the […]
By Jane J. Lee National Geographic PUBLISHED JANUARY 25, 2015 Darwin’s theory explains so much of the world, from bumblebees to human origins, says the Science Guy. With a jaunty […]
Source: Spiegel Angela Merkel, it is often said, has a terrific feel for her people. That’s why she is revered by German voters and that’s why she wins elections. But what is true in Germany does not apply in Greece. The victory of Alexis Tsipras in elections one week ago […]
At least 12 central banks have cut interest rates since the start of the year, signaling just how fragile the global economy is right now. The move to make money even cheaper is sweeping across emerging markets and the developed world. Central banks representing roughly 60% of the global economy […]
Source: ET Jibran says he will not give up till justice is served. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: Jibran Nasir and members of the civil society were reportedly arrested after resuming the Shikarpur sit-in outside the CM house in Karachi, pressing the government to take swift action against Ahl-e-Sunnat-wal Jamaat’s (ASWJ) solidarity rally […]